11/6/2016

Math-
* bar models to solve word problems
* part-part-whole
* comparison
Ask you child to show you an example of each of the bar models.

Writing-
*wrote letters to Veterans
*began typing our final draft of our personal narrative

Reading
*learned the difference between think and think questions
*thick questions lead to better conversations
*we continue to read Realistic Fiction

Social Studies-
*we began our project on the Wampanoag and Pilgrims
*students can either present a pamphlet or poster

Remember no school on Thursday and Friday!
Thank you everyone for all the supplies for the classroom!  It is much appreciated!

Halloween

Thank you so much to the room mom for planning a great Halloween Party!  The kids had so much fun!
Here are some pictures from the day.

Jeopardy and Science Test

We played a fun game of Jeopardy to prepare us for the science test.  Then we got to take our science test on the IPAD.  The grades will be coming home this week.  All the students did an amazing job!

Buddies

We wrote spooky stories this week!

10/16

Writing

*learned how to complete a brain frame to organize our writing

* practice writing a good lead to hook the reader (ask your child their favorite lead to write)

* introduced show not tell in their writing

Math

* add multi-digit number with and without regrouping

* reviewed key words in word problem to help us know whether we add or subtract

Reading

*character traits

* how character change throughout a story

* reviewed problem and solution

Science

*reviewed photosynthesis

*how seeds travel

* definition of seed coat and germination

Ask your child which letters they have to learn to write in cursive!  They love learning cursive!

10/9/16

We learned:

In the American Revolution the first shot was fired April 19, 1775.

Holes in the leaves are called Stoma.

Plants give us oxygen to breathe.

When I do mental math I can round one number to the nearest ten and subtract then add the ones.

If you pay attention and do hard work in life you will get far!  ❤️

The battle of Lexington and Concord was the first battled fought in the Amercian Revolution.

Happy and sad are usually feelings and not character traits.

Plants take a lot of time to grow.

Plants take in Carbon Dioxide.

Boston Tea Party was part of the Revolutionary War.

There are three types of roots.

Plants take in carbon dioxide through leaves.

skip counting

how to write seed stories

We have been busy in third grade!

Thank you to everyone that signed up for classroom supplies!

Tipi Dan

Thank you TESTPO for bringing us Tipi Dan!  The students had so much fun using teamwork to build their own tipi.  Ask you child what their role was in building the tipi.  

There learned all about Native Americans and the names of many different tribes.  They learned the different roles of the men, women and children.  

Here the students are sitting in the tipi.

Look at this teamwork!

So fun!

Fun with Buddies

We finally met our buddies on Friday.  They completed a getting to know you activity and then we had fun with GoNoodle.

Thank You

It was wonderful meeting everyone last night.  Thank you all for coming and thank you for signing up for the classroom supplies.  The kids enjoyed reading you letters today and they loved seeing what you were like in third grade.  Lots of children wanted to know what The Brady Bunch was, I may have to show a clip! :)

We were very busy learning this week!

Math-
* mental math strategies (ask you child which one works for them)
*played a game called cover up
*received enrichment menu (which one is your child doing)

Reading
*immersed in realistic fiction
* reviewed making predictions
*wrote letters about their reading (ask what tracks they left in their thinking)

Writing
*filled out our hear map

Science
*continue watching our plants grow

Week of 9/12

What We Learnt

Math

* Place value

* Guess My Number ( game during centers)

* Double Compare ( ask your child how to play)

*  Expanded form, standard form, and word form

Reading

* Leaving tracks in our thinking ( ask your child why we do this when we read)

*  Choosing just right books for us

Writing

* Reviewed the writing process

Science

* Planted fast growing Wisconsin Seeds

Math Workshop

The students have started math workshop.  They have done a great job transitioning through their centers.  

The students are practicing their math facts using the IPad.  They are using Xtra math.  Ask your child how many they got correct?  I have heard some very high numbers.

These students are working in their math workbook and if I wasn't taking the picture I would be working with them.

The students enjoyed playing double compare.  This helps with the math fact fluency.

Welcome Back!

We had a terrific first day of school!  The students came in with smiling faces and they remained smiling throughout the day.  I am so happy to have your child in my class!  It is going to be such an exciting year.

Today we learned about the classroom routines and procedures.  We also completed some getting to know you activities.

For homework please return all paperwork and have your child read for 15 minutes each night.

Dr. Seuss Day

We celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday today.  My sister, Heidi, came to read to the kids this morning.  She read The Lorax and talked a little bit about her job.  We had so much fun!

Crazy Hat Day

Math Centers

We have been busy learning about fractions.  This week we focused on equivalent fractions, comparing fractions and adding fractions with like denominators.  

Ask your child which strategy they use when comparing fractions.

The students are playing Splash Math which helps them to practice the skills they were taught with fractions. 

They were also taught a memory game and they had to find the equivalent fraction. 

This game is like Old Maid but they are matching equivalent fractions and they don't want to be left with Ferdie the Nerdie.

Ask your child which game was their favorite?

Party in Bag

The children loved all their bags and the goodies inside.  It was so much fun reading all their notes and poems.

I hope you had a wonderful vacation.

Reading

In reading we have continued to read nonfiction texts.  This week we worked on revising our thinking.  We first used our schema and thought about what we already knew about the topic.  Next we wrote down new information about what we learned.  Finally we were able to revise our thinking.  Everyone did a fabulous job!

Google

Mrs. Klipfel taught us how to use Google Drive and Google Docs!  Everyone has their own acount and should be able to log in from home.  It might be fun to practice how to login at home!

Physical Changes of Matter

Last week the students saw the Physical Changes of Matter Program.  They learned many new things about matter and the water cycle.  Please leave one fact you learned!

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Week of January 19th

Please don't forget to send kids to school with snow pants, hat, gloves and boots during these cold winter days.  Please remember to pack a shoes for kids to change into.  

Thank you!

Reading-

We have started to read non-fiction text.  This week we focused on learning about the different text features and how these text features help us to understand what we are reading.  Some text features we learned are: table of contents, photographs, captions, index, glossary, map, diagrams and many more.  Ask your child which text feature helped them the most when reading their non-fiction book.

Math

This week we learned about the metric system.  The students learned about centimeters, meters, kilometers, grams, kilogram, liters. and millimeters.  Ask you child what activity they completed during centers.

Writing

The students are having so much fun writing their opinion on who is the better quarterback, Tom Brady or Peyton Manning.  We rearched the statistic on both players and now students ar busy writing their opinions.  

Week of January 4th

The kids made a transition back to school after the long vacation.

Now that the weather is cold please make sure that your child comes to school prepared to go outside for recess.  They should have boots, snow pants, hat, and gloves.  If they don't have boots and snow pants they will not be allowed on the playground and will have to stay on the hot top.

We have begun writing our own newsletters. Here is one example completed by Evie.

We also had a great time writing New Year's Resolutions.

During our math workshop students created their own snowman with one multiplication fact.  They had to show three other ways to represent their multiplication fact.