September 12, 2014

Our first full week of third grade was great! We spent time learning more about each other and getting used to routines. Check out the pictures of the class reviewing place value by doing a team activity using popsicle sticks and decorating writer's notebooks.

Reminders:
Open House in this Thursday, 9/18. Grades 3-5 are from 7:30-8:00. We hope to see many of you there!

Fall Family Picnic is Friday 9/19 from 5:30-7:30.

This week...

Reading
Students are continuing to work on choosing "just right" books. We discussed different types of genres this week. Students recorded their reading and practiced using post its to record their thinking. They will be writing reflections each Friday and we started that this week. Please make sure your child is recording their reading each night on the yellow reading log. Please use the side labeled "home".

Writing
We started our first unit this week, personal narrative. We discussed the dos and don'ts of 3rd grade writer's notebooks and wrote an entry about a special person. We will continue personal narrative this week.

Math
We started our first unit, place value. We reviewed place value and practiced making numbers using place value blocks.

Social Studies/Science
We will start geography in social studies and plant life in science.