Sunday, October 7, 2018

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. 30th. 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 3rd 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

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