It's Like We Never Left..

Hello,
 Week 2 in 3rd grade has been great! Your children have learned the routines quickly and are settling into their new environment well!

Important Info and Dates:

MAP testing next week!
     Monday=Reading, Tuesday=ELA, Wednesday=Math
     We will test from 10:50-11:50

HOMEWORK Info
  Your child will bring home his/her blue folder daily. It may be empty most days, however, it is a it is a way for you to send in notes, lunch money, forms, etc...
  In addition, your child will have his/her HW agenda and Reading Log. We spend a few minutes at the end of each day writing HW in the agenda as a means of communication and building independent organizational skills. Your child should record 30 minutes of reading each night in their logs.

*** I realize that this is not always possible each night, so use this as a way to teach your child how to add up the minutes in total each week. If  one day is busy and you can only read for 15 minutes, just make up the time throughout the week. ***


THIS WEEK:

In Reading...
1. Practiced choosing "good fit books" which are essentially books we like and that we can read independently. We practiced building reading stamina and choosing a good spot to read.
2. We have been working on reading assessments one on one and we created our reading journals and reading logs.
3. We also completed our Hopes & Dreams complete with selfies!

In Math....
1. We took a math pre-assessment for Unit 1.
2. We started our Math Stations that focus on addition fact fluency, place value, and composing & decomposing numbers.
  ** You can help your child by playing Math War! All you need is a deck of cards.

In Social Studies...
1. We have learned about MIMAL (Who is MIMAL? Ask your child!) in order to locate and identify 5 major rivers in the US.
   * Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Hudson, Colorado and Rio Grande

In Writing....
1. We completed our "I AM" poems, created a self-portrait and recorded ourselves reciting our poems. You will see our fantastic project when you visit soon!


NEXT WEEK:

In Reading...
  We will work on noticing our reading patterns and setting reading goals.

In Math...
  We will continue to learn about how to make 10's and manipulate numbers to better understand place value.

A PEEK AT THE WEEK:

Some Selfies....

SOME MATH

 

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