Newspaper Needed!

Hello! We are currently in need of newspapers to protect our desks / tables during an activity our class will be completing on Wednesday.  If you could please send your child in with some newspaper this week it would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!

Way to go Taegan!

Taegan is this week's math challenge winner!

NEW AR goals are set!

Our trimester two AR goals have been set! Each student has until March 25th to reach their new goal. Remember, make sure to pick good fit books (books in your Lexile Level).  If 80% of our class can meet or exceed their goal, we will have a class prize!

Donovan wins again!

Donovan was our math challenge winner for the second time this year! Keep up the great work!

Hip Hip Hooray for Justin!

Justin met his AR goal today! YAY!

Writing Process

This week, students in 3L completed part of the writing process.  First, they brainstormed their thinking, then they completed an outline, next they wrote their first draft.  After they completed their paragraph, they met with a peer and discussed what they could improve for their final copy. Students talked about the quality of the main idea, closing sentence and supporting details as well as transition words, sentence structure, and grammar.  Next week, students will complete their second draft, taking into account the feedback from their peer edit, and finally they will use a rubric for a self evaluation / reflection before having a conference with Mrs. Largy.

This week's challenge winner is... Reagan!

We had more students than ever get this week's challenge correct, but Reagan was the lucky winner!

Makenzie met her goal!

Way to go, Makenzie!

Another goal met!

Way to go Taegan for meeting your AR goal!

Bar Models

GREAT strategy for bar models

Some students in our class have been using different colors to help them with bar models.  The colors allows them to better see what each part of the bar model stands for in relation to the word problem.  This is not required, but many students have said that it has helped them tremendously when solving two step real world application problems!

Way to go, Anesa!

Anesa has been working so hard to meet her AR goal and this morning her hard work paid off! Way to go!

Habitat Projects

Students will soon be starting to create their animals and animal habitats in art.  In class, students selected an animal and have started to research about their animal and their habitat.  Last week, we painted our boxes and this week students will continue to work on their projects during art.  The art room will be supplying paint, construction paper and basic supplies for this project.  If students want to bring in additional materials they are welcome to do so but it is not required.  Examples of things that students have used for this project include:

sugar cubes
sugar
toilet paper / paper towerl rolls
pipe cleaners
fake / real leaves
pom-poms
fake animals such as fish etc.
sponges
pine cones
marshmellows

Be creative! Students can bring their materials in at any time and store them in the classroom until our next art class.

Thank you!

Thank you to all of the parents that attended our Bar Modeling for Parents presentation!  Below, are just a few slides from the presentation.  Also, click here to see a brief video.

Trenton met his AR goal!

Keep up the great work!

This week's math challenge winner is...

Donovan!! 

Yay Paige!

Paige met her AR goal! Way to go, Paige!

Book Orders Due

Just a friendly reminder that book orders are due on Monday, November 23.  Happy reading!

Bar Modeling for Parents!

Just a reminder that the Bar Modeling for Parents Presentation will be taking place this Thursday at 5:30pm in the Common Area.  The presentation should only take about 30 - 45 minutes and is intended to help parents have a better understanding of what a bar model is and how it is a useful tool for students when solving real world application problems.  If have you have not yet returned the RSVP, please do so at your earliest convenience. Thank you!

Math Test Wednesday

Our Chapter 4 math assessment will be this Wednesday.  Please see below for the Chapter Wrap Up of material covered in this chapter.

Quintin met his AR goal!

Way to go, Quintin! He reached his goal this weekend and set a new goal for himself to reach by December 11th.  Only 5 more students need to meet their goal in order for our class to earn an extra recess! Keep on reading!

Hip Hip Hooray Julian!

Julian has met his AR goal and increased it!  Way to go!

Make a Friend

In our class, we now have a Make a Friend board.  Students that are feeling anxious about not having someone to play with at recess or simply want to try something new at recess but are nervous to invite themselves, can put their names on this board before lunch.  The rest of the class will see the names on the board and will invite these students to join them.  This will help those students that are feeling anxious about recess to make a plan! It also encourages students to get to know all of their classmates.

Extra Math Help / Challenge

From now on, students that want extra math support can come in during recess on Friday.  Students must write their name on the board before lunch in order to come in and must be able to communicate exactly what skill they need to work on.  For example, subtracting across zeroes, fact fluency, solving 2 step word problems, addition with regrouping etc.  Students that want an extra challenge can also come in and try to solve some thinking caps / enrichment problems.

Check out the new page!

Check out the new tab, Math Anchor Charts.  Here you can find the anchor charts we have created as a class.  Students can refer to these charts at any time for assistance in class and now they can have access to them from home as well!

Don't forget to place your November book order

Book orders are due on Monday, November 21 so please don't forget to visit scholastic.com/readingclub to place your order.  Books make fantastic gifts and orders will arrive before the holiday season!  Want to surprise your child?  Just sent me an email, I will keep their books to the side when they arrive and arrange a time for you to pick them up without them knowing. I'm always willing to do this for birthdays etc. as well!

Three cheers for Kallie!

Hip hip hooray! Kallie met her AR goal!

Did you know?

Did you know that you can check how close you are to your AR goal anytime you would like? Just log into AR, click the orange button, then select progress from the top right hand corner.  Your flower will appear so that you can see how many points you have and what your goal is.

Way to go Tommy!

Tommy met his AR goal over the weekend! He will get to sit at Mrs. Largy's desk for a day as a reward!  So far, 10 students have met their goal.  If 8 more students meet their goal by December 11th then our class will earn an extra recess!

Two More Goals Met!

Way to go Brendan and Kyra!!

Congratulations to this week's math challenge winner...

TRENTON! WAY TO GO! A big shout out to Taegan, Connor, Reagan, and Anesa for also giving this week's challenge a try!

Another AR Goal Met This Morning!

Way to go, Reagan! She met her goal and has increased it to keep challenging herself!

2 More AR Goals Met!

Conlan and Ava met this AR goals! Way to go! Keep it up!

Book It!

From October to March, students in 3L can participate in Book it!  Students that decide to participate must read a book in their Lexile Level then complete a well thought out book report.  Students can be as creative as they want in terms of what they want to do to demonstrate their understanding of the book.  For the month of October, Justin, Makenzie, Ava and Emily participated and earned a free, personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut!  Check out the picture below of their hard work.  Also, click the Book It! tab for more information.

This week's math challenge winner is...

Ava!  Ava solved the following math challenge.

Insert addition signs between the digits 987654321 to get a sum of 1,098.  Clue:  The order of the digits does not change.

Solution: 987 + 65 + 43 + 2 + 1 = 1,098.

Another AR Goal Met!

Connor met his individual AR goal this morning! He has challenged himself by now doubling his goal!

Reminder: Fall Harvest Festival

Tomorrow is our Fall Harvest Festival!  Students will be traveling to each third grade classroom for a different activity.  We will then have our class celebration in the afternoon.  If you signed up to donate to our class party ,please be sure to send it to school tomorrow.  Our class thanks you for your generosity!

Book Orders Due Friday

Don't forget to visit scholastic.com/readingclub to place your October book order! Orders are due this Friday, and every order helps us to build our class library.

Bar Modeling for PARENTS!

In class, we have started using bar models to solve word problems.   In an effort to help parents better understand what a bar model is and how it can be used to help students solve word problems, I will be hosting a Bar Modeling for Parents Night for our class.  This event will be on Thursday, November 19th from 5:30 to 6:00 in the Common Area.  I will be introducing what a bar model is, the different kinds of bar models that we will be using in third grade, how bar models are beneficial for student understanding and, of course, will answer any of your questions surrounding this topic. My goal for this event is to help parents understand more about bar models before we begin chapter five.  I will be sending home a letter with more information about this event as well as an RSVP date.

Harvest Festival Food Slips

Just a friendly reminder that if you are planning to bring in a healthy snack to share for our Harvest Festival the slip is due back tomorrow.  Food can be brought in on the day of the party.  Thank you so very much to everyone that is able to contribute!

And the winner is...

This week's challenge winner is Makenzie! Check out the problems that she solved below! The answer for question three is Gabi has 778 marbles and for question 4, A is 1, B is 2, C is 3, and D is 4.  Way to go!

Missing Jacket

A student in our class is missing their jacket.  Please check to see if you accidentally brought home someone else's jacket. The jacket is blue on the outside with a gray liner.  It is a Northface jacket.  If found, please return it to school as soon as possible.  Thank you for your help!

AR

Congratulations to Emily and Arianna for already reaching their individual AR goals! Emily has challenged herself to double her goal and Arianna has already doubled her goal TWICE! Keep up the amazing work!

Friendly Letters

Last week, we talked about the different parts of a friendly letter: date, greeting, body, closing, and signature.  Students then wrote friendly letters to thank the beekeeper for visiting our school a few weeks ago!

Beauty and the Beast Venn Diagrams

After spending the week reading Beauty and the Beast, our class watched the Disney version.  While watching the movie, students completed a venn diagram of similarities and differences between the two.  Finally, they used Kidspiration to show their thinking!

This week in science...

our class used Numbers to create graphs showing our plant growth.

And the winner is...

Connor! This is Connor's second time being our math challenge winner! Way to go!

Book It!

Don't forget about Book It! Students that read a book in their Lexile Level and complete a well thought out book report by the end of the month will earn a free personal pan pizza from Pizza Hut! This is an optional program that will be taking place from October to March.  Students can participate in as many, or few, months as they would like.  This is meant to encourage students to read texts that are appropriate to their reading level and should be fun!

Secret Word...

Any student that checks the blog tonight and tells Mrs. Largy the secret word tomorrow morning will be entered into a drawing for a cool prize!

The secret word is "buzz".

Let's see how many students check the blog each night for important updates!

Chapter Two Math Test

Our chapter two math test will be tomorrow, October 15.  Please see below for an outline of material covered in this chapter.

Fall Harvest Party

The following was sent home today.  If you are able to contribute a healthy snack to our class Fall Harvest Party, please return the bottom portion of the form as soon as possible.  Thank you! 

October Book Orders

Don't forget to place your October book order.  Orders can be placed online and are due on October 30th.

Math Fun!

Check out the pictures of our class today during math!  Students used mental math strategies to find the sum of two 2-digit numbers.  They then used estimation strategies, such as rounding to the nearest ten, hundred, or front-end estimation, to determine if their answer was reasonable.  Finally, and most importantly, they explained their thinking to their partner.

And the winner is...

Taegan!  Congratulations to Taegan for winning this week's math challenge!

Comparing and Contrasting

This week, our class read Goodbye-382 Shin Dang Dong.  We then worked in groups to compare and contrast life in Korea and the United States.  Finally, we used Kidspirtation to document our ideas!

Book It!

Check out the new tab for Book It! More information to follow soon!

Thanks to our amazing PTA Accelerated Reader is back!

Individual student goals will be sent home.  Please see your student's agenda book for their username and password.

October Scholastic Order

This week's math challenge winner is...

Brendan! Way to go! See below for the problem that Brendan solved for this week's challenge.

Reminder: No School Friday

Teacher workshops are this Friday, October 2nd so there will not be school.  Enjoy the long weekend!

Math Challenge Winners!

Last week's math challenge winner was EMILY! This week, our winner is CONNOR!  Check out the problem that Connor solved below! Can you figure out the answer?

Reminder: Last day to place your book order!

Just a friendly reminder that today is the last day to place your book order online!

Thank you!

Thank you to all of the families that joined us for the PTA ice cream social! It was wonderful seeing everyone.  My favorite part was watching everyone play a math fact fluency game!

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ICE CREAM!

Don't forget the ice cream social is tomorrow, Tuesday, September 22nd, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm!  I hope to see everyone there for the fun!

Spelling Words

I have added a new tab to our blog, Spelling Words! The words for each story are now posted.  Use this link if you misplace your spelling words and need to practice them.  I apologize for the small font.

Examples of Seed Projects

Please check out these examples of past seed projects.  For this project, you need to collect and display 10 seeds.  Be creative in your presentation and don't forget that neatness counts! Seed projects are due on Tuesday, October 13th.

Reading Club Orders Due: September 24

Don't forget to place your Scholastic Reading Club orders online before September 24th! Every book you order for you child helps to build our class library as well!

Chapter One Math Test

Next week, students will be taking their first math assessment, Numbers to 10,000.  Please see below for the Chapter Wrap Up.

Planting our Wisconsin Fast Plants!

Today we had a very special guest in third grade! Mrs. Veilleux, a retired teacher from HMS, came in to help us plant our Wisconsin Fast Plants.  Over the next 45 days, our class will be observing the life cycle of a plant from seed to seed.  Along the way, we will be discussing the parts of a seed and their function, parts of a plant, bees, and much more!