Hi Parents!
Here is what you need to know for this week:
I know Math was a bit overwhelming this week! Thank you for sticking with it and encouraging your child to try the different strategies. In 3rd grade we will introduce and expose the students to many different strategies with different concepts. However, they will be able to use the strategy they are most comfortable and successful with.
MANY students will get their final punch in their punch card this week! This means they will choose a classroom pass of their choice. I hope you will celebrate with them at home as well. They will start a new punch card once they finish the one they are on! I am so proud of their great behavior!
Monday: I will be out of the classroom attending a leadership meeting
Tuesday: Target Day
Wednesday: Early Release Day! Our schedule is different, shorter, and just a little bit off on Early Release Days. PLEASE let me know if your child is going home a different way than their normal schedule on Wednesday.
Thursday: ILC: We will have an introduction with the SeeSaw app. I will send home more information on See Saw so you can view some of your child's work at home.
Friday: STEAM Buddies! On Friday we will partner with our first grade STEAM buddies in Mrs. Fernandes' class.
Here is what we are learning this week:
Math: This week in Math we continue working with addition within 1000. Students will practice problems using the 2 strategies they like best. Additionally, we will work on addition word problems. On Thursday students will take an addition assessment. On the assessment they will have to show the 2 strategies they use to solve and check an addition problem.
Social Studies: We finished our Civics unit and we will learn about Saving, Spending, and Opportunity Cost this week. Next week we will move into our first Science unit.
Writing: In Writing, students have started writing their first narrative piece. We are reviewing the writing process and students have a writing partner to assist them with editing and revising. We will continue working on our narrative pieces this week. Students have a one on one time to conference with me about their writing piece.
Grammar: In Grammar we are learning to identify abstract and concrete nouns.
Reading: Last week in Reading I introduced the RACE acronym:
R: Restate the Question
A: Answer the Question
C: Cite the Text
E: Explain
We are learning to answer questions from a text using this acronym. This week we will continue to work on our responses to questions from a text. We will also review identifying character traits from a character in a story.
Vocabulary Binder: Each student has a vocabulary binder and we learn 5 words a week. After learning the words, definitions, and using the word in a sentence, we spend the rest of the week identifying concepts such as: prefix, suffix, root word, synonyms, and antonyms.
How can you help at home this week:
Help your child feel successful with the 2 addition strategies they like the best. Provide them more problems to practice with using the strategies if they need it to prepare for the assessment on Thursday.
As you can tell, we are very busy in third grade! The students continue to do great and I am excited to watch their growth this year!
All the Best,
Mrs. Adams
Here is what you need to know for this week:
I know Math was a bit overwhelming this week! Thank you for sticking with it and encouraging your child to try the different strategies. In 3rd grade we will introduce and expose the students to many different strategies with different concepts. However, they will be able to use the strategy they are most comfortable and successful with.
MANY students will get their final punch in their punch card this week! This means they will choose a classroom pass of their choice. I hope you will celebrate with them at home as well. They will start a new punch card once they finish the one they are on! I am so proud of their great behavior!
Monday: I will be out of the classroom attending a leadership meeting
Tuesday: Target Day
Wednesday: Early Release Day! Our schedule is different, shorter, and just a little bit off on Early Release Days. PLEASE let me know if your child is going home a different way than their normal schedule on Wednesday.
Thursday: ILC: We will have an introduction with the SeeSaw app. I will send home more information on See Saw so you can view some of your child's work at home.
Friday: STEAM Buddies! On Friday we will partner with our first grade STEAM buddies in Mrs. Fernandes' class.
Here is what we are learning this week:
Math: This week in Math we continue working with addition within 1000. Students will practice problems using the 2 strategies they like best. Additionally, we will work on addition word problems. On Thursday students will take an addition assessment. On the assessment they will have to show the 2 strategies they use to solve and check an addition problem.
Social Studies: We finished our Civics unit and we will learn about Saving, Spending, and Opportunity Cost this week. Next week we will move into our first Science unit.
Writing: In Writing, students have started writing their first narrative piece. We are reviewing the writing process and students have a writing partner to assist them with editing and revising. We will continue working on our narrative pieces this week. Students have a one on one time to conference with me about their writing piece.
Grammar: In Grammar we are learning to identify abstract and concrete nouns.
Reading: Last week in Reading I introduced the RACE acronym:
R: Restate the Question
A: Answer the Question
C: Cite the Text
E: Explain
We are learning to answer questions from a text using this acronym. This week we will continue to work on our responses to questions from a text. We will also review identifying character traits from a character in a story.
Vocabulary Binder: Each student has a vocabulary binder and we learn 5 words a week. After learning the words, definitions, and using the word in a sentence, we spend the rest of the week identifying concepts such as: prefix, suffix, root word, synonyms, and antonyms.
How can you help at home this week:
Help your child feel successful with the 2 addition strategies they like the best. Provide them more problems to practice with using the strategies if they need it to prepare for the assessment on Thursday.
As you can tell, we are very busy in third grade! The students continue to do great and I am excited to watch their growth this year!
All the Best,
Mrs. Adams