Week 4 (Sept. 2-6th)

Hello 3rd grade families! I hope you all have a restful 3 day weekend!

Here's what we are learning next week:

Grammar: Verbs
Reading: The World's Greatest Underachiever
Reading Skill: Compare/Contrast & RACE strategy
Writing: Continue with Personal Narrative
Science: Continue with Forces and Motion
Math: Module 1 (Topic C)

• Analyze Arrays to Multiply Using Units of 2 and 3

Homework this week:

1. Read 20+ minutes each night
2. Nightly EngageNY math page (due next day!)
3. Practice 2s & 3s facts for 10-15 min on https://www.timestables.com/ , flashcards, or write facts down each on paper & practice reading out loud (memorizing)
   
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   *Note- Spelling homework/tests will not begin until the week of September 9th*

~Reminders~

• No School Monday, September 2nd for Labor Day!
• PE this week will be on Tuesday & Wednesday
• All Yoga Club applications are due this Wednesday September 4th!!!

Week 3 (August 26-30th)

Hello families! We had a busy week continuing to practice routines and expectations while diving into our curriculum this week. Third grade is a huge shift in expectations for behavior and academics, but all of the kids are doing a great job! I am super proud of how hard they have been working!

Here's what we are learning next week:

Grammar: Adjectives
Reading: Those Shoes & A Bike Like Sergio's
Reading Skill: Compare/Contrast & introduce the RACE strategy
Writing: Continue with Personal Narrative
Science: Continue with Forces and Motion
Math: Module 1 (Topic B)

• Students will be introduced to division. They will see multiplication as a way to find the total and division as a way to find out how many groups or the size of each group.

Homework this week:

1. Read 20+ minutes
2. Math fluency- 2's facts (due Friday)
3. "Why Chipmunks Have Stripes" Article/Questions
4. Practice skip counting by 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's & 10's

P.S.-We have our very first library visit on Thursday!

*Note- Spelling homework/tests will not begin until the week of September 9th.

~Reminders~

Minimum Day this Friday August 30th (Dismissal @ 12:10)
NO SCHOOL! Monday September 2nd

Week 2 (Aug. 19th-23rd)

A BIG thank you to everyone who was able to show up for Back to School Night! It was nice meeting all of you! If you couldn't make it, I added the Google Slide to this blog page. Our class worked really hard this last week reviewing skills learned at the end of 2nd grade and put together several interactive notebooks to help us stay organized this year. We talked about the importance of standing up to bullies, working together, and signed a school wide "Anti-Bullying Pledge." We also completed several benchmark assessments that will be used to help drive my instruction and set goals for kiddos. Thank you SO much to all of you for your support, classroom donations, and communication. It's going to be a great year =) 

Here's what we are learning next week:

• Grammar: Nouns
• Reading: Those Shoes
• Reading Skill: Plot/Character Traits
• Writing: Personal Narrative
• Math: Module 1 (Topic A)
• Understand equal groups of as multiplication.
• Relate multiplication to the array model.
• Interpret the meaning of factors- looking for the size of the group or the number of groups.
• Science: Unit 1- Forces & Motion on the playground

Homework this week:

1. "The Missing Homework" reading skill passage (read front & questions on back) (due Friday)
2. Math page (due the next day)
3. Read for 20 minutes

*Note- Spelling homework/tests will not begin until the week of September 9th.

~Reminders~

Thursday, August 22nd-1st-5th grade Picture Day

Friday, August 30th- Minimum Day (Dismiss @ 12:10)

Monday, September 2nd- No School (Labor Day)

Have a fabulous week!

Week 1 (August 12-16th)

I cannot believe how quickly the first 2 days of school flew by! Students had fun getting to know one another and getting to know Mrs. Wiley! This week we will continue to work on learning collaboratively and mastering our classroom procedures and routines. Students will also be taking some beginning of the year assessments in reading, math, and writing. Growth Mindset will be introduced to students and we will continue to build a positive class culture with some fun activities. Students will begin PE and STEAM classes this week, so please make sure your child wears appropriate shoes and brings a water bottle on our PE days (Mondays & Wednesdays).

Homework this week will consist of:

1. Spiral review in Math and Language skills from 2nd grade. 
2. Read for 20 minutes (or more). There will be no reading log- it's on the honor system! Homework is due Friday (August 16th)!!!

Important Dates to remember this month:

• Minimum Day THIS Thursday for Back to School Night; dismissal is @ 12:10
• Back to School Night THIS Thursday (Aug. 15th) @ 6:30 p.m.