As the first semester comes to a close, I want to thank everyone for your support and for sharing your child with me every day. I really enjoy working with all the kiddos, and watching them blossom.
We have just 3 days before the break. Please help us finish the semester strong by ensuring your child comes to school ready to learn. The kiddos are excited for the break and have been VERY chatty. This is a great time to review school expectations and remind your child to do their best. Coming Up This Week... Writing: Most of our writing time will be spent working on science as I want to finish the unit by Wednesday, however, we will work on our spelling words, (abstract vowels), finish a mentor sentence we started last week, and write a story or poem to go with snowmen art we made with our buddies. Reading: We'll continue to read biographies the next few days to learn from the lives of others. As we read, we'll think about the obstacles people face and the actions they take to overcome those obstacles. Also, we'll make timelines to show important parts of the lives of people we read about. These will help students determine importance and make inferences. Math: Friday we started our geometry unit with a fun challenge called The Four Triangle Problem. The next few days we will sort and classify 2-D shapes based on attributes. This unit will continue after the break. Science: We will spend extra time in science so we can finish our PLTW module of forces and interactions. Last week we learned about simple machines and built a wheel and axle, pulley, lever, inclined plane, and a compound machine. We read a story about a tiger stuck in a moat and the kiddos are working in groups to build a compound machine to lift and move the tiger. It's quite a challenge, but so far the kiddos are off to a great start. We are also learning about the force of magnetism and will include this in our final designs. I'm hoping to finish this by Tuesday morning so we can take the unit test Tuesday afternoon. Upcoming Events December 19: 3rd grade Winter Party @ 1:30 Please send in items for the party by Tuesday! December 20-January 7: Winter Break-No School for students
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November 2019
Mrs. Swyers3rd Grade Teacher |