Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Tuesday Read Aloud
Today Jack, our leader of the week, read "Clam-I-Am" to our class! Thanks for a great read aloud by a well known and much loved author, Dr. Seuss!
Sunday, February 8, 2015
February 9th-13th
Hello Families of Room 2!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
Writing: This week we will continue to give our persuasive speeches! Be on the lookout for those to be uploaded to the blog soon! We will also start the revision and editing process on a second persuasive piece!
Reading: During reading this week, we are going to begin focusing on point of view. We have seen this topic come up frequently in the evaluate, so we are going to spend some time understanding the different points of view between characters in a text.
Science: This week we will begin Chapter 6: Earth and Weather. We will focus on the sequence of the water cycle!
Math: This week in math, we will continue Chapter 9: Properties and Equations. We will continue to create and evaluate expressions. Our test will be this Wednesday the 18th! Our x10 test will be on Friday!
Have a great week!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
- Make sure students are studying their multiplication facts at home!
- Scholastic book orders are due this Wednesday the 18th!
- This Wednesday is an early release day. Dismissal is at 1:40.
- Friday is our Valentine's Day Party- please see the email sent in regards to what to bring!
- On Friday we will also be watching the movie "Because of Winn Dixie" in honor of finishing this read aloud!
- Third grade jump rope for heart time is on Friday from 12:50-1:50.
- Our "Compliment Chain" celebration (trail mix party) will be on the 19th. If you would like to contribute, please send in items before then!
- Our first prize day and bonus day for the Major Savers Cards is this Wednesday! Please remember to send in your money and orders!
Writing: This week we will continue to give our persuasive speeches! Be on the lookout for those to be uploaded to the blog soon! We will also start the revision and editing process on a second persuasive piece!
Reading: During reading this week, we are going to begin focusing on point of view. We have seen this topic come up frequently in the evaluate, so we are going to spend some time understanding the different points of view between characters in a text.
Math: This week in math, we will continue Chapter 9: Properties and Equations. We will continue to create and evaluate expressions. Our test will be this Wednesday the 18th! Our x10 test will be on Friday!
Have a great week!
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Tuesday Read Aloud
Our leader of the week, Landon, read "Sharks" aloud to us today. Thanks for the great nonfiction book, we really learned a lot about sharks!
Monday, February 2, 2015
February 2nd-6th
Hello Families of Room 2!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
Writing: This week we will continue to give our persuasive speeches! Be on the lookout for those to be uploaded to the blog soon!
Reading: During reading this week, we are going to begin focusing on cause and effect. We will read many short stories and use this strategy to more deeply understand our texts!
Social Studies: This week we will continue Chapter 8: Our Government. We will have our test this Friday the 6th.
Math: This week in math, we will continue Chapter 9: Properties and Equations. This week we will focus on creating and evaluating expressions. We will work on determining the answer to an expression when it is written with an unknown variable. Our x9 test will be on Friday!
Have a great week!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
- Make sure students are studying their multiplication facts at home!
- Don't forget to remind your child to turn in their January reading logs!
Writing: This week we will continue to give our persuasive speeches! Be on the lookout for those to be uploaded to the blog soon!
Reading: During reading this week, we are going to begin focusing on cause and effect. We will read many short stories and use this strategy to more deeply understand our texts!
Math: This week in math, we will continue Chapter 9: Properties and Equations. This week we will focus on creating and evaluating expressions. We will work on determining the answer to an expression when it is written with an unknown variable. Our x9 test will be on Friday!
Have a great week!
Sunday, January 25, 2015
January 26th-30th
Hello Families of Room 2!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
Writing: This week we will prepare for publication by typing our speeches! Will will also work on editing and revising our pieces by using our third grade checklists.
Reading: During reading this week, we will continue to work on understanding the theme of a book. We will focus on the differences between theme and main idea!
Social Studies: This week we will continue Chapter 8: Our Government. We will focus on the symbols of our country.
Math: This week in math, we will begin Chapter 9: Properties and Equations. This week we will focus on the Distributive and Associative Properties. Our x8 test will be on Thursday!
Have a great week!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
- Friday is our Leader in Me assembly. Please remind your child to wear their blue Leader in Me shirts!
- Our evaluate class average increased in math in the month of January! In order to celebrate, we are going to have a Nacho Party on Thursday! Congratulate your child on their hard work!
- Thursday afternoon will also be our math-a-thon. The students wrote persuasive letters to Dr. Stryjewski explaining why we need a math-a-thon, and she agreed! Third grade will be trying out this new idea first!
Writing: This week we will prepare for publication by typing our speeches! Will will also work on editing and revising our pieces by using our third grade checklists.
Reading: During reading this week, we will continue to work on understanding the theme of a book. We will focus on the differences between theme and main idea!
Math: This week in math, we will begin Chapter 9: Properties and Equations. This week we will focus on the Distributive and Associative Properties. Our x8 test will be on Thursday!
Have a great week!
Friday, January 23, 2015
Ability Awareness Day
Today was Ability Awareness Day! We heard from many inspiring and positive speakers! We learned about the different abilities that students may have. Thanks to Gabby for taking pictures during the day -be sure to ask your child about what they learned from our day!
"No one is good at everything, but everyone is good at something."
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