Chromebooks

We used our Chromebooks for the first time today as a class! The students reviewed for their Geography quiz tomorrow using the website Kahoot. The students were given a question with several answers to choose from and they used their Chromebooks to pick the right answer. Fun way to review! 

I look forward to seeing everyone at Parent Orientation tomorrow night from either 5:30-6:15 or 6:30-7:15. 

Next Week

Parent Orientation

I hope to see everyone Tuesday night at Parent Orientation from either 5:30-6:15 or 6:30-7:15. 

Parent Letters

I have really enjoyed reading all the letters everyone has sent to me about your child. 

Friday Folders
Your child's first graded assessment is coming home today. Please review it, sign it and send it back in the folder. Thanks! 

Math- We continue to focus on multiplication and division.

Language Arts- We will have a test on Thursday over Amazing Grace. When there is a reading test from the textbook it is open book so your child can use his/her book to help answer the questions. We are starting a strategy known as Mentor Sentences on Monday. Mentor Sentences will focus on grammar skills. We continue to work on character traits. 

Science- We continue our unit on Habitats. 

Social Studies- We will have a quiz over Geography on Tuesday. Please help your child study the maps and notes we have taken in class. These can be found in your child's binder behind the social studies tab. 

"Famous" Character Traits

Students posted character traits around the room about famous people and characters. 

Gabe posts a character trait about Superman.

Nathan describes the Minions as friendly.

Media Center

The students went to the Media Center today for Orientation. They were excited to check out books and start reading! 

A Look at Next Week

The first few days of third grade have gone smoothly. Next week we will start diving into curriculum in every subject. Your child will also have math homework pretty much every night going forward. Please remind your child to check their agenda and binder for homework. The binder should come home every day. Please do not remove papers from your child's binder if it is behind a tab! We will refer to these notes/papers throughout the unit we are covering at that particular time. 

Your child is coming home with a Friday Folder (green folder). This folder will come home every Friday with papers from school and eventually their tests/quizzes from the week. Please look through the folder this weekend and send it back with your child on Monday. Thanks! 

Math- We will start with Module 1 in Eureka Math. Module 1 covers Properties of Multiplication and Division. We started Lesson 1 today and your child has the work from lesson 1 in their binder behind the math tab. We will have a quiz over lessons 1-3 on Wednesday. If you are interested in what this module entails click on Math Tips for Parents.

Language Arts- Our story for next week will be Amazing Grace. The story can be found in your child's reading book. We will focus on story elements and character traits. 

Social Studies- We are discussing Geography. We will focus on the 7 continents, oceans of the world and states that border South Carolina. 

Science- Our first nine weeks focus is on Habitats. We will discuss different habitats focusing on adaptations, food chains, and other characteristics. We will start with the Grasslands. 

Save Fred

The students worked with a partner to Save Fred. Fred is a worm whose boat capsized and he is stuck on top of it with his life preserver in his boat. The students had to work together to get Fred back in his boat with his life preserver on using 4 paper clips. They were not allowed to touch Fred, his boat or his life preserver with their hands...only the paper clips! We had some teams Save Fred!!!

Poor Fred!

Marett and Nathan work together to Save Fred! 

Sulli and Moica saved him! 

Joseph, Shane and Gabe saved him too! 

Jacob and Gabriel were proud of their success! 

Team Challenge

Who can build the tallest structure with noodles and marshmallows? The students worked as a learning club to complete this challenge. It was very interesting watching them work through this together. They did a great job! 

Students Discussing Strategies

The winning tower stood at 18 inches!

The second place tower stood at 14.5 inches! 

Our Class

Mrs. Rataiczak's 

3rd Grade Class

2016-2017

Welcome to 3rd Grade!!

I'm looking forward to a wonderful year in third grade! Please subscribe to our class blog so you can be up to date on everything that is going on in your child's classroom. The blog will take place of a weekly newsletter. Please look to it for the Related Arts Schedule, Important Dates, Curriculum Updates and soon the students will post about our classroom! Please let me know if you ever have any questions regarding the blog.

New School Year

I hope everyone has had a wonderful summer! It is so hard to believe the school year is almost here for the students. I know 4th grade will be a fantastic year for your child! Hopefully some of you will stop by at Open House to say hello. 

I am updating my class blog and am about to post for my new class, so you might want to unsubscribe. By unsubscribing you will not receive emails when I post this year. Please let me know if you have any questions. 

Enjoy your last few days of summer with your children!