MATH: In
math students are solving addition and subtraction problems with two and small
three-digit numbers. Students are finding combinations of numbers that add to
100, and work with coins and coin values. Their understanding of place value
develops as they add and subtract 10s to and from three-digit numbers, break
three-digit numbers into hundreds, tens, and ones in different ways, and solve
story problems involving hundreds, tens, and ones.
LITERACY:
In
reading we have focused on our schema with building
our knowledge through different types of connections and making sure that we
are choosing books that are at their level. Determining
how much readers will comprehend and how well writers will be able to
communicate about a given topic is their level of knowledge about that topic
(interest in the topic is also important but often is related to prior
knowledge). The importance of prior knowledge to comprehension and
communication is the base to understanding stories.
For Writer’s Workshop we have been focusing on Personal
Narratives. Students are learning to take the everyday events of their lives
and make them into focused, well-structured stories--doing their very best to
communicate those stories through creating a plan then applying that to their
writing.
Social Studies:
For
our social studies unit we are starting our learning with a kick off to the
Plains Conservation Center. Students
will compare communities from the past to the present and define what makes a
community. We will be exploring history
trunks that will allow students to explore everyday life materials, and we will
also be listening to a historian tell us about the “good old days”.
Dates to
Remember:
September
2: No School Labor Day
September
3: Plains Conservation Center Field Trip for Shepperd and Nelson
September
12: Math Night 4:30-5:30
September
13: Picture Retakes
September
20: Digger Dash
September
27: No School Professional Development
