I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
The Week Ahead
English: We will continue our unit about verbs.
Math: We will learn to construct a number line, add two-digit numbers using the addition algorithm, use estimation to verify the reasonableness of calculated results, draw and measure line segments to the nearest half inch, and multiply by seven.
Reading: My reading class will be reading a story called, The Talent Show. We will also discuss the prefixes dis-, im-, in-, and bi-, the suffixes -er, -or, -less, -able, and -ible, how to create mental images as we read, sequence of events, words with the /aw/ sound, and much more.
Social Studies: We are super lucky to have Junior Achievement all this coming week!
Please feel free to e-mail me with any questions or concerns at bcalcott@orionschools.us. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!!
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Friday Newsletter
Three full days and one half day sure do fly by! The students were very excited for this long weekend, but were able to keep calm during instructional time. I was very proud of them for that! We were also very excited to see some snow falling on Wednesday! This quickly got the students thinking about December, and all of the exciting events that come along with it.
No Worksheets
You will notice as you look through your child's Friday Folder that there are no graded worksheets. This decision was agreed upon by the third grade team. We felt, that since it was a shorter week, we would just send all of the graded worksheets home next Friday, November 18th.
Pencil Shortage
Some students are still having a pencil shortage. Please check with your child to see if they are short on pencils.
The Week Ahead
English: We will continue our verb unit.
Math: We will learn to read a thermometer to the nearest degree Fahrenheit, identify freezing and boiling points of water and normal body temperature on the Fahrenheit scale, estimate a reasonable temperature, use comparison symbols, identify horizontal, vertical, and oblique lines and line segments, and find perimeter.
Reading: My reading class will be reading and exploring a story called, The Stories Julian Tells. We will also discuss sequence of events, reading ahead, following directions, the prefix re-, multiple-meaning words, and possessive and plural words.
Science: We will discuss types of animals.
Social Studies: We will continue our unit about The First Thanksgiving.
I hope everyone enjoys this long weekend! Please feel free to e-mail me at bcalcott@orionschools.us with any questions or concerns.
No Worksheets
You will notice as you look through your child's Friday Folder that there are no graded worksheets. This decision was agreed upon by the third grade team. We felt, that since it was a shorter week, we would just send all of the graded worksheets home next Friday, November 18th.
Pencil Shortage
Some students are still having a pencil shortage. Please check with your child to see if they are short on pencils.
The Week Ahead
English: We will continue our verb unit.
Math: We will learn to read a thermometer to the nearest degree Fahrenheit, identify freezing and boiling points of water and normal body temperature on the Fahrenheit scale, estimate a reasonable temperature, use comparison symbols, identify horizontal, vertical, and oblique lines and line segments, and find perimeter.
Reading: My reading class will be reading and exploring a story called, The Stories Julian Tells. We will also discuss sequence of events, reading ahead, following directions, the prefix re-, multiple-meaning words, and possessive and plural words.
Science: We will discuss types of animals.
Social Studies: We will continue our unit about The First Thanksgiving.
I hope everyone enjoys this long weekend! Please feel free to e-mail me at bcalcott@orionschools.us with any questions or concerns.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Friday Newsletter
Hi Everyone!
The ghosts, bats, and pumpkins are coming off the walls just as quickly as the turkeys, cornucopias,and pilgrims are going up! The students did a great job switching gears after the excitement of Halloween on a Monday! I'd like to thank the parents that were able to come in on Monday to help with the Halloween festivities. The party was great, and the kids had a blast!
Staying Healthy
I have been really pushing healthy hand-washing habits at school recently. We are getting into cold/flu season, and the germs are starting to spread. I have been sanitizing the students' desks a few times per day, and reminding the students to keep their hands off of their faces. Hopefully this keeps our classroom fairly germ free!
The Week Ahead
English: We finished our unit on nouns. We will be starting our next unit about verbs.
Math: We will learn to identify a missing digit in an addition problem, multiply by 1 and 10, identify factors and products, estimate and find capacity.
Reading: My reading class will be reading and exploring a wonderful personal narrative called, Rosie, A Visiting Dog's Story. We will also discuss strategies to decode long words, using context clues, setting a purpose for reading, the letter pattern -ough, how to classify and categorize, and much more.
Science: We will start to learn about types of animals.
Social Studies: We will continue our unit on The First Thanksgiving.
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! Please feel free to contact me at bcalcott@orionschools.us with any questions or concerns.
The ghosts, bats, and pumpkins are coming off the walls just as quickly as the turkeys, cornucopias,and pilgrims are going up! The students did a great job switching gears after the excitement of Halloween on a Monday! I'd like to thank the parents that were able to come in on Monday to help with the Halloween festivities. The party was great, and the kids had a blast!
Staying Healthy
I have been really pushing healthy hand-washing habits at school recently. We are getting into cold/flu season, and the germs are starting to spread. I have been sanitizing the students' desks a few times per day, and reminding the students to keep their hands off of their faces. Hopefully this keeps our classroom fairly germ free!
The Week Ahead
English: We finished our unit on nouns. We will be starting our next unit about verbs.
Math: We will learn to identify a missing digit in an addition problem, multiply by 1 and 10, identify factors and products, estimate and find capacity.
Reading: My reading class will be reading and exploring a wonderful personal narrative called, Rosie, A Visiting Dog's Story. We will also discuss strategies to decode long words, using context clues, setting a purpose for reading, the letter pattern -ough, how to classify and categorize, and much more.
Science: We will start to learn about types of animals.
Social Studies: We will continue our unit on The First Thanksgiving.
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! Please feel free to contact me at bcalcott@orionschools.us with any questions or concerns.
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