Thursday, February 22, 2018

2/22/18 Third Grade

2/22/18

Dear Families,
What a week we have had!  We welcomed artist in residence, Michael Caduto and have worked ALL week on developing plays based on folk tales he has retold.  Students have created props, costumes, and have even added music to these skits!  Please look to Facebook for pictures and videos of skits!  Also, we started cursive this week.  It's very important for students to NOT work ahead and practice letter formation in the way that Mrs. Frankline teaches.

We hope you are able to get outside and enjoy February vacation!

Upcoming Dates:

2/26-3/6  February vacation
3/16        Early Release Day


High/Low
High- cursive
HIgh- practicing the music for the play
High- cursive
High- cursive
Low- Mrs. T Wasn’t here
High- cursive
High- cursive
High- cursive
Low- Mrs. T wasn’t here
High- cursive
High- the performance, we have Mr. C., we’ve been making props
Low- Mrs. T wasn’t here
High- cursive
Low- Mrs. T. wasn’t here
High- sharks and minnows in PE, making the props, play is today, we got to practice
Low- Mrs. T wasn’t here
High- cursive
High- getting ready for the play
High- getting ready for the play
Low- Mrs. T. wasn’t here
High- Mr. C. coming out
Low- cursive
High- everything
High- cursive
High- the play is today, we had lots of practice
Low- Mrs. T. wasn’t here, cursive
High- cursive
Low- Mrs. T. wasn’t here



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Thursday, February 15, 2018

2/15/18 Third Grade

2/15/18

Dear Families,
We have had an exciting, fun week!  Thank you to everyone who brought in treats and valentines for our celebration yesterday, we had a lot of fun!  Here is what we have been doing (besides eating candy):

Writing:  We focused on using the sythesizing and comprehension skills we learned in our nonfiction reading unit and applied them to our writing!  We used the facts and information in two nonfiction articles to write a narrative.  This is a difficult skill but students did a wonderful job!

Upcoming Dates:
2/26-3/6 February Vacation
3/16 Early Release Day

High/Low
High- science
Low- math when there is a guest teacher everyone was talking
High- skiing
High- Valentine’s day
High- Valentine’s day
Low- My belly had too much sugar
High- Valentine’s Day
Low- Mrs. Gingras is still out
High- everything
High- going to fourth grade for math
Low- too much sugar yesterday
High- skiing
High- Valentine’s day, bucket drumming, making a fort for the other grades
Low- too much sugar
High- almost done with kindergarten fort
Low- Mrs. Gingras out
Low- too much sugar
HIgh- going skiing in PE
Low- the bus
High- Valentine’s day, puzzling phenomena, writing piece, skiing in PE, finding his glove
High- Valentine’s day, skiing in PE
Low- no Mrs. Gingras
High- playing at recess
High- Valentine’s day, snowshoeing in PE
Low- not having enough sugar
HIgh- Valentine’s day
Low- Mrs. Gingras is not here
High- Valentine’s day
High- everything
Low- Mrs. Gingras is not here
High- Valentine’s day
High- Valentine’s day and Read Across America Day
Low- Mrs. Gingras still being out and how my class has acted towards adults in this building
High- the weather made recess fun! Exciting weekend full of basketball, figure skating, and my parents are coming
High- I’m moving!
Low- I have to move!
High- writing pieces






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Thursday, February 8, 2018

2/8/2018 Third Grade


Dear Families,
We hope you are enjoying all this fresh new snow!  It certainly makes recess fun for our students.  Here is what we have been doing:

 Reading:  We have been focusing on reading two articles and synthesizing the information in order to summarize them.  Students have been working to find like details and a common main idea.

Writing:  We added entries into our writer's notebooks!  We will begin learning how we can use non-fiction articles to write a narrative.

Upcoming Dates:
2/9           Early Release Day
2/26-3/6   Winter Vacation

High/Low
High- typing
Low- Mrs. Gingras has been out
High- doing the cargo net
Low- snow day
High- snow day!
High- snow day!
High- Snow day!
High- snow day!
Low- test we have to take in science
High- we used the cargo net in PE
Low- snow day!
High- Snow day!
High- Snow day!
High- Cargo net
Low- snow day
High- doing morning routine
High- PE and snow day!
Low- we didn’t have school
High- snow day!
High- having two PEs, snow day!
Low- snow day because I had to do chores
High- snow day!
Low- Mrs. Gingras has been out
High- missing PE
Low- snow day
High- we got some writing in
Low- snow day
High- snow day!
Low- passing the sickness around in 3rd grade
High- Snow day!

High- Snow day!




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Friday, February 2, 2018

Fourth Grade 2/2/2018

2/2/2018


Dear Families,
We have had a wonderful week in Humanities!  Here is what we've been doing:

Humanities:  We finished our Phineas Gage biography and are working on developing a thesis statement with evidence to support it.  We learned how to write better concluding sentences using transitional phrases.  Today, we started a new biography on Harriet Tubman and students selected a biography to read independently.

High- self portraits in art, we did the ropes course and climbing rope, it’s Friday!
Low- hot in PE class today
High- swinging ropes in PE
Low- ½ playground closed
High- It’s Friday
Low- It snowed
High- we did the ropes course in PE
Low- it’s cold
High- we are doing the climbing ropes in PE
Low- it’s been snowing and stuff
High- we did the ropes course in PE and the skiing program is starting
Low- can’t go to bottom of playground
High- ropes in PE
Low- can’t go to bottom of playground
High- It’s Friday
Low- Bolton doesn’t start for a week
High- going on a skiing trip
Low- not a lot of computer time
High- Fun on the ropes in PE, it’s Friday
Low- it’s been cold outside
High- In PE we got to do the swinging ropes and the wall
Low- I cut my finger and couldn’t do the wall
HIgh- Colby’s birthday
High- we got our typing for our little readers and I did it fast
High- Ropes in PE
Low- I can’t do ski program
High- I get to go to Bolton with my friends on Friday
Low- I brought my violin for no reason
High- I’m in the Bolton program
Low- it’s late at night
High- It’s Friday and it’s been outdoor recess
Low- I hurt my hand, I brought cars for indoor recess but it hasn’t been indoor recess
High- we’ve been going outside, ropes and traversing wall in PE
Low-  no indoor recess for the hot wheels track
Low- the sickness going around
High- getting to use the ropes yesterday with Mrs. T. and I started a book last night that was sooo good I had to finish it!

High- using the ropes yesterday



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Thursday, February 1, 2018

2/1/2018 Third Grade

2/1/2018

Dear Families,
Here is an update on our week!

Reading:  We are continuing to work on nonfiction.  Students had the opportunity to be an 'expert' and teach another group about what they have learned.  They practiced using gestures and an appropriate voice tone and level.  They did an awesome job!

Writing:  ALL students have completed their shoe pieces and they are currently on display in our hallway!  We will be moving into identifying various types of writing and practicing writing in the different forms with the same topic.

Upcoming Events:
2/9  Early Release Day


High/Low
High- doing the sketch thing in art
Low- the cold
High- Being Student of the Month
Low- being sick
High- the ice and snow going away
Low- we can’t go down the hill for recess
High- fitness in PE
Low- the bus
High- doing blue jays and cardinals in art
Low- not having much time to read
High- going to the PE room
High- PE, bucket drumming at elective, PE again today :)
Low- bucket drumming was loud
High- we are going to do a lot more of the things Mr. Currier had hung up for PE
High- playing kickball at recess and the climbing wall at PE
High- playing kickball and climbing on the ropes in PE
High- Art
High- having PE
High- Running in PE
Low- pinching in music class
High- watching you work collaboratively with your nonfiction reading partners
Low- it’s been very icy
High- I got to go to PE on Monday
Low- third grade had a tough music class with Ms. Maroney
High- Tanner sharing a high and a low
Low- I have a large group of students not being responsible with their red folders and in the coat area
High- everything
Low- kickball




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