The other day I sat down to really think about this sweet group of students and all I could think about is how proud I am of these kiddos. They are all making great strides and are growing so much! This time of year gets me excited because you begin to see all the growth they are making. They have turned the corner from being a second grader to really stepping it up to being a third grader. I love watching this! They are making me so proud! Math: We started working on finding the perimeter of a variety of shapes. The students are doing really well with this concept. They were excited to get back to using numbers in math and not describing the attribute of shapes all day. ;) They are also blowing my mind with their math fact achievements. WOW! They are working hard, encouraging each other, and helping each other reach their goals. It has become a classroom team effort. We have flash cards flying all over the place. Thanks for all your support at home with these. It is going to set your child up for a lot of success. Ask your child: How do you find the perimeter of a shape? Literacy: I have seen the most growth from this group of students than from any group ever. It is evident they are reading at home, practicing their power words, and working toward mastering their reading goals. The students were recently tested again in fluency, comprehension and vocabulary and each and every student moved forward and showed great progress. It was one of those moments that made me tear up. These kids mean the absolute world to me and to see them ALL make progress was a wonderful celebration. I love watching them succeed. We are nearly done with our mystery unit. Students learned that how we read mystery books is similar to how we read fiction books. Instead of figuring out what the mystery is in the book, we can figure out what the problem is. Or instead of identifying the crime solver, we can identify the main character. We made the connection between mystery books and other fiction books. In the picture below, students are reading with their reading partner to figure out "how mystery books tend to go". I.e. the crime solver usually has a sidekick or the crime solver tends to guess the wrong suspect first. We will be moving into reading non-fiction next. Writing: We finished our unit on writing personal narratives. We have moved on to writing expository/informational pieces. I am excited to see what they decide to inform me about!! I always learn so much from this writing unit. Science: Students spent some more time diving into magnetism, gravity, and friction. We read an article, brainstormed what we already knew about these three forces, and then wrote down what we learned. Students used their knowledge to communicate how magnetism, gravity, and friction all affect the earth and living things. Ask your child: How do forces affect the earth and living things? My hope is you and the family are finding time to relax during this busy season! Enjoy your time with family and friends!
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Sept. 14th- First Day of Online Learning
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