Star of the Week

Our star this week has been Jackson Carter. He has been working really hard to use our morning routine to get the things done he needs to. He's also a great helper when asked to do something! Keep it up Jackson.

Next Reading Counts Quiz

As of last Wednesday (after our library visit), every child had a new lexile book that they should be reading for the upcoming quiz. The next quiz will be due on or before Nov. 22nd. Please check with your child to see where he/she is with their book. Thanks!!

Award Winners!

First of all, congratulations to everyone who submitted a design! The three third grade classes voted throughout the week and out top winners emerged from there.
The top winners in the boat design were Matthew (41 votes) and Jackson C. (13 votes). The winners for the dress design were Grace (26 votes) and Emily (23 votes). These students worked hard to create an award winning design and thus were awarded with a homework pass!

Learning in Action

Writing:
This week we began structuring of paragraphs. Next week we'll focus more on "how-to" writing and we'll be writing many rough draft paragraphs on “How to Wash Your Hands”, “How to Do Your Homework Properly”, etc. The kids are still struggling with indenting and writing in straight lines. Suggestions are to have your kids practice writing at home as much as possible to help with this skill. ISTEP writing can be overwhelming. Try having the kids write letters and stories. (They make great Holiday gifts for those people who have everything in your family).
Math:
We are working very hard on multiplication and we will keep taking times tests. It is imperative that every child is practicing all math facts at home using flashcards or computer programs to help them. I know I say this over and over again, but they must go to 4^th grade knowing subtraction, addition, and multiplication facts well.
Social Studies:
We will begin reading Squanto.

Lots of Stuff

Hi Parents~
Be sure to look through your child's Friday folder~you'll find the Brown Barker for the month of November as well as other papers from the office. Not to mention that I put together a list of computer resources that you may find helpful as winter weather approaches and outside activities slow down.

This week's star

Blake is our star this week. He has been working very hard and staying focused on his work when asked to. Blake has also been showing respect when he has something to share! Great job Blake.

Upcoming next week 10-31/11-4

Our story next week is The Stories Julian Tells. It is a realistic fiction story that many students can identify with, moving and making new friends. Our focus will be on sequencing the main events from the story.

In spelling we will be working with possessives and it is a very difficult list for the kids so we will not do challenge words because the test takes longer to complete. Words such as; student’s and students’.

In math, we are working in Unit 4 and it is all about multiplication. All 3^rd graders should know their math facts by the end of the school year.