Our QR Dr. Seuss Scavenger Hunt with Mrs. Ragan

Working with Mrs. Ragan's class!

February

Here are some pictures from our Valentine's Day Party!  We had lots of fun!

Last Friday we celebrated Dr. Suess' birthday.  Mrs. Farley came to read us The Lorax.  The kids were great listeners.

In reading and writing we are going to be learning all about biographies.  This week week the students will chose one person to begin researching.

I am proud of there hard work in their MCAS homework.  The ELA MCAS is only a couple weeks away.  They will all do a great job!

In science we have been studying matter.  This week will complete some experiments.

Last week in math the students learned long division which is hard!  They did an amazing job persevering when it got challenging!

Special Visitor

Maddie was feeling well enough to visit!  The kids were all so excited to have her back in the classroom!

Doing our morning work!

This week while reading our nonfiction text we used Venn diagrams to compare and contrast. I interrupted this group to take a picture!

Mrs. Rec's class came for a visit.  They taught us some songs about matter.  We also watched a video on how they get the ice ready for the Olympics.

Maddie left us a little early but we loved having her back!

January 23rd

During our RTI block students are working on different things they need.  These students are working hard on a math challenge!  They did a great job! 

Here are some text features we find in our nonfiction texts.  They help us to understand what we are reading.  This week the students did an amazing job looking for cause/effect relationships!!

In writing these students are working on an opinion piece.  We read "Don't Let the Pigeons Drive the Bus."  Each student had to give their opinion on whether or not the pigeon should be able to drive the bus.  They had to give at least reasons and a detail to support each reason! 

Spelling

New Spelling!

The third graders began a new spelling program last week. This program is designed to help the children internalize the spelling words and write them with automaticity in their daily writing. The spelling words correlate with our Fundations program. At the beginning of each week, the students will be given a pre assessment. On Fridays, they will be given a post assessment. Starting this week, students will complete all their assessments and spelling work in their spelling notebook. They will keep this in school and use it as a resource in the classroom. Your child will be given several opportunities to practice the words in class each week. 

January 12th

I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend.

We had a great first week back to school.  All the students came back to school ready to learn.
In reading we began our Nonfiction Unit of Study.  Throughout the month we will focus on reading nonfiction books.  Some strategies we will work on while reading are; asking and answering questions, main idea and detail, and cause and effect.
We also began our Opinion Writing.  Last week the students had to chose between two silly things (would you rather have an elephant's nose or giraffe's neck) and they had to be able to support their answer.  They had a great time doing this!
This week our MCAS homework will begin going home on Monday.  The student's have a week to complete the assignment.  They must also continue to read for 15 minutes each night.  If they have extra time they can continue to practice their multiplication facts.  I am impressed with how well they are learning them!

Have a good week!

Patriots Day

We will have spirit day tomorrow January 10th!  Students should wear their Patriots shirts and hats. If they don't have shirts and hats they can wear red, white and blue!
GO PATRIOTS!