We had a wonderful start to the school year! We spent this short time diving into our core subjects. They are making good progress adjusting to being back in school. I hope your child enjoys sharing with you what they are learning in class! We have been gradually learning about the expectations of a third grade student. As the weeks go on, I anticipate the students will have an increased ability to focus, follow directions, and develop their speaking and listening skills.
This week I will continue to listen to each child read to determine their reading level establishing reading goals. I hope to finish assessing the class by the end of next week or the following week.
This Week We Will Focus On:
- Reading Comprehension Focus
- Students will continue to learn the importance of visualizing while reading
- Homework: Students should be reading 20-30 minutes daily. Please check-in with your child to verify that they are checking just right books for their reading ability.
- Students are continuing to work with arrays and repeated addition by using skip-counting rows as a strategy for multiplication. Arrays become a cornerstone of this unit. Students use the language of multiplication as they understand what factors are and differentiate between the size of groups and the number of groups within a given context. In this unit, the factors 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10 provide an entry point for moving into more difficult factors in later units.
- Multiplication progression:
- Students should focus on learning multiplication facts for 1, 2, 5 &10 during the first nine weeks.
- We will be focusing understanding multiplication and learning through strategies versus memorization. (see multiplication videos on the post below)
- Students have begun learning the foundations of division and connecting it to multiplication.
- In order for student to become fluent in these skills, students should be working on their multiplication skills at home nightly.
Science: Chapter 1 - Students will be learning about the Scientific Method this week and conducting an experiment. They will have a quiz on this method. They will have a study guide go home on Monday.
Social Studies:
- We are currently working on Science and will switch to Social Studies very soon. Depending on our schedule, we may be able to start Geography this week.
Thursday Folders
- Thursday folders will go home each Thursday (or Friday). This folder will store graded work and parent information. Please remove papers, sign and return.
Binder:
Students have received planner which is stored in their take home binders. Please view the students nightly and initial it.
Students have received planner which is stored in their take home binders. Please view the students nightly and initial it.
*** Please send in a water bottle daily.
*** Please return all orientation paperwork if you have not done so already.
Resources
Monday: Media
Tuesday: Media
Wednesday: NRD (early release)
Thursday: STEM (coming soon)
Friday: Art
I am enjoying being your child's teacher!!! Have a great week!
Upcoming Dates
9/10 - Picture Day
9/17 - Spirit Night at McDonald's (5-8 pm)
9/13 - Progress Reports
9/13 - Bingo Night
9/25 - Dads Take Your Child to School Day
9/27 - Puma Pacer
Classroom Wish List - candy, treats
Daily Lunch 11:41-12:11Classroom Wish List - candy, treats
I am enjoying being your child's teacher!!! Have a great week!
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