Last Friday, we ended the day with a teamwork activity. Each team was given some straw constructors and was given a challenge of building a structure. First, they had to come up with a plan to build their structure. In the time given, each team learned that their plan changed a few times, but each team built their own unique structure. We had a lot of fun with this group activity!
**You will see a new Reading/Math Fact log in your child’s folder. Please remind your third grader to sign it when they complete their reading and fact practice. This should be returned next Monday, October 14.
Here’s What We’ve Been Learning:
Writing: We are finishing our drafts this week and have been working on strategies for revision. We will be working on finishing final drafts by Friday.
Math: We continue our lessons with multiplication and division and word problems. We will review this week and plan to take our test on Friday. A review page will come home.
This week will start our practice pages. Beginning Friday, we will take our first multiplication quiz on 5s. Our curriculum teaches them in this order: 5s, 2s, 10s, 9s, 3s, 4s, 6s, 7s, 8s. As your child passes each quiz, they will move to the next multiplication fact. For example, if they pass the 5s quiz on Friday, next Friday they will take the 2s quiz. If they don’t pass the 5s, they will take it again the following week. Each student will be working at their own pace and tracking their own progress.
Multiplication Practice:
Please help your child practice their multiplication facts in the following ways:
* Flash Cards- these should be coming home each night in your child’s folder. Pick out the specific facts your child needs to work on.
* MobyMax: We are currently working on review of addition and subtraction facts, but your child will move on to multiplication very soon.
* Another great tool is an app called, Flash to Pass. It’s free and can be downloaded on most devices. On this app, students can practice one specific grouping of facts. This is different from Moby Max because they are all mixed together.
Reading: We continue to work on building a reading life and working toward our goals. We are using reading logs to keep track of our progress and we are making sure that we are choosing good-fit books and finishing the books we start. We have been making sure we focus as readers so that we can talk about our books when we meet with a partner.
Social Studies: We are finishing our Growth Mindset and character trait lessons and next week we will begin our Michigan studies with our first unit: Michigan Geography.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Monday, Oct. 7- Culver’s Night 5-8pm—–A % of the earnings from 5-8pm go to our PTC fund which provides money for class field trips, learning software, library books, classroom books, parent/child events, and much more.
Thursday, Oct. 10– Jet’s Pizza Night—- make sure you mention our classroom when ordering.
Friday, Oct. 18-Early Release
Tuesday, Oct. 29– Turkey Trot—-TO PARTICIPATE YOU MUST COMPLETE THIS FORM ONLINE
Thank you! 🙂