Happy Friday! We have had a wonderful first week of 3rd grade! We have really learned a lot about each other and I look forward to a fantastic year with my new students!!Please check this blog every Friday: I will email you each Friday with a link to easily view the updates.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
* Tues. 8/28: MAPS Math Testing
* Wed. 8/29: Picture DayCurriculum night (adults, only) 6:30-8:00 pm
*Thurs. 8/30: MAPS ELA/Reading Testing
A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:
*Spelling: We will continue using the spelling series, Words Your Way. Fortunately, the students worked with this program last year at Ide in 2nd grade. I will be giving the spelling inventory next week (Monday or Tuesday) and then the students will be working with the spelling patterns that we have identified as an area of concern. We should have their new word sorts out to students next Monday. More info coming home soon!
*Reading/ELA: We will start the year focusing on a variety of reading strategies using fun literature. The first few days we will focus on making inferences, meta-cognition (reading and thinking while we read), character traits, story elements, predictions, theme, and cause and effect.
On Friday, students will bring home their first reading log for the month of September. They are expected to read 20 min each night (the sheet has you record 20 days for the month for a 10 point reading grade). I know many students read every day, but this log only requires 20 days a month for the grade.
*Science and Social Studies: We will begin our first social studies unit, focusing on map skills and directions. We will make our very own compass rose.
*Mrs. Olsen's Math Class: We will meet with our math students for the first time on Monday. I can't wait to meet my math students. Later in the week, the students will take the Unit 1 pretest to show what they already know.
Thanks for checking out the blog. I am looking forward to a great year together!Mrs. Olsen
