3rd Grade Super Heroes: Another Snow Day

I was so happy to be back to work yesterday after a long 4 day weekend. It was exciting to see all of my fantastic students and get back to the lessons Ms. Askin and I had planned for last week. And now here we are with another snow day! However beautiful the view from my kitchen window, I would rather be at Hawthorn. Of course I love getting an extra day with my little monkeys, but cabin fever is starting to set in and I think the Coens benefit from routine...all of us.

Being out of routine can make it hard to remember just what is expected or going on, so I'd like to remind you of some upcoming events.

This Week

McTeacher Night (which was scheduled for tonight) will be rescheduled and I will let you know of the new date soon.

This week we celebrate Read Across America! Wednesday, Feb. 27 is Crazy Socks Day; Thursday, Feb. 28 is Zany Hair Day; Friday, March 1 is Wear A Hat and The Color Red Day.

In support of the Park Hill After-Prom, Mr. Waters has decorated a bowling pin to represent our school. We will be selling raffle tickets for $1.00 during lunch this week.

Later in March...

Other upcoming events to mark on your calendar include: Friday, March 8 No School/Teacher Work Day; March 11-15 Spring Break.

Homework and Learning Goals

Yesterday, I sent home a fluency practice page with 4 to 5 comprehension questions, as well as, a math menu page. Students are expected to read the story multiple times in order to develop their fluency with the piece. Remember fluency is not only how smoothly we read, but also our use of phrasing and expression. Once they have completed the questions (answering with complete sentences) and read the story aloud for you, sign off on the paper. In addition to this reading assignment, I would still like every child reading a minimum of 90 minutes by Friday.

Students can choose to complete any 5 activities from the math menu. Number 5 is a worksheet copied to the back of the menu, but all of the other activities must be completed on separate pieces of notebook or printer paper. If you have any questions regarding this assignment please comment below and I'll get the questions answered quickly.

With my fingers crossed, I am hoping to wrap-up and assess students on the concepts of multiplication, as well as, properties of matter by the end of this week. In communication arts, we are just beginning to study the genre of Mysteries and drafting our own fiction stories.

Below I have included some photos of our class from the past few weeks of learning. Enjoy!

Finding the mass and volume of matter.