Dear Families, This week we started our day by greeting each other during morning meeting with the greeting "what's the news?" Ask your child for more details. In math, we introduced division and multiplication story problems. Students began to explore the ways in which they are related. Then, we continued with our word work study. Students sorted through words that have the "ch" digraph and "tch" trigraph patterns in them. Breaking words down and knowing their patterns can help us become better writers. During literacy we read the book "The Mystery of King Karfu," by Doug Cushman. He is an author that has written a few mystery books that are great for third graders. His book helps us learn how to be good readers by looking back into our text for evidence for our responses. We also started our science experiments this week. Since we have been learning about trees and how they function we wanted to really show these concepts. We decided to place celery stalks and a single white carnation into a cup. Then, we added drops of red or blue food coloring into our cups. We asked the students to think about a hypothesis. What do you think will happen to the celery and flower? Ask your child what they thought would happen. In Literacy, we continued to work on our folktale variations. Students have been writing their own stories based off the original version of "The Three Billy Goats Gruff." We also have "horrible news," a dear, dear, friend we once held so close has departed. Mr. Said is no more and "he" has unfortunately left us. ( JUST KIDDING of course!) However, let us get to the point. . . OUR EULOGY: "Said" is dead! "Said" was a good friend that helped us with dialogue for a while. However, it's time to move on from "Said." As third graders we want to SHOW and not TELL in our writing. Watch how replacing said really helps our writing. . . "Get out of the cave now!" exclaimed Oliver James. The rocks were about to fall and cover the entrance. If Jimmy did not run right then he would be trapped forever. We also earned our next belt during recorder! If some students did not DO NOT FRET. . . I (Ms. J) can play the recorder too and I told students that I will personally help them during any recess if they ask. Remind them that this is a tricky task and learning the recorder is new.
We will work together to earn these belts and if we don't get our belt the first time. . . THAT IS OKAY! I learned how to play the recorder when I was in third grade. . . I have a secret to tell you. . . I didn't have "recorder belts" at my school but we did have to play songs and earn stars! SECRET: I didn't earn my stars the first time! Yes, it is true, Ms. J also needs time to learn things and slow and steady for me is my learning pace. I like to really think about what I am learning and sometimes I do not get things on my first try. I keep trying and I really do understand things better when I practice. I had to practice a lot to earn my stars and sometimes I had to play the song more than once. It was frustrating at times but I NEVER GAVE UP! SO please encourage your children and let them know. . . when they feel that learning the recorder is challenging it is alright to acknowledge that it is indeed hard but NOT IMPOSSIBLE. We just might not know the recorder song we are practicing. . . YET! See the power of YET? We are learners and that slightly "uncomfortable" feeling of "I don't know" is called LEARNING! Tell your children they can also call to play their recorder songs right from home too! Ms. Mustachio created a RECORDER PHONE LINE. If students call this line they can leave a message with their name, class, and song they want to play. After leaving a message Ms. Mustachio will listen to the calls and let the students know next class if they earned their belt! 617-340-9203 Love, Your Teachers
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This week we learned more about trees. Students know about the different parts of a tree such as the leaves, truck, roots, branches, and crown. We even observed the cross section of a tree. We call these "tree cookies!" We also earned our THIRD classroom reward for earning 20 stars! We earned extra recess this afternoon right before dismissal! We are also working on our variations of folktales. Each student has created their own versions of the "Three Billy Goats Gruff." Ask your children about their stories! In math, we learned about multiplying by ZERO. Anything multiplied by "0" is always "0." We are also working on our math facts. Love, Your Teachers This week was wonderful. We learned so much. Here is the recap. . . Monday 10/8 No School Tuesday 10/9 On Tuesday we greeted each other in another language. During the morning meeting we used the French "Hello." Each student sat in a circle and said "Bonjour, (student name)." We learned that many students knew how to say "hello" in other languages too. We will continue to add these languages to our morning greetings throughout the year. It is a great way to showcase the cultures we share in our room! Wednesday 10/10 We had a visit from the "Canopy Guy" who is a tree expert. He taught us MORE about deciduous trees and pointed out that we have many Maple trees in our neighborhood. We also did an "on demand" writing prompt. Students were asked to write about a "small moment." Many students wrote about family trips, holidays, and other exciting moments they remembered experiencing. Thursday 10/11 Today was PJ day! Students came into school with their stuffed animals and comfy clothing. PJ day was a reward incentive for our class because as a class we worked together, followed directions, and were attentive. Each time we earn 20 stars, we vote on a reward to celebrate with the class. The more we work together the more we achieve! FUN FACT: Did you know our class has already earned TWICE. That means we have earned over 40 stars so far! (TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK!) First reward: P.E. choice day Second reward: PJ day We also learned more about deciduous trees. During our lesson this day we learned how to categorize tree leaves by shape, size, color, and texture. Students worked in small groups to categorize their leaves into different groupings of their choosing. Afterwards, we also learned about the safety guidelines for computer usage. It was amazing hearing all the students responses. Our students emphasized the importance of keeping our computers safe and also ways to keep our personal information private while using the Internet. This is essential knowledge for our current generation. Students took their musical recorders home for the FIRST TIME on this day! The students were so excited to bring their instruments home to practice the song "Hot Crossed Buns." I wonder who mastered this song over the weekend? Look what I found www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVxmmNh__lI (Hot Crossed Buns- Recorder Song) This is a link to the song and it shows you how to position your fingers too. Remember that your thumb needs to be covered in the back too! Friday 10/12 On Friday we had a special guest visit our morning meeting. The librarian teacher visited our room and even stayed to play a quick game of "seven up." Friday was also the day we presented our "Readers Theater!" Students created their own props and read their lines from our folktales. It was great seeing the enthusiasm of each and every student. Dear Families,
Welcome to Room 27. This classroom is unique since we have three teachers! My name is Ms. Juszkiewicz and I am the intern of the classroom. This year I have decided to join Ms. Merrell and Ms. Drouin in the classroom. I have decided to take on the blogging journey and will collaborate with them throughout the year to keep track of our classroom learning. We noticed our classroom site needed to start up again for this year. We have already learned so much so let us recap the last month. September at a Glance: We have learned . . . -The Classroom/School Expectations
-The Importance of Working Together (classroom quote: "Individually we are one drop. Together we are an ocean") -The Power of Yet I'm not good at this . . . YET! I don't understand this . . . YET! -Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset I can learn anything I want vs. I'm either good at it or I'm not My effort and attitude determine my abilities vs. My potential is predetermined (We can learn from our mistakes and take risks! We will achieve!) -Hopes and Goals What we want to accomplish this year. -Good fit books I choose books because I enjoy them, I understand what I am reading, and I know most of the words. -Quick Writes 3 minutes of writing to increase our stamina! -Multiplication Word Problems There are 3 spiders, each spider has 8 legs. How many legs are there in all? -Folktales We have read: Little Red Ridding Hood Little Red Cowboy Hat Pretty Salma -Readers Theater- Folktales |
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