I (and I'm sure the children) are glad that the flurry of tests are over. I am looking forward to starting a new quarter, as there are many new and exciting changes coming.
On Monday the children will have new seating assignments. I like to move their desks at least once a quarter to give everyone a chance to sit near someone new and have a different location in class.
We finished reading Stone Fox on Friday and just have a few culminating activities left. Ask you child if they were surprised by the ending of Stone Fox and what happened to Searchlight, the dog. Many held back tears (including myself) while hearing the ending. Molly's Pilgrim, our next story, is much shorter and we should complete it before Thanksgiving. The children will be making a special project for this story and more details will follow after we start the book.
We'll kick off Writer's Workshop after we complete our study of Molly's Pilgrim.
We also will be starting reading groups in the second quarter. Each group will contain five or six students who will be grouped by similar skill levels. Mrs. Stock and I will both be taking groups so that we can better meet the diverse needs of the students.
On Monday, we will be starting Chapter 2 in Math. Your child's first homework assignment is to have you read the Family Letter for Chapter 2, sign it and return it to school. Mad Minutes will be a daily homework assignment this week as well.
If your child is weak in fact speed and accuracy, additional review at home is recommended.
Social Studies and Science alternate by units in third grade. Since we have finished our first Science unit, we will be moving on to Social Studies Unit 1, Communities Around Us. The children will learn how communities are alike and different all over the world.
Conference time is coming up. If you haven't contacted Norma to arrange a conference time for November 16, please do so. I will be available that day from 1:00 - 6:00 PM. If you need to schedule an alternate time/date, please send me an email. The science and math tests your child recently completed will be handed out during conferences so that I may go over your child's progress individually and answer any questions or concerns.
As a reminder, your child should not be spending more than 10-15 minutes a night on General Studies homework (not including reading for pleasure for at least modify the assignment for your child and send me a note so I am aware of this. If you have a question and have checked with your child's phone friends (last pocket of assignment folder) and the blog, please feel free to email me.
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