Tomorrow we will be going into Star Lab! We will be looking at the constellations and learning the vocabulary of horizon, middle, and zenith. Later in the week to prepare for our next Star Lab visit we will be learning all about Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. It is such a great experience.
In reading we'll begin a unit on mysteries. We'll work in small groups to understand the structure of this genre and enjoy putting all of the clues together to solve the mystery! We'll also begin a discussion on cause and effect relationships.
We will begin our non-fiction writing unit. Begin discussing with your child an area in which they are an "expert" on. Topics could include: dance, basketball, baseball, gymnastics, a certain animal, etc. The topic they choose will be the one they write a cohesive non-fiction piece about.
Continue to practice multiplication facts with your child. At this point we have learned factors of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, and 10. This week our focus will be on a factor of 6 and 7. I will be sending home a guide to help you practice these facts in the same way we are practicing them in class.
Friday Letter will resume this week. Be on the lookout for an extremely detailed account of our Star Lab experience from Monday and other news from this week!
I am excited that so many of you are able to attend the third grade event next week! Remember to RSVP by this Tuesday!
Tomorrow we will welcome a new student to our class named Kira.
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