Weekly Update 12.6.22
By carrievaughan In News & Updates On December 6, 2022
Be on the Lookout for…
- Welcome Yuvraj! We are so happy you have joined our class!
- No folders this week, but look forward to 2nd quarter interim reports to come home this Friday.
- As you have heard, our school is doing a Spelling Bee this year! We will offer this as a fun event for anyone who wants to participate! It is NOT mandatory. We will do a class competition on December 16th. The winner from our class will move on to the school competition in January.
The list to study is here. (If you requested a printed copy, you will find it in student agendas today). - Holiday spirit days are coming soon.
- Thursday, December 15th is Tradition Thursday. Wear the colors of a holiday that you and your family celebrate!
- Friday, December 16th is Festive Friday. Make it a Festive Friday! Holiday Socks? Holiday Hats? Be festive!
- Monday, December 19th is Winter Wonderland. Brrr…. It’s winter! Dress for the cold weather! Skiing? Building a snowman? Be bundled up today!
- Tuesday, December 20th is Holiday PJs. Show off your holiday PJs!
- Wednesday, December 21st is Holiday Sweaters. It’s tacky sweater time!
- Mrs. Holland, our AIG teacher asked me to share the following information about the Explorers Program for 3rd graders in WCPSS. Here is a letter version if you prefer.
- Thank you to all who have sent a family photo or holiday card in for our family/kindness tree in the classroom. It’s such a fun addition to our learning space! word-family tree
This week in Literacy:
As a class, we are reading “The Wild Robot” aloud together. Thank you to all who sent 1 (or even 2) copies for our students to read along with.
In Unit 2 of our Frogs Module, students will focus on becoming good researchers by reading and rereading to find answers to questions. We will work on locating and using a variety of text features, then use new found knowledge to eventually create a research piece and Freaky Frog trading card!
This week in Math:
We are back to multiplication and division strategies in unit 4 for the next several weeks. We are reviewing the strategies used in multiplication (Number line, repeated addition, skip counting, arrays, and equal groups drawings) and will also cover unknowns and the PROPERTIES for multiplication (commutative, distributive, and associative). We will continue to solve MULTI STEP addition, subtraction, multiplication and division through number lines, arrays, visual models, and more! Multiplication/division will be the MAJOR focus on 2nd quarter. Memorization of facts is an expectation come January!
There are tons of great resources for this skill- please check some out here in this amazing math review resource organized by skill.
This week in science: Understanding Changing States of Matter
3.P.2 Understand the structure and properties of matter before and after they undergo a change.
3.P.3 Recognize how energy can be transferred from one object to another.
