January newsletter
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EXPLORING 3RD GRADE
What’s Happening In Our Class
Hello everyone. It looks like winter has finally arrived! It’s been a rough week with indoor recess, but it looks like next week it should warm up. Please continue to send appropriate winter clothing as kids may go out for recess. In math we are finishing up Unit 4. This unit covers the basics of multiplication and division. This week you will see information coming home on multiplication memorization of fact families. Please read over the information and let me know if you have any questions. I am also sending home a multiplication mad minute pack. These mad minutes will be a part of their weekly homework starting next week January 21st. I have also given everyone extra challenge packs to work on when they finish their journal work. When your child turns this in they will earn a “no math” homework coupon for them to use whenever they wish! In addition, I have a fourth grade math pack that is available for parents. This is a take home pack to complete at home for an extra challenge. However, students may bring pages back to school if they wish. Many of these concepts may be new and will not be taught during the school day. Please let me know if you are interested in this. In language arts we are continuing to work on our 7 keys of comprehension. So far we have worked on connections, mental images, fix up strategies, determining importance and back ground knowledge or schema. We are working hard on reading informational text. We are looking back in the text for our answers and using our schema to help us. We are also practicing questioning with the book “The Wolf Girls” by Jane Yolen.
Mrs. Bates’ Class Belmont Elementary [email protected]
January, 2013
Dates to Remember: Friday 1-25 Popcorn Day Friday 1-27 Popcorn Day
Our next science unit will be Organ- Tues. 1-29 early dismisisms. We will start this in February. sal at 1:30 In social studies we are learning about the early people of Michigan. The Hopewell and the 3 fires. Your kids will be coming home with lots of fun facts that they will learn. We will celebrate Michigan’s birthday on January 26th.
Tues. 1-29 Chuck E. cheese Fri. 2-8 Popcorn Day Sat. 1-9 Jump Rope for Heart Wed. 1-13 PTO at 7:00 Thurs. 1-14 Valentine’s Parties 2:30—3:15
Thank you for sending boots, hats, coats, and mittens with your child everyday. Fri. 1-15 Twin Day Please label all of your children’s items with Mon. 1-18 Mid winter their names. That way, all of the orphaned break mittens will find their way home. Thank you for all of the donations of disinfectant wipes. Hopefully, all the hand washing and desk cleaning will help keep away the germs and flu.
Tues. 1-19 No school Profession Development
What’s Happening In Our Class
Hello everyone. It looks like winter has finally arrived! It’s been a rough week with indoor recess, but it looks like next week it should warm up. Please continue to send appropriate winter clothing as kids may go out for recess. In math we are finishing up Unit 4. This unit covers the basics of multiplication and division. This week you will see information coming home on multiplication memorization of fact families. Please read over the information and let me know if you have any questions. I am also sending home a multiplication mad minute pack. These mad minutes will be a part of their weekly homework starting next week January 21st. I have also given everyone extra challenge packs to work on when they finish their journal work. When your child turns this in they will earn a “no math” homework coupon for them to use whenever they wish! In addition, I have a fourth grade math pack that is available for parents. This is a take home pack to complete at home for an extra challenge. However, students may bring pages back to school if they wish. Many of these concepts may be new and will not be taught during the school day. Please let me know if you are interested in this. In language arts we are continuing to work on our 7 keys of comprehension. So far we have worked on connections, mental images, fix up strategies, determining importance and back ground knowledge or schema. We are working hard on reading informational text. We are looking back in the text for our answers and using our schema to help us. We are also practicing questioning with the book “The Wolf Girls” by Jane Yolen.
Mrs. Bates’ Class Belmont Elementary [email protected]
January, 2013
Dates to Remember: Friday 1-25 Popcorn Day Friday 1-27 Popcorn Day
Our next science unit will be Organ- Tues. 1-29 early dismisisms. We will start this in February. sal at 1:30 In social studies we are learning about the early people of Michigan. The Hopewell and the 3 fires. Your kids will be coming home with lots of fun facts that they will learn. We will celebrate Michigan’s birthday on January 26th.
Tues. 1-29 Chuck E. cheese Fri. 2-8 Popcorn Day Sat. 1-9 Jump Rope for Heart Wed. 1-13 PTO at 7:00 Thurs. 1-14 Valentine’s Parties 2:30—3:15
Thank you for sending boots, hats, coats, and mittens with your child everyday. Fri. 1-15 Twin Day Please label all of your children’s items with Mon. 1-18 Mid winter their names. That way, all of the orphaned break mittens will find their way home. Thank you for all of the donations of disinfectant wipes. Hopefully, all the hand washing and desk cleaning will help keep away the germs and flu.
Tues. 1-19 No school Profession Development
