Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays!! 

I hope everyone has a safe and relaxing holiday break! We look forward to seeing everyone back on Monday, January 7th.

There is a green reading challenge sheet stapled in your child's agenda. Please sign and return the sheet when we return in January. We are hoping for 100% class participation! Several students borrowed books from my personal book collection to read during the break. Please be sure these books make it back after the break =) 

Thank you!

Weekly Update

Hello Everyone,

The countdown to our December break is finally here! Here's a look at what's happening in 3rd grade this week:

This Thursday is Pajama Day at Addison. This Friday is Holiday Accessory Day! Your child can wear seasonal headgear, socks, neckties or other fun holiday items.

We will be learning about prefixes and suffixes this week, and how they can change the meaning of root words.

We will be writing a fun holiday narrative piece where we will focus on telling a story in order with lots of detail and dialogue. We will also work on writing with correct capitalization and punctuation.

We will complete a snowman STEM challenge this week as well!

It is sure to be an exciting week!

Please let me know if you have any questions

Weekly Update

Hello Everyone,

I hope you're staying warm and dry! This Florida girl was hopeful for some snow this weekend, but it's not looking very promising =( 

The Addison staff will be participating in some dress up days for the next 2 weeks. Students are welcome to participate in the following days:

Monday, December 10th ~ Holiday T-Shirt Day

Friday, December 14th ~ Grinch Day - Wear green or a Grinch shirt

Thursday, December 20th ~ Pajama Day

Friday, December 21st ~ Holiday Accessory Day - Wear a holiday headband, tie, socks, necklace, etc.

Please save the following dates on your calendar:

Tues, Dec 11, Papa John's Night

Thurs, Dec 20th, Class Holiday Party 
Thurs, Dec 20th, Early Release 

Fri, Dec 21st, Early Release

Dec 22- Jan 6, NO SCHOOL

Mon, Jan 7th, School Resumes

Here's a look at our learning this week:

In writing, we will begin a final draft of our informational piece in which students were comparing and contrasting to similar topics. The students will be typing their essays to work on keyboarding skills. 

In reading, we will continue to work on the skill of comparing and contrasting two texts. The students will be choosing 2 countries and then reading about the similarities and differences between the holidays celebrated there.

We will visit the science lab on Monday for a fun Holiday STEM challenge. Be sure to check Class Dojo for pictures!

In social studies, we will be completing a technology project with Mrs. Nelson, our media specialist. The students will take the information learned last week about productive resources and use the program Powtoons to show their knowledge. Be sure to ask your child about this project later in the week.

We will also have a visit from Wellstar on Thursday to talk with us about healthy habits.

In math, we will continue some with word problems, but also move on to graphing. Students should be able to read and understand bar graphs and pictographs. Usually, the most difficult part of a pictograph is remember to look at the key. Students should also be able to answer questions like, "How many more... and How many less...?" based on the graphs presented. Check out these games for more practice.

As always, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you and have a great week!

Weekly Update

Hello Third Grade Families,

Please save the following dates on your calendar:

Tues, Dec 4th Zaxby's Night

Fri, Dec 7th 7:00-7:45 FBI (Father's Being Involved) Breakfast 

Sat, Dec 8th, 8:00am-12:00pm Holiday Shoppe at Addison!

Thurs, Dec 20th, Early Release 

Fri, Dec 21st, Early Release

Dec 22- Jan 6, NO SCHOOL

Mon, Jan 7th, School Resumes

Here's a look at our learning this week:

In writing, we will continue working on a compare and contrast informational piece we began last week. Once we finish writing our rough draft, we hope to type a final copy on the computer to help with typing skills.

Our grammar focus this week will be pronoun/antecedent agreement. 

In reading, we will focus on comparing and contrasting two texts. We will look for these clue words as we're reading to help identify similarities and differences in our texts.

In social studies, we will learn about productive resources. Students will learn about natural, human, and capital resources as well as entrepreneurship. 

In math, we will continue our work on multiplication and division word problems. Students should be reading the problems slowly and picturing what's happening. Then they should determine if they need to find the total (multiplication) or if they already know the total (division). Here is a link for more word problem practice https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-third-grade-math/cc-3rd-mult-div-topic/cc-3rd-two-step-word-problemsa/e/multiplication-and-division-word-problems--within-100-

As always, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Have a GREAT week!

Weekly Update

Hello Third Grade Families! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I'm excited to see everyone back at school tomorrow. 

**Please remember to return the yellow reading challenge sheet by Wednesday. I can send another home if needed.

**Also, we will be visiting the science lab tomorrow (Monday) and will need various natural items from your yard. Items might include pine straw, sticks, rocks, etc. Please send the items in a gallon sized bag or a grocery bag. Thank you for your help with gathering supplies!

Please save these dates on your calendar:

Tues, Nov 27th, 6 pm, Cyber Bullying Parent Series

Thurs, Nov 29th, 6 pm, PTA/Foundation mtg and 1st grade performance.

Sat, Dec 9th, Holiday Shoppe at Addison!

Thurs, Dec 20th, Early Release 

Fri, Dec 21st, Early Release

Dec 22- Jan 6, NO SCHOOL

Mon, Jan 7th, School Resumes

Here's a look at our learning this week:

In grammar, we will be learning about subject/verb agreement. Here's a game to practice this skill http://www.abcya.com/subject_verb_agreement.htm. 

We will also begin a new informative writing piece this week. We will be integrating what we're learning in geography this week with our writing skills. The students will be comparing two major U.S. rivers in their writing. They will be writing about the similarities and differences between the two rivers chosen. We will not start this until Wednesday. Be sure to ask your child which rivers your child is writing about.

In reading, we will be learning how authors use cause & effect in their writing. There are causes and effects happening all day long in the world around us. Ask your child to find examples in his or her own life. For example, a cause could be leaving your shoes untied, and the effect would be tripping. We will be exploring several examples in various texts we will read this week.

In social studies, we will be working on our geography standards. We will be learning about the 2 major mountain ranges and 6 major rivers of the United States. We will work on locating these on a map. The rivers third graders need to identify are the Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande, Colorado, Hudson, and St. Lawrence. 

In math, we will finish up our unit on finding the area of a rectangle (multiply length times width). Then we will practice solving multiplication and division word problems. We are continuing to work on memorizing multiplication facts. If you need ideas for how to practice at home, please let me know. 

I'm looking forward to a great week! Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you!

Weekly Update

Hello Third Grade Families,

Please save these dates on your calendar:

Mon, Nov 12th, Picture Retakes

Tues, Nov 13th, 8:15 am, Cyber Bullying Parent Series

Thurs, Nov 15th, Progress Reports go home

Mon, Nov 19th thru Fri, Nov 23rd, Thanksgiving Holiday, NO SCHOOL

Tues, Nov 27th, 6 pm, Cyber Bullying Parent Series

Thurs, Nov 29th, 6 pm, PTA/Foundation mtg and 1st grade performance. 

We look forward to seeing you at our Thanksgiving lunch this Wednesday at 11:40, if you're available.

Here's a look at our learning this week:

In ELA/Writing, students will be presenting their informational books which were finished last week. We will work on speaking with loud, clear voices and speaking at an appropriate speed during these presentations. We will also complete a fun Thanksgiving narrative writing.

In reading, we will focus on the comprehension skill of sequencing. We will use some non-fiction texts to help us with this skill. We will work on identifying key words and phrases which signal order of events in a text. 

In social studies, we will continue learning about the similarities and differences between various American Indian regions in the United States. Our field trip on Thursday will give us an up-close and personal experience of Native American life! We will also be spending some time in the Learning Commons (library) as we make an info-graphic that teaches about the American Indian regions.

In math, we will begin a new unit on finding the area of a square or rectangle. We will begin by tiling square units over a rectangle and counting how many squares it takes to cover the entire object. Then, we will learn the traditional formula of Area = length x width.

Don't forget our field trip is this Thursday. Please have your child wear his or her gray & white Addison shirt for this event.

Please be on the look-out for a Thanksgiving reading challenge sheet coming home this week. Keep it in a safe place, so it can be returned after the break. We are hoping for 100% participation from our class. There is a contest between classes to see who can have the most participation =)

As always, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!

laura.kloos@cobbk12.org

Have a GREAT week!

Weekly Update

Hello Everyone!

Please save these dates on your calendar:

Tues., Nov. 6th, Election Day, NO SCHOOL

Thurs., Nov. 8th, 5-8 pm Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night

Mon, Nov 12th, Picture Retakes

Tues, Nov 13th, 8:15 am, Cyber Bullying Parent Series

Thurs, Nov 15th, Progress Reports go home

Mon, Nov 19th thru Fri, Nov 23rd, Thanksgiving Holiday, NO SCHOOL

Tues, Nov 27yh, 6 pm, Cyber Bullying Parent Series

Thurs, Nov 29th, 6 pm, PTA/Foundation mtg and 1st grade Performance

Here's a look at our learning this week:

In writing and language arts, we will be turning our informative writing into a book! The students will use their rough draft as a guide to type a final draft. They will also be adding text features. We can't wait to see how these turn out! We will continue our work with verbs and verb tenses this week. We will work on irregular past tense verbs.

In reading, we will continue working with text features. We will focus on understanding how text features can help us understand what we're reading. 

In social studies, we will learn more about different regions of American Indians. As we learn about each region, we are comparing the types of food, clothing, and shelter used.

In math, we will continue learning about the properties of multiplication and how these properties can help us solve various multiplication problems.

Homework: Spelling words will be written in agendas Monday morning. Please study these words in preparation for Friday's quiz. Math homework will go home Monday to be returned by Friday. Please remember students should be showing their work when necessary. Students should be reading at least 20 minutes every night. If you are having trouble finding the right book, let me know and we can get something worked out.

Don't forget, there is NO SCHOOL on Tuesday!

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, let us know.

Have a great week!

Thanksgiving Lunch Schedule

Here is Addison's Thanksgiving lunch schedule for the week of November 15th. We hope you can join us for lunch.

Weekly Update

Hello Everyone,

Please save these dates on your calendar:

Wednesday, October 31st - Halloween - Please be advised that Mrs. Hallmark and Mr. Cohen have asked for students to NOT wear their Halloween costumes to school on Wednesday. 

Tuesday, November 6th - Election Day - Student Holiday 

Monday, November 12th - 8:15am - Internet Safety Info Session - Patti Agatston will be coming to Addison to share information about cyber bullying, phone, and internet safety for parents when it comes to staying vigilant with your kids and their phone and internet usage. 

Wednesday, November 14th - Thanksgiving Lunch for 3rd & 4th grade

Monday, November 19th - Friday, November 23rd - Thanksgiving Break 

Tuesday, November 27th - 6:00pm - A second meeting with Patti Agatston is being held. Please keep in mind that these meetings are meant for adults only. 

Here's a look at our learning this week:

In writing, we will continue using our research from last week as we write an informative piece. We are working on separating our writing into paragraphs that each begin with a topic sentence. In grammar, we will review what students have previously learned about verbs and begin to work on past tense verbs.

In reading, we will learn all about text features. We will not only identify text features, but also learn how these text features help us understand what we're reading. We will use non-fiction texts to help us with this skill. If you have non-fiction books at home, encourage your child to talk about the text features found.

In social studies, we are beginning a brand new unit on American Indians. For the next few weeks, we will learn about the history and culture of 6 different American Indian regions. Ask your child which regions we're learning about this week.

In math, we will spend the beginning of the week learning about multiplying & dividing by 4. Then we will learn about different properties of multiplication. We are continuing to take multiplication timed test each week. Ask your child which times table he or she should be practicing for the week.

As always, please let me or Mrs. Keith know if you have any questions or concerns.

Have a GREAT week!

Weekly Update

Hello Third Grade Families,

I hope everyone had a great weekend! It's finally feeling like Fall! With the cooler weather comes the inevitable loss of coats and jackets. Please write your child's name in his or her jacket so we can help get things back to the correct person. 

Please save these important dates on your calendar:

Mon, Oct 22-Fri, Oct 26, Red Ribbon Week

Red Ribbon Week is a national event that promotes drug awareness and prevention each year. At Addison, we use this week to encourage our students to make good choices. We hope you will support us in celebrating happy, healthy choices at home! J

Monday – “Make a pledge Monday!”  –   Students will sign class pledge to show that they pledge to live a healthy life! Students will receive red ribbon stickers and pencils.

Tuesday – “Color my life drug free” – Students will receive a Red Ribbon Week coloring sheet. 

Wednesday – “Wear Red Wednesday!”  Wear red to support a healthy life!

Thursday – “Healthy Snack Day” –  Students will bring a healthy item to eat during snack.

Friday – “Team up against drugs!”- Wear your favorite team gear or Addison spirit wear. 

Thurs, Oct 25, Peace, Love, and Pizza Night

Fri, Oct 26, FBI Breakfast

Fri, Oct 26, 6:00 pm, Boo-vie Night

Here's a look at our learning this week:

In writing, we will continue our work with informative writing. The students will begin researching and planning for a new piece on the topic of his or her choice. This week we will focus on how to organize all these facts we will find during our research.

In reading, we will continue our work on identifying the main idea and details of a text. We will focus mostly on non-fiction texts as we practice this skill. 

If you're looking for a little extra reading comprehension practice, here's a link to an online non-fiction reading passage with a comprehension quiz. This is not required. https://www.ereadingworksheets.com/reading-comprehension-worksheets/tetris/

In science, we will continue our work on weathering, erosion, and fossils. Students should know the following:

• how water & wind can change rocks & soil over time
• how fossils serve as evidence of past organisms & the environment in which they lived
• the sequence of how an organism becomes fossilized

In math, we will continue working on multiplication fact fluency. Some students will continue practicing multiplying by 2s, 5s, and 10s. Others will move on to learning the 3s and 4s this week. Here are some helpful tricks to learning how to count and multiply by different numbers.

We will have an author visit on Thursday. George O'Conner will hold presentations throughout the day for each grade. https://www.georgeoconnorbooks.com/

Homework: Weekly math homework will come home on Monday to be turned in by Friday. Spelling words will be written in agendas on Monday and should be studied in preparation for Friday's quiz. Students should be reading for at least 20 minutes per night. Please log your minutes on biblionasium.

Remember if there is a transportation change, it must be in writing.

Thank you to everyone who came for conferences last week! I'm excited about the goals students set and I'm looking forward to a great 2nd quarter!

As always, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.