Our reader's theater last week was about Harriet Tubman so we spent some time learning about the Civil War and slavery. We sat in a small space to experience a little bit of what slaves experienced on the ships over to America. We discussed the different reasons the North and South fought and also learned about the Underground Railroad.
What we
are learning in school:
Language Arts: Students have been learning how to retell a story in a sequence. Students have learned how important it is to tell directions in order. We practiced reading a passage and identifying what order events happened in.
Language Arts: Students have been learning how to retell a story in a sequence. Students have learned how important it is to tell directions in order. We practiced reading a passage and identifying what order events happened in.
Math: We have been reviewing
how to tell time this week! Students reviewed how to tell time to the hour,
half hour, and minute. We also worked on converting minutes to hours.
Genius
Hour
Students have been signing up for presentation
dates! Look for a note with your child’s presentation date and information on
what they can work on next for their project. All of the presentations will be
the first three weeks in December.
Syria Jar
We have decided that any money we raise for the
Syrian refugees will be given to World Vision, an organization that is sending
coats, shoes, and socks to children who are refugees. If we raise $80, we will
have enough to purchase a coat, boots, and other warm clothing for a child in
need. Our goal is to raise this money by November 30th! So far we
have $33.18.
Math Facts
Third grade students will need to pass their 0,
1, 2, 5, and 10 multiplication facts in order to go to honor roll this quarter.
Students in fourth and fifth grade are still struggling with their
multiplication facts and the third grade teachers are hoping that this will
help motivate students to memorize their facts in third grade. The fourth grade
teachers are requiring their students to know all of their math facts if they
wish to go to honor roll. We decided that we will start preparing students for
this challenge slowly and introduce memorization of harder facts throughout the
rest of the year. Your child will be coming home with a bag of math facts to
practice.
Important
Dates:
November 26 & 27 – No
school
November 30 – Deadline to send
in money for Syrian refugees!
December 18 – 2nd
quarter ends
ISTEP – Feb. 29-March 11
IREAD – March 14 – 18
ISTEP - April 18-May 6
No spelling words this week!
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