Teacher's out, but students still have a busy day of learning

As you know by now, I had to be gone today.  My dentist was finally able to get me in after having to cancel when we were quarantined and then the snow!  Unfortunately, she was booked up spring break.  But, my sub was Mrs. Timmons, and I know they were in great hands!  Will Rogers is so lucky to have her. 

We will be talking tomorrow, as some did not do their best work. Most did, but some did not.  

They did some Xtramath after announcements and morning work. Then we did some multi-digit addition review.  Some will be bringing those home to correct. 

They did some research in the library today.

They were given some time to read silently.

They also went to Istation reading today.  

They revisited the story of Jack and the Beanstalk.  I left them a paper of a bean in the ground, and they had to draw and color what their magic bean grew.  Then they had to write about it.

They also got to design a pair of socks.  We didn't get to this last week during Dr. Seuss week.  Some were very creative.  I would even buy them!

I can't wait to see them tomorrow.

Students are coming together as a family of learners

Today was a wonderful day!  We are becoming great young men and women.  I love the way the students are coming together like a school family.  (I am not saying there aren't a few bumps in the road, but for the most part, they are doing a great job!)

We started by making our spelling words with Play-Doh.

Then we did our Xtramath and Istation math practice. If they finished before time was up, they were allowed to go to Prodigy.  Remember, they may go to Xtramath and Prodigy at home.

We worked with idioms today.  Their reading assignment is the book we made today.  

We wrote our spelling words.  Many didn't do well last week.  And I hate that Spelling City is no longer, because that helped them so much!

Have a great evening. 

 

Students learn about free writing

First, let me apologize. I had to leave directly after school Friday, and forgot all about the blog. But we had a fabulous Friday, and our read and feed went well.

Today was another great day!  We started by doing a free write in our writers' notebooks.  The only rule is to keep writing until I ask them to stop.

In math we went over a paper quiz we took last week. They corrected their answers they missed.  Going over what is missed is very important. As I explained to them, it helps us see our mistakes, and more often that not, we won't repeat the same mistake. We also did some multi-digit addition practice.

We handed out our spelling lists. I also handed out the spelling tests from last week.  I think some forgot to study.

In reading we did some silent reading.  We also finished a reading poem, using rhyming word pairs.  Rhyming is very important in reading.  

If you didn't return your child's fundraiser envelope, please do so tomorrow.

Third graders work with nonfiction books

We had a great day in third grade! We were very busy! 

I forgot to mention that we had a new student as of yesterday.  Many in our class knew him from last year. 

We started with some silent reading.  We also read another nonfiction book about penguins today. We love reading about penguins. It was also a great way to revisit nonfiction text features.

We worked some more with prepositions.  We had to sort them from nouns.  

We took a couple of math quizzes today.  One was over the fractions.  The other was one of mixed skills.  I want to see what we need to concentrate on the most.  

Our read and feed is tomorrow. It is also pajama day. 

Third graders work with fractions

We started with some following directions practice for morning work. 

We also did more with fractions.  We made equivalent fractions today. We also did a practice page after exploring equivalent fractions.They seem to enjoy working with fractions.  At first they were a little scared of them.  But once we explore and explain the way they work, they seem to enjoy them.

We also did a preposition review.  We listened to Green Eggs and Ham again.  Then we went to the end where the character decides he likes them and starts saying where he will eat them.  Each sentence has a preposition in it. Then each child made a rhyming pair of sentences using the same pattern.

We also read silently. And there was a new book in the listening center so some of us had time to listen to that.

Congratulations to Ayden!  He tested out of subtraction in Xtramath.com!  Yay!

Class again has most AR points; almost everyone increases ISIP scores

We had a wonderful day! To start with, our class had the most AR points for February!  Woo-Hoo!  And, again, our class had the student with the most points! Congratulations, Kenzie! Yes, a reward comes with this honor.  We will have a read and feed Friday afternoon.  All the same rules apply.

We worked with fractions and making generalizations.  We added a lot of information to our math notebooks.  There was a lot of thinking going on.  One thing they realized was that the larger the denominator, the smaller the sections.

We took our reading ISIP today, and almost everyone went up from last month! I am so proud of how hard they are working.

We read silently, as well. Today is Read Across America!  The link for tonight is also on the blog -- you can find it in the column to the right.

Most of class show growth on math Isip tests

We had a marvelous Monday.  I did send home the fundraiser booklets. We watched the short video that went with it.  They were pretty excited.

We started with a fraction practice page.  We continued working with fractions during math, as well.  We ordered some.  I used my Fraction Stax to show the different fractions represented, and then we ordered them.  We also did some fraction practice using pictures of pizzas.

We read Green Eggs and Ham today. It is your child's reading assignment for tonight.  

New spelling words came home today, as well.  I always give them 2 lists, so that they may bring one home and keep the other at school.

We took our math Isip test on the chrome books. Most showed growth.  We will take the reading test tomorrow. 

We also have the virtual book fair going on this week.

Tomorrow is the day to wear green!

 Our class needs paper towels and wet wipes.  Can you help out?