Our third graders studied and then created ANIMOTO projects on Winter Holidays. You can click the links below to take a look at their AWESOME work!
Diwali- Skrivanek
Diwali- Ford
St. Basil's Day
Ramadan
Advent
Yalda
Christmas- Skrivanek (coming soon...)
Christmas- Ford 1
Christmas- Ford 2
Kwanzaa- Ford
Kwanzaa- Skrivanek 1
Kwanzaa- Skrivanek 2
New Year's Eve- Skrivanek
New Year's Eve- Ford
Hanukkah
Epiphany- Skrivanek
Epiphany- Ford
Chinese New Year - Skrivanek
Chinese New Year- Ford
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Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Friday, December 6, 2013
Mrs. Ford's Classroom Update 12/9-12/13
LANGUAGE ARTS
Spelling
We WILL have spelling homework this week. Please look for new words to come home on Monday. Students should return their spelling menu homework on Thursday. Our test will be on Friday.
Spelling
We WILL have spelling homework this week. Please look for new words to come home on Monday. Students should return their spelling menu homework on Thursday. Our test will be on Friday.
Reading
Students will start to learn to infer in reading. Inferring is something we do ALL the time. You notice that your friend isn’t as talkative and you ask what’s wrong, you see a picture of people bundled up and you know that the weather is cold, these sorts of thoughts are what we call an inference.
In third grade, we use a helpful equation to infer. BK+TC=I. This means that our background knowledge, plus text clues help us make an inference about characters,
settings and events in the stories we read. This week we will focus on
making an inference with photographs and poetry.
Writing
Students will start working in small groups to research a cultural holiday. They will work with their groups to take notes, and organize a presentation to teach the class about their learning the week before Winter Break. Please let me and your student know if you will be leaving early that week (12/16-12/20). We want to make sure that he or she gets the chance to contribute to the group project.
SOCIAL STUDIES
Map Skills
Students are hard at work designing their own city using a grid map. This week we will practice using a map scale. Your child will bring home a review sheet on Tuesday to help him or her prepare for the next Social Studies test on Map Skills. They are welcome to use this review, vocabulary cards and the Social Studies Journal to prepare. Please make sure that the Social Studies Journal comes back to school every day. We will continue to add notes about our learning.
Students will start working in small groups to research a cultural holiday. They will work with their groups to take notes, and organize a presentation to teach the class about their learning the week before Winter Break. Please let me and your student know if you will be leaving early that week (12/16-12/20). We want to make sure that he or she gets the chance to contribute to the group project.
SOCIAL STUDIES
Map Skills
Students are hard at work designing their own city using a grid map. This week we will practice using a map scale. Your child will bring home a review sheet on Tuesday to help him or her prepare for the next Social Studies test on Map Skills. They are welcome to use this review, vocabulary cards and the Social Studies Journal to prepare. Please make sure that the Social Studies Journal comes back to school every day. We will continue to add notes about our learning.
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