Announcements
Thank you to everyone who returned a conference form. Your confirmation form containing your day and time of the conference will come home in next week's Friday folder. Please let me know as soon as possible if something has changed and you will not be able to make it. It is a school-wide expectation to have 100% face-to-face attendance for conferences. Please help me make this goal!
Your third grader should have brought home a note about Valentine's day on Monday. If students are bringing in Valentine cards, please have them use the class list sent home to make sure they have one for everyone in the class. They are also welcome to make a mailbox or container to receive their Valentine cards, but this is optional.
Please make sure to initial homework spirals each night. This lets me know that students completed their reading. Thank you!
Our classroom is in need of #2 pencils and notebook paper. Any donations would be greatly appreciated!
In the Classroom
In math this week, we finished our contextual unit of multiplication and began focusing on the facts. We studied the factors of 2 and 5 this week. Each student is making a personal set of flashcards that will be used in the classroom and sometimes sent home to practice for homework.We will continue studying the factors next week.
In writing this week, students finished their first drafts of their expert books. We studied the rubric they would be graded on and started revising their books. We will continue revising next week, and then begin publishing!
Our focus in reading this week was to identify the main idea and supporting details in a text. We used the non-fiction book, Mysterious Magnets to do this as a class. Students were also practicing this skill in their reading groups by using different non-fiction texts.
In Geography this week, we finished our study of maps and map skills by discussing latitude and longitude. We also practiced locating objects by using a coordinate grid. Students used real maps of Columbia and even got the opportunity to design their own map and incorporate the items we have been studying.
Upcoming Events
February 6-No School, Teacher Workday
February 9-Bookapalooza
February 14-Valentine's Day Room Party, 2:15-3:00February 16-17-Parent Teacher Conferences
February 17-No School
February 20-No School, President's Day
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