Word Study
We continued our study of short and long o sounds and patterns.
Long o patterns are VCe (e.g., home), VVC (oa - e.g., coat), CVV (ow - e.g., glow). Students should recognize that oa words produce a long o sound in the middle of the syllable and ow words produce a long o at the end of the syllable.
Short o patterns are VC and VCC (e.g. sock).
Oddballs follow the VCe pattern, but make a short u sound (none and love).
Reading Workshop
We are continuing to develop our ability to infer, relying on evidence from the story. Students are also working on identifying the lesson of a fable or folk tale, an important third grade genre which we will revisit in writing later in the year.
We wrapped up our read aloud, Wonder. It is hard to follow up such an inspiring read aloud. We will will continue this theme with Out Of My Mind by Sharon Draper.
We also read, Waltz of the Scarecrows, by Constance McGregor in preparation for her visit next week. She will support our "Show - Don't Tell" work and we are excited to have her join us. Mrs. McGregor visited us last year and, in addition to being a talented author, is a Windermere grandparent.
Writing Workshop
Students began to share their opinion pieces through "debates" where each of our three tables shares their essays. They are awarded points for the following:
- Strong topic sentence
- Evidence from the text
- Strong conclusion
- Referencing the text (e.g., "In the story, Pioneer Days, the author...")
- Including the other argument's perspective (e.g., "Even though life was hard, the text shows the Wilder family was happy.")
Math
We continue to study multiplication. Students should be fluent with any basic fact that includes a 0, 1, 2, 5 or 9 and should understand that multiplication is efficient addition of same sized groups. We are relying on the distributive property to help us with other factors (3, 4, 6, 7, and 8).
Example:
7 x 8 = (5 x 8) + (2 x 8)
I will eventually want students to master all of the basic multiplication facts, but find the distributive property is invaluable for their mental math, as well as being an important standard. It will also support their understanding of division.
I introduced multiplication story problems with an emphasis on identifying the groups and how big they are. Students represent the story problem with a picture of the number of groups and the size of each group labeled inside the groups. They then write the multiplication number sentence. Have your student explain this process to you.
Important Dates and Reminders
I will highlight new and changed dates on subsequent posts in red.
November 19 - Thompson Park Tree Trek
November 25 through 27 - Thanksgiving Break
December 1 through 2 - Ohio English Language Arts Assessment
December 21 through January 1 - Winter Break
January 8 - End of Second Quarter
January 11 - No School Teacher Grading Day
January 18 - No School Martin Luther King Day
January 21 - Conferences, Early Dismissal at 11:05, NO LUNCH SERVICE
January 27 - Early Dismissal Professional Development 1pm
February 1 through 16 - Ohio Wildlife Center donation drive
February 15 - No School Presidents' Day
February 16 - Ohio Wildlife Center Visit
March 2 - Early Dismissal Professional Development 1pm
March 18 - End of Third Quarter
March 21 through 25 - No School Spring Break
March 28 - No School Teacher Grading Day
April 6 - Early Dismissal Professional Development 1pm
April 12 and 13 - Ohio English Language Arts Assessment
April 20 and 21 - Ohio Mathematics Assessment
May 27 - Last Day of School for Students
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