November 21st and 22nd

"What if, today, we were grateful for everything?" Charlie Brown

Happy Thanksgiving to my wonderful class and their families!!!  :)

November 14-18

"When the trees their summer splendor
Change to raiment red and gold,
When the summer moon turns mellow,
And the nights are getting cold;
When the squirrels hide their acorns,
And the woodchucks disappear;
Then we know that it is autumn,
Loveliest season of the year."-   Carol L. Riser, Autumn

We had a fabulous start to our week.  We began our day by welcoming a new student to our class.
His name is Jacob and we are thrilled to have him join our caring community.  :)

Students used scaled bar graphs to represent data today in math.  We will create scaled picture graphs, discover multiplication squares and learn about the Commutative Property of multiplication later this week.  Students will have a Home Link each night for homework.

Our spelling rule this week involves more words with long e.  Students will have a spelling assignment on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday night for homework.  Please help your child study for his or her test on Thursday.

Scholastic book orders are due back by November 28th.  Please use our classroom code HB244 when ordering online.

We will continue to work on our Native American and Biome Units this week.  Students will learn about the various characteristics of invertebrates while using two different sources of information to compare and contrast.  We will further our studies of the Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands as well.

We will complete a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) challenge this week. Students will work cooperatively in small groups to create the tallest towers possible using only two pieces of newspaper and 12 inches of tape.  They will have twenty minutes to complete this task.  I'm looking forward to seeing my students' ingenuity.

Have a wonderful week!

November 7-10

"November's sky is chill and drear,
November's leaf is red and sear."-   Sir Walter Scott

We will have a very short week due to parent conferences and Veteran's Day. Students will not have a spelling test or homework this week.

Our learning objectives in math this week involve using both the counting up and expand and trade methods of subtraction. Students will have a Home Link on Monday and Wednesday evenings for homework.  

Students wrote Fall Acrostic Poems today.  They will create crayon resist water color paintings to accompany their poems on Thursday.  

Book orders will go home this week.  Our classroom code for online ordering is HB244.  Feel free to send in the order form with a check if that's easiest for you. They will be due on November 28th.

I'm looking forward to meeting with parents over the next couple of weeks. Please let me know if you'd like to meet with me but haven't set up a conference time yet.  I am very flexible and will try to meet your needs as far as time and day are concerned.

Have a wonderful week!  :)

October 31-November 4

When witches go riding,
and black cats are seen,
the moon laughs and whispers,
‘tis near Halloween.
~Author unknown

I can't believe it's the last day of October!  This year is flying by as fast as a witch on her broomstick.  :)  We had a wonderful Halloween together.  Students worked hard all day despite the excitement of the holiday.

We began Unit 3 in math this week.  Students found missing numbers and rules while solving addition, subtraction, multiplication and division problems.  We will also work on estimating costs using mental math, solving partial sums addition problems with 2 and 3 digit numbers and column addition.  Students will have a Home Link for homework each night.

Our spelling rule this week involves words with long e this week.  Students will have a one sided spelling assignment each night for homework.

Thank you to my wonderful room moms and all of the other parents who helped with our Halloween party on Friday.  Thank you to the parents that chaperoned our field trip to the high school as well. 

Have a fantastic week!  :)

October 24-28

“What could be more exciting than an October day? It's your birthday, Fourth of July and Christmas all rolled into one.” 
― Peggy Toney Horton

We will finish Unit 2 in math this week.  Students worked on Frames and Arrows problems using all four operations this morning.  Tomorrow we will explore fraction circles, area measures, and liquid volume in liters.  We will review for the test on Wednesday and the assessment will be given the following day.  Students will have a Home Link on Monday and Tuesday evening for homework.  A review packet will be sent home for Wednesday's assignment.  Students will have a challenge activity on Thursday.

Our spelling rule this week involves more words with short e.  Students will have a one sided spelling assignment each night for homework.

Students are enjoying reading Food Chain Frenzy and learning about life cycles.  We will study photosynthesis, producers, consumers and food chains this week.

Our class is looking forward to Thursday's field trip to the high school.  We can't wait to see the Drama Club's performance of "James and the Giant Peach."

Our Cornfield Character celebration will happen on Friday morning here on the LSS front lawn.  I am so excited to see my students' creations!  Our class was the only third grade class chosen to perform for visitors at a musical assembly on Friday afternoon.  I am so proud of them!

Have a wonderful week!  :)

October 17-21

“October had tremendous possibility. The summer's oppressive heat was a distant memory, and the golden leaves promised a world full of beautiful adventures. They made me believe in miracles.” 
― Sarah Guillory, Reclaimed

We began our week by creating mathematical representations for solving division problems.  Students used pictures, diagrams, number models and units to find answers to challenging word problems. Tomorrow we will play Hot Potato to practice our multiplication facts.  Please ask your child about this fun, cooperative game.  Other math lessons this week include solving division number stories with remainders and exploring even and odd number patterns.  Students will have a Home Link each night.

Our spelling words this week are a review of all the words from Lessons 1-5.  Students will have a one-sided spelling assignment each night for homework.  25 words can feel daunting for students so please let me know if your child is struggling with homework or studying for the test.

We began reading Food Chain Frenzy this week.  This chapter book is a great introduction to our Biome and Life Science Units.

Scholastic book orders are due on October 27th.

Thank you and have a fantastic week!  :)

October 11-14

“the fallen leaves in the forest seemed to make even the ground glow and burn with light” 
― Malcolm Lowry, October Ferry To Gabriola

We have had a fabulous start to our short week.  Students solved number stories using two operations in math.  They learned two new games called Roll to 1,000 and Array Bingo.  They enjoy playing math games cooperatively when their work is completed.  They also solved problems involving multiples of equal groups and practiced array problems.  Students have a Home Link to complete each night.

Our spelling rule this week involves plural words.  Students have a one-sided spelling assignment each night for homework.

Scholastic book orders are due back on the 27th of this month.  Our classroom code is HB244.

Have a fantastic week!  :)