Weekly Newsletter: Week of August 29

Click HERE to see this week's third grade newsletter. Please be sure to pay close attention to the description of math WIN (What I Need) time on the second page. As always, let me know if you have any questions or comments!

Have a great week!

What a great week!

This week, readers, writers, and mathematicians worked on their stamina during work time. As a class, we are trying to reach 30 minutes of uninterrupted work time. Increasing our stamina will allow us to spend more time working on learning activities later in the year! 

Reading workshop--Students worked on finding just right books. These are books that a student is interested in and can read and understand most of the story. After choosing just right books, students practiced their reading stamina. We are currently up to 16 minutes of reading stamina! More than halfway to our goal!! 

Writing workshop--Students are gathering an "Idea Bank" in their notebook of ideas to write about. Authors use many different ways to gather ideas. Below, you can see students completing a Heart Map of things that matter to them. These things can then later be turned into a story idea! 

 Building our classroom community--Students were asked the question "What would make this year the best year yet?" After writing down their ideas on sticky notes, they were given time to share with a group and find similarities in their thinking. Stay tuned for the completed project! 

Weekly Newsletter: Week of August 22

Parents,

Click here to see this week's third grade newsletter! As always, let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.

Be sure to come back every week to see newsletters, pictures, etc.! We are excited to share our learning with you.

Hope you have a wonderful week,
Mrs. McMullen