Hi families,
It was great to have an opportunity to meet with many of you last week to discuss your child's progress and take a look at what your child wanted to share from their third grade experience so far. This week our Halloween parade and party was creative, festive, and tasty - thank you to all! In math, we have been working on combining numbers through addition of digits in the thousands and ten thousands with regrouping. We also got a chance to introduce two fun card games that reinforce numeracy, patterning and order, and planning ahead: Kings in the Corner, and Garbage. The kids loved them and have begun to play during free time. Have your kids teach you how to play and you can get in on the fun! This week, students began writing their Day of the Dead honor stories, to accompany the ofrendas that will be presented at our cultural celebration in the spring. They are taking their answers from the interview questions and turning them into statements that will be woven together to form a cohesive piece, dedicated to their deceased loved one. We also have started to introduce the speech-to-text function on Google Docs. This can be a great accommodation when students have lengthy written work to convert to typed format. For some students who have difficulty with expressing themselves in written form or typing, they often times feel that utilizing this tool can free up the process of expressing their ideas. Students will begin revising and editing their honor stories using COPS (Capitilization, Organization, Punctuation and Spelling). Upcoming events: 3rd grade students will be working with their Kindergarten Buddies to create spirit T-shirts for the upcoming Turkey Trot. The T-shirts for our class will be provided. They will collaborate with their buddies to decorate the shirts that they will wear to the Turkey Trot on Nov. 20th. November 13-16: AuthorFest & Book Fair Celebrated Author Matt Tavares will be with us next Thursday. All next week the book fair will be open to students and families. As a class, we will peruse on Tuesday and shop on Friday, but feel free to visit on your own! Thursday, November 15th: Join us for a great Parents' Night Out at FA in support of the Book Fair. Click here to learn more and register. Childcare is available, but you must register for it in advance. Hope you had a great weekend! Mrs. Tavares
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