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Happy fourth snow/ice day! Please tell the third graders that I hope they have a safe, warm, and FUN winter break! If they are wondering, let them know that the computer lab will still be there after break so yes, we will still be going! (We were supposed to go on Thursday and it was a highly anticipated event). Also, if Mr. Jeff is okay with it, we can still have our crew celebration :) -Mon Jan 2, NO SCHOOL - New Year's Day Observed -Thurs Jan 12 - Fieldwork to St. Johns Bridge We will be going to Cathedral Park to do some St. Johns Bridge artwork with Ms. Shannon. Hand warmers and a hot beverage will be provided. We will be using a bus and 5 parent chaperones are needed, please let me know by January 5th if you are interested in coming! Homework for winter break: -Enjoy the company of friends and family, have fun! Math In math we did some story problem assessments. We have been learning about some key steps in solving story problems that will help us to show our thinking and make sure we work carefully through the problems. These include showing all of our work and making sure we label our answers. We will continue to work on this after winter break. On Wednesday, we made snowflakes and found lines of symmetry on the flakes.Then later that day, we saw actual snowflakes outside! Ask your student what the steps to solving a story problem are Listen to your student explain what a line of symmetry is Extend the learning by designing more snowflakes at home and finding lines of symmetry Literacy This week, we continued to meet in our guided reading groups, so each group has met with me once. In these groups, we worked on previewing a book and making predictions as to what the story might be about based on the title and short description on the back of the book. Then we took turns reading out loud to each other. Many of us are really excited to read these books! Ask your student what they read with me in guided reading group Listen to your student explain the only times it is okay to interrupt me during guided reading groups (we came up with a silly list) Extend the learning by reading a book together as a family Expedition We are in the editing process of our individual bridge writings. Thank you for all working so hard over the snow days on the writing homework, they all had great paragraphs! On Wednesday, we worked on editing the conclusions of our paragraphs. We discussed the purpose of a conclusion and what makes a strong one. I shared my "recipe" for a strong conclusion (a wrap up sentence starter, a piece of what the paragraph was about, and a personal connection). Then, we began meeting with me for writing conferences. We set this up like waiting at the DMV! As soon as they have finished their editing piece, they grab a ticket. Projected on the board shows what number ticket I'm currently working with. Then, once I finish working with them, they get to hit the next button and it makes a fun "ding!" sound. We love it! Ask your student to tell you what the components of a strong conclusion are Listen to your student explain our new writing conference system Extend the learning by writing a hamburger paragraph about winter break on Please let me know if you have any questions or comments!
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