Announcements
I am happy to welcome Katherine Chignoli, our student teacher, to our classroom! Please make sure to check out her letter in the Friday folder this week.
We have an early release at 12:50 on Friday, January 30th. Please let me know if your third grader is getting home a different way than usual.
Valentine's Day is right around the corner! There is a list of names on a pink sheet of paper in the Friday folder this week. Please let me know if your student needs Valentine cards from here at school. Students are welcome to decorate a bag or make a box to collect their Valentines. We will not be making one at school. We also still have openings for our Valentine's Day party that day!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084EADA62CA1F5C25-61647650-valentines#/
We also still have openings to volunteer when our class attends the Technology Museum on January 30th!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C084EADA62CA1F5C25-61619457-technology?useFullSite=true#/
In the Classroom
In reading this week, students have been using a play to practice a variety of skills. We have reviewed how to identify story elements like rising action, climax, and resolution. We also discussed making mental images while reading. We will assess over this unit next week.
In writing, students have been creating a narrative journal entry. We read a text called "Rabbit and Coyote." Students are now telling the same story but from a different point of view. We have drafted, edited/revised, and are currently publishing!
In math, we have been focusing on fractions. Students have learned about numerators and denominators, as well as unit fractions. We also practiced finding equivalent fractions and comparing fractions. The previous two weeks, our focus has been on measurement. Here are some pictures of us measuring length, mass, and volume!
We finished our Civil War unit in Social Studies this week. Our focus was on the role Missouri played in the war, including the Dredd Scott court case. Next week, we will begin a Science unit on Force.
After break, we spent time studying Nutrition. We had a guest teacher from the CPS Nutrition department come to make a salad with us that including something from every food group!
Early Release at 12:50-January 30
Technology Museum at 10:10-January 30
Valentine's Day Party at 2:15-February 12
No School, Teacher Workday-February 13
No School, President's Day-February 16
Spring Pictures-February 25
Early Release at 12:50-February 26
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