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

First Week of November!

I am so grateful for the opportunity to meet with each of you during parent-teacher conferences.  Your appointment time was on the half-sheet of purple paper that I sent home last week, and it is written on the report card that you will receive on Tuesday.  I have also put a list of times and initials on the blog if you need to check it.

Our learning goals for the week:

Reading: We are continuing to read Because of Winn-Dixie, and the skills that we will be focusing on this week are making predictions, using contractions for am, is and are, and using similes (making comparisons with "like" and "as". The main genre that we will read this week is realistic fiction.

Vocabulary: shadow and search

Spelling: Unexpected Consonant Patterns (kn, wr, tch)

Math: We will be wrapping up the structured lessons on subtracting on Monday and Tuesday.  Later in the week, the students will start to learn multiplication by investigating groups of items.

Science: During our LEAD 21 Reading time and small groups, each student will be investigating the question "How does science help us understand the natural word?"

Have a safe and happy Halloween!
Miss Kimpton

Oct. 26 to Oct. 30

Welcome to the week!  Here are our learning targets:

Reading: The students are beginning Week 2 of their Science and Play unit.  This week, each small group will be reading a non-fiction story to learn about how technology helps people.  They will be investigating the question: "How does science create news ways for people to have fun?"

Vocabulary: observe, classify, electricity

In our story about Winn-Dixie, the students will be working on remembering details, summarizing, finding compound words, and analyzing idioms (such as "it's raining cats and dogs").

Math: This week, the students are focusing on different strategies to subtract and find differences.  They will also begin the introduction to multiplication.

Writing: We will be working on the quality of writing, such as revising to create better sentences and editing to follow proper punctuation and capitalization rules.

Please remember that next week will have three short days that dismiss at noon: Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.  We will be doing parent-teacher conferences during the afternoons.  I am really looking forward to meeting with each of you!

Miss Kimpton

A Week in Review

I can't believe that I am now just updating the blog...with the week basically behind us.  We've been pretty busy here at school!

Here is a look at some of the learning that we did this week:

Reading: We started reading the novel Because of Winn-Dixie, and we are working on the skills of summarizing and recalling and retelling. We also started the LEAD 21 Unit titled "Science and Play". The students have been reading their leveled readers during our small groups to investigate energy, force, friction, and gravity.

Vocabulary Strategy: use antonyms (words that mean the opposite) to understand words

Spelling: short and long vowels

Math: mid-chapter test on adding, start subtracting by estimating differences

Class Counselor: Be drug free and make healthy choices

I'm sorry for the late post!  Have a great weekend.
Miss Kimpton