Weekly Update 1.24.23
By carrievaughan In News & Updates On January 24, 2023
Be on the Lookout…
- Tuesday folders are coming home again today. Please review work samples with your child as needed.
- There is a teacher workday Friday, January 27th. Report cards come home Friday, February 3rd.
- Our field trip will be 3/17 to the Life and Science Museum in Durham. Please return any field trip forms and submit payments ASAP. Checks can be sent, or you may find the OSP online payments easiest (I do!). If you are interested in being a chaperone, please let me know FIRST. Then, please contact the office via phone or email Maria Stio mstio@wcpss.net to ensure you are a registered volunteer with WCPSS. This must be renewed each year. One additional note, I need to know the exact name the PARENT uses to register (Ex. HR cannot search for “Kate” if she registered as “Katherine”). A different name other than what I provide to HR will result in parent showing as “Not Approved”.
- Timed multiplication quizzes are underway!! Your child will have an icecream sundae sheet in their agenda to keep track of their successes with these 90 second timed quizzes. There are 16 questions on each quiz and students pass with a 15/16 or better. If they do NOT pass, there will be a makeup opportunity each Friday during arrival. All quizzes will come home the day they are taken and will be located inside the plastic X sundae page. Please do what you can to help prepare your child for these fun and important assessments! QUIZZES WILL BE EVERY Tuesday and Thursday. Your child chooses which fact to quiz themselves on until they complete all!
- The MYSTERY READER signup has been updated to include 2023 dates! Want to surprise your child and read to our class? Click this link to pick a day!
This week in Literacy:
Our class is reading Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone this month. If your child has their own copy of this story or wants to get one, they are welcome to bring them in!
In Module 3 we will focus on reading classic chapter books. As a class will will dive deep into Peter Pan by JM Barrie and use this text to explore text dependent questions, character traits, point of view, theme, and more! Please check for any classics you can get your hands on to share at home. A list of some great classics can be found here. word- classics
This week in Math:
Today, students took the STAR math benchmark assessment. This is not a grade or based on current standards but serves as a growth tool. Results will be shared in 2nd quarter report cards next week.
This week we begin Unit 6, Area and Perimeter. This has students use their knowledge of multiplication and addition in a new way.
NC.3.MD.5 Find the area of a rectangle with whole-number side lengths by tiling without gaps or overlaps and counting unit squares.
NC.3.MD.7 Relate area to the operations of multiplication and addition.
NC.3.MD.8 Solve problems involving perimeters of polygons, including finding the perimeter given the side lengths, and finding an unknown side length.
This week in social studies: local history
3.H.1.1 Explain how the experiences and achievements of women, indigenous, religious, and racial groups have contributed to the development of the local community.
3.H.1.2 Explain the lasting impact historical events have had on local communities.
3.H.1.3 Use primary and secondary sources to compare multiple interpretations of various historical symbols and events in local communities.
