Newsletter 11/4/16

November 4, 2016

Dear Families,

It was a great week in third grade.  Our Halloween parties were a lot of fun!  Seeing everyone dressed up was great.  Thank you to everyone who was able to donate food, drinks, etc.  Your generosity is very much appreciated.

Math:  

In math, we used unifix cubes to show 10 groups of different multiples.  They looked for patterns while investigating “groups of.”  Students used these models to write mathematical equations.  In addition, students used arrays to actively discover the relationship between repetitive addition, groups of, and multiplication.  At home students can still practice their basic addition and subtraction facts.    

Spelling:

Remember to look for your child’s new list on Friday!  Students should practice their words during the week for their spelling tests on the following Friday.  They can use any of the activities listed on the sheet we provided or they may use spellingcity.com at home.

                           

Reading:  

Students are reading scripts from short plays to practice reading fluency skills.  They are having so much fun learning how to use different voices and lots of expression as they read aloud.  They will perform the plays to their classmates next week.

Writing:

Students will be sharing their narratives with their classmates as they complete their final copy. We are learning how to write summaries for books we have read in class. Then we will learn how to take notes from nonfiction books as we prepare for our next unit on information writing (reports).

Social Science:

Ms. Wright’s class has finished their unit on Native Americans. Next week they will be starting a science unit with Mrs. Wallis.

Science

Mrs. Wallis’ class continued to investigate magnetic force.  We used iron filings to “see” the magnetic field of our magnets.  Students had time to explore how magnetic force influences iron!  After experimenting, students wrote an entry in their Science journals.  They are loving Forces and Motion.  Next week, students will start Social Science with Mrs. Wright.  

Have a Wonderful Weekend!

Joyce & Kerri