Announcements:
Voyage Paperwork Due May 25th: Have you turned in 4th grade paperwork? When you find out you Teacher Assignment for next year, you will be able to determine the date of your voyage (4th grade crews go on voyage separately).
T-Shirt Signing May 31st:
Day Pack for May 31st:
Check out the day list for what is needed for our hike.
Grades and Teacher Assignments:
Grades will be available on Parent Portal Thursday May 31st after 5pm. Also, the office will send an email out at this time about Teacher Assignments for next year. Any questions about these assignments should be directed to Deborah.
How to prepare for hiking at Castlewood Canyon
May 31st
1. Pack your daypackDaypack list for our hike:
As of today, 5/24, the forecast for Thursday 5/31 in Castle Rock is partly cloudy and a high of 67 degrees.
Hat or Sunglasses
Waterproof layer for possible rain
Water bottle (32 oz.)
Sunscreen (please apply morning of)
Bug Spray
Tissue
Extra pencil
2 Healthy snacks and a Healthy sack lunch
Clothes to wear:
Hiking shorts or pants
T-shirt
Waterproof tennis shoes or hiking shoes, something that covers whole foot
2. Know your learning targets. These are the expectations while hiking.
Learning Targets for Castlewood Canyon
- I can show independence and integrity with my behavior.
- I can model leave no trace.
- I can participate and thoughtfully reflect during class discussions about our year in third grade.
**Chaperones: please be here at 9am. There will not be any chaperone meeting the morning of.
A Peek into our Classroom
Crew Learning
Expedition:
Students were able to identify similarities and differences between mammals, reptiles, amphibians, insects, plants, fish, and birds. We discussed key learning points about life cycles, such as that all organisms go through birth, adult, reproduction, and death. Some organisms, such as insects, go through metamorphosis. To show final learning, students created posters to show similarities and differences of two organisms.
HINTS
AT HOME: Tell me about the two life cycles you chose for your poster. What was your learning about these life cycles?
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Writing/Language:
This week, we have explored figurative language in free verse poetry. Students identified and then experimented with their own examples of similes, metaphors, personification, onomatopoeia, repetition, and alliteration. Poets are thinking more deeply about descriptive language and the spacing of their writing. A popular activity was when students wrote as many descriptions as they could think of, cut out the words and phrases, then rearranged it into a poem. I love the passion and creativity that this unit is producing!
HINTS AT HOME: What figurative language do you enjoy using in your poetry? |
Math: This week, we have been learning about frequency tables, coordinate grids, and calculator memory. We took the Unit 10 assessment that focuses on measurement. We also took some time to review and show learning of concepts throughout the year, such as with perimeter, area, fractions, and place value.
HINTS
AT HOME: Keep practicing those multiplication facts so they are solid for 4th grade!
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Reading Workshop: Before each literature discussion group, students set a goal of what they are working on. During the discussion, I scored a rubric about their participation and gave feedback about how they did on their goal. I am so proud of these readers and their ability to have rich conversations about text.
HINTS
AT HOME: What new insight or ideas did you get after your literature discussion group? What are you summer reading plans?
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CALENDAR
May 28th: Memorial Day; No School
May 28th: Memorial Day; No School
May 31st: Hike to Castlewood Canyon; Last Day of School
Grades and Teacher Assignments Available at 5pm
Next Year:
July 16th: Online Check-In is Open
August 6th-7th: Listening Conferences
August 8th: First Day of School for Students
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