Updates and Reminders for the week ending Friday, October 13 | |
This Week We… Math: Continue modeling division and multiplication using a variety of methods.  Solve word problems using the break apart method.
Fundations Unit 2 Family Letter and support resources can be found here (Spanish). In Wit and Wisdom,  we identified the main idea and essential meaning of Ocean Sunlight.  We read a new biography picture book:  The Fantastic Undersea Life of  Jacques Cousteau.  Students asked questions about key details, identified how an author groups related information together and why it is important, explained the sequence of the text and illustrations. Science/ Social Studies: learned about goods/services, supply/demand, surplus/shortage, and entrepreneurship. Social Emotional Learning (SEL): we discussed focussing and using self-talk. | Next Week We Will… Math: We will begin Module 2 in math which focuses on place value concepts. Our first focus will be rounding to the nearest ten and hundred.
In Fundations, we will begin Unit 3.  Unit 3 is a review of vowel-consonant-e syllable and the reading and spelling procedures for two-syllable words. Fundations Unit 3 Family Letter and support resources can be found here (Spanish). In Wit and Wisdom, we will continue exploring our biography about Jacques Cousteau. Students will work to explain how quotations add meaning to the text, how an author uses illustrations, distinguish the literal and nonliteral meaning of words and phrases (personification and metaphors), identify the main idea and essential meaning, and explain the purpose of the simple past tense and use the simple past tense correctly. Module 1 Family Letter can be found here (Spanish). Science/ Social Studies: create a good to be sold at our classroom marketplace. We will wrap up the unit with a mock market. Social Emotional Learning (SEL): October is Dyslexia awareness month. Dyslexia affects up to 1 in 5 people, but the experience of dyslexia isn't always the same. This week we will read Brilliant Bea by Mary Vukadinovich, and discuss how everyone’s brain and experience with learning is different. Older students will learn more about Dyslexia with The Dr. Binocs show, and adults can learn more from this Ted Ed video. |
Moments to Celebrate! Next week we finish our first quarter! It has been a fun spirit week!! | We Need Your Help If you are an entrepreneur or know one who would like to present to our 3rd grade students, we would greatly appreciate it!!  Let your child’s teacher know. |
Announcements & Reminders Parent/Teacher Conferences coming soon. | Dates to Remember 10/12 Mrs. Jackie returns 10/16 Teacher Work Day 10/17 Picture Day |
Have a Great Weekend!