Weekly Update

Welcome Back!

I hope everyone had a great Fall Break! I enjoyed the extra time with my family, but now it's back to work! 

Please save these important dates on your calendar:

Mon, Sept. 17th-Oct.17, Foundation Catalog Sales Please click here for more info on how you can support the Addison Foundation.

Tues, Oct 2nd, 8:15-9:15 am, Coffee and Conversation with Mrs. Hallmark and Mr. Cohen in the Learning Commons

Tues, Oct 2nd, 5-8 pm Zaxby's Night

Thur, Oct 4, Fall Picture Day - Everyone will have their picture taken for the yearbook.

Thurs, Oct 11th, 12:15, Early Release Day

Mon, Oct 15th - Fri, Oct 19th, 12:15 Early Release every day for Conference Week

Fri, Oct 26, 6:00 pm, Boo-vie Night

Homework: We will resume our regular homework this week. Math practice will come home on Monday to be returned on Friday. Spelling words will be written in agendas on Monday. We will have a spelling quiz on Friday. Your child should be reading at least 20 minutes each night. Please log your minutes using Biblionasium. Remember, Mrs. Nelson, our media specialist/librarian has challenged each of us to read 40 books by the end of the year!

Conference Week: Conference week is the week of Oct. 15th. Please check your child's binder Monday night for an orange-ish colored paper with your conference time. Please sign and return the form ASAP. Please keep the top portion of the form so you have your date & time for the conference. 

Here's a look at our learning this week:

In writing, we will build on what we previously learned about how to write a personal narrative. The students will "grade" his or her previous writing using a checklist and then write a brand new story. 

In reading, we will look at different types of literature this week such as plays and poems. We will learn the terms "stanza" and "scene". We will practice answering questions about plays and poems using evidence from the text in our answers.

We will focus on health standards this week during our science time. We will learn what healthy food choices are. Please visit https://www.choosemyplate.gov/ for more info. We will also have a visit from WellStar Health Systems this week to help us understand how our food choices affect our health.

In math, we will continue understanding what division is all about. We will see the connection between multiplication and division. Soon, we will begin memorizing multiplication facts, but for now we are focusing on understanding what multiplication and division mean, and understanding that there are many different strategies we can use to multiply and divide.

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

Thank you!

Weekly Update

Hello Everyone!

I hope you had a great weekend. I enjoyed being dunked by so many of you in the dunk tank on Friday night at our carnival! 

• IOWA testing will continue on Monday and Tuesday morning this week.
• Our in-house field trip with Diamond Del will take place this Thursday. Be sure to check your child's backpack for new treasures they will get to keep after the field trip.
• We will visit the science lab on Monday after IOWA testing.
• We will have a visit from our school counselor on Wednesday.

Here's a look at the rest of our learning this week:

In writing, we will finish up our personal narratives. Mrs. Keith and I are conferencing with the students as they finish their rough drafts and working on ways to improve our writing. Then the students will work on writing a final draft.

In reading, we will continue our work with using context clues to help us understand unknown words. Charlotte's Web has been helping us with this skill. We have also been reading shorter passages in small groups and looking for context clues with these texts. On Friday, we will culminate our work with Charlotte's Web by watching the movie. We will look for similarities and differences between the book and the movie.

In science, we will continue learning about rocks and soils. We will learn how scientists look at the properties of soils to determine what it is.

In math, we will learn how multiplication and division are related. We will continue working on making equal groups. 

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,

Please save these important dates:

• Tuesday, September 11th - Firehouse Subs Night
• Thursday & Friday, September 13th-14th - IOWA testing
• Friday, September 14th - Family Fun Carnival  - I'll be in the dunk tank around 6:40.
• Sept. 24-28th,  NO SCHOOL - Fall Break

Here's a look at our learning this week:

In writing, we will finish writing our personal narrative. We will be working on editing our work and looking for correct capitalization and punctuation. We will also begin to learn about pronouns this week. 

In reading, we will be working on using context clues to help us understand the meaning of new words. 

We are moving on to a new science unit on rocks and soils. This week we will learn about the attributes of rocks and minerals as well as the Moh's Hardness scale.  

In math, we will continue with our understanding of the basics of multiplication. We will practice working with arrays, equal groups, and repeated addition.

Third and fifth grade will participate in IOWA testing September 13-18. (Thurs, Fri, Mon, Tues) Please be sure your child has a good breakfast, arrives on time, and has had plenty of sleep in preparation for testing. Click here for more info about the IOWA.

Homework: We will not have spelling words this week! There will not be a spelling test this Friday due to IOWA testing. We will send home math homework, but it is optional. If you feel your child can't handle the math this week, due to testing on Thursday and Friday, then please use your judgement and do what's best for your family! Please be sure to continue reading with your child for at least 20 minutes each night. Don't forget to log your minutes on biblionasium.

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

Have a great week!

Weekly Update

Hello Third Grade Families,

I hope everyone had a great long weekend! I had a great time in Boston with my family, and now I officially have a new sister-in-law!

Please save the following dates:

Wed, Sept 5th thru Fri, Sept 7th, COGAT testing for 1st and 3rd

Wed, Sept 5th, 4-7 pm, Bruster's Night

Thurs, Sept 6th, 6:00 pm, PTA/Foundation Meeting and 5th grade performance

Fri, Sept 7th, Addison Spirit Wear Day

Sat, Sept 8th, 8am-noon, Garden Clean-up Day

Sept. 24-28th,  NO SCHOOL - Fall Break

Here's a look at our learning this week:

On Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday morning, your child will participate in COGAT testing. Please be sure your child arrives on time, has a good breakfast, and gets enough sleep in preparation for these testing days. With the exception of our brief testing time each morning, our schedule will remain mostly the same. Specials and lunch will be at our regular times. There is no way to "study" for the COGAT test, but there are sample questions floating around the internet if you or your child are curious about the types of questions they will see. For more info about the test click here. 

Writing - We will be working on writing rough drafts of our personal narratives this week. We will learn that good writers use dialogue and descriptive language to make their stories more interesting. We will also learn about how to separate our writing into multiple paragraphs.

Reading - We will continue asking and answering questions about what we are reading, using Charlotte's Web to help.

Math - We will finish up our unit on 2-step addition & subtraction word problems, for now. We will revisit word problems throughout the year and eventually add multiplication & division. Speaking of multiplication, we will begin our unit on multiplication later this week! This is always an exciting time in 3rd grade! While learning multiplication facts is an important part of 3rd grade, we will start with understanding what it means to multiply. We will learn that multiplication is just repeated addition of equal groups. We will also learn about arrays.

Social Studies - We will finish up our economics unit by reviewing what we learned about the services our government provides for us and also understanding what opportunity cost is.

We will be visiting the Science Lab tomorrow in preparation for our new unit on Rocks & Soils which we are starting soon!

Homework: The weekly math homework will be sent home tomorrow and due Friday. Your child may complete one less column due to the shortened week. We will have spelling words this week with our test on Friday. Words will be written in your child's agenda tomorrow. Please continue to read to or with your child for at least 20 minutes every night. If you are having trouble finding appropriate books, please let me know and I can send home books from my class library. Please remember to have your child log his or her minutes using biblionasium.  After clicking on the link below, select the green section in the middle. Your child can log on with his or her Cobb County student #.  Please let me know if you have any questions about logging minutes. Biblionasium

Progress Reports: This Thursday, Progress Reports will be sent home. In 3rd grade, we only send them to students who are at risk of receiving a 1 in any area on their report card. If you have questions about your child's progress, please let me know.

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

Thank you!