Mrs. Kirchner's 3rd Grade Leaders
February 8, 2016
Congratulations Addison!
Cause and Effect
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Folktales
We will be focusing on the elements of the story: setting, characters, problem/solution, moral/lesson, and theme.
A great resource to read with your child! There are many fables to choose from in this online book. I highly reccommend reading through these with your child and discussing the above focus areas. Plus, reading aloud to your child is a great way to promote fluency!
Math: Fractions
On Tuesday, we will be doing an activity using Little Debbie Brownies (instead of using BORING paper). Please EMAIL me if you are willing to provide a box of Little Debbie Brownies.
I will be doing a lot of work in the classroom to get them prepared for these tasks, but please let me know if you have any additional questions about homework, or tests!
Please keep practicing multiplication facts at home. This can even be done in the car on the way home, or for a few minutes in the evening. We will begin with "mixed" quizzes this week. Also, on Saturday they recored the 3rd grade academic goal for this year in their Leadership Notebook. Their goal is to reach at least 90% accuracy with their multiplication facts by June 1, 2016. The tests will have 100 facts on it and they are given 10 minutes. We will be tracking this data weekly, so they can celebrate their accomplishments each week! We discussed that they are not to get discouraged if they don't reach 90% accuracy on the first few tests. We have a goal for the first of June; therefore improvement each week is the key to reaching this goal!
As of this past Friday, we had SIX students reach this goal! I hope to see this number increase each week!
Practice Multiplication and Division Online!
Science
This week in science we will learn about how roller coasters move so fast, all without a motor (the motor is in the track of the first hill). We will learn about how hills can store energy. The higher the hill, the more energy, the faster the coaster can go! We will solve the mystery, “How do roller coasters move so fast?”
You can support this week’s learning by watching a video with your child of the coaster we studied in class, the Goliath. (http://safeYouTube.net/w/BUj ) It’s the tallest and fastest wooden roller coaster in the world! You might also want to share your experiences riding roller coasters or other amusement park rides.
Last week we attempted our Roller band rollers and came across a few obstacles. Unfortunately, not all rollers worked properly. I have encouraged them to do some more exploring with potential problems that made the rollers not work and find solutions.
FINGERS CROSSED our Roller Coasters work!
Lunch Menu
Tuesday: SNOW
Wednesday: SNOW
Thursday: SNOW
Friday: SNOW
I am just kidding! I will email the choices tomorrow!
Snack
Classroom Jobs
Assistant Manager: Isiah
Messenger: Alicia
Lunch Count: Emma
Line Leader: Will
PE
Monday, Feb 8, 2016, 09:30 AM
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Sock Hop (Thinking Ahead)
Friday, Feb 12, 2016, 06:00 PM
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PE
Friday, Feb 12, 2016, 09:30 AM
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Bojangles Night
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016, 06:00 PM
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Zaxby's Night
Wednesday, Feb 24, 2016, 06:00 PM
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Isiah
Cooper
Eavn and Emma
Issue: Names on Papers
I truly hope that you understand my position and support my solution to HOPEFULLY fixing this problem in the class. I don't want to enable this behavior because I fear that once they get to middle school, it will not be tolerated. My hope is to get them to learn from these mistakes, so it doesn't cost them in the future.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns please let me know!
Mrs. Kirchner's Contact Information
Email: lkirchner@haywood.k12.nc.us
Phone: 828-577-0688