Subtraction and a New Novel

Your students may have talked to you this week about Flipgrid.  We started using it this week to record our goals and will use it to respond to questions and demonstrate knowledge through the remainder of the year.  They are pretty excited about it.  You can learn more here:  Flipgrid

This week students will start reading their new novel.  We will read Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner.  Before we start reading the novel, we will learn all about the Iditarod including some interactive lessons where students can choose their own course as they learn about the race.  Additionally, we are hoping to have a couple of video phone calls from some people who live in Alaska and who have watched the race.  While reading the book and learning about the race, students will work on referring to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza; describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.

In math, we worked on addition strategies last week.  This week, we will work on subtraction strategies.  I have a PDF that really aids in the understanding of some of the strategies we are using.  Additionally, the Khan Academy videos are really helpful.  We are working toward being able to fluently add and subtract within 1000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.

Finally, we are working on drafting opinions in writing.  If students come home talking about Oreos, you can blame me.

In 3rd grade, our pace really picks up in this second semester.  Students will be required to complete work more efficiently.

Report cards went home on Friday.  If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me.  I’m happy to make time so we can discuss any of your concerns.  We planned on sending home some field trip information this week, but we are unable to until after the government shutdown is resolved.  As soon as we know dates, you will receive the information.

Students can complete digital homework again this week.  In fact, they have been assigned a Readworks article for the week.  They can complete this by logging in with their google account on http://www.readworks.org.

Paper homework is available here:  2019-01-13 homework