I hope everyone had a wonderful and relaxing Thanksgiving.

In math, we are continuing to work on multiplication and division concepts. Remember if you need any practice sheets, just let me know and I will send some your way.

In science, we took our test on Plants and Their Parts. We will be moving on to Animals and Their Parts.

In writing, we will be starting our rough drafts on the research we did on our birds. The students will be learning to write the main idea and details in a paragraph form.

In word work. the high frequency words are four, head, above, kind. Please continue to work on their sorts reminding them of what their sort is. The sort is always listed on the top of the paper before they cut their words out.

We are continuing to read Little House in the Big Woods. The students are learning to answer questions in complete sentences and to look back in the text to put events in the correct order.

Upcoming Events:
Happy Birthday Sanjith! Mon. Nov. 28
Winter Music Concert: Monday, Dec. 12 @ 6:30
8th Grade Orchestra: Wed., Dec. 21 @ 1:15
Holiday Party: Thursday, Dec. 22 (time not set yet)

We are starting our next unit in reading. We are working on book series. All the third graders will be reading Little House in the Big Woods. We will be doing several activities with the series. The students will also learn how to answer a question in a complete sentence.

In math, we continue to work on multiplication and division. With the first unit we cover x0, x1, x2, x3, x4, x5, x9, and x10 so if you need practice sheets for a specific number, please ask.

This week our high frequency words are once, animal, life, took. Please practice these words as well as the words in their sorts. When your child brings home their weekly test, please continue to work on those words, especially over the weekend so they can learn the words for life.

In writing, the students found out their bird. They have had a chance to look through books. They are learning how to take notes and to site their sources. We will move to doing research on the internet later this week.

In science, we will be learning about plants and their parts.

Readers are Leaders kicks off today, Nov. 14 and are due Mon.,  Nov. 21. Your child will be bringing information home today about this fund raiser.
Report cards will be coming home on Wednesday.

Welcome to the Second Semester! Wow! The first nine weeks went so fast.
In writing, we are starting informational writing about birds. The students will make a list of their top five choices and then I will use their lists and assign them a bird. They will learn about doing research and the importance of reading information and putting it into their own words.
In reading, we are finishing up our unit on Information Experts. This week we will be focusing on the main idea and details.
The high frequency words this week are: feet, land, side, without. Please take the time to practice these words along with their sorts so they are learning these words as well.
In math, we are continuing to work on multiplication and division. If you need practice sheets, please don't hesitate to ask. I have plenty to share.