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The students of rooms 204 and 206 value the 3 Es in our classrooms....Education, Each Other, and our Environment!
Here's What We Have for You:
Scholastic Book Ordering:
Due: Book orders have been submitted.
Our book ordering will be exclusively online.
Math:
-3rd Grade:
-Unit 2 TEST MONDAY! Students brought home Unit 2 test letter on Wednesday for a parent signature. I look forward to seeing that on Monday when the letter is due. Students also brought home their math journal to use as a study guide. I also sent home 2 OPTIONAL math packets. I explained that optional means parents decide You are in charge and it is also optional to turn it in. You can also find additional math practice on this blog under 3rd Grade Math. Look for the additional IM practice link!
-We have 3 iready math lessons due by Friday. (21 total for the year). These can be accessed on any device with internet. Visit Birmingham Public Schools and search for ClassLink.
-Complete at least 3 sessions of Xtramath by Friday. (Students should complete 1 session which is about 5-7 minutes. Click continue until Mr. C says that you are done!)
Click here for Grade 3 IM Family Resources - Unit letters and Videos
-4th Grade:
Today we received our graded checkpoint C. Please have it signed tonight!
We have a new set of online fact tests due on Monday, November 18. We also have 3 iready math lessons due by Friday, November 15 (21 total for the year by Friday). These can be accessed on any device with internet. Visit Birmingham Public Schools and search for ClassLink.
We have our Unit 2 test on Tuesday, November 19th. Your child has a test letter and his/her math book coming home to use for preparing for the test. I will look forward to seeing it signed on Tuesday!
Your child received a packet of optional homework. Optional means parents decide! You are in charge! It is also optional to turn it in.
Click Here to Access Illustrative Math Family Resources for each unit of study
Language Arts:
-Bring chapter books to read in class. You will keep your books inside of your desk.
-3rd graders: Read 20 minutes each night
-4th graders: Read 30 minutes each night
***We are up to 18 iready reading lessons passed by today. Please ensure your child is caught up!
Writing: We are learning how to write:
Narrative Essay- Ask your child to share with you the character, setting, problem and solution of his/her Constellation Narrative Essay that we are writing in class. We are remembering to include details about the sights, sounds and actions that you included to describe the setting of the story and also as we develop the character.
Ask you child about the Learning Targets:
| -Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. -Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally. -Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, description, and pacing, to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations. -Use a variety of transitional words, phrases, and clauses to manage the sequence of events. -Use concrete words and phrases and sensory details to convey experiences and events precisely. -Provide a conclusion that follows from the narrated experiences or events. |
Word Study:
We will take out word study test in class on Friday! Each week your child will write the words in his/her planner. The word lists are also available to study using Power Spelling (your child knows their login). This is an optional way to study if your child has their own device at home. Student logins are taped inside of your child's planner. Please show your weekly spelling test score to your parents in Powerspelling- Click Scores/Results.
Week 9 patterns= Suffixes
Social Studies:
***PLEASE HAVE YOUR CHILD BRING IN A FEW BOOKS FOR OUR FREE READING TIME DAILY!
