We are back into the routine of 3rd grade this week! We are focused on ending our school year with great behavior and have spent some time last week discussing how we can build one another up. This is an important part of learning and I appreciate the little things students have done for others over the course of the last week!
Have a great week,
Mrs. Haagsma
Questions to ask your child about 3rd grade this week
- What is the Underground Railroad? Why was it an important part of The United States history?
- What is something you can do to help others this week?
- Can you share something good that happened last week at school?
- What are three things you can do to help the Earth?
Curriculum Updates
Writing: We introduced our new unit; Opinion, with a science unit on The Earth. We will use the knowledge we learned to help us compose an essay based upon how we can help our Earth.
Grammar topics were covered during Super Switch time by Mrs. Van for the first half of the school year and are now reviewed daily during our morning work.
Social Studies: We began learning about the Underground Railroad this past week and its role in Michigan's history.
Math: We wrapped up our unit on fractions this past week with our test on Friday and will move into a unit on 3 digit addition, 3 digit subtraction, rounding and place value this week.
We review previous topics twice a week as a whole class and small groups are pulled during Computer/Intervention time when extra support is needed.
Reading Workshop: Our focus during Reading Workshop continues to cover reading non-fiction and fiction texts for understanding, main idea and details. Close reading helps readers dive deeper into their texts! We are also working on creating reading responses to our reading by citing the text.
MobyMax and Study Island: These are two great learning sites that Park students have access to (Thank you Parents' Club!) We spend time each week extending and practicing our skills in the subjects of Math and Reading on these sites. Computer skills are an essential part of our learning!
Epic! is another site that your child may want to explore. This is a wonderful site full of over 20,000 books. Your child can get on for free Monday-Friday during school hours. This is perfect for a Snow Day or during our breaks.
Special Schedule for this week
Mon.-Art
Tues.-Gym
Wednesday-STEAM
Thursday-Music/Library
Friday-Art
Upcoming Dates
- Wednesday, April 25- Parent Club’s Spring Fundraiser- Wood Sign painting 6-8pm in the gym
- Tuesday, May 1 to Thursday, May 3: 3rd Grade M-Step Testing