Classroom News-week of Oct. 22

WALKATHON-Our Haisley Walkathon is this Friday. Our Walkathon session is from 1:30-3:30. Our class only has 2 lap counters signed up so far. If you can help out, sign up below.

 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090a4baaaf2aa75-haisley

 ***Early Release this Wednesday. Dismissal is at 1:29pm

Writer’s Workshop-For the next 2 weeks, we will be writing some fictional narrative stories related to mysteries. We will focus on developing a character and character traits. These stories will be read to you on Seesaw the week after next. Stay tuned!

Reader’s Workshop-Ask your child what a curmudgeon is! We learned that we don’t want to read books like a curmudgeon. Our goal is to read books like they are GOLD. We learned that good readers give themselves a comprehension check by asking the following questions while they are reading. Who is in this part? What just happened? Does this fit with something that already happened or is this new?

Math-Multi step word problems are one of our focuses. We learned that drawing a picture of what the problem is asking us is essential to figuring out how to solve them. This week we will learn about division. Students will be practicing the multiplication table of the 2’s and will be tested on Friday. Memorization of the multiplication tables by the end grade 3 is a focus.

Social Studies-We have started our Michigan geography unit. We learned that our community is in a county which is in a state which is in country on a continent. We will also learn about cardinal directions and the physical characteristics of Michigan (landforms).

Halloween Parade- Oct. 31^st-Halloween: On Wednesday, October 31st, Haisley students are invited to participate in Halloween parade at 2:30 PM. Students may bring their costume to school in a bag on this day. I will make sure all costume pieces make it home safely! In an effort to enjoy, celebrate, and assure a fun time for everyone during the fall season respectfully, and in accordance with school rules, we ask that students use the following guidelines when selecting a costume:

-Costumes may not be scary - NO MASKS or FULL face paint. Staff must be able to easily identify all students.

-Fake weapons, blood, replicas or gooey substances are not permitted.  

-Costumes that could be offensive or perpetuate a stereotype of someone’s culture, gender, heritage, or religion are not permitted.

-Costumes may not disrupt or present issues of safety in the hallway or on the bus.

Science Night-The 2018 Haisley Science Night is scheduled for Wednesday, November 14th!  All Students, K thru 5th Grade, are invited to participate this year. Registration forms are coming home via backpack mail and information can also be found on the link attached on Principal Watson’s Weekly Update.  

Classroom News-Week of Oct. 8th

Spooky Spellers-Last week, students were given a spelling challenge for the month of October. I gave them 20 October themed words to memorize before Oct. 30^th. This is an optional activity for those kiddos who want a challenge!

IXL-There is a new app for IXL on IPhones. This is a great way to have your child practice their 3^rd grade math skills while you are waiting at a doctor’s office or watching a soccer game! Their login is on the front of their home folders. At school we have an IXL tracker with a list of skills and the students highlight the skills once they complete them successfully.

Reader’s Workshop-Our comprehension unit is well under way! Students are immersed in independent and small group reading with a “wide awake” mind as they “stop and jot” at thoughtful parts of the text to think about something surprising, interesting, confusing, or simply the author’s use of language. Last week we focused on visualizing the author’s words in story critical areas such as the setting, character, and plot. This week we will be focusing on making connections between the text to ourselves, other texts, and the world around us.

Math-We are almost finished with Unit 1 and will have our Unit 1 test on Wednesday this week. On Tuesday, we will have a big review and your child will bring home a review packet for you to see on Tuesday. We are currently practicing the 2 table and students should be memorizing this times table at home using the fact triangles that were sent home.

Last week we did made rounding number lines to help us understand rounding numbers to the nearest 10. Then we played a rounding game. Here are some pictures!

Upcoming Dates

Oct. 8-Author Gene Luen Yang visiting Haisley

Oct. 18, 23, 25-Parent Teacher conferences

Oct. 22-In school skype field trip-Space Science

Oct. 26-Haisley Walkathon

Nov. 7-Field trip to UMS 10:30-12:30 to see Jake Shimabukuro and his ukulele concert

Dec. 5-826 Michigan -Writing Field trip