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Weekly Update 9-26-16

Weekly Update

September 26-30, 2016

Learning Targets/Topics Word Study/Spelling: We are working now on a whole group word study lesson in order to learn the routines.  Beginning next week, your child should bring home more information about the word study learning block and how they can practice their individual words at home. Reading: ~I can discuss the genre of books I am reading. ~ I can follow the guidelines during reader’s workshop. ~ I can write a response to my reading.   ~ I have strategies to help me understand the author’s message when I’ve read something that doesn’t make sense. ~ I can write a letter to someone about a book I’m reading. Writing: ~ I can write a personal narrative bit by bit. Math:    ~ I can represent 3 digit numbers in different ways. ~ I can complete the pattern on a number line. ~ I can find the number halfway between two numbers. ~ I can round numbers to the nearest 10 ~ I can round numbers to the nearest 100

Important Dates 9-26: PTO meeting 7pm @GES 9-28: Tie Dye: Contact me if you want to help! 9-29: Early Childhood Literacy kickoff 6:00 10-2: Mum pickup @ GES 10-7: Field Trip to Ohio Caverns 10-20: End of 1st Quarter 10-20 & 10-25: Parent Teacher Conferences Lunch Menu Donations Needed ~ Pretzel stick ~ 1 stip of black licorice ~ 1 bar of white chocolate ~ Electric Pencil Sharpener ~ Clear packaging tape - received some, thank you! ~ Latex/rubber gloves - received some, thank you! ~ Rubber bands

Questions? Contact Me: Mrs. Breslin: breslink@grahamlocalschools.org 937-663-4449 ext 4319 *You can always send in a note or write to me in your child’s planner* Our classroom blog will be updated soon.  Check it out at mrsbreslin.blogspot.com Related Arts Rotation Week of:        Mon       Tues     Wed      Thurs    Fri     Sep 26- 30 D-Lib E-PE A-Music B-PE C-Comp Oct. 3-7 D-Lib E-PE A-Music B-PE C-Comp

Learning Target Sheets Rather than sending home a data binder every couple of weeks as some classrooms are doing, I will be helping your child track their learning each week on the learning target sheet that is in the back of their take home folder.  This sheet should stay in their folder when you are not looking at it or signing it.  On the back of the sheet are sample problems and resources to help you support each learning target at home.  For math, most of the time they will have work that has come home in their folder when a new entry has been recorded.  Please sign each new entry by simply signing your initials in the box to the right.  Eventually, there will be a reading tracking sheet in their folder as well and I will be sending their Reader’s Notebook and Writing Folder with them periodically.  To help support your child at home, see the back of the sheets, visit our math curriculum page listed on the back of the math target sheet, look at the work coming home, check out our BLOG, or ask me for assistance! :-) Please contact me with any questions or concerns about the target tracking sheets.

Number Lines and Halfway Numbers

Writing about Reading and Reader's Workshop

Tie Dye Letter that Came Home

September 12, 2016

Dear Families,

This year our 3rd grade class will be tie dying t-shirts.  This is a fun project that the students enjoy and can do on their own.  Each class will have thier own class color.  Your child needs to bring in a white, 100% cotton t-shirt.  It is important that it is 100% cotton.  The dye tends to not stick to other fabrics.  They also need to be freshly laundered, which helps the dye stick and ensures the t-shirt has not shrunk.  We’ve had t-shirts not fit after they’ve been washed.  Students will get to create their own rubber band design and apply the tie dye to their own shirt, then the teachers will take the shirts home over the weekend to wash and set the color.  They have to set for awhile, then be rinsed, washed, and dried.  The teachers will wash and dry them when we have finished tie-dying so that our shirts are ready for the kids to wear on our field trip in October.  We plan to have the students wear their t-shirts to represent their 3rd grade class throughout the year for special events.   Please do all you can to keep the shirt from getting lost at home.  We would suggest only wearing the shirt on the designated days so that it has less of a chance to get lost. If your child has a detergent allergy, please inform us so that we can wash it with the correct detergent.  Thank you for your support with this project!

Please turn in a white T-shirt for our project by September 20th.

Donation items needed:

*small/medium sized rubber bands

*disposable latex gloves or latex free rubber gloves

*Extra white shirts for someone who may not have one or for new students who may move into our classroom

Sincerely, 3rd Grade Teachers    

Weekly Update

September 12-16, 2016

Learning Targets/Topics Word Study/Spelling: For now we will not have word study/spelling.  We are focusing on classroom routines and how to do our guided reading workshop.  We expect to begin word study next week by practicing the routines.  Students will then be put into groups and begin our normal word study rotation. Reading: ~I can use our classroom library correctly. ~I can discuss the genre of books I am reading. ~ I can follow the guidelines during reader’s workshop. ~ I can write a response to my reading. ~ I can write a letter to someone about a book I’m reading. Writing: ~ I can use my writer’s notebook to write ideas for writing. (planting seeds to write about later) ~ I can find and copy poems and write a response about   them. Math:    ~ I can represent 3 digit numbers in different ways. ~ I can complete the pattern on a number line. ~ I can find the number halfway between two numbers. ~ I can round numbers to the nearest 10 ~ I can round numbers to the nearest 100

Important Dates: 9-13: Picture Day 3-5 9-16: Buddy Visit and Mrs. Breslin Out/ Training 9-19: Mumpkin Orders Due 9-20: Shirts due 9-22: Field Trip Permission Slips and Money Due 9-23: No School for Students 9-26: PTO meeting 7pm @GES 10-2: Mum pickup @ GES 10-7: Field Trip to Ohio Caverns Lunch Menu Buddy Classrooms This year, each classroom on the intermediate side has been paired up with a classroom on the primary side to promote a sense of community and family in our school.  We will meet with our buddy class 1-2 times a month and share activities with them.  Our buddy class is Mrs. Oburn’s kindergarten class.  Check out pictures on our blog to see our first buddy visit.

Questions? Contact Me: Mrs. Breslin: breslink@grahamlocalschools.org 937-663-4449 ext 4319 *You can always send in a note or write to me in your child’s planner* Our classroom blog will be updated soon.  Check it out at mrsbreslin.blogspot.com Related Arts Rotation Week of:        Mon       Tues     Wed      Thurs    Fri     Sep. 12-16 E-PE A-Music B-PE C-Comp D-Lib Sep. 19-23 E-PE A-Music B-PE C-Comp D-Lib

Tie Dye We will be tie-dying t-shirts on September 24th.  Your child needs to bring in a freshly laundered, white, 100% cotton t-shirt.  Any extra shirt donations are greatly appreciated.  Please send in the shirts by Tuesday, September 20th.  Thank you!       PTO Mumpkins Fundraiser Order forms and money are due Monday Sept. 19th. Please make all checks payable to GES PTO. OHIO CAVERNS Permission slips and information came home today! This trip will be on October 7th. Let us know if you have any questions about this trip.  We are all very excited to go.  Money and permission slips are due back to us on 9-22.

Investigating Number Lines

Our First Buddy Visit with Mrs. Oburn's Class

Painting a Writing Seed

Reading Record

3rd Grade Home Reading Record

September 2016

Student Directions: Place a checkmark beside the item(s) below as you complete them throughout the month. Ask a parent to initial it. At the end of the month, sign your name and ask one of your parents to sign as well. If you have 5 or more items checked off, you will receive a reward!

• I read at home most nights this month. parent initial: ___
• I went to a public library to check out books. parent initial: ___
• I got my own library card. parent initial: ___
• I read under the covers with a flashlight. parent initial: ___
• I picked a cozy spot outside and read in it for a long time. parent initial: ___
• I read and discussed the reading with someone else. parent initial: ___
• I wrote a story at home based on something from one of the books I read. parent initial: ___
• I researched information at home about a topic I’m interested in. parent initial: ___
• I read the same book a few times to improve my fluency and expression: parent initial: ___
• I read in bed right before I went to sleep 5 nights in a row. parent initial: ___
• I read in the car on a busy night when I might not have been able to read otherwise:  p.i.:____
• I asked a friend for a book title they recommended and then read that book. p.i.:____
• I read a book with dialogue aloud and changed my voice to sound like the characters. p.i.:____
• I read an informational book and learned something new. parent initial: ___
• Make up your own:_________________________________________________  P.I.____

Write at least 1 goal below that you will have for the next month that will help you read more at home or continue to read at home.

Goal 1: _______________________________________________________________________

Goal 2: ______________________________________________________________________

Student Signature: _____________________Parent Signature: __________________

Please use the space below to let your teacher know how he or she can help you read at home. Thank you!