Upcoming Events:
November 9th, Monday- Library Visit
November 11th, Wednesday- Veterans Day: NO SCHOOL
November 16th, Monday- Out & About: Hagg Lake Dam Tour
The Volunteer-spot sign-up for chaperones will be posted next week after we finalize the bus schedule
November 23rd-27th, Monday-Friday- NO SCHOOL, Happy Thanksgiving!
November 30th, Monday- Library Visit
Homework due on Thursday, November 12th
1. Reading: Read for at least 20 minutes every night- track at home
2. Math: Complete at least 30 minutes of math practice per week-(more is recommended)
Suggested IXL skills for 3rd grade math practice:
- Review second grade skills from "Addition- two digits" G.1 - G.5, G.8 - G.9
Suggested IXL skills for 4th grade math practice:
- For next week, review third grade skills from "Properties" N.1-N.10
- Focus on multiplication facts: 4th grade skills D.1 through D.4
- Review "Number Sense" A.5-A.9
- Practice "Logical Reasoning" K.1-K.3
3. Writing: Reading Response Letter (about 1 paragraph) Students write a letter to their teacher about their independent reading each week- see instructions below
- Writing Homework- Notebooks Due on Thursday Mornings
- Writing Homework Home Support: Ask your child to read the letter they have written out loud. Take a look at the letter and provide them with feedback about what they have done well and how they might make it better. Give reminders about proofreading and working on neat handwriting.
- Directions for completing the Reading Response Letter can be found inside the front cover of the writing notebook. Sentence starting ideas can be found on the last page of the notebook.
Our Week in Review:
Math:
Our goals this week: Students will see multiplication as more than just an operation to be carried out or to be memorized. They will show how two factors and their product can be read as a comparison.
For example: When you multiply, you are often making a comparison between two numbers.In the equation 7 x 5 = 35, the answer 35 is 5 times as many as 7. It is also 7 times as many as 5.
Multiplicative Comparisons & Equations
Standards 3.OA, 4.OA.1, 4.OA.2, 4.OA.3, 4.OA.4
Check out these "Math Practices" posters. They illustrate our goals for how students will practice and grow as mathematicians this year.
Reading:
This week, Readers Workshop focused on expanding vocabulary. To help us do this, we tune into interesting words and use new vocabulary in speaking and writing. Ask your student to tell you a word we added to the "Juicy Words" poster this week.
When reading non-fiction, students are being asked to tune into text features to help them find what they are looking for (research) and to comprehend what they read. Ask your kiddo to name as many text features as they can.
Writing:
During Writer's Workshop this week we focused on our NW Storypath project. Students considered our work and research so far to brainstorm notes about their character identity, village jobs and the village setting. Students drafted, edited and published this historical fiction piece about daily life in their village.
Out and About & Project
This week, Washington County Museum presented a Mobile Museum workshop about the indigenous people of Washington County. In class, we worked on building model cedar plank houses, totem poles and canoes to add to our village mural. Before selecting a chief for our village, students considered what the qualities of a good leader were. Puffins decided that the top three qualities for a good leader were: wisdom, bravery and respect for others. Everyone thought about their own strengths and goals. Students narrowed down the possible choices for chief through amiable clan discussions and we held a brief debate before students voted to elect our new village chief.
Oregon Battle of the Books
This year, Laura (Plovers Teacher), and Gretchen (Level 3 Teacher) will be putting together teams of 3rd-5th graders who want to participate in Oregon Battle of the Books. Teams will meet Wednesdays after school (starting November 18th) to study and discuss the required reading. There will be a school competition in February and the winning team will represent FGCS at the regional competition in March. Interested students can get more information and permission slips from Laura ([email protected]). We are also looking for parents who want to read and discuss some of the books with students at our weekly meetings, so please contact Laura if you're interested!
Community Resources
Check out these amazing and free Fall programs offered at Tillamook Forestry Center:
http://tillamookforestcenter.org/events_05.html
Class Read Aloud
We finished Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin. Ask your child to tell you about this amazing novel.
Up next, we jump into fun with the award winning novel, Flora & Ulysses.