Tuesday, November 22, 2016

November 22, 2016

Happy Thanksgiving!

Third grade finished their Plymouth Colony unit. The students did a 9 day simulation about what life was like for colonists. They learned about the voyage of the Mayflower, Speedwell, settling a colony, planting, trading, building, clothing, schools, and so much more. We finished our unit with a small feast. Third graders  invited K/1 to share a small feast. Third graders read Thanksgiving stories to their K/1 friends. We shared bread(made by 3rd grade), popcorn, and 3 different pies. They also had time to share what they knew about the First Thanksgiving. It was fun to learn from each other!








After Thanksgiving we will be starting a unit on, "The Lion, Witch, and the Wardrobe." This is a new unit for me as well, so I am pretty excited. I think the kids will love it. We will be doing another science unit and more poetry!
I will also be starting a reading log with each child. We will keep all books we read for guided reading in school. The reading log will help the children track their weekly reading. They will read books of their choice and at the end of the week they will turn their log in to me. In order to get credit for their reading it will need to be signed. I will send home more information home along with the log.
Your kids have probably told you that we have handed out parts to our intermediate musical. We will keep you updated on our progress. Our play will be performed in January!

I hope you all enjoy your families this long weekend!
Holly



Sunday, November 6, 2016

NOVEMBER???

How can it be November? Time is flying by and third grade is a very busy place!

Thank you for sending in juice boxes for our Intermediate Halloween fun.
We had a great time writing scary stories and creating some pretty awesome pictures to go with our stories. Working together as a wing is the best! We also had some yummy cookies to decorate...Thank You Mr. Hileman!












We also teamed up to make Veteran's Day cards for our celebration on Thursday.








Last week third grade was introduced to our new keyboarding program....Typesy and they love it! They have started with learning home row.




As you can see we have been busy. Last week we finished a science unit on animal behaviors. This week we start a social studies unit. Third grade will be taking part in a simulation about Jamestown. This is an AWESOME unit and the kids will love it. They will learn all about the life of colonists and pilgrims through team work and simulations.

We started Unit 3 in math. As our math starts to become more challenging please remember your child has math homelinks nightly. It is very important to get that extra practice and most homelinks take about 10 minutes. Thank you so much for helping your child!

In reading we have finished up some class books and responses. This week we will start group books. If you child brings home a book to read it is important for them to complete the assignment so all groups can move along together. Having children read 20 minutes each night is so important in helping them develop great reading and writing skills. It also helps them become more confident readers.

Again, if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to email or call me at any time. I am truly enjoying working with you and your children!

I hope you all had a great weekend.