Friday, November 3rd
Next week we have PE on Wednesday
Dear Parents,
Happy Friday! It has been quite a week with Halloween falling on Tuesday.
I am excited to announce that we are beginning our Wetland Life Cycles lessons with Thorne Nature Experience on Tuesday, November 7th. A teacher from Thorne will be working with students during three progressive visits to extend our Plant and Animal Life Cycles unit. Please ask your child about what they learned and activities they did during these lessons on November 7th, November 14th, and November 28th. Thank you to our PTA for funding our work with Thorne!
Your child received a copy of Spelling Bee study words in their Friday folder last week. If your child is interested in participating in the Kohl Spelling Bee, they may want to study these words over the next few weeks. We will be giving all third graders a spelling bee screening test the week before Thanksgiving break to determine our three classroom spelling bee participants. These tests will not be graded for a classroom grade. They are just a screener for us to qualify students for the spelling bee.
Math:
Unit 2 has been a lot of practice with all of the multiplication and division facts and how to use them in one and now two step word problems. The class is doing a good job of using a step by step method to find the important information, think about what the problem is asking them to do and then writing and solving the equation. We even started using order of operations (ask your child about PMDAS Please Make Dad A Sandwich). I am impressed with their hard work. We took our Unit 2 math test today. It will come home in Friday folders next week. Our next unit will be Measurement, Time, and Graphs.
Science
Our Plant and Animal Life Cycles unit is coming to a close. It has been amazing to watch and learn about the life cycles of frogs, butterflies, and pea plants in our classroom. We will begin a social studies unit about regions of the United States the week of November 13th.
Literacy
Students are reading and writing informative texts.
Homework Ideas for Next Week
- ReadingPlus or iReady lessons at least once per week.
- Check in with your child about their Mystery State assignment.
- Help your child practice their Dictado sentence. This should be written in their homework notebook each week and students should practice writing the sentence nightly.
- Practice math X and / facts 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10. 5 minutes daily
- Have your child use MobyMax to practice math, reading, writing, social studies, science and more! We have used this site once in class and will continue to use it at least once a week at school. It is a great resource as it adjusts content and pace for each student’s level and needs.https://www.mobymax.com/signin
- Unit 2 Math Homework Practice packet Due December 11th
Important Dates to Remember
Friday, November 10th- No School Veteran’s Day
Have a wonderful weekend.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Aisha Galt
