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Thank you for your contributions on Valentine's Day. The students had a great time opening their notes and eating treats. I have uploaded a few pictures from the party for you to check out.
This week is pretty packed! I have my running record day on Tuesday (I will be in the school, but not in the classroom) and will be testing all of the kids in reading. Mrs.Pieotrowski will be in our classroom running our normal schedule. On Thursday, I will be attending the 4th meeting of the Michigan Math Educators conference. I have Mrs.Coeling lined up to be our substitute and the students always seem to enjoy her. She will run a normal schedule that day as well. Thank you for you patience as I attend these conferences. I know it is a lot of days, but it has been transformative to our math time! On Friday, we have our Writing Zoo. The kids have poured their hard work out over the last two months to create these great informational pieces. I am really looking forward to you hearing some of the amazing writing that they have done. Our celebration will take place on Friday at 2:45 and you are invited to attend! Students have been working together to try and find a stuffed animal for each kid that matches the animal they researched. I will remind the students of what they planned to bring and I will attach the list to an email as well. Thank you for your help in getting a stuffed animal for each child to borrow! I am also still collecting animal themed treats for our writing celebration. Even a cupcake with a teddy graham stuck on top works great! Let me know if you are willing to send a treat in to help us to celebrate. Curriculum Update: Math - We are working on finding area and perimeter. We are also working on finding the missing side length when given either the area or the perimeter. A trick that I use for finding the missing side when given the perimeter, is a three step process. Step 1: Add up the two known sides, Step2: Subtract that number from the perimeter, Step 3: Divide the remaining number by 2. I encourage students to work through these steps when given the perimeter and one side. Writing - We are starting our second personal narrative unit. This unit students will be focusing more on details, dialogue, and adding inner thought to develop their story. Reading - This is our last week of compare and contrast with text. We are comparing the story Nya-Nuki (historical fiction) to the Orphan Train (historical). Specifically, we are focused on comparing the journeys of our two main characters. Social Studies - We are moving into our pioneer portion of history. Reminders: * Gym - Wed * Writing celebration - Friday @ 2:45 I hope you all enjoyed our first snow day. I was not expecting that call at all! We have a busy week ahead of us filled with learning and loads of fun!
This week we will be having our Valentine's Party on Wednesday. Our party will take place at 2:45. Our plan will be to pass out valentines, play a quick game, eat our treats and open our cards. It is a lot to pack into a short timeframe! You are welcome to attend if you wish, though it will be pretty low key. If your child would like to make a fun box to bring in for their valentines, they are welcome to! Otherwise, I will have paper bags with their names on them that they can use. You may send in boxes any time before our party. We are into our area and perimeter portion of our math unit. This concept always proves to be pretty tricky for third graders and takes a lot of practice to solidify it. We have started with basic area and perimeter, but will be starting with finding missing side lengths shortly. Discussing what real life situations we would use area and perimeter in will be helpful in preparing students for the word problems to come. Our writing celebration has been set for February 23rd at 2:45. The students have spent so much time researching, drafting, illustrating, and publishing their pieces. I can't wait for you to see them! I am still in need of a few animal themed treats for our celebration. If you are willing to help with a treat, let me know and I can give you a few suggestions! Thank you for your continued support. Our book club is up and rolling. We will be celebrating Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on March 6th. Remember to try and read this book along with your child. Our goal with the book club is to encourage oral reading and shared reading. These practices help to build fluency and accuracy in the developing reader. It also encourages conversation which will help with comprehension. We had such a great time at our last book club and can't wait for the rocking party this time! Spelling lists will be coming home shortly for some students. If your child has a spelling list, this is just to help to develop their understanding of spelling patterns. The list will have the pattern listed on the top. Please practice these words each night. The list is pretty long, so practice a few each night. The goal is not for students to memorize words temporarily, but rather for them to learn the spelling pattern (for example, vowel sounds). At the end of the week, I will give them a short quiz that will test 10 of the words. Reminders: Wed - Valentine's Day party @ 2:45 Thursday - GYM
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