Happy New Year! I hope your holidays were wonderful! I loved spending time with my family, but am so glad to be back with my 3rd graders! This is what you can expect over the next 2 weeks:
Parent Volunteers- We will start back up on Jan. 15th and will be on our regular schedule.
Math- New math chapter on patterns and relationships. Mountain Math once a week.
Times Tables- Wednesdays will be our designated pass-off days. We are trying to finish up 4's, 6's, 7's & 8's. Flashcards will be coming home for the last couple of pass-offs.
Daily 5 Literacy- Since we have concentrated heavily on writing, we will spend more time on Read-to-Self, Read-to-Someone, Listening and Word Work. During this time, we will be working on small guided reading groups and independent reading with a teacher.
Vocabulary- Four new words will be coming each week. Test on Fridays.
Spelling- During the week we will be participating in word work activities that use our current spelling words. Test on Fridays.
Cursive- We have finished all of the lowercase letters and will begin the uppercase this week.
Keyboarding- Will take the place of our unit study for the next month. We have a whole new system for our computer lab and it will take a week or so to work out the glitches. After the keyboarding unit, we will be studying the moon.
*Just a reminder- Please take note of the first annual writing contest at South Elementary. The details were sent home before Christmas. If you need additional instructions, let me know.
-Also remember to keep working on Battle of the Books and Spelling Bee, if your child is interested.
Thank you for everything! I appreciated every note, gift and word of kindness you and your students gave me at Christmastime.
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