Happy November!
My sincere thanks to all of the great room parents who worked together to throw such a great party. The kids had a wonderful time.
Progress reports were sent home (or mailed) today. Please refer to the conference schedule below. http://3rdgradehudson.blogspot.com/2012/10/november-conference-schedule.html
Enjoy Daylight Savings, my favorite holiday, this weekend.
Important Dates & Reminders
Our library days are: November 8, 27; December 11; January 8, 24; February 7, 22; March 8, 22; April 16, 30; and May 14, 29.
November 6, 2012: The lunch schedule for Tuesday, November 6 will be altered due to Election Day activities in our multipurpose room. The cafeteria will offer a "Bag Lunch" only on this day. The lunch menu will be a five inch sub, fruit cup, carrot and celery sticks with ranch dressing and milk. The snack bar, extras and pizza will not be available on this day. Students with peanut allergies will eat in the teacher workroom. Please do not send nut or peanut products with your student on the 6th. I will be washing tables after students eat.
November 8, 2012: Early dismissal at 11:05.
November 21 - 23, 2012: No school
December 4, 2012: Visiting author
December 10 - 14, 2012: Frosty's Playground in physical education
December 21, 2012: Winter break classroom party
December 24, 2012 - January 4, 2013: No school
What We Learned This Week
Learning
- I can restate the purpose of each lesson and activity or I can ask, "Why did we do that? What was the point of the lesson?"
- I can ask for clarification, additional instruction or support when I do not understand or cannot demonstrate what we are doing in class.
- I can share specific learning areas that I am good at or improving in.
- I can set goals for improving in specific learning areas.
Word Study
- I can define syllables as "part of a word with a vowel in it."
- I can define closed syllables as ending with a consonant.
- I know the vowel before the final consonant in a closed syllable has a short vowel sound.
- I can "mark" short vowel sounds with a breve.
- I can identify closed syllables in two syllable words and mark the short vowel sounds.
- I know the short vowel sounds for a, e, i, o, and u and can give examples.
- I can log in to Type To Learn from my home computer.
Reading
- I can state and explain all the parts of a summary: characters (who), setting (when and where), plot (what and why) with a beginning, middle, and end.
- I can identify the author's underlying message in fiction texts.
- I can use context clues to understand unfamiliar words.
Having finished our historical fiction, City of Orphans, by Avi, we started our new read aloud, Barnaby Grimes: Curse of the Night Wolf, by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, my favorite fantasy collaborators.
Writing
- I can explain the purpose of persuasive writing.
- I can write a topic sentence and a conclusion.
- I can support my topic with opinions and facts.
Math
- I can represent big numbers in word form.
- I can spell numbers to hundred thousands. (Students will be assessed next week.)
- I can demonstrate multi-digit addition (summing) using language that shows I understand place, value and regrouping.
- I can multiply groups of zeros, ones, and twos (doubles) fluently.
Social Studies
- I can name the four cardinal directions.
- I can find the title and map key of a map and explain what they mean.
- I can use a map key's scale to measure distances on a map.
Science
- I can identify the herbs in prepared foods (oregano in marinara sauce, basil in pesto, and mint in ginger ale).
- I am willing to try new foods I grow.
- I can represent data on a graph and read it.
- I can use Comic Life to organize and show what I learned during our field trip (I hope to have these finished by conferences).
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