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Important Dates: 9-8: Unit Assessment on Addition and Subtraction Strategies 9-10: BOG Test for third graders 9-15: Open House 6:00 - 7:30 9-22: Progress Reports go Home 9-23: Teacher Workday Tuesday folders have gone home today. Inside, there is a Principal’s Update from Mrs. Stone, Scholastic Book Orders (see below) and various math work from the week. Be sure to always sign and return any papers that are on the right side of the folder! ELA: We have been learning about asking and answering questions about reading. As readers, we do this naturally, but students need gentle reminders to ask and answer questions while they read. Students have learned why we ask questions before, during, and after reading. This week continue to practice asking questions with your students. You can show them that you do it as well! Writing: In writing we have been choosing small moments to write about. A small moment is described as one place, one thing, one time. See below for an example of a small moment. Encourage your writer to zoom in to small/seed moments! We are continuing to work on personal narratives throughout the rest of the 1st quarter. We will begin focusing on creating good beginnings/leads and good endings. Math:
This week we are finishing our addition and subtraction unit in math. We are taking the assessment on Wednesday, September 9. Our next unit will be on rounding and estimating. Students will have to be able to round two and three-digit numbers to the tens and hundreds. We will be learning how to use the number line to help us round. It is important that students understand how rounding works, so we will not be teaching them the rounding rules. Instead, students will be determining what the rules should be based on the number’s distance from the benchmarks on the number line. Vocabulary:
Round to the Nearest Ten Round to the Nearest Hundred Social Studies: We will be continuing our study of geography with a focus on the regions of North Carolina (Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal). The students will be learning about the different features of the three regions. Next week they will be completing a project of their choice in class about a specific region. Scholastic Book Orders: Shop Online: scholastic.com/readingclub One-Time Class Activation Code: GW76F Please remember to place your Reading Club orders by September 18! You can shop and submit your order online or send the printed order form with payment directly to me. No matter how you order, every purchase you make earns FREE Books and educational supplies for our classroom. The arrival of the book box is always a highlight-thanks for making it happen! Happy reading! Ordering online is fast and easy:
Welcome to third grade at Cedar Fork Elementary! I’m so excited to get to know everyone this year and grow with a new third grade community! We will be doing a lot of fun relationship-building activities this week so that I can get to know the students and the students can get to know me!
During the first week, we will be easing into homework. Students should be reading every night. It’s also really important to take a few minutes to discuss what the students are reading. “It doesn't need to be an in-depth discussion about characters, plotline, or style, but you may be surprised at how your conversations evolve after you read together for some time. You can begin by just “thinking aloud”—every few pages, share your thoughts about the text out loud, kind of like a built-in commentary. Your child will hear how you think about and process text as you read, and soon it will become habitual for him or her to do the same. Over time, incorporate questions or thought-provoking statements and involve your child.” (http://www.scholastic.com/parents/blogs/scholastic-parents-raise-reader/3-reasons-to-read-your-elementary-schooler-every-night) I know that students are coming off of summer, where a more relaxed schedule may make it hard to come back to the habit of reading every day. “Start with a mini habit. In his book “Mini Habits,” Stephen Guise suggested starting a new habit with a small change that can easily be accomplished. His example? Doing one pushup as the start of an exercise program. Once you’ve finished one pushup, you’re likely to do at least one more. Then the next day, knowing how easily you accomplished the task before, you’re more likely to do it again. With reading, perhaps set a limit at two or three minutes, then gradually adding a minute at a time. Longer periods of reading are obviously preferred, but reading consistently, over a period of time, is an effective way to create that habit.” (http://www.edudemic.com/skipping-your-reading-homework/) Expect a couple math problems for homework starting Tuesday. We are starting with adding and subtracting numbers within 1000. Students will be using strategies that they remember from second grade, including:
Tuesday Folder: Students will have a few sheets in the Tuesday folder that need to be signed. Please look through it carefully. Also, if you have not turned in the Consent for Technology and Digital Resource Use, the pink student information sheet, or the green student information half sheet, please turn them in very soon! Me Museum - Students will also be working on a short project this week for homework. Students will need to bring in 3 items that represent them, their families, hobbies or interests. These items will need to fit on their desk and be accompanied by an index card that explains why it was placed in the museum. This will help our class continues to learn about each other! |
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