On Veteran's Day we were so fortunate to have a Veteran visit us virtually. Colonel Chris Naler joined our class virtually from Texas. We were able to ask him lots of questions and he shared about his experiences while he served in the marines. We were so fortunate to have him join us this year.
Halloween was so much fun! Although the rain was a challenge, we had a wonderful time at our indoor parade and party. I want to thank all of the parents who donated items and/or their time to make this event such a success. Here are some pictures of the fun we had that day.
I will be sending home book orders on Monday. Ordering books is entirely optional. If you are interested in ordering books, you can either order them online or send the order into class. Book orders are due by Wednesday, October 13th. Scholastic orders are taking a little longer to be delivered. The last order took a little over three weeks to be delivered.
We will begin our first science unit of the year this week which is Weather and Climate. We will begin by examining types of weather in various places and then learn how meteorologists collect data to help them identify and predict weather patterns.
Your child will take the Chapter 3 test on Tuesday. A review guide will come home on Monday. You can help your child by reviewing it with him/her at home. The review will give you an idea of the types of questions that your child may see on the assessment. Not all questions will be covered on the review guide. Chapter 4 videos will be posted on Wednesday on my blog.
Picture Day is Thursday, September 30th. If you would like to purchase pictures, you can order them online or with the forms that were sent out.
In reading, we have been learning about how to reflect as we are reading independently. Students have been practicing making predictions, asking questions, developing connections, and visualizing what is happening with various texts. We have also been reviewing how to identify genre.
In Social Studies, we have been learning about maps and landforms. We have been learning about how a landform contributes to the economy of various areas of the United States. We will continue to learn more about landforms as we complete this unit.
We have begun Chapter 1 in our math program. Videos are linked on my blog to help your child with the concepts covered during this unit. Here is the Chapter 1 Home link letter with more information about this chapter.
Thank you so much to all those who were able to attend Curriculum Night. If you were not able to attend, I sent home a green folder with your child with lots of information about classroom procedures and the third grade curriculum. Let me know if you have any further questions. (:
Here is a link to my presentation:
Today we blasted to outer space to begin our Social Studies Unit on Geography. We reviewed the continents and oceans and we will be learning about the differences between continents, states, and countries. Stay tuned for more information in the weeks to come!
