What a great way to end March is Reading Month- with donuts, books, and special adults! Thank you to all who were able to rearrange their schedules and make it in to read with our students. This is one of my favorite mornings to capture!
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Makena was our super hero of the week last week. She is a hard working student who is safe, responsible, and respectful. Thanks, Makena!
After discussing why text features are important and discussing each one individually, students went on a scavenger hunt through a nonfiction book to find as many as they could. We talked about how just looking at the text features, or just reading the text won't help you fully understand the information. You need to study the text features and read the text to get a complete picture of the topic.
Last week, students created a character for their stories. They thought about what their characters will look like and how they will act. We thought about internal and external traits for our characters. Next, students created a sequence frame for a realistic fiction story idea. They did an amazing job of thinking of each event that would happen in their stories and adding details. Then, on Friday, students shared their sequence maps. This week, students wrote the beginning to their stories, hoping to hook their reader into wanting to read more. Today, we discussed the difference between showing your reader how your character looks and feels versus just telling them. For example, you could just tell your readers "Maria is scared," but it is much more effective if the author showed readers by writing, "Maria's heart beat quickly, her palms sweated, and it felt like she was going to hyper ventilate." When we show our readers how our characters feel and what they look like, it helps them to picture our stories. Showing brings our stories to life.
Ask your child about the story he/she has been working on. Cole was our super hero last week and what a super hero he is! Thanks for being safe, responsible, and respectful!
On Friday, students read about log marks and saw examples of some of the log marks that the lumber companies used in the past. They then created their own and put them on logs. We had a lot of kids dress up as different workers on a lumber camp. Kids also got to enjoy sinkers, a lumberjack treat that was often enjoyed at camps. Ask your child what sinkers are. Hopefully, your child is not calling you a belly burglar! Addison was our super hero last week. She can often be seen as being responsible, safe and respectful. Thank you, Addison!
Coming home soon is your child's reading data. On this paper, it shows where a third grader should be for their reading level and for their words read in a minute. Benchmark for this time of year is a level N and 86 words per minute. Your child made goals of where they want to be in May. When you see this paper come home, have a discussion with your child about what he/she will do to help make it to his/her goal. If you have any questions about this, please let me know. Progress reports are also coming home shortly.
Weebly has been working off and on for me and then life got a little crazy with snow days and my dad getting diagnosed with cancer and then having his esophagus removed. With that being said, this is a catch up post. We have been loving the superheroes of the week and listening to them present their posters. Kelsey presented her beautiful poster. She is quite the artist! August was our super hero last week. He could be spotted being responsible, respectful, and safe. Thank you August! During the month of March, students may sign up to interrupt our class with a good book. Students can interrupt me, mid sentence even, and the rest of the class by standing up and saying, "I interrupt with a good book!" We then all stop what we are doing and listen to them read for seven minutes. We have heard some awesome books so far! Here, Ella was our interrupter on Friday, during our Dress Like a Lumberjack Day. On Fridays in March, students are encouraged to dress up like a lumberjack or someone who works on a lumbering camp, like a blacksmith, cook, or a barn bass. We had some great costumes on Friday, including the third grade teachers! Makayla, is that you? Later, she had to get all dressed up for the daddy/daughter dance. Ha! These 'Jacks are practicing for their spelling test later that day. Olivia poses for a picture next to her poster. What a beautiful, colorful poster! Ellis was our class super hero awhile ago! Thanks for being safe, responsible and respectful!
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