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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