Dear Families,
This week we learned a lot during Literacy, writing, math, science, and specials. During Literacy, we continued with our book groups. Students have been working with one of the three teachers in the room. During these groups, we read the chapters but also dive into a deep conversation about the text. It is a great way to really "think" aloud as we read. It also helps students practice how to cite evidence from the text to answer a question. Using sentence starters helps students understand how to use this information in meaningful ways. "As stated on page____ the author says_____." "I noticed that on page ______ the text says _____." For writing block, we continued working on our folktale variations. Students now have the opportunity to re-write their paired variations and also start writing their own independently. We decided to ask students to use our special 3rd grade lined paper that has dotted lines. This really helps align student penmanship and keeps handwriting neat! During math, we continued learning about data. We organized data from a variety of scenarios and also collected data from our own classroom. We asked students what their favorite season is. I believe summer won! (I need to find pictures of these graphs... TBA) In science, we observed tree cookies! No.... you can't eat them. These are cross sections of trees. It helps to show students what the inside structures of trees look like. It also helps them to notice how the tree may have been damaged. After observing the tree cookies students were able to make conjectures about the tree. They noticed that some trees had insect damage and others had tilted rings, therefore, this tree may have fallen over. They knew how to make theses conjectures after our lesson. After making predictions students were able to find out the facts about each tree. (I need to find pictures of these tree cookies... TBA) During specials, we earned 2 STARS in the library this week. It was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G.! After listening to a read aloud students were able to use iPads or laptops to further their learning. Students were able to learn more about computer skills while having fun! We also earned 1 STAR during P.E. The students were able to participate in a parkour* obstacle course. The students had a blast practicing skills at each station. Some stations required you to use mini trampolines and others had wedge blocks. Overall, we had an excellent week. Let's keep it going! Glossary: *parkour. : the sport of traversing environmental obstacles by running, climbing, or leaping rapidly and efficiently. - Your Teachers :-) P.S. If you want extra recorder practice I made a sheet to help you track your fingers! Take a look. . . Ask me about it this week if you want to practice for your BELT. I am here to help you if you find this tricky! ( I'm free to practice with you at recess JUST ASK!) -Ms. J
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