Thanks for helping us prepare for our voyage! Packing: Please use the packing list to pack for our voyage. There will be no gear check this year. If a child is missing an essential item, it will be the parents’ responsibility to drive the missing item to Id Ra Ha Je. All gear should be brought with students on Tuesday, August 23rd. *Also please pack with your child, so he or she knows what items are packed. ****Please pack to suit weather for 80's during the day, 40's during the night, and afternoon rain showers. The list does not include shorts and says wools socks- please pack so that your child will be comfortable. As long as layers are available, shorts are fine. Meds on Voyages: If your child has medications to take on the voyage, do not forget to fill out paperwork and bring these into the office the week prior to our voyage. |
Crew Learning Expedition: This week we have been on building our patrols. The experience of naming their patrol proved to be very difficult, but finally they were able to work together to select a name. HINTS AT HOME: What does teamwork look like, sound like, and feel like? Tell about how you work with others even when you are frustrated. | Writing/Language Workshop: In writer's workshop, we have been working on the correct punctuation of using dialogue (quotation marks, going to a new line for a new speaker, using a comma at the end, and having a dialogue tag such as exclaimed, said, asked). In language workshop, students have begun drafting their own Robert Munsch story. We have created a rubric with the essential features of our stories which includes repetition, dialogue, and a problem/solution. HINTS AT HOME: Tell me about your Robert Munsch story. |
Math: This week we have reviewed previously-learned skills such as using money, finding the difference, calculator skills, and language of chance events. HINTS AT HOME: Refresh skills of money. Use authentic opportunities to calculate when spending the amount due, the amount given, and the change to get back. | Reading Workshop: Our reading program has launched with a study of what "community" means. The reading strategy we are focusing on is making connections. Students are able to easily make connections, but we are pushing our thinking to see how making connections helps us to deepen our understand of the text. HINTS AT HOME: Set a routine for 3rd graders to be reading every night. Ask them what connections they are making. |
Picture Forms: Due TOMORROW Friday 8/19.
Cursive Follow-Up: If you would like to buy a cursive booklet, please turn in $7.50 tomorrow.
Scholastic Book Order: Please place your order by September 2nd. Don't forget the website is www.scholastic.com/bookclubs and our class activation code is GP449.
Box Tops: One attachment is about box tops. REMS receives money for collecting box tops, and each crew is trying to collect as many box tops as possible. If you see the "Box Tops for Schools" labels on anything, save them to send to school with your child. We have a ziploc bag inside the door to collect our box tops. Each month, the crew with the most box tops wins a special prize... so let's try to win!
Introducing our patrols...
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