September
I am happy to report we are off and running in Room 18!
The third graders have made a terrific adjustment to their new grade, new curriculum, and meeting new friends.
I am happy to report that I have successfully launched Reader's and Writer's Workshop this week. The children were very excited about receiving their very own BOOK BUDDY BAG. This will be an integral part of their reading development throughout this year. It will always be filled with "Just Right" books, which are books that are on their reading level. We are working very hard at raising our STAMINA with our reading and writing. I am happy to report that that we can all read independently for 20 minutes!! I am spending the early days of third grade assessing your children so that I can differentiate my instruction to meet all of their needs.
We have a new Math program this year titled: GO MATH!!! We have spent the first few days working on rounding, estimating, working with patterns, and using compatible numbers. The children are enjoying using the SMART BOARD to further their understanding of key concepts. This program has a terrific technological component that can be accessed from home. The children will use their THINK CENTRAL log in. I will speak more to you about this at Back to School Night.
We are launching many exciting units of study. Look back from time to time to view the many different topics our amazing third graders will be studying.