Thank you all for the sweet treats for Valentine's Day! You were so thoughtful to remember me. An elementary school is the BEST place to be on Valentine's. The students are so excited and I love watching their faces as they distribute and open their cards/candy.
QUESTIONS: What is elapsed time? How do you use a number line to help you determine it? What do the letters in R.A.C.E. stand for? We've just learned about it this week, so if they don't have them exactly that's ok. Hopefully, they can explain to you that it helps them remember how to write a constructed (short answer) response in reading. REMEMBER: Friday, March 2, is Read Across America Day and RAD day in our class. Students may bring sleeping bags, pillow, small stuffed animal, flashlight, and books! We will be alternating reading with fun reading activities all day. We'll even turn off the lights and read in the dark with flashlights some. Opinion speeches start the Friday we return. Please make sure your child has followed the steps sent home and practiced. THE WEEK WE RETURN: Math: We will study mass and volume - learning benchmarks for gram, kilogram, milliliter, and liter so students can estimate how you would measure certain items. Reading and Writing: We will continue to use various texts to help students learn to infer and find answers in the text. They will also write the rough drafts of their final opinion pieces. Science: Ask your child to tell you about the class book we're making Georgia Regions from A to Z. Have a great break!
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I hope you all enjoyed seeing your child's video of his/her favorite region of GA on SeeSaw. If you have misplaced the letter that includes the QR code to scan, so that you can see the video and comment just let me know and I can send home another one. This week we also enjoyed a visit from our book buddies, Mrs. Smith's kindergarten class. You would be so proud of how our third graders coached them through sorting their candy hearts, counting them with tally marks and making a bar graph with their results. The students also did well this week practicing telling time to the minute. The most confusing time when looking at an analog clock was identifying times like 8:50, 9:50, etc. Students often wanted to make it the next hour. If you have a few minutes reviewing that at home would be helpful.
QUESTIONS: What was the final decision Mr. Popper had to make at the end of the book and what did he decide? What was your favorite part of Mr. Popper's Penguins? Why is it important to stop and make predictions while reading? What penguin book did you read to your book buddy? REMINDERS: -Students have an opinion/persuasive speech/talk due at the beginning of March. Students have different due dates so check your child's paper. Please help them get started early so they have plenty of time to practice and this is a positive experience for them. -This it the last week of adding 8s to the time test. After break it will include the 9s table. - Wednesday is Valentine's Day and students should bring in a container to hold their Valentines and a card for every student if they are passing out cards. A class list was sent home several weeks ago to help with this. -Parent journals are in the book bag. Please read and respond by Wednesday. - Thank you for helping your child read each night and for initialing the planner. They did much better with that last week. NEXT WEEK: Math: Students will study elapsed time and learn how to determine how much time has gone by- both by looking at a clock and using a number line. Reading and Writing: We will continue to use the Common Core practice book - finding and inferring answers from the text, as well as, enjoying our read aloud The Tale of Desperaux. In writer's workshop the time will be divided between writing their opinion pieces and learning to write a constructed response/short answer when answering questions about reading. Students will be excited to know that on Friday we will watch the Mr. Popper's movie. Have a great week! x I'm sure you won't read this until tomorrow with the Super Bowl about to start! Our boys are more into football and the stats than any group I've ever had. It's great listening to them share their information. They enjoyed all the football talk on Friday and especially the tailgate party. Thank you to everyone that sent in all the yummy treats. It was delicious and fun.
The penguins were also fabulous! Thanks for helping your child. It is one of the most fun projects of the year and such a great chance for them to use their creativity. You could tell how proud they were as they shared their penguins on Friday. Scroll to the bottom of this post for pictures. QUESTIONS: What is the point of a line plot? What does it mean to restate the question? What are you writing your opinion paper about? Can you name the regions of GA? REMINDERS: We will add 8s to the multiplication test this week. So please help your child practice and make sure they complete Xtra Math at least twice. Initial the planner each night IF your child reads for 25 minutes. Students know if they miss two nights in a row they owe me bonus bucks. It is imperative that they are reading quality chapter books each and every night. NEXT WEEK: Math - Students will review time to the hour, half hour, and time to the minute will be introduced. Reading - We have started working in our "common core reading workbook". Students are learning to infer answers in the text, make predictions, and write constructed responses to questions. We are working on one story a week whole group and one story a week in a small group. Once students are comfortable we will complete one together in class and they'll bring one home on Monday and it will be due on Friday. That will start after February break. Science and Social Studies - Our studies of the regions of GA and the 13 colonies continues. STEM - Ask your child about the great challenge they did with Mrs. Range last Friday during the STEM showcase day. It involved building a school with a limited amount of money and was in conjunction with the UNICEF challenge. This week we will begin an Olympic STEM challenge. It adds the art component which many children will enjoy. Enjoy the game! |
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