Happy Friday! Here’s a look at what we did this week!
Math: Last week we started our multiplication unit and students
have been cruising along! We will learn the last lesson in Unit 4 at the
beginning of next week and take our test towards the end of the week. Many
students understand the concept of multiplication but still have to use
repeated addition to find the answers. Next step is to practice and memorize
our facts!
*Math test is being sent home from Unit 2 – students were
allowed to do in class corrections and receive credit back for half of their
points.
Writing: Our explanatory writing unit has taken longer than
expected, but we have finally wrapped it up! Students worked hard going through
the different steps of the writing process in writer’s workshop. Although, we
are still working on our punctuation and capitalization – something I have told
students should be mastered at this point in third grade. Next week we will go
back to focusing on grammar before our next writing unit.
Science: In science this week we learned about matter and
mass. We discovered just because the something is the same size or matter, it
does not mean that it has the same mass. Next week we will learn how to measure
the volume of solids and liquids using graduated cylinders and see how the
water level changes when we add different objects.
Reading: Our story this week, “A Cool Place to Visit”, was a
Time For Kids story about a hotel in Sweden made of ice! We learned how to read
informational texts and focused on the skill of finding the main idea of a
story. Students explored the concept of finding a main idea and supporting
details by doing a main idea bag activity. Next week we will wrap up our “Be
Creative!” unit by reviewing all of our stories to prepare for a reading test.
Social Studies: Thank you for helping your child complete
the family history sheet from last week! It was very fun for students to share information
about where their family came from and some of the cultural traditions that
they celebrate. We have been learning a lot about how other cultures become
part of American culture.
Reminders:
- Book orders due next Friday
- No school on Monday for Martin Luther King Day
- Orders for 8
th Grade Valentines due Feb 3
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I hope you had a great week! Let me know if you have any questions/comments/concerns.
- Miss Rizzo
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