Newsletter 10-4-12

Ms. Little’s Third Grade Beacon

October 4, 2012

Upcoming & Important Events:

·        Friday, October 5^th – Dismissal at 12:30

·        Monday, October 8^th – Columbus Day (no school)

·        Friday, October 12^th – Field trip to Plimoth Plantation & Mayflower II (arrive at school at 7:15 AM)

Classroom News:

Phaydan: We filled the marble jar last week! We earned the marbles by walking in the hallway quietly. We also earned marbles if nobody gets sent back to their seat at morning meeting.

Katie: On Friday we were rounding. We rounded to the nearest hundred. For an example, 426 would round to 400 because the number in the tens place is lower than 4, so we would round down.

Molly: We finished reading the book The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. In the end, Edward returned to Abilene. Then we voted on a new book for read aloud.

Colin: In Spelling we did a word search activity. We made a word search for a partner. You need to write your partner’s spelling words and when you’re done you write random letters in the rest of the boxes.

Ali: In Social Studies we learned about the Wampanoag homes. In the winter they lived in long, sturdy houses called longhouses. In the summer they lived in short round wetus.

Lily: In Writing Workshop we added to our writing. We looked for different kinds of leads in books. A lead is a first bit of a story that grabs the reader.

Tatyiana: I love Art! In Art we are making faces and we are doing idea books. It is fun!

Nathan: On Friday we had an assembly. It was a singing assembly. We sang “America the Beautiful” and Ms. Lilley was in charge of making sure we sang all the words right.

Seanalee: We played a jeopardy game in Math. Our team was called the Maynard Tigers. We were in last place at the end. There were a lot of choices for the categories. One of them was Base 10. We had to use place value blocks on the Smartboard to show the answer.

Seamus: Last Library we read about tall tales. After we did that, we played on the computers. We watched a movie about Johnny Appleseed.

Jameson: Ms. Little moved the desks. I bet it was hard. I have a good spot. I sit next to Katie now.

Sophia: On Friday last week we had a pajama day. We got to wear our PJs to school. We also got to bring a little stuffed animal. We had pajama day because we filled the marble jar with good deeds.

Elizabeth: In Social Studies we drew pictures of Massachusetts state symbols. We drew either four or two symbols. I drew four symbols. They were the Pilgrims, the Red Sox, the Tabby Cat, and the Ladybug. I enjoyed it.

Jesse: We started a new read aloud called The Witches. We just learned how to spot a witch. The witches wear shoes but they have no toes.

Daniel: Last Gym on September 28^th we started with a bucket relay. It was pajama day so we got to run in our pajamas. We finished Gym with practicing dribbling.

Madison: Last week our 1^st grade reading buddies visited us. I have a first grade buddy named Jada. I think we’re getting along great. We’ve read lots of books together and I can’t wait to read more!

Emily: Last week we had to take spelling tests. Ms. Little paired us up with another person. Then we got a rug square and found a place to sit. The person that went first had to give their list to the other person.  So the person said the words out loud and the other person wrote them down.

Logan: Last week we started collecting postcards. I just got two. One was from Pennsylvania and one was from Buffalo, New York. We read them every day at meeting. After meeting, Ms. Little tacks them on the door. On the door we have about 30 now. It is fun collecting postcards. I was waiting so long for just one but now I have two so that is great. We all have a map and we color in the state where the postcard is from. We keep our map in our unfinished work folder.

Ms. Little: We have started our addition unit in Math. Over the next few weeks, we will be working on adding two, three, and four-digit numbers. It would be beneficial to help your child become automatic with their basic addition facts (0-10), either by practicing with flash cards or aloud at home. Enjoy the weekend.