We are in the final stretch! This is the last newsletter of third grade! Next MONDAY, I will send an email with important information as we wrap up our school year.
We took a break from our read-aloud, How to Eat Fried Worms, and we’re back to reading about Billy eating ten worms. I will be sending home a permission slip on Thursday about the movie version of the book. The movie is PG, and I’ve gone through it multiple times, but I still value your input. They are set to watch the movie on June 1 if all goes to plan. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Math: We have a couple more lessons to go through before we begin closing our final math chapter of the year. Please continue to have them practice fractions at home. They can use IXL or Freckle. I can tell that they’ve been practicing as they are rockstars in class. Please encourage them to draw out fraction strips to help visualize the fractions they compare or use. They should always start with one whole and work their way down. Their math test will be Tuesday, May 31, because we had our field trip on Monday. Reading: We are having group discussions about Matilda. This week, we will summarize key parts and talk about the book's theme. We will also talk about our favorite and least favorite parts of the book. Some friends shared their thoughts on the movie throughout last week and compared it to the book. They enjoyed reading Matilda and learning some new vocabulary. They’ve all put together excellent lesson plans, and I can’t wait to see them in action. Here are their teaching days and orders. Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
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We are closing in on the finish line! This year has been a great one and has flown by really fast. We've been having such a blast that I can't believe they're less than two weeks away from being 4th graders! Next Tuesday will be the last newsletter. It will include crucial end-of-the-year information.
I am still waiting on Mr. Koehne to update me on the volunteer list. I will send an email on Friday with important field trip information. If you have any questions or concerns before then, please let me know. First through fourth grade have a musical this Friday. They will perform for the school Friday morning and again Friday night for family and friends at 7:00 pm. They need to arrive at school at 6:30 pm and come up to the classroom. Math: We are moving through our fractions unit. We spent a lot of time Friday, Monday, and today learning how to measure things to the nearest ½ inch and the nearest ¼ inch. Later this week, we will move into the conversion (turning improper fractions to mixed fractions) and equivalent fractions lessons. Their test will be on May 27 or May 31. Please continue to have them use IXL and Freckle to practice fractions. Reading: We are moving through our class novel. We should finish the book by the end of the week. Each group will have a chance to put together a presentation to showcase the book and what they learned. It’ll be their final reading project for the year! We’ve reached the point in the school year where I begin to allow students to teach lessons. On Friday, they will bring home their information sheet that outlines what they will be doing. They will start becoming mini teachers Tuesday, May 24. The warm days are here! Yesterday and today were along the warmer side of things. Please continue to send them in cooler clothing. We will go outside since it’s nicer and the building is a little stuffy. We are also running low on wipes, so please send in what you can.
We started map testing this week. We had our math map test today. We will take our reading and language usage map tests on Wednesday and Thursday. Field trip: We are all set for our zoo field trip! It will be a combined trip with 4th grade to Lincoln Park Zoo on Monday, May 23. They are bringing home a permission slip in their Tuesday folder. Please return the bottom portion by Friday, May 20. Both Mrs. Brucato and I will be taking two chaperones, so if anyone would like to chaperone, let me know. It’s free! :) The memory work due May 17 is Genesis 17:9 → God said to Abraham, as for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations. Math: We are moving through our fractions unit. We’ve been practicing how to show fractions using fraction pieces and a number line. We will take a small quiz to check in and see how we are doing before we begin talking about equivalent fractions. However, they can always get a headstart using Freckle and IXL. During this unit, we will also look at line plots and discuss how line plots are used and how rulers are a physical number line broken into ¼ pieces. Readings: We are moving into one of my favorite parts of the year, the novel study unit. We will be reading Matilda. We will read this book and practice all of the comprehension skills that we’ve learned all year. We will discuss cause & effect, problem & solution, compare & contrast, theme, main idea, point of view, summarization, characterization, etc. Note: Please remove the sheet on the cover of their Tuesday folder. That is for you to keep at home as it’s set up with reminders for you. Happy Tuesday! Grace started map testing this week. However, we begin next week. We will take our math map test Tuesday at 8:30, so please try to have them at school before 8:20. We will take our reading and language usage tests on Wednesday and Thursday.
Field trip update: We are waiting for the bus company to confirm if they are available on May 26. Once that is done, I will be sending home permission slips and other information. I will need two volunteers to attend the field trip. Due to covid, the zoo had limited slots, so all adults going will have to pay a fee to enter. I’m waiting to hear back if the school will pay or if that is out of pocket for everyone, me included. I apologize for that. Please let me know if anyone would like to chaperone. The memory work due May 10 is Genesis 17:8 (International Children’s Bible Version) → You live in the land of Canaan now as a stranger. But I will give you and your descendants all this land forever. And I will be the God of your descendants. Math: We started our fractions unit last week. We are using fraction strips in class to help us visualize the fractions that we are discussing. They were so excited to use the strips, and they’re looking forward to using the circle fraction pieces. They are doing really well so far. We will be introducing rulers and number lines by the end of the week. So, please encourage them to practice that at home. They can always use IXL and Freckle. Reading: We are starting unit 5 in our Wonders curriculum. This week we will cover summarization using the “Somebody wanted but so then finally” model. Summarizing is something that they struggled with, so I want to make sure that they are solid summarizers as we move h to the end of the school year. Earlier in the year, we learned about the author’s point of view and the narrator’s point of view. So, we will tap into that previous knowledge as we learn about the character's point of view. We will spend some time talking about the first, second, and third person as well. Grammar/Writing: We will work on adverbs this week. Towards the end of the week and beginning of next week, we will start working with adjectives and adverbs. Our how-to essays will come to a close this week. I plan to hang those on the bulletin board over the weekend. They’ve worked so hard on those. Science/ Social Studies: We are finally done with our 3rd chapter in our social studies unit. We will begin working on the unit project Wednesday, which involves them creating their own country. As I said last week, most of them already have their country’s name and other essential details. They will present these early next week. They will take a small quiz on May 10 or May 11. We will end the year talking about climate, life cycles, and the three branches of government. *Note* Please remove sheet on the cover of their Tuesday folder. That is for you to keep at home as it's set up with reminders for you. Happy Tuesday! |
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