Week of Feb. 26

 

March is coming and it is National Reading Month! Let's deepen that love and passion for reading in your child!

💚Links have been placed on our Google Classrooms for school-wide activities. 

💚Complete as many activities as you can on the 3rd-grade Reading Bingo Sheet

💚Spend some time reading something fun with your child

💚Let your teacher know if you want to be a virtual guest reader

Important Dates

March 3 - Late Start
March 4 - 1/2 day

💚 Our classrooms are in need of some Kleenex and Hand Sanitizer

💚Donations would be very appreciated!

Word Study Next Week

Our focus will be on Long i Vowel Patterns in Accented syllables. Words for Friday will be: surprise, minus, supply

Multiplication Facts

Please take some time to work on multiplication facts that have not been memorized. 

We cannot stress enough the importance of instant recall. Many students have realized this importance while learning to calculate area. Let's keep math confidence up by practicing!

 💚Don't forget to go to Google Classroom where your child can find quizlet games such as Gravity and Match to work on memorization in a fun way!

💚Continued review is important to keep facts fresh in the mind

What We Learned This Week

In Language Arts, we have enjoyed researching and reading about various heroes to celebrate during Black History Month. We are in the 2nd week of our article in which students are responding to questions involving key ideas and details, craft and structure, and the integration of knowledge and ideas. They are really stretching their brains and reading for purpose!

Writing: students are busy creating their final draft of their informational writing. We are close to wrapping up these units. The students have worked so hard!

In Math we have finished our area and perimeter unit. Students should be able to tell the difference between area and perimeter as well as find the area and perimeter of polygons and rectilinear shapes. Not sure what that is? Ask your child! You'll be impressed!

In  Social Studies we are close to finishing our unit on how Michigan became a state. Our flipbooks are complete. Next week we will review. A study guide was sent home on Friday and the test will be Wednesday, March 3rd. There is a writing component that students need to prepare for. Let your teacher know if you have any questions at all!

Extra Math Practice

If you are looking for extra practice opportunities, here are some choices on IXL:

Multiplication:   3rd Grade, F1, F2, H6,

Division:   3rd Grade, Section I, Activities 1-5

Elapsed Time:  3rd Grade, Section T, Activities 1-8 (finish the section for a challenge!)

Place Value:  3rd Grade, Section B, Activities 1-9 (6 will be a challenge!)

Addition:   3rd Grade, Section C, Activities 1, 2, 6, 9, 12, 15, 16

Subtraction:   3rd Grade, Section D, Activities 1, 2, 6, 7

Rounding:   3rd Grade, Section P, Activities 1, 2, 3, 5, 8

Volume:   3rd Grade, Section Z, Activities 7, 11, 16, 20

Measurement   3rd Grade, Section Z, Activities 3, 4, 5, 13, 18, 22

Mass:   3rd Grade, Section Z, Activities 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 17

Perimeter:   3rd Grade, Section DD 1 - 4. For a challenge try #5

Area:   3rd Grade, Section DD 6 - 10, 13 For a challenge try #11, 12, 14 - 18

*Please ask your child to show you ConnectEd. There are some great games for additional practice!

Important Considerations

• There are no drinking fountains at school. Students must bring a refillable water bottle to school each day. This is essential for hydration throughout the day.

• We are going through snacks at an alarming rate. Please take time to help your child pack a snack each day. 

• Students need to practice their multiplication facts every night as well as bring the note cards to and from home.

• Earbuds/Earphones are an essential part of learning. Many students do not have working earbuds at school. We have some available for student use but students often do not like how they feel. 

• Please don't forget to send in snow gear so students are able to play outside safely and keep warm and dry. 

Week of February 15th

 

Winter is still here! Please be sure to send in boots, snow pants, gloves, and a hat with your child. Most of our playground is covered in snow and students will need snow gear to be able to stay warm and dry outside! 

Important Dates

February 24 - Late Start

Multiplication Facts

*Miss Yoder's Class: Memorize 9's

Although we are wrapping up our weekly multiplication facts, it will be important to continue to practice at home. Some students still do not have these facts memorized, and most will need continued review to keep them fresh in their mind! Thank you for your ongoing support with this!

Quizlet practices were added to our Google Classrooms. This allows students to practice memorization of facts with two fun games: Gravity or Match. This is a great way to practice and gives students some independent practice.  

Remember: 

2. Flashcards should go back and forth between home and school each day.

What We Learned This Week

In Language Arts, we have enjoyed researching and reading about various heroes to celebrate during Black History Month. We have also introduced a bi-weekly article in which students have the opportunity to respond to questions involving key ideas and details, craft and structure, and the integration of knowledge and ideas.

Writing: students are busy creating their final draft of their informational writing. We will be wrapping of this unit next week. Don't forget to ask them about their topic!

In Math we have started working on finding the perimeter and area of various 2D shapes. This will continue through next week. 

In  Social Studies we have started our unit on how Michigan became a state. We are learning about the War of 1812 and many important leaders in our state. Our flip books are well under way and the students are excited to write about all that we are learning!

  Our unit on Force in Science is now complete! Our students learned a lot about forces, pushes, pulls, and friction. Mystery Doug is amazing!  

Extra Math Practice

If you are looking for extra practice opportunities, here are some choices on IXL:

Multiplication:   3rd Grade, F1, F2, H6,

Division:   3rd Grade, Section I, Activities 1-5

Elapsed Time:  3rd Grade, Section T, Activities 1-8 (finish the section for a challenge!)

Place Value:  3rd Grade, Section B, Activities 1-9 (6 will be a challenge!)

Addition:   3rd Grade, Section C, Activities 1, 2, 6, 9, 12, 15, 16

Subtraction:   3rd Grade, Section D, Activities 1, 2, 6, 7

Rounding:   3rd Grade, Section P, Activities 1, 2, 3, 5, 8

Volume:   3rd Grade, Section Z, Activities 7, 11, 16, 20

Measurement   3rd Grade, Section Z, Activities 3, 4, 5, 13, 18, 22

Mass:   3rd Grade, Section Z, Activities 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 17

Perimeter:   3rd Grade, Section DD 1 - 4. For a challenge try #5

*Please ask your child to show you ConnectEd. There are some great games for additional practice!

Word Study Next Week

Our focus will be on Long a Vowel Patterns in Accented syllables. Words for Friday will be: crayon, complaint, bracelet, and label

Important Considerations

• There are no drinking fountains at school. Students must bring a refillable water bottle to school each day. This is essential for hydration throughout the day.

• We are going through snacks at an alarming rate. Please take time to help your child pack a snack each day. 

• Students need to practice their multiplication facts every night as well as bring the note cards to and from home.

• Earbuds/Earphones are an essential part of learning. Many students do not have working earbuds at school. We have some available for student use but students often do not like how they feel. 
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• Please don't forget to send in snow gear so students are able to play outside safely and keep warm and dry. 

Week of February 12th

 

Valentine's Day

While it was not our traditional Valentine's Day party, the kids had a wonderful week.. Since our positivity word of the week was love, we started the week by spreading love to our community. The students created Valentine's Day cards and bookmarks for the residents at Royalton Manor. We are hopeful that it will bring a smile to their faces during this very difficult time. Our focus this week was showing love to your family, your school family, your community, and yourself. 

Along with our service project, students had an opportunity to make Valentine's Day cards for others, made an origami heart bookmark, and enjoyed a Valentine's Day snack today. As always, we miss our families celebrating with us but we still had lots of fun!

Half-Day On Tuesday

Please note that Tuesday is now a half-day of school so that teachers can attend the Berrien County Health Department Covid Vaccination Clinic. We appreciate your flexibility with this change.

Important Dates

February 12 - NO SCHOOL

February 15 - NO SCHOOL

February 16 - Half-Day

February 17 - Late Start

February 24 - Late Start

Multiplication Facts

Next week we will...

*Mrs. Covert's Class: Memorize 9's

*Mrs. Knuth's Class: Memorize 9's

*Miss Yoder's Class: Memorize 8's

Quizlet practices were added to our Google Classrooms. This allows students to practice memorization of facts with two fun games: Gravity or Match. This is a great way to practice and gives students some independent practice.  

Remember: 

1. Students make flashcards at the beginning of the week

2. Flashcards should go back and forth between home and school each day.

What We Learned This Week

In Language Arts, we have enjoyed researching and reading about various heroes to celebrate during Black History Month. Our students are utilizing many important reading and writing skills while, at the same time, learning about our nation's difficult past. These heroes have overcome tough challenges. and/or cleared the path for change. 

For Writing, students have continued working on their informational texts. We have focused on creating topic sentences and writing the body paragraphs. Introductions and conclusions will also be written by students. We will be finishing up this unit next week.

In Math we finished our unit on measurement to the 1/4 inch. We also continued to work on creating line plots around data and answering questions about the line plot. This was lots of fun and our students are really growing. The end of the week brought the new topic of perimeter. Area will be added soon. This is always a unit that is lots of fun for kids.

Next week in Social Studies we will begin a brand new unit. Students will create flipbooks to document all they are learning about each important person and even in Michigan.

  Our unit on Force in Science is now complete! Our students learned a lot about forces, pushes, pulls, and friction. Mystery Doug is amazing! 

Extra Math Practice

If you are looking for extra practice opportunities, here are some choices on IXL:

Multiplication:   3rd Grade, F1, F2, H6,

Division:   3rd Grade, Section I, Activities 1-5

Elapsed Time:  3rd Grade, Section T, Activities 1-8 (finish the section for a challenge!)

Place Value:  3rd Grade, Section B, Activities 1-9 (6 will be a challenge!)

Addition:   3rd Grade, Section C, Activities 1, 2, 6, 9, 12, 15, 16

Subtraction:   3rd Grade, Section D, Activities 1, 2, 6, 7

Rounding:   3rd Grade, Section P, Activities 1, 2, 3, 5, 8

Volume:   3rd Grade, Section Z, Activities 7, 11, 16, 20

Measurement   3rd Grade, Section Z, Activities 3, 4, 5, 13, 18, 22

Mass:   3rd Grade, Section Z, Activities 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 17

Perimeter:   3rd Grade, Section DD 1 - 4. For a challenge try #5

*Please ask your child to show you ConnectEd. There are some great games for additional practice!

Word Study Next Week

We will take one more week off from word study with the partial days.

Celebrate! No spelling words this week!

Important Considerations

• There are no drinking fountains at school. Students must bring a refillable water bottle to school each day. This is essential for hydration throughout the day.

• We are going through snacks at an alarming rate. Please take time to help your child pack a snack each day. 

• Students need to practice their multiplication facts every night as well as bring the note cards to and from home.

• Earbuds/Earphones are an essential part of learning. Many students do not have working earbuds at school. We have some available for student use but students often do not like how they feel. 

Week of February 1st

 

Valentine's Day❤

Per the Clarke Connection Blog:

Valentine's Day is right around the corner! It just so happens that the 14th is on a Sunday this year and students do not have school on Friday the 12th or on Monday the 15th.

Teachers have been busy planning activities and lessons to include in their morning meetings that will take the place of the traditional card exchange and parties. With this year being a little different, there is no need to send anything in from home, we will handle it all!

During the week of February 8 - 11, it just so happens our Positivity Project (P2) activities will be focused on "Love." Love means that you value close relationships with others and being close to people. The character strength of love represents the way we think, feel, and behave towards the people with whom we have close relationships.

Please do not have your student bring anything from home to school. 

We will cover everything here at school! Thank you for understanding. 

Important Dates

February 10 - Late Start

February 12 - NO SCHOOL

February 15 - NO SCHOOL

February 17 - Late Start

February 24 - Late Start

Multiplication Facts

*Mrs. Covert's Class: Memorize 8's

*Mrs. Knuth's Class: Memorize 8's

*Miss Yoder's Class: Memorize 7's

 Students will be writing flashcards for each multiplication fact. It is important to note that students will need to bring their flashcards back and forth from home and school.  Remember, harder facts will come later so this is a great time to build your child's self-esteem and confidence with math facts. Let them know they are AMAZING right now and they are doing GREAT!

Positivity Project Character Strength: Integrity

This week we focused on integrity (being honest, trustworthy, and the doing the right thing.....even when nobody else is watching). We listened to a book written by Julia Cook, titled It's Not My Fault. Students had many connections to the book which prompted some good classroom discussions. We thought you might also find the book relevant as a parent/guardian, so you will find the link attached below. 

It's Not My Fault

by Julia Cook

What We Learned This Week

In Language Arts, we have continued completing literary work around different books in the classrooms.

For Writing, students have continued working on their informational texts. We have focused on creating topic sentences and writing the body paragraphs. Introductions and conclusions will also be written by students. We will be finishing up this unit next week.

Math was focused on our measurement and data unit. Students will be learning how to measure to the nearest inch, half-in, and quarter-inch. We have also been working with reading and creating line plots. 

No Social Studies this week.

 Science has centered around FORCE. Students are learning about different pushes and pulls, friction, and magnets. 

Extra Math Practice

If you are looking for extra practice opportunities, here are some choices on IXL:

Multiplication:   3rd Grade, F1, F2, H6,

Division:   3rd Grade, Section I, Activities 1-5

Elapsed Time:  3rd Grade, Section T, Activities 1-8 (finish the section for a challenge!)

Place Value:  3rd Grade, Section B, Activities 1-9 (6 will be a challenge!)

Addition:   3rd Grade, Section C, Activities 1, 2, 6, 9, 12, 15, 16

Subtraction:   3rd Grade, Section D, Activities 1, 2, 6, 7

Rounding:   3rd Grade, Section P, Activities 1, 2, 3, 5, 8

Volume:   3rd Grade, Section Z, Activities 7, 11, 16, 20

Measurement   3rd Grade, Section Z, Activities 3, 4, 5, 13, 18, 22

Weight:   3rd Grade, Section Z, Activities 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 17

*Please ask your child to show you ConnectEd. There are some great games for additional practice!

Word Study Next Week

These are the words your student needs to know for Friday, February 19th:

crayon, complaint, bracelet, label

*Please note that there will be no Word Study this week! 

Reminders

• Students need to bring their water bottles every day. The office has plastic water bottles, but they are running out. It is important that your student brings a reusable water bottle to school every single day as our drinking fountains are only being used to fill water bottles.
• Students need to bring a snack every single day. If you are going to donate to the classroom, please only provide individually wrapped goldfish or pretzels. When you donate snacks that are not individually wrapped, we have to bag the snacks ourselves and with COVID-19 we would like to reduce the number of snacks we have to handle. Additionally, we find that when other snacks are provided, students are "forgetting" their snacks. This makes it difficult when students actually forget their snacks.
• Students need to practice their multiplication facts every night as well as bring the note cards to and from home.
• Students have lost or broken their earbuds/headphones. The school has only so many to offer and we are running out. Please talk with your student to check that they have working earbuds/headphones here at school.