Quarter 1 Week 3

It is hard to believe we are starting week 3 of our year! Our scholars have settled in to our routine and schedule well! It warms my heart to see what a community we have built in our classroom in just two weeks, the love and support the students have for one another is truly wonderful. We enjoyed a relaxing weekend stay-cation to celebrate Mr. Chilson's birthday this week and are recharged and refreshed for the week ahead! 

Here is a look at our week!

This coming week on Tuesday, the 22nd the third grade will be taking our internal benchmark test, MAP. Please make sure your child is in attendance that day, had a good nights rest, and breakfast. Thank you for your support!

Language Arts:

This week, we will read chapters 9-13 of Pinocchio’s adventures and using the text as inspiration for some writing activities. We will work diligently to begin the rule pages in our Spalding notebooks and begin our spelling word list on Thursday. There will be a “mock” spelling test on Friday. We will also learn how to diagram adjectives and try to figure out the meaning behind the phrase “beat around the bush”.

Math:

We will review addition and subtraction and take a short quiz on Monday. Later in the week, our scholars will learn how to use bar models to solve problems. On Wednesday, we will enjoy math groups and explore our math concepts more deeply with manipulatives and games. Thank you to all the parents who have committed to come in and volunteer!

Science:

We will spend the beginning of the week presenting our classification skits.Students will be able to practice audience etiquette, as well as taking notes throughout the presentations to continue learning about the different classifications. We will end our week with a study of reptiles and various readings about reptiles!

History:

This week in history we are going to learn how to read maps with map keys. We also are learning about different landforms. Friday, we will have a fun activity where we build those different landforms with play-doh!

Warmly,

Mrs. Chilson