Dear Parents,
We are wrapping up a few of our units this week in 3rd grade! Our first unit in Math, covering multiplication and division, will be tested over this week. We will also publish our first writing pieces and celebrate our progress with those!
Have a great week!
Questions to ask your child about 3rd grade this week
- How were you a great friend last week?
- Which Flexible Seating items did you use last week?
- Who is your Writing Partner for editing? What is their story about?
- Can you tell me one fact about the history of the Mackinac Bridge?
Curriculum Updates
Writing: Our goal this week in Writing is to finish editing our Personal Narratives with our writing partners and then begin publishing them. I can not wait to read our published pieces!
Social Studies: We learned about the different types of Human Characteristics that make up a place such as lighthouses, bridges, etc...We also began a read aloud about the building of the Mackinac Bridge.
Math: We hit word problems hard last week in Math! The students worked on being able to figure out if a word problem involves multiplication or division. We also practiced the strategies needed to help solve these types of problems. We will test later this coming week!
Reading Workshop: Reading Workshop continues to evolve as we learned about the importance of our Reading Journals this week. We spent some time making them personal to us and learned some of the ways in which we will use them this year.
Please encourage your child to remember their book every day! This is so important to help build fluency, comprehension and confidence. By reading the same book at school and home, students can greatly increase their reading skills!
Special Schedule for this week
Mon.-Gym
Tues.-STEAM
Wednesday-Music
Thursday-Art
Friday-Gym
Upcoming Dates
- Tues. Oct. 24-Turkey Trot
- Tues. Oct. 31-Parade to Laurels at 1:00pm and 3rd Grade Halloween Party from 2:15-3:00
- Please plan on your child bringing their "school appropriate" costume to school (no blood, weapons, scary masks, etc...)
- Parade: If weather permits, we will be walking to the Laurels for our Halloween parade on the 31st. We will leave school around 1:00, walk down Park Ave. to Van Buren. We will take a right on to Van Buren down to 36th. Then will turn right on 36th Ave walking toward Curtis. Turn right onto Curtis which will take us back to school. If you are interested in attending our parade we are asking parents to line the parade route rather than going in through the Laurels with us, as there is limited space. If it does rain we will not be having an indoor parade. Teachers will have a rain plan for their individual classes.
Party: Our class party will be held from 2:15-3:00ish. We'll enjoy treats and fun Halloween games!
- Mon. Nov. 6-Report Cards go home in backpacks and Parent Teacher Conferences
- Wed. Nov. 8-Parent Teacher Conferences