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

10/17/2019 Third Grade

10/17/2019

Dear Families,
We've had a short week but we've accomplished a lot!  Here's what we have been up to:

Reading:
We have started a new read aloud, Stone Fox.  Students are working on understanding books more deeply.  This week we worked on giving ourselves quick comprehension checks as we go.

Writing:
We are finishing up launching our writer's workshop!  We are working on writing more complex sentences and have continued working on building our writing stamina.  Next week we will begin to focus on writing personal narratives.

Upcoming Events:
10/18     No School
10/31     Noon Dismissal
11/11     No School

High/Low

High- Evacuation drill

High- we got to do the evacuation and four corners

High- we learned 4 corners

HIgh- we got to do the firefighter calendar

Low- I didn’t get to finish mine

High- we did the bus evacuation

HIgh- I like reading and writing

High- we did the bus evacuation

Low- no outdoor recess this morning

High- we learned 4 corners

High- we finally got to go on the hike

High- we learned 4 corners

Low- I almost didn’t go to school today

High- we learned 4 corners

Low- I didn’t get to finish my fire safety

High- 4 corners

Low- I wish I could’ve stayed in bed

High- we learned 4 corners

High- we learned 4 corners

Low- we didn’t get to play outside this morning

Low- I missed Wednesday

High- we got to do our fire safety posters

High- we did the bus evacuation

High- Today is Unified Sports

High- we learned 4 corners

High- we learned 4 corners

High- we are doing subtraction in math

Low- My glasses broke on the playground

High- I got to read my Big Nate book

High- we did fire safety calendars

High- starting a new read aloud

Low- I missed the hike

High- Ms. Franklin is back

Low- it’s rainy and we will be inside all day

10/9/19 Third Grade

10/9/19

Dear Families,
What an exciting week we are in the middle of!  We have Open House, Blue Devil Pride Day,  the hike on Friday AND the first ever Homecoming up at the high school.  We hope you will bring your family and enjoy the festivities!  Homecoming will conclude with what promises to be an amazing fireworks show!

Reading:
Students have been hard at work reading independently, conferencing, and choosing books!  We will start our new unit, Building a Reading Life, next week.

Writing:
Students are learning about what makes a complete sentence and how to add details to make our sentences more descriptive.

Upcoming Dates:
10/10  Blue Devil Day (Wear your Blue Devil Gear), Open House
10/ll    All School Hike, Homecoming
10/14  No School, Indigenous Peoples' Day
10/18  No School, Parent/Teacher Conferences

High/Low

High- going to Owl’s Head

High- we are going to Owls’ Head

Low- they postponed it

High- Open House is tomorrow

High- Open House is tomorrow

High- We are going to Owl’s Head 

High- Open House and the hike

Low- I didn’t finish some papers in math that were sent home

High- Picture day, Open House

Low- My mom can’t chaperone

High- We are going on the hike Friday

Low- mom can’t chaperone

High- Owl’s Head is in a couple days

Low- I was late today

High- Owl’s Head is coming up

Low- the hike got canceled last Friday

High- The hike

High- we are going to Owl’s Head

Low- we didn’t get to go last week

High- I got to learn about the Titanic

High- we are going on the hike on Friday

High- i got to play games on the computer during indoor recess

High- we are going on a hike

Low- we have Open House

High- we learned about Titanic in science

Low- knowing how many people died

High- Open House

Low- we are going on a hike

High- Open House is tomorrow and the hike

High- we are going on the hike

Low- we didn’t get to go last Friday

LOw- Mrs. Franklin will not be here for two days

High- Open House

Low- Yesterday I went to the nurse for a sore throat

High- Going to Owl’s Head Friday

High- Picture day

Low- tomorrow is a taste test

High- tomorrow is Open House

High- tomorrow is Open House

High- hiking Owl’s Head, Open House

Low- Ms Franklin will not be here

High- book conferences have gone really well

Low- I am so bummed I am missing Owl’s Head, the taste test, Open House, and Andrew is leaving

High- the hike

Low- Ms. Franklin will not be here

10/3/2019 Third Grade

10/3/2019
Dear Families,
Rain, rain, go away!  With all the rain that we have had we are waiting to see if we can hike tomorrow.  Mr. Clark will be making a decision by the end of the day and we will let you know.  The rain date is October 11th.  Here's an update:

Reading:  Students are learning about character traits and major/minor characters.  They have started sticky noting observations in their independent reading books.

Writing:  We have learned about adding sound words and various color words into our writing to help the reader make a clearer picture in their heads.  Students are still working on building their writing stamina by adding to entries in their writer's notebooks.

Upcoming Dates:
10/4    All School Hike
10/10  Open House
10/11  All School Hike Raindate
10/14  No School
10/18  No School
10/31  Noon Dismissal

High/Low

High- Playing on Math Playground

High- we are probably going to Owl’s Head tomorrow

Low- Last year my Gram didn’t have a good time at Owl’s Head

High- Tomorrow is my birthday

Low- I didn’t like to be timed on the reading test

High- the hike

Low- if it rains and we can’t go

High- the hike

High- Owl’s Head tomorrow

Low- I don’t have boots

High- Going to Owl’s Head tomorrow

Hihg- My dad is chaperoning

Low- elective yesterday because my group wasn’t respectful

High- going on a school hike

Low- if we have to wait for the rain date

High- I got to try out the recess games

Low- it might rain tomorrow

High- We get to learn about computers

Low- I have no chaperone with me

High- the field trip is coming up

High- we are going to the hike 

Low- I didn’t get to do Star 360 yet

High- The field trip is coming up

Low- it might be postponed

High- I started Prodigy in math

High- We are going on the hike and I am going after school to get hiking gear

Low- if it is canceled I will have to wait another few days to test out my gear

High- going to Owl’s head tomorrow

Low- it might be postponed

High- we are going to Owl’s Head

High- we are going to Owl’s Head

High- we are going on the hike

High- we finally got to do computers at indoor recess

Low- we are going on a hike

High- going to Owl’s HEad tomorrow

Low- I am nervous about seeing snakes

High- It’s going to be my fourth time to Owl’s Head

High- we are going to Owl’s Head

High- we are going to Owl’s Head

Low- we might not go

High- my mom is going to chaperone for Owl’s Head

Low- it may be postponed

High- we are going to Owl’s Head

Low- I don’t want to get a flu shot at the school

High- we are going to hike tomorrow

Low- we might not

High- we got to paint our maple leaves in elective

Low- our hike might be postponed

High- we are going on the hike

Low- my mom’s not coming

High- sticky noting in your independent reading books

Low- I am nervous the hike will be postponed

High- Seeing how flexible you were during Star 360

Low- I am nervous the hike will be postponed