Week of 1/30/2017

Ahoy!
I hope this week is treating you all well. We are off to a great start in our classroom. This is a very busy time of year for third graders. We have a lot of learning to do and a lot of fun to be had. Here is what we are working on this week.

Reading: We are continuing to read The Year of Miss Agnes. The students seem to really be enjoying it. With this text we are working on how a character's actions can help a story move along. This directly correlates to what the students are working on in writing on their fictional narratives.

Writing: Students are working on writing a fictional narrative. Their task was to create a character from Athabasca and write about them. The biggest addition to their writing this week is the idea of dialogue and how to successfully use it.  They learned about how to place quotation marks and the punctuation that is associated with dialogue.

Math: This week we are focusing on multi-digit subtraction on a number line.  We are not currently working on using standard algorithm for solving problems. This will come later; however, my goal is for my students to understand the why behind the algorithm. Please continue working on multiplication facts. By the end of the year they will need to know through times 10.

Science: This week we are continuing our study on weather. We are looking at how the weather in the Arctic, Antarctic and Camas compare to one another.

Spelling:
live
without
life
different
off
Earth
through
first
head
there
because
almost
always
new
too
page
got
another

Mystery Questions:
What is February's birthstone?
What "holiday" is celebrated on February 2nd?
What day of the week does Valentine's Day fall on this year?
Which president of the United States was born on February 12?
Is this year a Leap Year?
How many days are in the month of February?

Dates to Remember:
2/1- No Wednesday early release.
2/10- Movie Night @ 6:00.
2/13-2/17- Lacamas Art Week

Thanks!
Miss Irwin