We are getting back in the habit of our daily routine after our break! Last week, we focused a lot on our routines and expectations. We have been talking a lot about respect and self control this week and how we can be better about showing that at school to our classmates, teachers, and supplies, as well as at home (or anywhere outside of school.)
Students also received their school wide book club books! This year we will be reading The Enormous Egg! I am excited ( I spared you the cheesy pun there...) because I have never read this book! Here is what we are learning this week: Writing- We started a new writing unit on opinions. We have talked about fact and opinion and how we back up our opinions with facts and reasons. This week, we are collecting ideas by visiting various areas in the school to think of ideas we can share to better our environment. Math- We have been working on addition and subtraction within 1000 with regrouping. This can be a pretty tricky skill to master. The regrouping is the piece that can make this skill so hard for some. We will continue to practice throughout the week. Students brought home a practice sheet tonight. They are to pick 5 problems to do and return tomorrow. We have talked a lot about this can’t be done mentally and students need to stack the two numbers to solve. (I think there are a few towards the bottom of the worksheet that are written horizontally.) Students will complete a check on this standard on Friday. Next week we will focus on multiplying by multiples of 10. Reading- Last week, we spent time going over our Daily 5 expectations and group expectations. This week, we are back in our groups. As a class, we are learning how to compare and contrast. We will then use our knowledge to compare and contrast two passages or texts with a common topic. Social Studies- When we came back from break, we started a new social studies unit. We are learning some about maps. One of our main focuses in this topic is to learn the 8 states that border Missouri. Your child should have a map with the 8 states labeled. We will continue to practice this week at school. Please review a little at home as well. (See if they can sing you this song to the tune of “London Bridge”) Missouri has eight border states Border states Border states Missouri has eight border states Let’s start north Iowa and Illinois Ken-tuck-y, Tennessee Arkansas, Ok-la-ho-ma Kansas and Nebraska Upcoming Dates: January 21- No school for students. Teachers have professional development. January 25- Tiger Pride @ 2:30 February 15- Valentine's Day Party/ ½ Day for Students February 18- No school (This can be used as a snow makeup day if needed)
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AuthorMrs. Letterman is a third grade teacher at Willard East. This is her 8th year in Willard, but her 10th year to teach third grade! Archives
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