Newsletter

This Week We Will Focus On: 

Reading Comprehension Focus: 

We have spent the last few weeks reading informational text and identifying its nonfiction text features.  We will be wrapping up this unit this week and moving on focusing on fictional stories.  We will be learning how to identify the theme/central message of a story.  

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.

Nonfiction Text Feature Project :  Information about this project will go home in the Thursday folder this week.

Math:  Addition/Subtraction

Last week and moving on to this week, the student have been learning to add and subtract 3-digit numbers with and without regrouping.  They have been learning different strategies to get their answer.  Later this week we will be moving on to understanding Perimeter.

• Although we are currently learning about Addition/Subtraction, please continue to work on multiplication/division math facts at home.  Multiplication must be practiced consistently in order to develop fluency. Master one fact at a time before moving on to the next fact. Research shows that students learn facts in this order: 1, 0, 10, 5, 2, 4, 8, 3, 6, 9, 7, 11, 12

• In order for student to become fluent in these skills, students should be working on their multiplication skills at home nightly.
• Computer Program- I have enrolled each student in Reflex Math fluency program.  This program helps the students become more fluent in multiplication and division.  

Social Studies:

• We finished our study of Geography last week. 

Science:  We will are learning about plants structures this week.  

Binder:
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.

IMAX Field Trip:  We will be going to IMAX on Tuesday this week.  Please have your child bring a bag lunch unless they requested a cafeteria lunch.  Chaperones can either meet us there or ride the bus.  We will leave school at 9:30 and will return to school at 1:15.

Resources

Monday:  STEM 

Tuesday: Art

Wednesday: NRD (early release)

Thursday: Music

Friday: PE

Upcoming Dates

10/21 - Picture Retakes

10/22 - Spirit Night – Gators Dockside (5-8 p.m.)

10/22 - IMAX Field Trip
10/29 - Report Cards Issued
11/1 - Fall Festival

Classroom Wish List - candy, treats

Daily Lunch 11:41-12:11

Have a great week!

Newsletter

This Week We Will Focus On: 

Reading Comprehension Focus: Nonfiction Text Features
We are continuing our study of nonfiction text features this week. Listed below are a sample of the text features we have been learning about in class.

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.

Math:  Rounding to Nearest 10 and to Nearest 100

• We are learning to Round to the nearest 10 and nearest 100 this week.  
• Although we are currently learning about Rounding, please continue to work on multiplication/division math facts at home.  Multiplication must be practiced consistently in order to develop fluency. Master one fact at a time before moving on to the next fact. Research shows that students learn facts in this order: 1, 0, 10, 5, 2, 4, 8, 3, 6, 9, 7, 11, 12

• In order for student to become fluent in these skills, students should be working on their multiplication skills at home nightly.
• Computer Program- I have enrolled each student in Reflex Math fluency program.  This program helps the students become more fluent in multiplication and division.  

Math Home Project:  The students will be receiving information about a home math project on Monday.  This project is due October 14th. 

Social Studies:

• We are finishing our study of geography this week.  

Science:  We will are learning about plants this week.  

Binder:
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.

Resources

Monday:  STEM 

Tuesday: Art

Wednesday: NRD (early release)

Thursday: Music

Friday: PE

Upcoming Dates

10/11 - Field Trip Money Due
10/14 - Hurricane Make-Up Day
10/14 - Math Project Due
10/17 - Donuts with Dad (Letters A – L)

10/18 - Donuts with Dad (Letters M – Z)

10/21 - Picture Retakes

10/22 - Spirit Night – Gators Dockside (5-8 p.m.)

10/22 - IMAX Field Trip
10/29 - Report Cards Issued
11/1 - Fall Festival

Classroom Wish List - candy, treats

Daily Lunch 11:41-12:11

Have a great week!

Newsletter

This Week We Will Focus On: 

Reading Comprehension Focus: Nonfiction Text Features
We are continuing our study of nonfiction text features this week. Listed below are a sample of the text features we have been learning about in class.

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.

Math:  Understanding Area

• We are finishing up Area this week.  They have learned learning to connect area to multiplication.  We will test on Tuesday.
• Although we are currently learning about area, please continue to work on multiplication/division math facts at home.  Multiplication must be practiced consistently in order to develop fluency. Master one fact at a time before moving on to the next fact. Research shows that students learn facts in this order: 1, 0, 10, 5, 2, 4, 8, 3, 6, 9, 7, 11, 12

• In order for student to become fluent in these skills, students should be working on their multiplication skills at home nightly.
• Computer Program- I have enrolled each student in Reflex Math fluency program.  This program helps the students become more fluent in multiplication and division.  The parent letter will go home tomorrow with login instructions.  They did get the login card today.

Math Home Project:  The students will be receiving information about a home math project on Monday.  This project is due October 14th. 

Social Studies:

• We are continuing our studying of geography. We are focusing on map skills, continents and oceans. The students will be tested on the location of the 7 continents and oceans.  The assessment will be October 4th.  Your child will get a study guide on Monday.  

Science:  Our next unit in Science is the study of plants.  I hope to start this unit this week.

Binder:
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:  PE

Tuesday: Art

Wednesday: NRD (early release)

Thursday: Media

Friday: Media (check out books)

Upcoming Dates

10/4 - Puma Pacer
10/11 - Field Trip Money Due
10/14 - Hurricane Make-Up Day
10/17 - Donuts with Dad (Letters A – L)

10/18 - Donuts with Dad (Letters M – Z)

10/21 - Picture Retakes

10/22 - Spirit Night – Gators Dockside (5-8 p.m.)

10/22 - IMAX Field Trip

Classroom Wish List - candy, treats

Daily Lunch 11:41-12:11

Have a great week!

Newsletter

This Week We Will Focus On:

• • Reading Comprehension Focus
  • Students will continue focusing on identifying character traits of characters in fictional text. We will also be learning about importance of illustrations and how it affects the mood of a story.
  • 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.
  • 

Math:  Understanding Area

• We started studying Area last week and will continue this concept this week.  They are learning to connect area to multiplication.
• Although we are currently learning about area, please continue to work on multiplication/division math facts at home.  Multiplication must be practiced consistently in order to develop fluency. Master one fact at a time before moving on to the next fact. Research shows that students learn facts in this order: 1, 0, 10, 5, 2, 4, 8, 3, 6, 9, 7, 11, 12

• In order for student to become fluent in these skills, students should be working on their multiplication skills at home nightly.

Social Studies:

• We are studying what is geography.  We will spend several weeks on this topic.This week we will focus on map skills, continents and oceans. The students will be tested on the location of the 7 continents and oceans.  The assessment will be October 4th.  Your child will get a study guide on Monday.  

Binder:
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 (check out books)

Wednesday: NRD (early release)

Thursday: Art (coming soon)

Friday: Music

Upcoming Dates

9/25 - Dads Take Your Child to School Day

10/4 - Puma Pacer
10/11 - Field Trip Money Due
10/14 - Hurricane Make-Up Day
10/18 - Donuts with Dad
10/22 - IMAX Field Trip

Classroom Wish List - candy, treats

Daily Lunch 11:41-12:11

Have a great week!

Weekly Newsletter

Dear Families,

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.

Math: Multiplication/Division

• 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.

*** 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

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 11:41-12:11

I am enjoying being your child's teacher!!! Have a great week!

Multiplication Videos

Multiplication Games: Click Here

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

This Week We Will Focus On:

• Reading Comprehension Focus
• Students will be listening/discussing narrative nonfiction this week
• Students will learn how ask and answer questions
• Students apply comprehension focus/strategies to independent reading.
• Homework:  Students should be reading 20-30 minutes daily.  

Math: Multiplication Strategies

• We will be beginning the unit of multiplication this week.  Students will will be learning the foundations of multiplication as equal groups.

Science: Chapter 1 - Students will be learning about the scientific method and completing an experiment this week.

Social Studies:

• We are currently working on Science and will switch to Social Studies very soon.

Thursday Folders

• Thursday folders will go home each Thursday.  This folder will store graded work and parent information.  Please remove papers, sign and return.

Room Parent:  I am looking for two Room Moms.  Room moms are in charge of planning the Holiday party in December and the end of the school year.  Rooms moms may also be needed additional activities.  Please let me know if you are interested! :-)

Thursday Folder Volunteer - Please me know if you are interested in filing papers for Thursday folders.

Binder:

Students have received a 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: No Resource Day (early release)

Thursday: STEM (Coming Soon to Resource Rotation)

Friday: ART

Wish list list: Candy/treats

Daily Lunch 11:41-12:11

I am enjoying being your child's teacher!!! Have a great week!