November 2, 2018

Hi All,

Thank you all who have returned the Tellus field trip permission form and money. If you haven’t done so, please do. This field trip is on Thursday, December 13th.

I loved seeing all the kiddos dressed in their Halloween costumes. We did so many fun activities, such as making Witch’s Brew to discuss cause and effect and write a how to piece. We, also, went math-o-treating! Please check out pictures on See What We’re Up To.

Lastly, this upcoming Monday the students will be receiving information about the wax museum project third grade does every year. The students get to choose a person who contributed to society, research them, write about them, and present about them by dressing up and knowing 5 facts. This will be due on December 14th, but we will begin the process of researching at school this week. Most of the project will, however, be completed at home.

Upcoming Dates:

November 5 – Wax Museum Project Comes Home

**Please have a person decided upon by Thursday, November 8th!

November 5 – RGR

November 6 – Student Holiday

November 8 – Learning Commons for Checkout and Research Lesson for Wax Museum

November 9 – Dad’s Carpool

November 9 – Veterans Day Assembly

November 9 – End of 4 1/2 9 Weeks

What We Are Learning This Week:

Reading/ELA: How do we determine the main idea of texts and recount supporting details? How do we explain how the details support the main idea? (RI2)

How do we identify and know the meaning of common prefixes and suffixes? How do we determine the meaning of the new word when an affix is added to a known root word and uses known root word as a clue to the meaning of the unknown word (RF3a,b and L4b,c)?

Writing: How do we write informational texts to examine a topic and convey information? (W2)

Must include:

Introduce a clear topic and group related ideas together

Develop a topic with definitions, facts, and details

Transition words

Sense of closure

Math: How do we multiply and divide within 100 using the distributive property? (OA.5,7)

Social Studies: How do we explain why American Indian groups occupied the areas they did with emphasis on why some developed permanent villages and others did not? (SS3G3a.)

How do we locate the regions where American Indians settled in North America: Arctic, Northwest, Southwest, Plains, Northeast, and Southeast? How do we compare and contrast American Indians in each region used their environment to obtain food, clothing, and shelter? How do American Indians continue to contribute to American life? (SS3H1)

Vocabulary Words:

Red: active / coast / device / drift / gradual / marsh / nation / rate / schedule / swift

Orange: attentive / blossom / communicate / distress / meadow / peculiar / recognize / shabby / tidy / vacant

Enjoy your weekend,

Miss Griscti