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Updates Room 205!

WE. ARE. AWESOME!

Our class has earned 47 Outstanding awards! Each time we accumulate ten Outstandings we vote on what teambuilding activity we would like to do.

This time we voted to have lunch together in our classroom on Friday, February 14. I offered to collect money and order pizza for those who would like to have pizza brought in. Pizza will be $1.00 per slice and your child may order two slices if they choose to. I will be ordering on Thursday at the end of the day so please have money sent in by then. 🙂

Below is a link I would like every parent to fill out so I know how to plan for the kids.

Order Form

Please have your children bring in their choice of beverage and pack their usual snacks for the day. Sack lunch and ordering hot lunch is always an option if your child does not want to order pizza.

 

 

Miscellaneous:

  • February 6 through 28– Kids Heart Challenge. Register Today!
  • February 12- Body Safety Presentation
  • February 14– Valentine Class List
  • February 21- Early Release 12:15 dismissal
  • March 6- Early Release 12:15 dismissal
  • March 9 through 12– Book Fair, our class viewing day is Monday the 9th and purchase day is Thursday the 12th. You may shop at any time during the week with your child.
  • March 9 & 11– Parent-Teacher Conferences. Watch for an email next Monday to confirm your conference time.
  • April 3 through 12-Spring Break
  • May 5,6, & 7- M-step

Word Study: we will be working on the blends sh, pr, th, pl this week.

Writing: Literary Essay

Math: Finishing Unit #4- Multidigit Addition and Subtraction. The review and Test will be next week.

Reading: We are beginning our unit titled: Character Studies

Social Studies: Wrapping up our Study of Michigan’s Economy. Watch for a Study Guide to come home this week with the test to follow a couple days later.

Homework: 

  • MobyMax- 4 times a week for 5 minutes Monday through Thursday
  • Study Island- One assignment with 10-20 questions Monday through Thursday. Your kids can do this assignment all in one night, or spread it out over the four days. If your child does not get a passing grade on the quiz I will send home a paper copy of the quiz for you to work through with your child. Please sign and return once you have reviewed the quiz with your child.
  • Reading- 100 minutes per week.

Updates for room 205!

Miscellaneous:

  • January 31-Early Release, 12:15pm dismissal
  • February 3 & 4-Winter Break
  • February 14-This year we will not be having a traditional party with centers. We will be sharing Valentine cards, so please help your child create a Valentine card for each classmate. In class, we will be making a Valentine craft to hold our Valentines. Here is a link with the classmates’ names. Valentine Class List We want to make this day as fun as possible but still keeping our day consistent. We will be doing some whole group Valentine-themed activities to build our classroom community, so parent volunteers will not be needed. Thanks so much!

The M-STEP State testing for grades 3-5 will take place this spring.  I wanted you to have information on the dates in advance so that you can schedule appointments around these testing dates.The dates for our M-STEP tests are as follows: Grade 3: May 5, 6, 7  (9am-12 pm)

Word Study: Contractions

Writing: Drafting our Our Informational Writing

Math: Beginning unit #4- Multidigit Addition and Subtraction

  Homework:

    • MobyMax- 4 times a week for 5 minutes Monday through Thursday
    • Study Island- One assignment with 10-20 questions Monday through Thursday. Your kids can do this assignment all in one night, or spread it out over the four days. I encourage you to sit alongside your child if they need help, or just to observe the work they are doing. Each Friday there will be a quiz on the homework material.
    • If your child does not get a passing grade on the quiz I will send home a paper copy of the quiz for you to work through with your child. Please sign and return once you have reviewed the quiz with your child.

Reading: We are in the last bend of our Reading to Learn unit. It focuses on Narrative Nonfiction using biographies.

  • Homework– The kids are doing a great job doing their 100 minutes of reading each week. Remember logs are due on Mondays!

Social Studies: We are at the beginning of our unit Economics of Michigan.

Updates from room 205!

Miscellaneous:

  • October 10- Jet’s Pizza Night
  • October 18- Early Release Friday, dismissal @ 12:15
  • October 29- Turkey Trot. Please read this post for registration and details                   concerning this year’s Turkey Trot. Deadline to Register is October 9, 2019.
  • October 29- Picture Retakes
  • October 31- Halloween part from 1:15-2:00. Click here for details.
  • Mrs. Chmura, Georgetown’s Art teacher, is hoping to get some donations to help her along with the schoolwide art project. Click here for details.

Homework: 

Reading- The kids are doing a good job of returning their reading logs on Mondays! Remember, have your child read for a total of 100 minutes each week. 🙂

Math-Five minutes of MobyMax each day Monday-Friday. After unit #2 I will open up MobyMax to Multiplication & Division for all students. Also, keep working on memorizing those facts one fact at a time.

Word Study: The kids are doing well establishing routines for grammar & spelling. This week we are working with patterns that make the long “i” sound.

Writing: We are wrapping up writing our small moment stories and will be editing and publishing later this week.

Reading: The kids are building routines, setting goals, doing comprehension checks, making predictions and partnering together to build  G.R.I.T. for building their reading lives.

Math: Today we reviewed for our Unit #1 Math test. A test review came home that you can review with your child. Tomorrow we will do small group work and math games before our test on Thursday.

Beginning Friday, we will take our first multiplication quiz on 5s.  Our curriculum teaches them in this order:  5s, 2s, 10s, 9s, 3s, 4s, 6s, 7s, 8s.

As your child passes each quiz, they will move to the next multiplication fact.  For example, if they pass the 5s quiz on Friday, next Friday they will take the 2s quiz.  If they don’t pass the 5s, they will take it again the following week. As they pass their quizzes they will be rewarded, Smile Bucks.

Another great tool is an app called, Flash to Pass.  It’s free and can be downloaded on most devices.  On this app, students can practice one specific grouping of facts.  This is different from Moby Max because they are all mixed together.

Growth Mindset: We continue to read books and talk about how our brain works and how we can have a positive growth mindset.

 

 

 

 

Updates from Room 205

Wow! Your kids are AMAZING! They have embraced the school year and are learning new routines and expectations of 3rd grade! They are SOARING!

Be Safe, Own it, Act Responsibly, Be Respectful

Miscellaneous:

  • September 20- Early Release @ 12:15, Day 3 (Music)
  • Week of September 23: Spirit week
    • Monday-Pajama Day
    • Tuesday- Crazy Sock Day
    • Wednesday- Crazy Hair Day
    • Thursday- Picture Day
    • Friday-Blue & Gold Day (Walk-A-Thon)
  • September 27- Walk-A-Thon: 11:30 a.m.: 3rd, 4th, 5th Graders Walk. Click HERE for more details.

Homework: 

  • 5 minutes of MobyMax-Monday through Thursday, & 5 minutes practicing fact cards (in your child’s take-home folder)
  • Beginning NEXT week 3rd graders are expected to read 100 minutes EACH week. Each Monday a reading log will come home for your child to keep track of their minutes read at home. They have the option of reading 20 for five days or reading for longer for fewer days. READING MORE is always encouraged, but not required. 🙂

Word Study: We are establishing routines for grammar & spelling. This week we are working with the long “a” sound.

Writing: We have begun writing small moment stories

Reading: We launched our first reading unit: Building a Reading Life

Math: Unit #1- Multiplication & Division with 0-5, 9 & 10. (make sure your kids are practicing their flashcards as we introduce each fact. ONLY add a new fact for memorization AFTER they have mastered the previous. They should have the flashcards for 5’s in their Take Home folders. Please make sure these come back to school each day.)

Growth Mindset: We have learned about Growth Mindsets & Fixed Mindsets. With this, we learned that EVERYONE can learn and to do so we need to have a GROWTH mindset. We are also learning about our BRAIN and how each part of our brain has a special function.