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Congratulations

Madeleine rang the bell this week for achieving her personal goal! Way to go! 

Boosterthon

Continue to get pledges for Boosterthon over the weekend! Our class has earned an extra 10 minutes of recess for their pledges. The Fun Run will be on Friday at 9:45 am for third grade. 

Flipgrid
The students made their first Flipgrid video. Flipgrid is a fun way for the students to express their thoughts about a topic in class or a question I pose. They shared what their meaningful goal is that would make a difference at school or in class.  Check them out! 
https://flipgrid.com/1c537d33

Curriculum 

Math- We move into Module 2: Place Value and Problem Solving with Units of Measure, but we will start with lesson 9. The students are using the website below in class that can help them with their subtraction, addition, multiplication and division fluency. If they have time at home they can practice as well. 
https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/math-trainer-multiply.html

Language Arts-  We continue our focus on making inferences when reading. The students will have a test over making inferences on Friday.  We will start discussing nouns (ex. proper, plural and possessive). We will continue writing personal narratives. 

Social Studies- We continue discussing Native Americans in early South Carolina. (Cherokee, Catawba and Yemassee)

Science- We continue discussing the Desert and Arctic Tundra. 

Monday Morning Greetings

The students have been working on the proper way to greet their peers. This morning each student greeted a few of their classmates and then shared what they did over the weekend. 

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Butterfly Camouflage

The students did a great job of camouflaging their butterflies in the classroom. We had some very creative thinkers!! Autumn, our class photographer, snapped a few pictures of them.

William did a great job camouflaging his butterfly so it would blend in with its environment. 

Zayden was creative with his butterfly. He made it blend in with the door frame and the wall. 

Boosterthon

Wednesday the students will be part of a Boosterthon Pep Rally. Boosterthon is the fundraiser we will be particpating in this year. Please see your child's Friday folder for more information. 

Curriculum 

Math- We will spend a couple days on Time this week and then move onto Module 2: Place Value and Problem Solving with Units of Measure. I will send home a Parent Tip Sheet via email when we start. The students are using the website below in class that can help them with their subtraction, addition, multiplication and division fluency. If they have time at home they can practice as well. 
https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/math-trainer-multiply.html

Language Arts-  We continue our focus on making inferences when reading. The students will have a quiz over synonyms on Wednesday. We continue writing personal narrative stories. 

Social Studies- We will start discussing Native Americans in early South Carolina. (Cherokee, Catawba and Yemassee)

Science- We will wrap up our study of the Forests and Rainforests. The students will have a test over these two habitats on Tuesday, October 23rd. I gave them their study buddy on Thursday. 

Congratulations

Congratulations to Autumn and Sophie for meeting their personal goals!! Both girls were able to ring the school bell for meeting their goal. Great job girls! Each student set a personal goal and steps they were going to take to reach their goal at the beginning of the school year. We are currently working on setting some academic goals.

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Think Tank Question

Question from this last week: Today is Sunday. What day of the week is 5 days before the day after tomorrow? Students had a chance to answer this question during the week. We will go over it on Monday. I have a few right answers! 

Curriculum 

Math- We will wrap up Module 1: Properties of Multiplication and Division with a test on Thursday. Before we start Module 2 we will look at Telling Time for a few days. The students are using the website below in class that can help them with their subtraction, addition, multiplication and division fluency. If they have time at home they can practice as well. 
https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/math-trainer-multiply.html

Language Arts-  We continue to discuss visualizing while reading as well as asking questions while independently reading. We will also discuss making inferences when reading. We will discuss synonyms and how to incorporate better words in our writing. For example, changing like to favor or enjoy.  We continue writing personal narrative stories. 

Social Studies- We continue discussing the 6 regions that make up South Carolina. The students will have a test over Regions on Friday. We will discuss land forms, cities, physical and human features that can be found in the different regions. 

Science- We will continue to look at Forests and Rainforests. The students will have a test over these two habitats on Tuesday, October 23rd. 

Camp Discovery

We had an enjoyable time today at Camp Discovery. The students created bird beaks and tried to pick up "food" with their beaks. They also used tools that simulated different birds' beaks to try and pick up "food". We also went on a hike through the woods and learned about different plant adaptations. For example, did you know that the Virginia Creeper mimics Poison Ivy? 

A Look Ahead

Disability Sensitivity Training

Each year third graders participate in disability sensitivity training. The training involves students rotating through stations that simulate various mental and physical disabilities. It helps with Habit #5: Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood. 

Camp Discovery

We will be going on our field trip Tuesday. We will leave around 9:30 am and return around 1:30. Please make sure your child wears closed toe shoes, brings his/her lunch (unless you signed up for a bag lunch), apply sunscreen before leaving home and some bug repellent. 

Curriculum 

Math- We continue in Module 1 with Properties of Multiplication and Division. The students will have a quiz on Wednesday. The students are using the website below in class that can help them with their subtraction, addition, multiplication and division fluency. If they have time at home they can practice as well. 
https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/math-trainer-multiply.html

Language Arts- We will focus on the Folktales genre. The students will have a test over Stone Soup on Friday. We will also continue discussing what it means to visualize while reading. We continue writing personal narrative stories. 

Social Studies- We continue discussing the 6 regions that make up South Carolina. We will discuss land forms, cities, physical and human features that can be found in the different regions. 

Science- We will continue to look at Forests and Rainforests. 

Habit Huddle

Every Wednesday we will do a Habit Huddle. We will focus on one of the Habits and do an activity that involves that Habit. Today we discussed Habit #1 Be Proactive and what Circle of Control and Circle of Concern entail. The students were given scenarios and they had to classify it as in their Circle of Control or in their Circle of Concern. 

For example, your friend is not following the classroom expectations, but is instead being disruptive. You think you should move away from her. You choosing to move away from your friend is in your Circle of Control, your friend being disruptive is in your Circle of Concern. Could be a great talking point at home too.

Ethan and Kyndall classify their scenarios during Habit Huddle.