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September 18th

9/17/2017

Hi Parents!
Only 2 more days of testing!!! Thank goodness!!!
We had a productive day on Wednesday without the IOWA test but Thursday and Friday were busy with testing, creating our mineral display cases for STEM, and ILC!
This week you will hear from me regarding a conference time for our October conference week. We try to schedule all siblings back to back. I like to schedule through email to save paper. Feel free to email me if you know you want an early time or if you have a day that week that will not work. I am always at school early in the morning. If you prefer a 7:00 am conference, let me know so I can put you down. Conference Week is October 16th-20th.
Here is what we are learning about this week:
Math: In Math, students are learning to understand what multiplication is (repeated addition, groups of, etc.). This week we will continue with that as we practice multiplication facts. It's never too early to buy a set of multiplication flash cards or get an app for the Ipad to help with this skill.
Social Studies: Students will continue to learn about the Early American Indians on their own as they are researching a region of their choice to become an expert in. They are working in partners and they will produce a typed document about their group. I plan to have these documents up outside our classroom before conferences so you can see their hard work.
This week we will be locating rivers and mountain ranges in Social Studies. We will locate them on Monday and each child will complete a map to use as a study guide for the week. We will have some time to review in class daily but students should study at home as well. Our wonderful room mom, Lynn Gilbert, will put an electronic study guide on our class website as well. The quiz will be on Friday.
Writing: Our new writing program is wonderful but there is not much to report each week. The students are producing excellent narrative writing and are beginning to draft new pieces. I hope the parent journal can serve as a weekly "check in" with your child's writing. Please remember to have someone write back each week and send it in. We TRY to write in it each Friday.
Reading: This week I hope to get back on track with our Reading Workshop model. We have reviewed many important comprehension skills in the past few weeks: schema, questioning, main idea, character traits, and making connections. This week we will work on reading fluency and accuracy and I will check in with each student one on one with their progress.
We will continue to review possessive nouns and hopefully get to some more cursive letters.
Week in Review:
Monday: IOWA Testing/No homework
Tuesday: Last day of IOWA Testing/Target Day after testing
Wednesday: Teacher Collaboration Time 10:15-11:45
Thursday:
Friday: Guidance with Mrs. Edwards/Parent Reader/Social Studies Quiz

Have a great week!
Mrs. Adams

September 11th

9/9/2017

Hi Parents!
We have a busy week ahead with the IOWA Monday-Thursday. It will be a long test for the students and we will go straight outside (if we can) or have a long break as soon as they finish each day.
Homework: For homework this week you can expect about 2 problems in Math each night. We will being multiplication this week so it is important that they practice a new skill each night but I also do not want to give them too much during a testing week.
There will be no spelling words or spelling assessment this week.
Math: In Math students will be learning to understand multiplication through repeated addition, arrays, groups of items, and a number line.
Feel free to look for a free multiplication app for your child's device. It is never to early to have them start practicing facts.
Writing: Our new writing program is producing great results! The students are doing some great work with their narratives! We will press on with writing this week.
Reading: This week in Reading we will review some of our basic story elements as well as making connections with stories when we read.
The only other thing I hope to get in is continuing to practice using possessive nouns and we will create our STEM projects (Mineral Display Case).
Have a great week!
Mrs. Adams

September 4th

9/4/2017

Hi Parents!
We had a great week last week! Check out the pictures at the end from the ILC! The students were researching the Early American Indians. They did a great job! Have I mentioned I love teaching 3rd grade? These students can do so much! They can work in partners and groups so well!
This week will be a little crazy due to the holiday and CoGat testing. We are also in the Create stage of our STEM Challenge so they will have an extended amount of time to work on their projects on Thursday. They are creating a Mineral Display Case. My plan is to take a quick video of each group sharing their finished project with the class and then uploading the videos to See Saw for you to view and comment!
Here is what we are learning this week:
In Math we will work on problem solving which is GREAT because it will allow us to review addition and subtraction!
In Reading we will continue reviewing Main Idea and then we will move into identifying the Plot of a story.
In Science we will continue learning about Rocks and Minerals.
This week we will start our new class read aloud: Because of Winn Dixie.
Week in Review:
Monday: Happy Labor Day!
Tuesday: Target Day
Wednesday: CoGat Testing starts
Thursday: CoGat Testing & STEM
Friday: CoGat Testing & Parent Reader

Hope you all have a great week!
Mrs. Adams

August 28th

8/27/2017

Hi Parents!

I've included some pictures from a rock activity we did this week. We are learning about properties of rocks and minerals. Each table had a group of rocks, they had to find 5 different ways to sort the rocks. They did a great job!
If your child is bringing a device to school please download the SeeSaw app for them to use in the classroom. We will probably use the app every week.
Here is what we are learning about this week:
In Math we are learning subtraction strategies.
In Reading we will review character traits and review identifying the main idea and supporting details of a text.
In Social Studies we will learn about the contributions of Early American Indians.
For Grammar we will learn about abstract nouns.
In Writing we will start editing a narrative to create a published piece.
Week in Review:
Monday: Happy Monday
Tuesday: Target Day
Wednesday: Early Release Day & ILC Lesson
Thursday: Last day of August...already!!!
Friday: Parent Reader & STEM

Have a great week!
Mrs. Adams

August 21st

8/19/2017

Hi Parents!
Here is what we are learning this week:
Math: We will begin learning/reviewing addition strategies and students will be adding numbers up to the thousands. Students will have to practice many strategies but will be expected to show two of them on an assessment.
Reading: In Reading we will begin with our comprehension strategies: asking questions and checking for understanding when reading a book on our level. We will also be reading traditional literature whole group. This week in Guided Reading we will be identifying character traits from traditional literature stories.
Writing: In Writing we are learning to edit and revise our narrative pieces.
Science: In Science we will learn more about rocks and minerals with some hands on activities. Students will be sorting rocks by different attributes.
STEM: This week we will begin a STEM Challenge where students will begin planning their design of a mineral display case. Please send in any empty cereal boxes for students to use during this challenge.
Week in Review:
Monday: Guidance with Mrs. Edwards/Solar Eclipse Day (no homework)
Tuesday: Target Day
Wednesday: Picture Day
Thursday:
Friday: Parent Reader/STEM
Have a great week!
Mrs. Adams

August 14th

8/13/2017

Hi Parents!
Here is what we are learning this week:
Math: In Math we are working on rounding numbers to the nearest ten and nearest hundred.
Reading: In Reading we will begin working on our comprehension strategies. Students will learn to ask questions as they are reading. I will read with each student one on one this week to check if students are able to choose "just right" books on their level.
Writing: In Writing we are kicking off our Narrative Unit on Monday. Students will begin to write about events or experiences in their lives.
Social Studies: Last week we spent the week kicking off our Science unit on Rocks and Minerals. This week we will kick off our Social Studies unit on Early American Indians.
Spelling: The spelling words for this week are posted on the class website.
Grammar: We will work on plural nouns this week.
Don't forget: Please send in 1-5 pictures this week so students can decorate their Writing Journal.
Please check your Cobb County folder to be sure you turned a clinic card for your child as well as an online technology form. I will send home extra forms this week.
Devices can come to school on Monday if your child has a BYOD form on file with me.
Week in Review:
Monday: Students get to spin the wheel if they bring back their Tigers Tale signed
Tuesday: Target Day
Wednesday:
Thursday: ILC Orientation with Mrs. Bates
Friday: Parent Reader
TRY THIS: Ask your child how to play "Mystery Number." This is a great game to play at home. We skyped Mrs. Bates and Mr. Casey in our classroom to play this game. We've played this game several times, hopefully your child can tell you how to play.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Adams

Week of August 7th

8/5/2017

Hi Parents! We had a great first week! We watered the 3rd grade garden bed. On Friday we picked the veggies, hope you were able to enjoy something from the Tritt Garden this weekend. I look forward to seeing you at Open House THIS Thursday evening. There will be 2 sessions that are the same. I will go over important information regarding our classroom.
Here is what we are learning about this week:
Writing Workshop: In Writing we are setting up our workshop time. We are working on a writing for the hallway. We will also begin our Parent Journals this week.
Reading Workshop: In Reading we are reviewing how to choose good books to read, routines for our workshop time, and I will be reading with each student one on one to get an assessment of their current reading level.
Math: In Math we will begin with place value. Students will work on identifying numbers and digits (ones, tens, hundreds, and thousands). Students will work through guided math centers this week to practice with place value and number sense.
Science: We will kick off our unit on Rocks and Minerals in Science.
Social Studies: In Social Studies we will begin our unit on Early American Native Americans.
Spelling: Students will bring home a spelling list this week. We will not have a formal spelling test on these words but students will be expected to spell them when using them in a sentence. We will briefly work on these words and spelling patterns. I would suggest working on them at home as well.
This week we will have our first Guidance lesson with Mrs. Edwards.
Students will have homework each night this week. Please be sure to check their Tigers Tale and Agenda each night.
We will go over more of this at Open House.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Adams

Welcome to 3rd Grade

7/12/2017

Hello everyone! For those of you who do not know me, I am Mrs. Adams and I am so excited to be teaching 3rd grade! I taught 1st grade for 10 years at Tritt and I am looking forward to this change. I have a 4 year old girl, MaCayla, and a 18 month old boy, Carter. They keep us very busy but it sure is fun! I am looking forward to a great year!
See you soon!!!