We are planning an evening event for third graders and their parents on the night of Wednesday, January 16 from 6 - 7pm. We will be sending out more information about this soon, but for now, please save the date.
I will no longer be giving addition and subtraction math fact quizzes. It is time students should be practicing multiplication. I have introduced the 0s, 1s, 2s, 5s, 9s, and 10s facts. Last week your child came home with flash cards they made in class for the 9s. Please practice these with them. Multiplication math fact quizzes will begin in January.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
This week in school...
We are busy learning all about the structure of non-fiction and how text features are there to help us comprehend what we read. We are able to read about many different topics, but have been focusing on articles that have been written about ancient Egypt!
In social studies this week we will learn about the ancient Egyptian religion. Specifically, we will learn about various gods and goddesses and what each one represented to an ancient Egyptian.
We continue to learn new multiplication facts in math. Patterns in multiplication will be our focus this week. We'll discover that when 2 is a factor all of the products are even. When 5 is a factor our products will all end in a 5 or a 0 depending if the other factor is odd or even! We'll also discover the many patterns that we have with our 9's facts! Please begin practicing multiplication facts with your child, especially the 9s. They all understand the 0s, 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s, and the more we practice them, the more automatic they will become. The 9s should be your focus this week and into next.
We'll expand our vocabulary by learning about synonyms and antonyms.We'll discover when we should use words like colossal and massive instead of big.
We are reading The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo together and we are learning about how authors use foreshadowing to alert readers that something may happen. We're having a lot of fun discovering how many "hints" our author is providing us as to what may come next! We're reading strategically and we're noticing how if we're not carefully reading we may miss important information! I love seeing the "lightbulbs" go off as we read together this complex text!
I have enjoyed all of my parent conferences thus far and look forward to my final batch this week! I apologize for not being able to stick to my 20 minute time frame! I'm finding that I just have so many great things to say! I will do my best this Thursday considering I am booked solid all afternoon! Thank you all for your continued support.
In social studies this week we will learn about the ancient Egyptian religion. Specifically, we will learn about various gods and goddesses and what each one represented to an ancient Egyptian.
We continue to learn new multiplication facts in math. Patterns in multiplication will be our focus this week. We'll discover that when 2 is a factor all of the products are even. When 5 is a factor our products will all end in a 5 or a 0 depending if the other factor is odd or even! We'll also discover the many patterns that we have with our 9's facts! Please begin practicing multiplication facts with your child, especially the 9s. They all understand the 0s, 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s, and the more we practice them, the more automatic they will become. The 9s should be your focus this week and into next.
We'll expand our vocabulary by learning about synonyms and antonyms.We'll discover when we should use words like colossal and massive instead of big.
We are reading The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo together and we are learning about how authors use foreshadowing to alert readers that something may happen. We're having a lot of fun discovering how many "hints" our author is providing us as to what may come next! We're reading strategically and we're noticing how if we're not carefully reading we may miss important information! I love seeing the "lightbulbs" go off as we read together this complex text!
I have enjoyed all of my parent conferences thus far and look forward to my final batch this week! I apologize for not being able to stick to my 20 minute time frame! I'm finding that I just have so many great things to say! I will do my best this Thursday considering I am booked solid all afternoon! Thank you all for your continued support.
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