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What We Learned This Week
Word Study
Students learned four new vocabulary words (impatient, appropriate, appliance, and mumble). I look for any opportunity I can find to include and bring attention to these words throughout the week. It is rewarding when students find them in their reading and share. We also studied each word's part of speech (noun, verb, adjective). I introduced verb tenses (past, present, and future). We will study this in much greater detail later.
Reading
We studied cause and effect this week, an important comprehension skill. While students are initially thrown by the vocabulary, they begin to understand it as what happened first and what happened next, or what causes an effect. We used The Wump World by Bill Peet to explore cause and effect.
Writing Process
We began planning our first persuasive essay. To begin we learned the writing process and associated kinesthetic movements with each stage: planning, drafting, revising, editing and publishing. Planning consisted of two stages, identifying skills, traits and/or experiences that would make us good student council representatives. Then we recalled specific examples where we demonstrated each skill, trait, or experience. Students then started their drafts, persuading their peers to vote for them for student council.
The Writing Process
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Math
We reviewed all of last week's concepts and began rounding to the nearest ten. We discussed why this is an important skill. Rounding allows us to quickly check more precise work. It also supports our ability to do mental math.
Science
We did our first theme rotation of science, social studies and health. In science we studied natural resources (naturally occurring resources from the Earth) and identified renewable resources (resources that can be replenished in our lifetime, e.g., fish, crops, trees, water, and solar, etc.) and non-renewable resources (resources that cannot be replenished in our lifetime, e.g., minerals and fossil fuels).
We talked about all of the ways we use minerals to understand their importance; energy, food, building, and money are just a few.
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Technology
The 3rd Grade team shared many of the technology skills and standards third graders will need to master this year. Here is a link to a great summary of all the skills they will learn. Any at home practice will be very beneficial.
We have many talented professionals working with different members of our classroom community. I wanted to provide you with a face to go with the names you'll be hearing at home. Our First Education Experience Program (FEEP) student, Ms. Stevenson, will be joining us for some of our fall conferences. If you would prefer to only meet with licensed educators, please let me know. It will be very appreciated and beneficial to Ms. Stevenson if she can attend conferences.
Ms. Das
Intervention
Ms. Dible
Assistant Teacher
Ms. Gaffney
Intervention
Ms. Knight
Interpreter
(Picture coming)
Ms. Mayhan
Occupational Therapist
Ms. Porteus
Reading/Writing
Ms. Robeson
Paraprofessional
Ms. Savage
Deaf & Hard of Hearing Teacher
Ms. Starling
Orton Gillingham
Ms. Stevenson
Ohio State FEEP Student
Ms. Uchida
Speech
Ms. Westlake
Interpreter
Important Dates and Reminders
Please make sure your student wears gym shoes on B and E days.
Fall conferences will be the second week of November. Please visit the signup genius page to choose your date and time by clicking on this link.
Important 1st Quarter Dates & Reminders
New dates and times are indicated in red.
September 2 through 26, 2014 - STAR Reading and Math Diagnostic Testing
September 9, 2014 - PTO General Meeting at 7pm (See PTO website for future meetings)
September 10, 2014 - Early Dismissal/Teacher Development at 1pm
September 12, 2014 - Thompson Park Tree Trek Field Trip
September 19, 2014 - Black and Gold Day: Show your support for UA's homecoming
September 22 through 26, 2014 - PTO Book Sale
September 26, 2014 - Wacky hair day
September 26, 2014 - Fall Family Fun Night from 5 till 7pm
October 3, 2014 - Hat day
October 6 through 10, 2014 - Hawk Walk for the Playground
October 8, 2014 - Ohio Reading Achievement Assessment (Please avoid scheduling absences on this date)
October 10, 2014 - Blue and Green Day: Show your Windermere Hawk Pride
October 13 through 17, 2014 - Collection days for Box Tops for Education
October 17, 2014 - Blue and Green Day: Show your Windermere Hawk Pride
October 17, 2014- Field Trip to Thompson Park (please email if you would like to volunteer)
October 23, 2014 - Fall picture retakes
October 24, 2014 - End of the first quarter
October 27, 2014 - No school, teacher grading day
Important 2nd Quarter Dates & Reminders
October 30, 2014 - UA Trick or Treating from 5:30 till 8pm
October 31, 2014 - Halloween party (extended lunch from 12 till 1:30pm, most students go home to change into costumes)
November 3 through 7, 2014 - First quarter conferences
November 4, 2014 - No School for Students, Teacher Development Day
November 5, 2014 - Progress Reports sent home
November 6, 2014 - Early Dismissal/Conferences at 11am
November 10 through 13, 2014 - Fall conferences
November 17 through 21, 2014 - District Gifted Screening
November 25, 2014 - Scarlet and Gray Day
November 26 through 28, 2014 - No School Thanksgiving
December 1 through January 9, 2015 - STAR Reading and Math Diagnostic Testing
December 3, 2014 - Early Dismissal/Teacher Development at 1pm
December 19, 2014 - Holiday parties 2pm
December 22 through January 2, 2015 - No School Winter Break
January 16, 2015 - End of second quarter
January 19, 2015 - No School Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
January 20, 2015 - No school, teacher grading day
Important 3rd Quarter Dates & Reminders
January 27, 2015 - Progress Reports sent home
January 29, 2015 - Early Dismissal/Conferences at 11am
February 2 through 13, 2015 - Ohio Wildlife Center donation drive
February 4, 2015 - Early Dismissal/Teacher Development at 1pm
February 9 through 13, 2015 - Collection days for Box Tops for Education
February 16, 2015 - No School Presidents' Day
February 17, 2015 - Math State PBA
February 23, 2015 - English Language Arts State PBA
February 23, 2015 - AASCD
March 9 through 13, 2015 - PTO Book Sale
March 17, 2015 - 3rd Grade Musical
March 20 through 27, 2015 - No School Spring Break
April 2, 2015 - End of third quarter
April 3, 2015 - No School
April 6, 2015 - No School, teacher grading day
Important 4th Quarter Dates & Reminders
April 8, 2015 - Early Dismissal/Teacher Development at 1pm
April 9, 2015 - Spring Picture Day
April 13 through May 22, 2015 - District Writing Diagnostic Testing
April 14, 2015 - Progress Reports sent home
April 21 through 22, 2015 - English Language Arts State EOY
April 22, 2015 - Ohio Reading Achievement Assessment
April 24, 2015 - Kid Fest
April 28 through 29, 2015 - Math State EOY
May 1 through 29, 2015 - STAR Reading and Math Diagnostic Testing
May 9, 2015 - Wish Run
May 25, 2015 - No School Memorial Day
June 1, 2015 - Field Day
June 3, 2015 - End of fourth quarter/Last day for students, Classroom parties 12:05 till 1:05pm
June 9, 2015 - Progress Reports sent home
