Hour of Code

Did you know that our class is filled with computer coders?  Here is proof:

Questions!!!!!!

The students are developing their questioning strategies this week.  One activity that we are doing is asking questions before, during, and after a story.  Today, I showed the students the David Weisner book, Tuesday. They each wrote questions that they had after looking at the front cover and the title page.  Next, we looked at the book (it is an almost-wordless picture book with flying frogs) and wrote questions as we "read".  In order to share the questions, the students "Mingled with Music".  The video below shows them as they walk around the room while the music plays, stops and finds the nearest student, and shares the questions they wrote. The music starts, and off they go again!  I hope you enjoy the video!  They sure enjoyed the activity.

(This link is to the shared google album that I created for our class.)

Third Grade Videos

Dec 7 to Dec 11

Hello families!  Here are out learning goals for the week:

Reading: The students are investigating the question "How do geography and natural resources affect a community?"  They will be reading about this in their textbooks and small readers. They are also identifying the strategy of asking questions to understand something. The Word Study for the week will focus on the endings -ed and -ing.

Vocabulary: tourist, village, trade

Math: Multiplication Strategies

Writing: Dictionary Poems

Remember, the Winter Music Program will be next week on Wednesday, Dec. 16. The 3rd-Graders will be performing their songs at 9:30 a.m.

Thankfulness

We took the time to compile lists of things from A-Z for which we are thankful.  The kiddos each shared three things.

Click on the word "Thankfulness" below to enjoy:

Thankfulness

Nov. 23 to Nov. 24

Welcome to the short week!

Here are the learning goals for our day-and-a-half:

Reading: read the non-fiction story, Thank You, Sarah

Math: skip-count on a number line to show how to multiply

Writing: to help the students think of ideas for writing, they will create a paper heart that shows things that are close to their hearts (Mine My Heart)

I hope everyone has a relaxing break!
Miss Kimpton

11/16 to 11/20

We have had quite the busy week!!!!!!! Your kiddos are bringing home quite a bit of work from the week, and some even have some work to finish.  If so, there is a slip of paper with the items highlighted that need to be completed.

Reading: We finished reading Because of Winn-Dixie this week.  We also finished Unit 2: Science and Play in our reading materials.  To show what they have learned, the students chose a project, worked on it through the week, and presented it to the class today.  There is a slip of paper stapled to the work to show their score.

Reading Group Work: Vocabulary Word Search, "Baby Mammoth Discovered" Daily News

Math: The students finished lessons 3.1 (pgs. 141-142) and 3.2 (pgs. 147-148) in the their Math workbooks.  Both of these lessons gave them practice with counting equal groups and multiplication as repeated addition.

Their spelling words focused on the vowel sound in lawn.  I will send the tests home on Monday.

I hope that you stay warm this weekend!
Miss Kimpton

Week of Nov. 9 to 13

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit with me during the conferences.  I really appreciate the opportunity to sit down with you and talk about your kiddo!

The following are our learning goals for the week:

Reading: We are reviewing compound words, making predictions, and identifying the different types of structures found in books (both the physical structure and the order of events).

Spelling: Vowel Sound in "clown"

Math: The third-graders will officially begin the process of multiplication this week.  They will be identifying various things that come in groups (such as four wheels on a car), creating problems based on these groups, and playing a game called "Circles and Stars".  All of the activities will help them realize that multiplication is repeated addition or counting groups of things.

Writing: We are continuing to investigate the various processes of writing.  Specifically, we will be focusing on creating interesting and varied sentences.

Picture Retake Day is on Thursday, Nov. 12.  If your child is getting retakes, please send the original photos and a new order form to school.

Thank you!
Miss Kimpton