Announcements
We had an awesome Game Day Celebration on Wednesday afternoon!
A reminder that Wednesday, October 19th, is an early dismissal. Students will be dismissing at 12:50. If your third grader is getting home a different way than usual, please send me a note or email.
We also have Fandom Friday next week. Students are encouraged to wear gear to support their favorite sporting team.
In the Classroom
We learned a bit of algebra this week in math, as students were asked to find a missing number to complete equations. Students also studied the stacking and regrouping strategy for subtraction. We focused on two digit problems this week and will move on to three digit and subtracting across a zero next week.
In writing this week, we focused on crafting strong beginnings that accomplish three things: 1. They hook the reader. 2. They tell the reader the characters that will be in the story. 3. They tell the reader the setting of the story. Students went on an "Amazing Beginning" scavenger hunt in our room. They looked for amazing beginnings that caught their attention. Next week, we will choose a story from our writer's notebook to take through the publishing process.
In reading this week, students focused on making predictions. We used the clues the author gave us as well as our own background knowledge to make reasonable predictions.
We have been enjoying our Global Read Aloud book, The BFG! On Friday, we were able to connect with a class in Canada! We played Mystery Skype with them, which is where the two classes try to guess where the other one is located by asking yes or no questions. After that, we had a discussion about the book and we talked about what it's like to live in the U.S. and Canada. We learned it's snowing there right now and they never get snow days!
We finished our Economics unit this week by talking about taxes. Students learned the 3 main type of taxes, who they are paid to, and what taxes are used for. Next week, we will begin talking about the Election process our country uses.
Upcoming Events
October 19-Early Dismissal at 12:50
October 21-Fandom Friday (wear your favorite sports team apparel)
October 28-Fall Room Party 2:15-3:00
October 28-Flu Shots
October 31-No School, Teacher Work Day
November 8-No School, Election Day
November 10-Parent Teacher Conferences
November 11-No School, Parent Teacher Conferences
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