Thursday, September 29, 2016
Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Tuesday Read Aloud
Sree is our leader of the week this week and she brought in "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" as her read aloud today. Thanks, Sree!
Scholastic Book Order!
Book orders are in and we reached our $300 goal!! Thank you so much to all who ordered! We now have 10,000 scholastic bonus points and I can continue to add awesome books to our library. The class is SO excited! 
Sunday, September 25, 2016
September 26th-30th
Hello Families of Room 2!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
Writing: This week we will be publishing our narrative pieces in Google Drive! Ask your child to "share" their document with you and you can check out their work through your email! On Monday of next week, we will celebrate with all third grade classes by going around to each room and reading our friends' narrative pieces.
Reading: During reader's workshop we will begin a new reading unit: Character Studies. We will focus on getting to know the characters in our books and understanding character traits. As a class, we will use the book Because of Winn Dixie as a mentor text to work together to study characters.
Social Studies: This week we will be starting Chapter 2: Land Forms and Continents. We will discuss the 7 continents and 5 oceans!
Math: This week we will begin Chapter 3: Subtraction. We will focus on estimating differences, and subtraction with regrouping using three and four digit numbers. The test for this chapter is tentatively scheduled for next week on Thursday, October 6th.
Have a great week!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
- Picture Day is this Wednesday, September 28th! Our picture time is at 11:30 (before lunch and recess-woohoo!)
- Please remember to have your child turn in their monthly reading logs on Friday or the beginning of next week!
- Spelling tests are this week! Please let me know if you misplaced your spelling words and need an extra set for your child to study at home.
Writing: This week we will be publishing our narrative pieces in Google Drive! Ask your child to "share" their document with you and you can check out their work through your email! On Monday of next week, we will celebrate with all third grade classes by going around to each room and reading our friends' narrative pieces.
Reading: During reader's workshop we will begin a new reading unit: Character Studies. We will focus on getting to know the characters in our books and understanding character traits. As a class, we will use the book Because of Winn Dixie as a mentor text to work together to study characters.
Math: This week we will begin Chapter 3: Subtraction. We will focus on estimating differences, and subtraction with regrouping using three and four digit numbers. The test for this chapter is tentatively scheduled for next week on Thursday, October 6th.
Have a great week!
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Addition Properties
Check out the addition properties we have been talking about during this math chapter! 
Sunday, September 18, 2016
September 19th-23rd
Good Afternoon Families of Room 2!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
Writing: This week we will peer edit our narrative piece and work on punctuating dialogue correctly. We will then begin publishing our pieces! The students have worked so hard on making their piece the best it can be, I am so proud of them!
Reading: During reader's workshop we will continue building our reading lives by working on ways to "talk back" to the text. We will finish our first reading unit on Thursday and we will celebrate by watching the movie "Stone Fox". This is the mentor text that we have been studying throughout the unit.
Social Studies: We will finish up first social studies unit: neighborhoods and communities. Last week we discussed the multiple types of neighborhoods as well as how to read a map. Our test for this chapter will be Tuesday the 20th. Study guides were sent home on Friday last week.
Math: This week we will continue Chapter 2: Place Value. We will focus on adding four digit numbers and continue to work on problem-solving skills with word problems. The test for this chapter will be on Thursday the 22nd. Study guides will be sent home on Monday. Attached to the study guide is an answer key so students can use the study guides to practice at home!
Have a great week!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
- This Friday there is no school!
- Picture Day is September 28th!
Writing: This week we will peer edit our narrative piece and work on punctuating dialogue correctly. We will then begin publishing our pieces! The students have worked so hard on making their piece the best it can be, I am so proud of them!
Reading: During reader's workshop we will continue building our reading lives by working on ways to "talk back" to the text. We will finish our first reading unit on Thursday and we will celebrate by watching the movie "Stone Fox". This is the mentor text that we have been studying throughout the unit.
Math: This week we will continue Chapter 2: Place Value. We will focus on adding four digit numbers and continue to work on problem-solving skills with word problems. The test for this chapter will be on Thursday the 22nd. Study guides will be sent home on Monday. Attached to the study guide is an answer key so students can use the study guides to practice at home!
Have a great week!
Thursday, September 15, 2016
Sunday, September 11, 2016
September 12th-16th
Hello Families of Room 2!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
Writing: This week we will continue to revise the narrative piece that we chose to take through the writing process. We will work specifically on paragraphing and punctuating dialogue.
Reading: During reader's workshop we will continue building our reading lives by understanding that going from a good reader to a great reader takes grit. We will also work on using textual clues to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words.
Social Studies: This week we will begin our first social studies unit. We will be discussing neighborhoods and communities such as rural, urban, and suburban.
Math: This week we will begin Chapter 2: Place Value. We will focus on the addition properties, addition patterns, and strategies to add mentally.
Have a great week!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
- This Wednesday is an early release day!
- Book orders are due this Tuesday the 13th!
Writing: This week we will continue to revise the narrative piece that we chose to take through the writing process. We will work specifically on paragraphing and punctuating dialogue.
Reading: During reader's workshop we will continue building our reading lives by understanding that going from a good reader to a great reader takes grit. We will also work on using textual clues to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words.
Math: This week we will begin Chapter 2: Place Value. We will focus on the addition properties, addition patterns, and strategies to add mentally.
Have a great week!
Sunday, September 4, 2016
September 6th-9th
Hello Families of Room 2!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
Writing: This week we will choose one entry from our collection of narrative pieces that we will develop into a finished piece. We will study multiple leads that we can try on our stories as well as storytelling our pieces in order to develop more details!
Reading: During reader's workshop we will continue building our reading lives by making higher-level predictions about our texts. We will also focus on retelling our texts in order to begin discussions about what we are reading.
Science: We are going to continue our first science chapter (Chapter 3) and we will focus on the life cycle of plants. The test for this chapter will be this Thursday the 8th. The study guide was sent home last Friday in order to get an early start on studying!
Math: This week we will continue Chapter 1: Place Value. We will work on using the "CUBES" strategy when solving word problems as well as reviewing for our test which will be this Friday the 9th. The study guide will be going home with your child on Tuesday! It is already filled out but please review the questions with your child. We will be playing a review game on Thursday that uses the questions from the study guide!
Have a great week!
Listed below are the important reminders and objectives for our week. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!
Important Reminders:
- Book orders are due Tuesday, September 13th!
- Don't forget your child may bring in a snack and water bottle!
Writing: This week we will choose one entry from our collection of narrative pieces that we will develop into a finished piece. We will study multiple leads that we can try on our stories as well as storytelling our pieces in order to develop more details!
Reading: During reader's workshop we will continue building our reading lives by making higher-level predictions about our texts. We will also focus on retelling our texts in order to begin discussions about what we are reading.
Math: This week we will continue Chapter 1: Place Value. We will work on using the "CUBES" strategy when solving word problems as well as reviewing for our test which will be this Friday the 9th. The study guide will be going home with your child on Tuesday! It is already filled out but please review the questions with your child. We will be playing a review game on Thursday that uses the questions from the study guide!
Have a great week!
Growth Mindset
I loved introducing the growth mindset to our class last week! We had a great time learning about our brains and the neurons that grow as we learn new things. We talked about ways to change our words to reflect the growth mindset in our classroom. Here is a picture of the chart we have hanging around our room. Be sure to ask your child what they learned about a fixed vs. growth mindset last week! 
Strong and Weak Numbers
Last week, we learned all about rounding to the tens and hundreds place. We are using "strong and weak numbers" to help us remember when to round up and when to round down. Make sure to ask your child about this strategy!
Strong numbers! 💪💪💪
Weak Numbers 👎👎👎
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