This week in Room 106, Week 10

This week in Room 106, Week 10

• I can read informational text use fact boxes to gather more information.
• I can read informational text and notice the size of all the print.
• I can read informational text and pause after a section to ask What? and Who? 
• I can solve What's my rule in tables.
• I can create a front end, traditional or nearest 10 or 100 estimate.
• I can expand a 3 digit number by place value.
• I can use the partial sums algorithm to add.
• I am beginning to write paragraphs.
• I can respond to a pen pal and write a letter.
• I can review my knowledge of geography as I follow a crate from MI to Panama canal to Asia.
• I can define force. (PLTW)
• I can design a wheel and axle to carry a small load (PLTW).

This week's homework is Links: 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3.
I will send home checked work, book order and important letters on Monday. We spent Friday afternoon saying Goodbye to Maxwell. Thank you for your donations for the celebration.

Friday, Nov. 15, 2019: I-Max will bring Rover the Robot and showcase,  Born to the Wild ,                                                        11:15- 12:15 in the gym, both 3rd grade classes,  sponsored by PTO
Friday, Nov. 15, 2019: 1:15- 2:15, Time for Waste, Ecology Center will come to Dicken and our classroom to allow students to excavating "artifacts" of waste from compost and landfill. 

Colder Temperatures

As the temperatures decline, it is imperative that parents send students to school with the proper outer wear.: gloves, hats, warm coat, and boots, if necessary.

Graphic Novel Article

Below is a link to an article about letting kids read graphic novels. Yes, I have banned the books in my classroom; however, students should be permitted to read a home under controlled conditions: balance the reading with longer chapter books, informational text and encourage a second and third read of the same graphic novel for more comprehension.

graphic novel article

This week in Room 106, Week 9

This week in Room 106, Week 9

• I can read nonfiction text and find the main idea independently.
• I can evaluate my writing with a rubric.
• I can create a smart goal with an action plan.
• I can make arrays using columns and rows of equal groups.
• I am beginning to understand equal groups with remainders.
• I can observe weather and analyze its changes.
• I can observe Force and Motion.
• I can briefly describe Human characteristic in Michigan (population size).
• I can move my PLTW teacher without lifting her with a simple machine and force.
• I can diagram a simple machine in PLTW. 

Flu shot clinic is today 4-7 PM at Dicken.

Parent Teacher Conference is tonight at Dicken. If you have one, you will receive an email.

No school tomorrow, Tuesday, November 5, 2019, Election Day.

Book Fair at Dicken this week: The Flyer was sent home. The shopping hours are 4-7 PM for parents with their children. This is a great opportunity to help our own library purchase books while building readers. 

Important Information

Important Information

I would like all homework turned in on Thursdays including Reading Logs.  Typically, I record homework and the weekly papers by Thursday night. My Fridays are short and "unexpected" with one AM planning period. This means there is limited time to record a huge stack of papers.

No masks will be allowed in the Halloween parade for safety reasons.

Dicken is a fruit and veggie school; therefore, students should not bring any Halloween candy to school. In the event this happens, the candy or item will be confiscated and returned at the end of the day. 

Week 7 & 8 Updates

This week in Room 106, Week 7 & 8

• I can tell the difference between the Main idea and supporting detail.
• I can make boxes and bullets as a tool to summarize main idea of nonfiction text.
• I can highlight to find the main idea of nonfiction text.
• I can observe the different font sizes and color in nonfiction text. 
• I can identify a simile, possibly using it as descriptive writing.
• I can complete one personal narrative through the writing process.
• I can solve 2 step number stories using C.U.B.E.S.
• I can make arrays using columns and rows of equal groups.
• I am beginning to understand equal groups with remainders.
• I can observe weather and analyze its changes.
• I can observe Force and Motion.
• I can briefly describe Human characteristic in Michigan (population size)

This week, Project Lead the way begins and lasts until December 20.

Project Lead the Way is taught by Mrs. Kip-Dohn while Ms. Hubbard assists and monitors the classroom.

The Halloween parade is 1:40. Class party immediately follows it. (There was a sign up genius sent via email.)

The homework for the week is 2.8 and 2.12.

The homework for last week was 2.9, 2.10 and 2.11.

The unit test is Wednesday, Oct. 30. A pretest will precede the test on Tuesday. Below are the outcomes assessed, common core standards. Please excuse the length.

Unit 2: Number Stories and Arrays

Operations & Algebraic Thinking

Operations & Algebraic Thinking
3.OA.A. Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division.
	3.OA.A.1. Interpret products of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 5 × 7 as the total number of objects in 5 groups of 7 objects each.
	3.OA.A.2. Interpret whole-number quotients of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 56 ÷ 8 as the number of objects in each share when 56 objects are partitioned equally into 8 shares, or as a number of shares when 56 objects are partitioned into equal shares of 8 objects each.
	3.OA.A.3. Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems in situations  involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities.
3.OA.C. Multiply and divide within 100.
	3.OA.C.7. Fluently multiply and divide within 100, using strategies such as the relationship  between multiplication and division (e.g., knowing that 8 × 5 = 40, one knows 40 ÷ 5 = 8) or properties of operations. By the end of Grade 3, know from memory all products of two one-digit numbers.
3.OA.D. Solve problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in  arithmetic.
	3.OA.D.8. Solve two-step word problems using the four operations. Represent these  problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the  reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.
Number & Operations in Base Ten
3.NBT.A. Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic.
	3.NBT.A.2. Fluently add and subtract within 1000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.
Mathematical Practice
MP.The Standards for Mathematical Practice describe varieties of expertise that mathematics  educators at all levels should seek to develop in their students.
	MP.1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. Show details
	MP.2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively. Show details

Week 6 Updates October 7- 11

Week Updates

October 7- October 11, 2019 Week 6

This week in Room 106 with the Pod Thinkers… (I selected a few I can statements.)

Þ    I can solve multi-step math problems.

Þ    I can identify fantasy stories using fiction elements.

Þ    I can edit simple dialogue.

Þ    I can collect and observe weather data.

Þ    I can understand how weather can limit activities.

     I am beginning to explain physical features in geography.

Þ    I can use C.U.B.E.S. to solve number stories.

Students have memorized the chant and created mask along with 10 talons for our chant. We actually learned how to paper fold each talon. 

We are champions in my book!