October Updates

Breslin Weekly Update

October 7th - 11th, 2013

Mrs. Breslin’s 3rd Grade Classroom

Learning Targets/Topics Word Study/Spelling: ~I can spell words with beginning and ending consonant digraphs (new principle for this week).- Test Tuesday (see 10 word list under 9/29 in planner) ~ I can spell words with long vowel patterns- new principle for the week Reading: ~ I understand the format of the reading OAA. ~ I can find answers in the text. ~ I can tell about the characters in my book. ~ I can answer questions and do my best on the O.A.A. Writing: ~ I know ways writers generate ideas. ~ I can make lists of my own writing ideas. ~ I can write about poetry. Math:   ~ I can tell time to the nearest minute. ~ I can find the elapsed time (amount of time an activity takes) when given a start or end time. ~ I can find the start or end time of an activity when I know the elapsed time and the start or end time. Social Studies: ~ I can explain how communities changed over time.	Important Dates 10/7-11: Count week: Please be extra cautious about your child missing school this week, the state uses our attendance to determine funding during this week. 10/8: Picture Day for 3rd grade 10/8: 2 hour delay: Teacher Training 10/9: 3rd Grade Reading OAA 10/14:  GES Family Fun Night at Jumpy’s (Troy, Oh) from 5-8 p.m 10/15: Family Fun Night at Steven’s Apple Orchard (see                          green paper) 6-7:30pm 10/18: No School: COEA Day 10/23:  Scholastic Book Order Due 10/28:  PTO meeting- anyone is welcome to attend Questions? Contact Me Mrs. Breslin 937-663-4449 ext 4319 breslink@grahamlocalschools.org Don’t forget to check out our blog: mrsbreslin.blogspot.com *You can always send in a note or write in your child’s planner* Student of the Week: Sebastian
Reminders ~Some students still need a family photo for their cubby. ~Please sign your child’s planner each night ~Spelling: Spelling tests will be on Tuesdays and new words will come home on Wednesdays. You can find your child’s word list in their planner under Sunday for the week that they made them in. ~Please send in boxtops for our PTO. Scholastic Book Order:  Today students brought home a book order flyer and an instruction sheet.  I will try to send these home every month or every couple of months.  This is a convenient, inexpensive way to add to your home library to help your child become a better reader.  The GRL code tells what reading level the book is so that you can be selecting books that are just right for your third grade reader!  The easiest way to order is online at www.scholastic.com/bookclubs.  Use the class code JZ3GZ to ensure our classroom earns reward points for free books.	Reading O.A.A It is important that your child is here on time Wednesday morning in order to begin the test.  Once testing has started, students will not be admitted to classrooms.  Please be sure your child has a good night’s sleep Tuesday night and a nutritious breakfast Wednesday morning.  There will be a snack the morning of the test but that does not take the place of breakfast.  We want to encourage students to do their best, but not make them overly “anxious”.   Encourage your child to do his/her best on the test by suggesting the following strategies: a.      answer every question b.     check over and read all answers when finished answering questions c.     relax and do your best to concentrate d.     allow for play and relaxation the night before the test.

               

Breslin Weekly Update October 14th - 17th, 2013 Mrs. Breslin’s 3rd Grade Classroom Learning Targets/Topics Word Study/Spelling: ~I can spell words with double vowels that may or may not make that typical vowel sound. - New principle for the week ~ I can spell words with long vowel patterns- Test Tuesday (see 10 word list under 10/7 in planner) Reading: ~ I can tell about the character traits in my book. ~ I can tell about the character feelings in my book. ~ I can support my answers with information from the story. ~ I can make connections between character feelings and character motivations. Writing: ~ I know ways writers generate ideas. ~ I can make lists of my own writing ideas. ~ I can create a paragraph from writing ideas. ~ I can write about poetry. Math:   ~ I can tell time to the nearest minute. ~ I can find the elapsed time (amount of time an activity takes) when given a start or end time. ~ I can find the start or end time of an activity when I know the elapsed time and the start or end time. Social Studies: ~ I can explain how my community has changed over time. ~ I can read a map key and make my own. Important Dates 10/14:  GES Family Fun Night at Jumpy’s (Troy, Oh) from 5-8 p.m 10/15: Family Fun Night at Steven’s Apple Orchard (see                          below) 6-7:30pm 10/16:  Veteran’s Day program permission form due 10/18: No School: COEA Day 10/23:  Scholastic Book Order Due 10/28:  PTO meeting- anyone is welcome to attend 10/31: Grade Cards go Home 11/5:  Veteran’s Day Program @ 7p.m- student arrival @             6:30 11/27-11/29:  Thanksgiving Break 12/2: Conf. Day= no school Questions? Contact Me Mrs. Breslin 937-663-4449 ext 4319 breslink@grahamlocalschools.org Don’t forget to check out our blog: mrsbreslin.blogspot.com *You can always send in a note or write to me in your child’s planner* Student of the Week: Erryn Reminders ~ Please check and sign your child’s planner each night. ~Please look through your child’s take home folder and go over papers that have wrong answers. ~ Reading logs are due the last day of the month; however, we will take as many 300 min logs as the student can complete within one month. ~ We are tracking skills here at school daily.  We try to take one grade per skill after the students have had plenty of practice.  To see your child’s grade, you can log into progress book.  To see your child’s skill progress, you can check papers that come home, look at the learning target rubric in the back of the take home folder, ask them about their progress on the learning targets listed at the top of the weekly update, or you can email, write a note, or call me. Flat Stanley’s 3rd Grade Family Night Open House at Steven’s Orchard 7344 Thackery Rd.  Springfield, OH 45502 (937) 788-2873 Come out to enjoy these FREE activites: -a wagon ride  -a cookie and juice -washing your apples in the apple washer -picking a few apples Tuesday, Oct 15th 6:00 – 7:30 *Siblings are welcome to attend! Parental supervision is required.* Other items (pies, cider, apples, etc) available to buy.