Happy Tuesday! 3rd grade is working hard on their multiplication facts! They are currently working on their speed and accuracy. A 100 question quiz is/will be given on each fact #1-12; currently students have been assessed on #1-7. In order to “pass” they must answer 70 questions correctly in 5 minutes. If they do…
Classroom News
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Monday 11/24
Posted on November 24, 2014There will be a 2:50 dismissal tomorrow, and there will be no school Wednesday through Friday this week. I hope you all have a fantastic Thanksgiving! Due to the short week, we will not have spelling. If you would like to order books from the Scholastic book order, you are welcome to send a check…
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Thursday 11/20
Posted on November 20, 2014This morning Mrs. Riggs came into our classroom to teach the class a fun, creative way to create conversation between characters. Students used the website http://iphonefaketext.com/ to create a “text message” of back and forth conversation between two characters of their choice. Prior to the creation of this conversation, they were asked to choose a story, brainstorm…
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Wednesday 11/19
Posted on November 19, 2014Happy Wednesday! We will begin learning about the Jewish migration this week during integrated literacy. Students currently have an understanding of the following vocabulary words: immigrant, immigration, and laws. Please ask your child to share his/her google doc “Movement” with you. This google document contains notes with definitions to these words as well as reasons why…
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Friday 11/14
Posted on November 14, 2014This past Wednesday 3rd grade challenged Mrs. Ejma to read ALL day – from the first bell to the very last bell. Mrs. Ejma accepted the challenge and read in a variety of classrooms, the cafeteria, and in the window of her office! Feel free to read more about this challenge – it’s a part of…
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Thursday 11/13
Posted on November 13, 20143rd grade practiced this morning for their upcoming performances of Turkey Talk this afternoon/evening. They ran through the entire show and did some extra practice on the tricky scenes. Everyone is excited AND a bit nervous to perform. I know they will do a spectacular job! (Below are some photos from the 2:00 performance.) …
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Wednesday 11/12
Posted on November 12, 2014This afternoon all 3rd grade classrooms met on the stage to practice for their performance tomorrow. They have worked extremely hard and are excited! They will perform at 2:00pm as well at 7:00pm in the gym. Parents are welcome to attend the 2:00pm performance as well as the evening show. All 3rd grade actors and actresses…
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Tuesday 11/11
Posted on November 11, 2014Everyone took a timed multiplication quiz today on the 1s and 2s. They are in the process of creating a bar graph using their results that they can share with you at their portfolio sharing conference in the spring. Their actual quizzes will be sent home in their Friday folder. While my goal is to teach…
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Monday 11/10
Posted on November 10, 2014Division was introduced in math class this morning! From this point on multiplication and division will be taught simultaneously. The PTO purchased at XBox 360 for each grade level to utilize during movement breaks. We were fortunate to experience this new type of movement break for the first time this week! The XBox will…
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Thursday 11/6
Posted on November 6, 2014We have wrapped up our study of the sun, moon, and stars. Our next unit is social studies based and will focus on movement – more specifically the causes and effects of movement/immigration from a civics perspective. Over the course of the unit, students will develop an understanding of the civic reasons people moved to…
