Newsletter for February 28, 2014

Important Dates & Reminders

*I will try to highlight new dates and information with red text.

Unfortunately, as Mr. Imhoff shared, it looks like March may come in like a lion. 

Blizzard Bags: The weather forecast for this weekend, especially going into the start of next week is discouraging. It has been wonderful to have a full week of learning and I feel we've reestablished our routines. In the unfortunate case that we do not have school on Monday, you can visit our Blizzard Bags post. Student assignments will not be due for two weeks. 
http://3rdgradehudson.blogspot.com/2014/02/blizzard-bags.html

March 18, 2014: 3rd Grade Musical Performance 7pm
http://3rdgradehudson.blogspot.com/2014/02/third-grade-musical-performance.html

March 19, 2014: Early release for professional development

March 27, 2014: End of the third quarter

March 28 - April 4, 2014: No school - Spring Break

April 7, 2014: No school for students, teacher grading day

April 14, 2014: 3rd quarter progress reports sent home


What We Learned This Week

Word Study
We studied and assessed plurals. Our generalization is words that add a syllable end in -es and words that do not add a syllable end in -s. Look for spelling and vocabulary assessments on Monday.

Reading Workshop
We concluded our African American study and wrote summary paragraphs. These are now in the hall. I will send home copies of student work on Monday.

We are revisiting main idea as we read more complex text.

I introduced CLOSE reading this week. It is an instructional strategy that uses multiple readings of a text to do different tasks (e.g., find the main idea, ask questions, etc.) that help students improve their comprehension.

Writing
Students wrote their African American first person summaries and thank you letters to our visitors from City Hall (see below).

Math
We concluded our study of measurement. Assessments will come home on Monday. Please review these with your student.  I will begin our study of geometry on Monday.

Social Studies
City Manager, Ted Staton, and mayor, Don Leach, visited to discuss local government.

Mr. Staton (left) and Mr. Leach (right)

Students listening alongside Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Nolan. 

Health
Mrs. Keidan talked to the class about healthy nutrition and reading food labels.