Be on the Lookout for…
- It’s almost winter break! Students are working hard to wrap up important end of unit assessments in reading and math today and tomorrow. This week we have a few special things:
- Spirit Week is happening December 15-19th. This is optional for students. Find details in the attached photo.
- FRI 12/19 is cozy/pajama day and we will watch Home Alone in the afternoon.
- It is also bring your own stuffed animal day, so students should bring a cuddly creature (no bigger than a backpack). Please click here to fill out the permission form to watch this film.
- Thank you for all the attention you give to working with your child at home. I truly love this group of kids and families and am so hopeful about 2026 in 3rd grade! word-HoppyHolidays
- Only homework over break is to READ! And keep those multiplication facts sharp! We begin timed quizzes in January.
- There are NO white folders today. We will continue again with folders in the new year!
- Thank you to all who have turned in Greensboro Science Center field trip permission forms. Thank you also to all who have paid for the field trip online.
This week in Literacy:
In Module 2 we explore the wild world of frogs in fiction and nonfiction! We will be reading and writing narratives through Poems and Pourquoi Tales about Frogs. We have already defined the French word and it’s meaning and are excited to explore many tales that explain the origin or reasoning behind something. Even if modern science debunks some of these, they are fun to think about!
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! May as well start prepping now!
This quarter in Science: In 2nd quarter, students will learn about Force and Motion. Key words: gravity, direction, friction, speed, force.
