Dear families,
It is hard to believe that the first month of school is over! The students are settling into the new routines and higher expectations of third grade. Please make sure that your monitor their homework at home. Packets are sent home on the first day of the school week and need to be turned into me on Friday. Attached to this blog you will also find a link to homework from the beginning of the school year.
Monday is our first STEAM day! The students will be working in groups to investigate different environments and design an animal that has adaptations to its environment. A fun website to explore this idea is Wild Kratts. Students will work on their project until 10 am. Lunch is served at 10:15 and dismissal begins at 10:55 for daycare students. I look forward to seeing family on Monday as we develop our Henrico Learner Profile!
Next week in reading we will continue to read nonfiction text focusing on making connections, text features, and using context clues. In writing we will use our program Being a Writer to edit and revise for more interesting word choice. In Math we will round numbers to the nearest 10, 100, and 1000. This concept is challenging to students: a good site for practice is ixl.com. In science we will continue on unit on living systems and learn about food chains and webs. Students will take their reading MAPS test on Tuesday.
Upcoming events:
Monday, September 30-STEAM Day/10:55 dismissal
Tuesday, October 1-Reading MAPS
Monday, October 14-Columbus Day/Student holiday
Have a wonderful weekend!