WOW! Thank you for all the birthday wishes, cards, gifts, and love (except for all of your children wearing black)! :) The class gift of flowers, dinner out, and lunch was incredibly generous and I feel appreciated and celebrated. Thanks! Make sure you check out See Saw for the video of the kids having fun with the balloons Mrs. Lamphere used to so kindly cover my desk. Yesterday in SeeSaw I posted a picture of your child with his/her STEAM buddy. We loved having Mrs. Smith's class visit. Your children are wonderful with them. The American Indian rotations also made our week great! The class visited each third grade teacher and learned about a different region of the United States and the Indians that settled it. They had an opportunity to experience different teaching styles and have some fun while learning. I hope each of you have a wonderful week with lots of family and rest. Here are some questions to start discussions in the car trips and around the table: - What are some nonfiction text features you learned and how do they help you understand the text better? (ex. glossary, index, captions, close ups, cutaways, maps, diagrams, etc.) - Tell me about some of the regions you studied? What natural resources were there and how did that influence the way the Indians lived? There is a bag of artifacts and facts in your child's book bag today to help you with those answers. - Who is the main character in our new read aloud - Sign of the Beaver and where is he living? WHEN WE RETURN: Math - the 3s table will be tested at the end of the week and students will practice one step problem solving determining when to multiply and when to divide to solve. Language Arts - in Writer's Workshop students will continue to write an informational text. We will focus on taking facts and elaborating to make them more interesting, creating leads, and adding transition. We will also continue to analyze and understand how to read nonfiction texts. Social Studies - we will go to the ILC on Monday and students will practice their keyboarding skills by typing paragraphs about a region of American Indians they researched. Science - students are in for a treat as they attend a puppet show by Brooks and Branch teaching them about erosion, weathering and water pollution. We also look forward to a guidance lesson with Mrs. Grindstaff. Again, thank you for helping me celebrate a milestone and all its possibilities/opportunities. Happy Thanksgiving!
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