We have another four day week ahead! On Monday we will paint our globes, so please do not send your child in their best clothes.
Reading
We will continue to build our strength as readers. I had the pleasure of having some one-on-one conversations with many students about the books they are reading. You may see some books come home with your child that I would like them to read for their 20 mins. nightly reading. These books should be returned to school the next day to be read in school. Thank you for your help with this!
This week we will learn how to choose a book on our reading level, how to preview a text, and how to distinguish between fiction and nonfiction.
Writing
This week we will continue to gather topic ideas. We will make a list of important people in our lives and write off of this list. We will also read a book about memories and create a heart map of memories from our lives.
Math
We are working on a place value unit. This week we will learn about number lines, and how to find missing numbers on a number line by determining the scale. We will also use place value to compare numbers. We will use "greater than", "less than", and "equal to" to compare the numbers.
Social Studies
We will paint our globes on Monday! This week we will explore the parts of a map including: a map grid, key, intermediate directions, and scale. We will also learn about Pangea and begin learning about different types of landforms and how continental drift contributed to the formation of various landforms.
Word Work
Last week we explored nouns. This week we will extend our learning to include the difference between common and proper nouns. We will also begin working on some third grade vocabulary words. This week we will focus on the following words:
compare (from our math unit)
connection (from our reading unit)
scale (from our math and social studies units)
Any conversation you have at home about these words will help deepen our understanding. We will be working on them in school and this is not homework.
Seven Habits of Happy Kids
This year we will use this wonderful book to help us grow as students. This month we will be concentrating on the first habit: Be Proactive. See the following link for more information on the book and the habits: http://www.theleaderinme.org/the-7-habits-for-kids
Enjoy some highlights from last week!
We made our globes!
Thank you to our first Mystery Reader, Mrs. Stebbins!
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