“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!” Dr. Seuss
We began our festive week with a third grade movie in the cafeteria. Students enjoyed watching "Snow Buddies" together. Mrs. Stone also came for a visit and read a holiday story to the class. :)
We will be completing a STEM project on Thursday relating to the expansion of the Andriski Tribe's canoe fleet. Please ask your child about the design challenge process and whether his or her canoe passed the floating and size test.
Our learning objectives in math this week both focus on finding the area and perimeter of rectangles and other shapes. Students will need to write number sentences that relate to area. There will be Home Links sent home for Monday and Tuesday evenings.
Our spelling rule this week involves more words with Short u. Students will have a spelling assignment Monday through Wednesday evenings.
Have a wonderful holiday break! See you next year! :)
Monday, December 19, 2016
Monday, December 12, 2016
December 12-16
“December, being the last month of the year, cannot help but make us think of what is to come.”
- Fennel Hudson
We had a very short day due to the two hour delay. Kids worked on classifying quadrilaterals in math this morning. They compared and contrasted polygons with four sides. Other lessons this week include identifying and measuring perimeters of rectangles and other polygons. Students will also distinguish between perimeter and area, play Name that Number and find the area of rectangles by using composite units. The class will have a Home Link each night for homework.
Our spelling rule this week involves a review of Units 7-11. Students will have a spelling assignment Monday through Wednesday for homework. Please help your child study for his/her test on Thursday evening.
Our school is collecting for the Exeter Children's Fund this month. Please consider donating to this worthy cause if you haven't had the opportunity to do so yet. Thank you!
Have a fantastic week! :)
- Fennel Hudson
We had a very short day due to the two hour delay. Kids worked on classifying quadrilaterals in math this morning. They compared and contrasted polygons with four sides. Other lessons this week include identifying and measuring perimeters of rectangles and other polygons. Students will also distinguish between perimeter and area, play Name that Number and find the area of rectangles by using composite units. The class will have a Home Link each night for homework.
Our spelling rule this week involves a review of Units 7-11. Students will have a spelling assignment Monday through Wednesday for homework. Please help your child study for his/her test on Thursday evening.
Our school is collecting for the Exeter Children's Fund this month. Please consider donating to this worthy cause if you haven't had the opportunity to do so yet. Thank you!
Have a fantastic week! :)
Monday, December 5, 2016
December 5-9
“December's wintery breath is already clouding the pond, frosting the pane, obscuring summer's memory...”
Monday, November 28, 2016
November 28-December 2
"November comes
And November goes,
With the last red berries
And the first white snows.
With night coming early,
And dawn coming late,
And ice in the bucket
And frost by the gate.
The fires burn
And the kettles sing,
And earth sinks to rest
Until next spring."- Elizabeth Coatsworth
We began the week by welcoming our new student Charles to our classroom. He has moved to Exeter from Atlanta, Georgia and we are all doing our best to make him feel welcome.
We will finish Unit 3 in math this week. Today we developed the adding-a-group strategy for solving unknown multiplication facts. Tomorrow we will practice the subtracting-a-group strategy. On Wednesday we will use all four operations to generate equivalent names for numbers. We will review for the test on Thursday and the assessment will be given the following day. Students will have a Home Link on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with a Review packet for Thursday night's assignment. Please look for the Family Letter to come home this week to prepare parents for our upcoming Unit on Measurement and Geometry.
We began our new read aloud today. Please ask your child about The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo.
We will be studying the Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands this week. Students will build a deeper understanding of the connection between the biome they lived in and how it affected their way of life.
Have a fantastic week! :)
And November goes,
With the last red berries
And the first white snows.
With night coming early,
And dawn coming late,
And ice in the bucket
And frost by the gate.
The fires burn
And the kettles sing,
And earth sinks to rest
Until next spring."- Elizabeth Coatsworth
We began the week by welcoming our new student Charles to our classroom. He has moved to Exeter from Atlanta, Georgia and we are all doing our best to make him feel welcome.
We will finish Unit 3 in math this week. Today we developed the adding-a-group strategy for solving unknown multiplication facts. Tomorrow we will practice the subtracting-a-group strategy. On Wednesday we will use all four operations to generate equivalent names for numbers. We will review for the test on Thursday and the assessment will be given the following day. Students will have a Home Link on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with a Review packet for Thursday night's assignment. Please look for the Family Letter to come home this week to prepare parents for our upcoming Unit on Measurement and Geometry.
We began our new read aloud today. Please ask your child about The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo.
We will be studying the Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands this week. Students will build a deeper understanding of the connection between the biome they lived in and how it affected their way of life.
Have a fantastic week! :)
Monday, November 21, 2016
November 21st and 22nd
"What if, today, we were grateful for everything?" Charlie Brown
Happy Thanksgiving to my wonderful class and their families!!! :)
Happy Thanksgiving to my wonderful class and their families!!! :)
Monday, November 14, 2016
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!
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!
Monday, November 7, 2016
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! :)
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! :)
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