12/19/19 Third Grade

12/19/19

Dear Families,
Thank you to all who were able to attend our concert on Tuesday! Our students worked very hard and were excited to perform.  This week is usually a hectic one, but we have been amazed how calm and focused our students have been.  We have been busy doing crafts, making gifts, and enjoying spirit week!  Here's an update:

Writing:  We are working on a special, top secret, writing project that will come home Friday :)

Reading:  We are continuing to learn about celebrations around the world.  We were excited to welcome Mrs. Slayton to talk about celebrations in Thailand! 

We want to wish all of our third grade families a Happy New Year!  We look forward to working with your students in 2020!

Upcoming Dates:
12/23-1/1    Winter Break

High/Low

High- it’s spirit week

High- tomorrow is pajama day

High- we had the concert

High- it’s spirit week

High- tomorrow is pajama day

Low- Mr. Maloney is not here

High- tomorrow is pajama day

High- tomorrow is pajama day

High- tomorrow is pajama day

High- tomorrow is pajama day

High- tomorrow is pajama day

Low- we can’t bring in blankets

High- we get to watch a movie tomorrow

Low- We have to do gymnastics in front of everyone

High- pajama day is tomorrow

High- tomorrow is pajama day

High- we had the school concert

High- we have pajama and movie day tomorrow

Low- it’s too cold to go outside

High- we had the concert

High- tomorrow is pajama day

High- we got to watch a movie in elective

High- it’s movie/pajama day tomorrow

Low- we have to do gymnastics

High- it’s spirit week

Low- we have to do gymnastics in front of everyone

High- my mom came on Tuesday

High- pajama day tomorrow

Low- we are doing gymnastics

High- we got to watch a movie in music elective

Low- Mr. Maloney isn’t here

High- it was the concert and I had a solo

Low- Mr. Maloney isn’t here

High- tomorrow is pajama day

Low- probably going to have indoor recess

High- it’s been very calm in our class even though it’s the week before vacation and spirit week

Low- I didn’t get to do crazy hair day

High- Mrs. Slayton coming in and our writing project!

12/12/19 Third Grade

12/19/19

Dear Families,
We have had a very productive week! Here is an update:

Writing:  Students have published and shared our personal narratives!  It was nice to see how proud students were of their work.  We are working on a special writing project that will go home before break.

Reading:  We are continuing with our Celebrations Around the World!  Students also spent some time playing dreidel!  As you can see from their high/lows this week, it was a hit!

Upcoming Dates:
12/17         Holiday Concert (Grades 3, 4, 5)
12/30-1/1   Winter Vacation

High/Low

High- we got to learn dreidel

Low- the rain washed away all the snow

High- we had indoor recess and I tried a new website

Low- all the snow went away

High- in elective we did experiments with tasting

Low- we had to hold a piece of paper under our tongue

High- we got to play dreidel

High- we played dreidel

High- we played dreidel

Low- we had indoor recess

High- we played dreidel

Low- my mom gave me a cold

High- we played dreidel

Low- I missed dreidel

High- in art elective we painted a snowman

Low- I didn’t get to play dreidel

High- we are in new elective groups

High- elective

Low- the rain washed the snow away

High- I got to paint a huge snowman

High- I got squishy sand for MIT

Low- the rain washed away the snow

High- we learned a new beat in music elective

High- we learned dreidel

High- we got to play dreidel

High- we went to the ski meeting

High- we learned how to play dreidel and played a bird puzzle

Low- I fell on the ice

High- we learned dreidel

High- it feels like spring

Low- there’s not many sleds left

High- adding a new member to our class and dreidel

Low- behaviors during some of the indoor recess activities

High- adding a new member to our class

Low- a lot of kids absent

12/5/19 Third Grade

12/5/19

Dear Families,
We hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  Students have done a wonderful job getting back on track after Experiential Learning and the long weekend.  Here is an update:

Writing:  Our personal narratives are complete!  For this piece we had a few areas we were focusing on.  First, we worked on using a 'storyteller's voice'.  We also learned how to add dialogue to make our stories more interesting.  Finally, we focused on our introductions.  Pieces should be coming home this week!

Reading:  We are learning about celebrations around the world.  Students are reading informational passages and practicing using context clues to fill in missing words.

Upcoming Dates:

12/12- 12/18   Book Fair, more info to come on our buying days etc.
12/17              Winter Concert
12/23-1/1        Winter Break

High/Low

High- we learned about being friends in wellness

Low- we watched a sad movie in wellness

High- we got a new elective

High- we got a new elective

Low- I was gone for half of the elective

High- the high schoolers came and my brother was there

High- in music elective we started to learn the drums

Low- some weren’t following directions

High- I get to be in library elective

High- I’m in art elective and got to color

High- in music elective I figured out the beat on the drums

High- we got new electives

High- the high schoolers came and my brother came

High- we are learning Spanish in our elective

High- we got to color in art elective

High- we got to learn the beat of the drums

High- I get to be in the library elective with Riley

High- the high schoolers came

High- We started the drums

High- we watched a movie and it was sad but good

High- I am in art elective with Gavin

High- we learned in library how to do a bird puzzle

Low- it took me awhile to finish my Lexia level

High- we got a new elective

High- Celebrations around the World

Low- I was gone yesterday and I have to go today too

High- sharing our writing pieces

Low- I still have students not following routines

11/21/19 Third Grade

11/21/19

Dear Families,
We have had a very productive week despite the unexpected snow day.  We have been so proud of how focused they have been through out all of our learning blocks.  Here is what we have been up to:

Writing:  Students worked on revising their drafts with a partner.  They did a great job of adding, subtracting, changing, or moving parts in order to make their piece better.  We are hoping to have these stories published by tomorrow!  Look for them to be coming home.

Reading:  We have been focusing on close reads about the first Thanksgiving.  Students are learning to find evidence in the passage to support their answers and the importance of rereading to find information.

Upcoming Events:
11/21   Thanksgiving Meal
11/27   No School
11/28   No School
11/29   No School

High/Low

High- the high schoolers came over

High- The high schoolers are coming back today and my brother will be here

High- in PE elective we made cards and cut carrots

High- Making cards and carrots in PE elective

High- we finished our spiderwebs in art elective

High-  the high schoolers are coming down to read again and my cousin is teaching PE

High- the people are coming today to read

High- the high schoolers are coming down

Low- playing in the snow

High- the high schoolers are coming down

High- we sang into the microphone in music elective

Low- I never can think of a low

High- we have the Thanksgiving dinner and the high schoolers are coming down

Low- my cousin isn’t coming to read and my family can’t come to the dinner

High- today is PE

Low- I didn’t get to do revising yesterday

High- my cousin Hayley might come read to us

High- my mom is coming to dinner

High- the high schoolers are coming down 

Low- my brother is not one of them

High- the high schoolers are coming down

Low- my family can’t come to the dinner

High- the high schoolers are coming to read

Low- my family can’t come

High- I have family coming to the dinner

High- there is snow

Low- my family can’t come to the dinner

High- my mom can’t come to the dinner but my dad is

High- The high schoolers are coming down and my brother is coming, my mom is coming to dinner

High- the Thanksgiving dinner

Low- my mom can’t come

High- Partner revisions

Low- I am going to miss the readers today

High- Partner revisions and the readers coming down from the high school

11/14/19 Third Grade

11/14/19

Dear Families,
What an unexpected short week!  We hope you are staying warm.  Here's a short update:

Writing:  Students are typing their first drafts and learning how to revise and edit on the computer.

Reading:  We have finished, The War with Grandpa, and are moving into a mini unit on 'close' reads.


Upcoming Dates:

11/27     No School
11/28     No School
11/29     No School

No High/Lows this week :)

10/31/19 Third Grade

Happy Halloween!
Kids came in very excited for our Halloween parade.  Be sure to check out the WES Facebook page for more pictures.  Here's what we have been doing:

Reading:  We started a new read aloud, The War with Grandpa.  Students are working on asking questions while they read to better understand the text.

Writing:  We have been brainstorming topics for our personal narratives.  Tomorrow students will be choosing their topic and will begin rehearsing their idea for their story.

Upcoming Dates:
10/31     Noon Dismissal
11/11     No School, Veterans Day
11/27     No School
11/28     No School
11/29     No School

High/Low

High- in wellness we got to test out different tastes

High- the Halloween parade is today

High- Library elective was yesterday and Ms. Moore was the robot and we were a team

High- in art elective we are making spider webs

High- the Halloween parade is today

High- we are putting together the band in elective

High- in music elective we got to use the drums and the electric guitar

High- we are doing the parade

Low- we are missing half of math

High- it’s Halloween

Low- this costume is hot

High- the Halloween parade is today

High- we started our spiderwebs in art elective

High- it’s Halloween

11/7/19 Third Grade

11/7/19

Dear Families,
What a week!  Here's an update:

Writing:  We have started typing our drafts of our personal narratives!  Students learned how to use a storyteller's voice instead of a newscaster's voice when writing.  We will work on revising and editing our drafts in order to publish our first writing pieces!

Reading:  We are continuing with The War with Grandpa and working on making connections to the text.  Students are then applying the strategy of making connections in their independent reading book.

Upcoming Important Dates:
11/11     No School, Veterans Day
11/27     No School
11/28     No School
11/29     No School

High/Low

High- we got to do Lexia this week

High- we started our personal narrative

High- we are drafting 

High- we started writing our storyteller’s/newscaster’s voice

High- we started our personal narratives

Low- some people were talking during the fire drill

High- I am almost finished my spider web in art elective

Low- I am not done

High- typing club

High- typing club

Low- in wellness we didn’t follow directions

High- we started personal narratives

High- we are on our personal narratives

Low- it’s going to snow

High- in art we are doing the barns

High- we started lexiacore5.com

Low- we got Mr. Smoller mad in wellness

High- we got to do our personal narratives

Low- it’s going to snow

High- I am almost on level 13 on Lexia

Low- in wellness everyone was disrespectful

High- we got to do Lexia

High- it’s starting to snow

High- we are starting new songs with the guitars

High- we are playing basketball in PE

Low- it’s about to snow

High- we are stating our personal narratives

High- we are starting bass guitar in elective

High- we are doing basketball in PE

Low- I forgot my water bottle this morning

High- I get to go read with someone with Gavin and play UNO

High- we got to start personal narratives

Low- people were being disrespectful in wellness

High- getting going on Lexia

Low- small group of students not using computers appropriately

High- we have started our personal narratives

Low-  We had a hard time following directions on the Chromebooks

10/24/19 Third Grade

10/24/19

Dear Families,

We have had a great week! Here is an update:

Reading: Students are continuing to work on ways to better comprehend what they are reading. They are working on sticky noting and applying the strategies they learned in our lessons to their independent reading.

Writing: We have started brainstorming ideas for our personal narratives. We will learn three strategies for brainstorming and then students will choose an idea. We will take this writing piece through the entire writing process.

Upcoming Dates

10/31 Noon Dismissal

11/11 No School (Veterans Day)

11/27 No School

11/28 No School

11/29 No School

High/Low

High- today is Unified Sports

High- we had Mrs. Dez came here

Low- we didn’t get to do the whole wellness activity

High- the guest came from Norwich

High- we are doing elapsed time in math

Low- I feel on the playground

High- we are doing guitars in music

High- we get to write in our writer’s notebooks

High- we are working on a new song in music elective on guitar

High- Miss Dez came to visit

Low- she had to leave so soon

High- the music elective worked on drums

High- Miss Dez came in and we got to see her

Low- Mrs. T had to leave early yesterday

High- we are finally finishing Stone Fox

High- Me, Leah, and Savannah get to have lunch with Mr. Smoller

High- we finished our pumpkins in art elective

High- in onward we found a baby squirrel and we got to pet baby ferrets

High- Yesterday we did sticky noting

Low- Mrs. T. Had to leave early

High- We are starting our first writing pieces

Low- I had to leave early