Word Study: There are no new spelling words or patterns this week. I will be assessing students on previously studied words and patterns for the end of the grading period.
Reading: We continued to work on substitutions. I also assessed students comprehension for NF texts. We will begin learning strategies for asking good questions and making evidence supported predictions that support comprehension.
Writing: We reviewed the writing process using our kinesthetic practice (see below: planning, drafting, revising, editing, and publishing).
Planning (We point to our brain.)
Drafting (We write on our hand.)
Revising (We mimic erasing as we think of descriptive vocabulary and sentence variation.)
Editing (We look closely at indenting, capitals, and punctuation.)
Publishing (We mimic typing or writing neatly.)
We also learned the parts of a friendly letter (see below: heading, greeting, opening, body, closing, signature).
Heading (Address and date)
Greeting ("Dear Pen Pal,")
Opening (We state the purpose of our letter.)
Body (The most important part of our letter, our paragraphs)
Closing (We "close" our letter with instructions, e.g., "Write back soon.")
Signature (We stamp our foot.)
Math: We reviewed for our end of the grading period assessment which covers:
- Numeracy (place value, estimation, equivalent names).- Computation (multi-digit addition and subtraction).
- Patterns, functions, and algebra (tables, rules, unknowns).
- Data analysis (interpreting data and graphing).
- Measurement (time, money).
- Mathematical processes (problem solving, reasoning, communication).
- Basic fact fluency.
We are continuing to explore STMath. I have been in communication with STMath regarding your challenges logging in from home. Please let me know if you are still having difficulty. This voluntary program offers great benefits in math.
Science: We took a virtual field trip in science this past week in preparation for our upcoming field trip. We looked at erosion, Ohio's rock story, sedimentary rocks and concretions. We also looked at a map of Highbanks Metropark.
Here is an image of our bean plant. I will be sharing this with the class next week. You can see it has gone to great lengths to grow around the maze, towards the top where we have a small hole for light. The bean plant is very pale, but it is remarkable in it's ability to snake through the box towards a light source.
There will not be a newsletter next week as I will be assessing throughout the week.
Important Dates and Reminders
Students began learning C7 and F chords and the song "Skip to My Lou." We will have Ukulele Orchestra every B and D day from 11:05 until 11:25. Please help your student to remember their ukuleles on these days.
October 24th: No school for students - Teacher in service day.
October 26th: Field Trip to Highbanks Metro Park.
I have the following six chaperons:
- Mrs. Mitchell
- Mr. Harpster
- Mrs. Johnson
- Mrs. Hargraves
- Mr. Westhoven
- Mrs. Brown.
Please bring a camera if you have one. Thank you in advance for your help!
Please remember sack lunches, layers and good walking shoes that can get wet.
We currently have a high probability for heavy rain. If the 3rd grade team decides to cancel the field trip due to weather, I will email you by 8:15am.
October 28th: End of first grading period. I will send reminders of your conference time with your student's progress report.
October 28th: Halloween Party. See separate post.
October 31st: No school - Teacher grading day.
October 31st: Trick or Treat Night in Upper Arlington.
November 4th: Progress reports sent home.
November 6th: Daylight Savings ends.
November 7th - 11th: Conferences. I will put your student's date and time on their progress report.
November 8th: Election Day - Early dismissal at 11:05. No lunch on this date.
November 23rd - 25th: No School - Thanksgiving holiday.
