11/13/15
Dear Third Grade Families,
We have enjoyed a week of busy learning, along
with some special activities that provided a change of pace!
We started the week with a visit from Miss Lizzie
and our Farm to School program. After some fun cabbage activities, we had the
opportunity to try cabbage salad- yum! Mr. Melen came to visit on Tuesday to
begin our five week Skills for Growing unit, which focused this week on problem
solving. We look forward to the next
four sessions.
In literacy, we have started our next unit, which
focuses on reading nonfiction. We will be looking at some of the ways that
nonfiction text is organized in order to help us get the most from the content.
We will focus on headings and subtopics and how authors use this structure to
organize information. Please encourage
your child to do some extra nonfiction reading in the coming weeks.
In
writing, we are continuing to work in the finishing stages of our personal
narratives. We are spending time editing
and correcting our spelling and punctuation, and typing our stories into our
Google docs. We continue to have keyboarding lessons and weekly technology workshops
with Ms. Courcelle.
In math, we have been working with ratio tables
and arrays as we explore multiplication patterns more deeply. Students were
challenged to see how doubling and using other strategies for creating
equations could help them with larger numbers. In Number Corner, we explored
fractions, multiplication arrays and patterns on our November calendar.
In social studies, we have discussed how the first
Americans traveled across the land bridge from Asia into North America. We have also started to learn about the Inuit
tribes, who settled in the farthest northern regions.
On Friday afternoon, we enjoyed our school wide
celebration for filling the honey hive by having EXTRA recess time!
There are some important business items to
mention, so here goes!
· The window for signing up for parent conferences through
the Pick-A-Time site be closing soon. You
can always call Rose, 652-7415, to schedule a meeting time. If none of the available conference times
work with your family’s schedule, please send me an email or call 652-7415, and
we can schedule a different time to meet.
· Monday we will be having the Puppets in Education
program coming to Chamberlin. The program for third graders will be at 12:10 PM.
· The PTO fundraiser booklets are coming home
today. If you choose not to purchase or sell yours, please return it to school
with your child.
· Please remember to send in items for the
Chamberlin Food Drive. We appreciate your generosity to help families in need.
· Next week is the Chamberlin Book Fair. Details
are on the Chamberlin School home page.
· Next week is Spirit Week!
Monday: Color
Day- Our color is purple- get out your purple clothes!
Tuesday:
Mismatch Day- find those
mismatched items and have fun.
Wednesday: Well Dressed Day- jewels and glam!
Thursday: Sports Day- show us your favorite team!
Friday: South Burlington Blue and Gray day-
show your SB spirit!
Wow! Next week looks like it’s going to be great! That’s it for now!
Have a great weekend,
Keelin M. Simpson
652-7415
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