Hello Families! We had a magnificent time yesterday at the Alberta Bair Theater watching The BFG. What a treat that we were able to go and enjoy it. Thank you to the community for offering it to us!
Reading: We will continue reading Frindle this week. Many of the reading strategies we will be using this week will be comparing and contrasting (The BFG movie, book, play) with a triple Venn diagram, making and writing opinions, and defining character traits.
Math: We are currently working on hands-on activities that give the students practice with estimating, graphing, multiplying, and dividing. We are also working on taking a total amount and putting it into groups (we are building a solid understanding of division).
Spelling: Words ending with -ed and -ing
Writing: The third-graders will be writing their own elaborated sentences to turn Humpty Dumpty into their own sentences and stories.
On Friday, we will be visiting the 5th-grade Wax Museum. The 5th-graders have researched people from history, and they will be dressing up as the wax character. For a coin (penny, nickel, dime, or quarter), they will answer a question. If possible, please send your child to school with five or more coins so they can participate!
We will also have the school carnival from 6-8 on Friday night! Come join the fun and games!
Enjoy the remainder of your week!
Miss Kimpton
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Week of Feb. 29 to Mar. 4
Hello! This week, we have/will be working on:
Reading: We are starting Frindle by Andre Clements. The students will be predicting, questioning, and drawing images from their minds as we read.
Leap Day: We did a few fun activities to investigate Leap Years, including comparing calendars from various years, identifying the Leap Years, and using the dictionary to make words from February Twenty-Ninth.
Spelling: Unit 23 Contractions
Math: We are starting division this week! All week, the students will be investigating the process of division through sharing various materials. They will be learning how to use the proper symbols to write equations, and they will be relating multiplication to division.
Writing: The third-graders will be adding details to the nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty" to answer the questions Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How? They will then practice writing elaborated sentences for each part of they rhyme.
This class is filled with so many responsible kids that we are instituting Gum Fridays. They will be allowed to bring gum to school to chew on Fridays. The rules are:
1. Bring your own gum.
2. No sharing
3. Chewed gum goes in the garbage.
4. Gum is allowed only in our classroom.
Enjoy this first week of March!
Miss Kimpton
Reading: We are starting Frindle by Andre Clements. The students will be predicting, questioning, and drawing images from their minds as we read.
Leap Day: We did a few fun activities to investigate Leap Years, including comparing calendars from various years, identifying the Leap Years, and using the dictionary to make words from February Twenty-Ninth.
Spelling: Unit 23 Contractions
Math: We are starting division this week! All week, the students will be investigating the process of division through sharing various materials. They will be learning how to use the proper symbols to write equations, and they will be relating multiplication to division.
Writing: The third-graders will be adding details to the nursery rhyme "Humpty Dumpty" to answer the questions Who, What, Where, When, Why, and How? They will then practice writing elaborated sentences for each part of they rhyme.
This class is filled with so many responsible kids that we are instituting Gum Fridays. They will be allowed to bring gum to school to chew on Fridays. The rules are:
1. Bring your own gum.
2. No sharing
3. Chewed gum goes in the garbage.
4. Gum is allowed only in our classroom.
Enjoy this first week of March!
Miss Kimpton
Monday, February 22, 2016
February 22 to 26
Hello! Just a quick reminder that we have class pictures Tuesday, Feb. 23, as well as individual Spring pictures for anybody that orders them.
Here is a look at our learning goals for the week:
Reading: We will be reading the last chapters of The BFG. Over the following few days, the students will be recalling and retelling events in order to determine the plot, events, and solutions of the story. We will then be watching the movie and comparing and contrasting the two different versions.
Word Work: The students will be identifying and using the prefixes mon- and di- to determine the meaning of words. They will also have practice with similes.
Math: We will be wrapping up our multiplication practice and completing the test on Wednesday. The students will then be investigating the beginning of fractions.
Science: In our small reading groups, each student will be reading about the ways that humans are part of Earth's story. They will be using this information for writing.
Have a great week!
Miss Kimpton
Here is a look at our learning goals for the week:
Reading: We will be reading the last chapters of The BFG. Over the following few days, the students will be recalling and retelling events in order to determine the plot, events, and solutions of the story. We will then be watching the movie and comparing and contrasting the two different versions.
Word Work: The students will be identifying and using the prefixes mon- and di- to determine the meaning of words. They will also have practice with similes.
Math: We will be wrapping up our multiplication practice and completing the test on Wednesday. The students will then be investigating the beginning of fractions.
Science: In our small reading groups, each student will be reading about the ways that humans are part of Earth's story. They will be using this information for writing.
Have a great week!
Miss Kimpton
Thursday, February 4, 2016
First Week of February!
Reading: We are continuing the book, The BFG, by Roald Dahl. We will be working on visualizing (picturing what is happening in the story) this week.
Word World: Contractions
Spelling: Unit 20, Words with /j/ and /s/
Math: The students are continuing their work with multiplication. They've been practicing the Distributive Property of Multiplication (the students are breaking apart a multiplication equation into parts they know, and then they are adding the products together), as well as other various strategies.
Writing: This week, we are focusing specifically on the Idea trait of writing. We are staying on one topic and further exploring that theme.
To help you with knowing how your kiddo is doing on his/her assignments, we've started writing the percentages in their planners and circling them (beside the initial place that we wrote the assignment). I know that you receive a lot of papers from home, and I am also aware that you may not always get your child's work. It is difficult to communicate what paperwork we do each day. I hope that this helps clarify your third-grader's work. Please talk to your child about showing you his/her work in order to keep you updated and to celebrate the successes.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Thank you!
Miss Kimpton
Word World: Contractions
Spelling: Unit 20, Words with /j/ and /s/
Math: The students are continuing their work with multiplication. They've been practicing the Distributive Property of Multiplication (the students are breaking apart a multiplication equation into parts they know, and then they are adding the products together), as well as other various strategies.
Writing: This week, we are focusing specifically on the Idea trait of writing. We are staying on one topic and further exploring that theme.
To help you with knowing how your kiddo is doing on his/her assignments, we've started writing the percentages in their planners and circling them (beside the initial place that we wrote the assignment). I know that you receive a lot of papers from home, and I am also aware that you may not always get your child's work. It is difficult to communicate what paperwork we do each day. I hope that this helps clarify your third-grader's work. Please talk to your child about showing you his/her work in order to keep you updated and to celebrate the successes.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.
Thank you!
Miss Kimpton
Monday, January 25, 2016
Wrapping Up January
Here we are...the last week of January! Thank you so much if you have already returned your signed report card envelope to me.
Today is the kick-off day for the Sandstone Read-a-Thon! The packets will come home after school, and students can begin getting pledges and using the included form to track sponsors. The sponsors can fund students three different ways:
1. Pay by minute read
2. Pay a flat fee
3. Pay by minute read with a cap on the total amount.
On Jan. 31 - Feb. 7, students will read their pledge amount. After the 7th, they will total their reading minutes and collect money from their sponsors.
The forms and money are due by Feb. 11 in order to be considered for prizes and awards.
...and here's a peek at the learning goals for the week:
Reading: This week, each reading group is reading a realistic fiction story. They are continuing the process of identifying story elements, with a specific focus on the plot and sequence of the story. As a whole group, we are reading a fantasy fiction story by Roald Dahl, titled The BFG. We will be visualizing what happens in the story as well as putting key events in order.
Spelling: Homophones
Math: The students are working directly with multiplying various factors and using different strategies. Please keep an eye out in their folders for their math worksheets. It typically takes 2-3 days of work to introduce, practice, and complete a lesson. You will be able to see how your child is progressing through the lessons.
Writing: The students will be working on adding ideas and details to their writing to convey an image to the reader. They are also culminating all that they have learned about various geographical communities in an opinion piece stating where they would like to live.
Have a great week!
Miss Kimpton
Today is the kick-off day for the Sandstone Read-a-Thon! The packets will come home after school, and students can begin getting pledges and using the included form to track sponsors. The sponsors can fund students three different ways:
1. Pay by minute read
2. Pay a flat fee
3. Pay by minute read with a cap on the total amount.
On Jan. 31 - Feb. 7, students will read their pledge amount. After the 7th, they will total their reading minutes and collect money from their sponsors.
The forms and money are due by Feb. 11 in order to be considered for prizes and awards.
...and here's a peek at the learning goals for the week:
Reading: This week, each reading group is reading a realistic fiction story. They are continuing the process of identifying story elements, with a specific focus on the plot and sequence of the story. As a whole group, we are reading a fantasy fiction story by Roald Dahl, titled The BFG. We will be visualizing what happens in the story as well as putting key events in order.
Spelling: Homophones
Math: The students are working directly with multiplying various factors and using different strategies. Please keep an eye out in their folders for their math worksheets. It typically takes 2-3 days of work to introduce, practice, and complete a lesson. You will be able to see how your child is progressing through the lessons.
Writing: The students will be working on adding ideas and details to their writing to convey an image to the reader. They are also culminating all that they have learned about various geographical communities in an opinion piece stating where they would like to live.
Have a great week!
Miss Kimpton
Friday, January 22, 2016
Monochromatic Painting
The students are working hard to create tints of hues by gradually adding white to a single color. The base of their painting is a continuous line drawing.
Monochromatic Painting
Monochromatic Painting
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Jan. 19 to 22
Welcome to the first week of 3rd Quarter! We will be sending home report cards on Friday, so please keep an eye open for them in your child's folder. This quarter, I have written comments on the report card. If you have any questions or concerns, please call, email, or check the box on the report card envelope to signify that you would like to schedule a conference.
The following are the goals for the week:
Reading: Each reading group is focusing on a Realistic Fiction story and the various elements (setting, characters, plot, etc.). In conjunction with that, the students are studying the different types of natural resources that people use in various areas.
Language: The students are adding -ed and -ing to the endings of verbs
Math: We are currently working on multiplying by 3 and 6, as well as using different strategies to multiply and divide. This week, we will be completing lessons 4.3 - 4.6. Keep an eye out for your child's graded papers coming home. The initial amount marked incorrect is their score. If we have time, I do require that they make their corrections, which will be indicated with a star.
Writing: This week, the writing will focus on using different ideas and details to show the reader what is happening, as opposed to simply telling.
Have a great week!
Miss Kimpton
The following are the goals for the week:
Reading: Each reading group is focusing on a Realistic Fiction story and the various elements (setting, characters, plot, etc.). In conjunction with that, the students are studying the different types of natural resources that people use in various areas.
Language: The students are adding -ed and -ing to the endings of verbs
Math: We are currently working on multiplying by 3 and 6, as well as using different strategies to multiply and divide. This week, we will be completing lessons 4.3 - 4.6. Keep an eye out for your child's graded papers coming home. The initial amount marked incorrect is their score. If we have time, I do require that they make their corrections, which will be indicated with a star.
Writing: This week, the writing will focus on using different ideas and details to show the reader what is happening, as opposed to simply telling.
Have a great week!
Miss Kimpton
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