Welcome to Mrs. Vaughan’s 3rd grade class. I am so excited for a new year and hope you are ready to hit the ground running! Please check this site EVERY Tuesday afternoon. I will send the link through Talking Points announcements once a week as a reminder. It will have important dates, needs, and academic topics we are currently covering. There will also be a secret word embedded in the update. If you write the word at the bottom of your students’ agenda, they earn an extra reward point each Thursday morning!
What you need to know this week:
- Wednesday folders will come home today. Look forward to some papers from the school and student samples every few weeks.
- If you haven’t already, please read through the folder given to you a Meet and Greet last week. Return any papers and send supplies as requested. This includes a book tote for your child’s self selected books. Ask your child if you are unsure what type of bag this should be!
- Beginning of Grade tests, or BOG’s, will happen for all 3rd graders next Wed Sept 3rd at 9:30am. These provide a starting point for reading proficiency. No studying or preparation is needed.
- 3rd grade students received new Chromebooks today. These devices will be used and stored AT school, they will not travel home. They are assigned to your child and will travel with them to 4th and 5th grade.
- Mrs. Vaughan will be out this Thursday morning while I go to the post op appointment from my sinus surgery. Thank you to our own Mrs. Klingman for subbing. I should be back by midday.
- Thank you to all parents for signing agendas each night and downloading the Talking Points app! This makes communication a breeze. word-communicate
This week in literacy: Our first reading unit will take us around the world and expose us to a variety of cultures your child may or may not be familiar with. A good deal of our first weeks will be spent going over procedures and learning routines. Students will learn new expectations and what strategic reading looks in 3rd grade. I will be gathering a good deal of baseline data as well. We will also be covering the structure of our writing block.
This week in math: Please click here for a Scope and Sequence of 3rd grade math. We are starting with multiplication from the get go in Unit 1! Students will learn to look for patterns and understand multiplication as repeated groups. The 4 strategies we will use to teach this are: Equal groups (picture models), Number Line, Arrays, and Skip Counting.
VOCAB: Equation, product, Equal groups, Number Line, Arrays, and Skip Counting.
