I hope you have had a wonderful Christmas and break. I am looking forward to seeing those smiling faces on Tuesday. 

There are times when I dislike winter, but I will say January is my favorite in third grade. 

Enjoy your last few days of break!

 

 December Fun

 Third grade has been very busy! I am not sure where the time is going, but being at the end of 2023 is crazy!

In math we have been working on mad minutes, area, perimeter, and  Christmas math. Third graders are having trouble remembering simple addition and subtraction facts. It would be great if they could practice at home. We usually start practicing multiplication facts in January. Flash cards are a great gift!

In reading they continue to work on their buddy reading and journaling. I have never tried this with third grade and they are doing an awesome job. We are also coming to the end of The Chocolate Touch. 

All third graders enjoyed The Christmas Carol play last week. They had great questions at the end of the play. 

Next week will learn about different holiday traditions and have our pancake breakfast!

I hope you all have a relaxing weekend!

Holiday Concert

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DECEMBER

I am not sure how it is December?! The weeks and days are flying by. I don't always love the holiday rush, but I do love the month of December at school. I love the excitement in the kids and all the fun activities we get to do along with learning!

We started pair reading this week and they LOVE it. They are reading a book with a buddy and journaling after each chapter. It is so cool to see them reading together and talking about what they have read. We are also reading The Chocolate Touch as a class. We are doing comprehension activities to go along with our reading. It great to listen to their perspective of what is happening in the book.

On Friday we had a Grinch day! We wrote poetry, listened to the story, did a directed draw, and ate Grinch chocolate. It was a great day!

Here are some photos from our last few weeks:

We had so much fun doing community service. The Intermediate Wing made center pieces and ornaments for the Senior Center and than made a delivery. We also walked in the Davis Woods and made decorations for the Holiday Concert.

We started a new science unit on traits and selection. The had to sort fruits into groups they thought they belonged in.

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