"Be like a flower and turn your face to the sun."
- Kahlil Gibran
We began our week with the 5th grade band and chorus concert. They both had incredible performances. There is so much talent in our school. I hope to see my wonderful students up on those risers and next to those music stands in the coming years.
Students used mental math steps to multiply problems involving larger factors. Later in the week we will work with elapsed time, explore polygon relationships, find the masses of objects and partition rectangles to solve multi-digit multiplication problems. Students will have a Home Link each night.
Our spelling rule involves a review of lessons 25-29. Students will have 25 words to study this week. Homework will be given on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Please help your child study on Thursday evening for his or her test.
Our last Scholastic book order will be sent home this week. All orders will be due by June 7th. Our classroom code is HB244.
Information regarding our Ellis Island Simulation went home last week. Please contact me with any questions or concerns about this awesome experience. We are hoping to get $2.00 from each family to help with the cost of food and drinks. All money and volunteer forms are due back on June 2nd. Thank you in advance for your support!
Monday, May 22, 2017
Monday, May 15, 2017
May 15-19
"Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night."
- Rainer Maria Rilke
We began Unit 9 in math this morning. Students practiced their multiplication facts by playing Product Pile-Up in groups of three. Other lessons this week include using mental math steps to multiply problems involving larger factors, solving number stories by multiplying and dividing with multiples of 10, working with elapsed time and exploring polygon relationships. Students will have a Home Link each night for homework.
Our spelling rule this week focuses on contractions. Students will have a spelling assignment on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Please help your child study for the test on Thursday night.
Students will write their first journal entry for immigration this week. They will work with their families to create authentic journal entries to describe their experiences leaving their homeland and traveling to America.
Have a lovely week! :)
- Rainer Maria Rilke
We began Unit 9 in math this morning. Students practiced their multiplication facts by playing Product Pile-Up in groups of three. Other lessons this week include using mental math steps to multiply problems involving larger factors, solving number stories by multiplying and dividing with multiples of 10, working with elapsed time and exploring polygon relationships. Students will have a Home Link each night for homework.
Our spelling rule this week focuses on contractions. Students will have a spelling assignment on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Please help your child study for the test on Thursday night.
Students will write their first journal entry for immigration this week. They will work with their families to create authentic journal entries to describe their experiences leaving their homeland and traveling to America.
Have a lovely week! :)
Monday, May 8, 2017
May 8-12
"You are as welcome as the flowers in May."
- Charles Macklin
We were so happy to see the sun this afternoon. Students were rewarded with an extra recess for their wonderful behavior in the lunchroom at recess last week. They are working hard to accumulate the most amount of laps for our Miles in May competition.
We finished Unit 8 in math this morning by exploring the shared attributes of prisms. We will review for the test tomorrow and the assessment will be given the following day. Students will have Home Link 8.8 for homework tonight. They will have a Review Packet for tomorrow night. Students will have a Challenge homework assignment on Wednesday. We may begin Unit 9 on Thursday, but I'd appreciate some flexibility regarding homework due to timing issues.
Our spelling rule this week involves words with the /oi/ sound. Students will have a spelling assignment each night for homework.
Students are so excited about our Immigration Unit. We have five families in our classroom currently who are immigrating from Ireland, Italy, Russia, Germany and Sweden. They will pick authentic names, occupations and background stories this week. Please ask your child about this awesome experience.
Have a fantastic week! :)
- Charles Macklin
We were so happy to see the sun this afternoon. Students were rewarded with an extra recess for their wonderful behavior in the lunchroom at recess last week. They are working hard to accumulate the most amount of laps for our Miles in May competition.
We finished Unit 8 in math this morning by exploring the shared attributes of prisms. We will review for the test tomorrow and the assessment will be given the following day. Students will have Home Link 8.8 for homework tonight. They will have a Review Packet for tomorrow night. Students will have a Challenge homework assignment on Wednesday. We may begin Unit 9 on Thursday, but I'd appreciate some flexibility regarding homework due to timing issues.
Our spelling rule this week involves words with the /oi/ sound. Students will have a spelling assignment each night for homework.
Students are so excited about our Immigration Unit. We have five families in our classroom currently who are immigrating from Ireland, Italy, Russia, Germany and Sweden. They will pick authentic names, occupations and background stories this week. Please ask your child about this awesome experience.
Have a fantastic week! :)
Monday, May 1, 2017
May 1-5
"The world's favorite season is the spring.
All things seem possible in May."
- Edwin Way Teale
I loved seeing my wonderful students this morning after being away from them for a whole week. We modeled equal sharing situations with $10 and $1 bills. Students enjoyed drawing pictures to solve these problems. We will finish Unit 8 in math this week, but will wait until next week for the assessment due to the state testing. Students will not have homework this week. We will be back to a regular schedule next Monday.
Miles in May began today. Students will have the opportunity to walk or run laps on the playground during recess time in an effort to address Fitness Month. We will compete with the other third grade classes to see who can acquire the most laps throughout the month. Please encourage your child to run or walk a few laps each day.
We will travel to Lego Land on Friday morning. I am so excited for our field trip. Please help your child to prepare for this experience with a good night's sleep, "brown bag" lunch (unless the cafeteria is making him or her one) and an on time arrival to school. We will be departing right after announcements.
Have a fabulous week! :)
All things seem possible in May."
- Edwin Way Teale
I loved seeing my wonderful students this morning after being away from them for a whole week. We modeled equal sharing situations with $10 and $1 bills. Students enjoyed drawing pictures to solve these problems. We will finish Unit 8 in math this week, but will wait until next week for the assessment due to the state testing. Students will not have homework this week. We will be back to a regular schedule next Monday.
Miles in May began today. Students will have the opportunity to walk or run laps on the playground during recess time in an effort to address Fitness Month. We will compete with the other third grade classes to see who can acquire the most laps throughout the month. Please encourage your child to run or walk a few laps each day.
We will travel to Lego Land on Friday morning. I am so excited for our field trip. Please help your child to prepare for this experience with a good night's sleep, "brown bag" lunch (unless the cafeteria is making him or her one) and an on time arrival to school. We will be departing right after announcements.
Have a fabulous week! :)
Monday, April 17, 2017
April 17-21
"A small green frog
On a big brown log;
A black and yellow bee
In a little green tree;
A red and yellow snake
By a blue-green lake,
All sat and listened
To red bird sing,
"Wake up, everybody,
It's spring! It's spring!"
We began our day with Smarter Balanced Testing. Students have been doing an excellent job on the assessment and I'm very proud of them. Testing will continue through this week and the week following vacation as well. We will not have any homework due to the testing schedule.
This week, students will pick their art work and begin the writing component for our upcoming Integrated Arts Night. Students will write poems, stories or reflections that relate to their chosen piece. Integrated Arts Night is a special event that occurs each spring. Families are invited to LSS on that night to participate in fun, community activities. More information will be forthcoming.
Scholastic book orders are due on Thursday. Our classroom code is HB244.
Have a lovely week and a fantastic April vacation! :)
On a big brown log;
A black and yellow bee
In a little green tree;
A red and yellow snake
By a blue-green lake,
All sat and listened
To red bird sing,
"Wake up, everybody,
It's spring! It's spring!"
We began our day with Smarter Balanced Testing. Students have been doing an excellent job on the assessment and I'm very proud of them. Testing will continue through this week and the week following vacation as well. We will not have any homework due to the testing schedule.
This week, students will pick their art work and begin the writing component for our upcoming Integrated Arts Night. Students will write poems, stories or reflections that relate to their chosen piece. Integrated Arts Night is a special event that occurs each spring. Families are invited to LSS on that night to participate in fun, community activities. More information will be forthcoming.
Scholastic book orders are due on Thursday. Our classroom code is HB244.
Have a lovely week and a fantastic April vacation! :)
Monday, April 3, 2017
April 3-7
"And Spring arose on the garden fair,
Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere;
And each flower and herb on Earth's dark breast
rose from the dreams of its wintry rest."
We finished Unit 7 in math this morning. Students did an excellent job of naming fractions of sets of objects. We even used our classmates as examples for this lesson. Students will have a Home Link for their last assignment in this unit tonight. Tomorrow we will study and review for the test. Students will have a Unit 7 Review packet for homework on Tuesday night. The test will be given on Wednesday. Homework for that night is a challenge activity. We will begin Unit 8 on Thursday. Home Link 8.1 will go home for homework. ***Family Letters for this new unit will go home this afternoon. Please review them for information on the strategies and algorithms I will be teaching to the class. Answers to homework can be found in there as well.
Our spelling rule this week involves words with the /ûr/ sound. Students will have a spelling assignment each night for homework.
We will continue to research and prepare for our upcoming Wax Museum. Students are very excited about this great project and look forward to sharing their historical figures with you.
Scholastic book orders will go home this week. Our classroom code is HB244. Paper order forms will be due back by April 20th.
Have a wonderful week! :)
Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere;
And each flower and herb on Earth's dark breast
rose from the dreams of its wintry rest."
We finished Unit 7 in math this morning. Students did an excellent job of naming fractions of sets of objects. We even used our classmates as examples for this lesson. Students will have a Home Link for their last assignment in this unit tonight. Tomorrow we will study and review for the test. Students will have a Unit 7 Review packet for homework on Tuesday night. The test will be given on Wednesday. Homework for that night is a challenge activity. We will begin Unit 8 on Thursday. Home Link 8.1 will go home for homework. ***Family Letters for this new unit will go home this afternoon. Please review them for information on the strategies and algorithms I will be teaching to the class. Answers to homework can be found in there as well.
Our spelling rule this week involves words with the /ûr/ sound. Students will have a spelling assignment each night for homework.
We will continue to research and prepare for our upcoming Wax Museum. Students are very excited about this great project and look forward to sharing their historical figures with you.
Scholastic book orders will go home this week. Our classroom code is HB244. Paper order forms will be due back by April 20th.
Have a wonderful week! :)
Monday, March 27, 2017
March 27-31
"A light exists in Spring
Not present in the year
at any other period
When March is scarcely here."
- Emily Dickinson
We began our week with a fraction lesson that involved writing a rule for ordering similar sets of fractions. Other lessons this week include partitioning distances to locate fractions on a number line, justifying fraction comparisons, and solving fraction number stories. Students will have a Home Link each night to complete.
Our spelling rule this week includes words with the /oo/ or /yoo/ sounds. Students will have a spelling assignment each night for homework.
We will continue with our Black American Unit this week. Students have been researching their historical figures and look forward to sharing their knowledge with parents at the Wax Museum.
Conference signups went home last week. Please respond using Signup Genius or through email/phone call/note. I look forward to speaking with parents soon.
Have a wonderful week! :)
Not present in the year
at any other period
When March is scarcely here."
- Emily Dickinson
We began our week with a fraction lesson that involved writing a rule for ordering similar sets of fractions. Other lessons this week include partitioning distances to locate fractions on a number line, justifying fraction comparisons, and solving fraction number stories. Students will have a Home Link each night to complete.
Our spelling rule this week includes words with the /oo/ or /yoo/ sounds. Students will have a spelling assignment each night for homework.
We will continue with our Black American Unit this week. Students have been researching their historical figures and look forward to sharing their knowledge with parents at the Wax Museum.
Conference signups went home last week. Please respond using Signup Genius or through email/phone call/note. I look forward to speaking with parents soon.
Have a wonderful week! :)
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