Thank you to all the volunteers this year! I truly can't thank you enough for helping take a load off. I hope you were able to attend the volunteer thank you and hear the 3rd grader's thank you song. So cute! Math: We continued to work on finding the area and perimeter of shapes. It can be a very tricky concept! We also began reading graphs and interpreting the data on the graphs. We are headed in the direction of geometry next. Reading: We started reading fractured fairy tales. This week we got to read a fractured version of Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs. Ask them about both books and see how the author changed the original story. The students loved them! Coming up, students will have the opportunity to write their own fractured fairy tale. We will continue to read more to help inspire them with their upcoming writing piece. Writing: Students started working on typing their opinion pieces. I instructed them on how to use the button "tab" to indent their paragraphs. They were very excited about typing! They are learning how to format their writing, which can be very tricky when first typing. During work time, if students finished all their work, they started free typing more stories of their own. We also took a short break this week to go out and enjoy the sun! Sometimes we all could use a little extra vitamin d after a long winter and continue to build classroom community! Reminder: Fun Run Money is due May 3rd!
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Thanks to all of you who made it to conferences! It was great catching up with each of you. I know 20 minutes goes quick, so if you have any other questions, please feel free to reach out!
Math: We started working on area and perimeter concepts. Students are working to find the area and perimeter of rectangles and squares. Students will need to know how to find the missing side of a rectangle or square, divide a shape up into two different rectangles or squares to find the area, and to be able to find the perimeter. Reading: We have been working on some state test practice. We have been practicing how to read the directions, how to answer specific types of questions, and going back to find evidence in the story. If students notice they are reading a fictional text they are asking themselves four different questions:
These could be great questions to ask your child at home as they are doing their nightly reading. Writing: We started writing our opinion pieces! Each student has come up with their thesis and three reasons to support their thinking. Students need to be able to write an opinion piece including an introduction, 3 reasons (or more), and a conclusion. They are writing on a topic of their choice and learning to support their reasons with evidence and facts. Ask them what they chose! They have been fun to read. Social Studies: Students have been learning about communities and more specifically about the community of Portland. They have learned about how Portland has grown over time. They have been very interested about Portland and have asked some great questions! We are moving in the direction of how a city runs by learning about the different people who help a city run (i.e. mayor). Fun Run was a major success! They all did such a great job running SO many laps! Our class even had the top 2 runners in 3rd grade! Our class name, Road Runners, even holds true to the field! Go us! :) |
Sept. 14th- First Day of Online Learning
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