Friday, November 7th

Reading- This week we finished our nonfiction unit. Students will be bringing their Nonfiction Assessment home in their Friday folders. Everyone's hero poster looks great! Just a reminder, students will need to bring their costumes to school for the Hero Wax Museum on Monday, December 8th the third grade classes will be previewing our hero exhibits during the school day.
**Save the date you're invited for our evening exhibit, with the musical performance to follow, starting at 6:30pm on 12/8.

Writing- Students are drafting their nonfiction books about the life of their pollinator. Next week, we will move further along in the writing process and start editing and revising our books. Ask your child what text structure they are writing their nonfiction book in.

Math- Students finished Unit 6 this week. We will begin Unit 7 next week. In unit 7, students will learn how to add, subtract, and multiply fractions and mixed numbers, write equivalent fractions, and understand chance and probability. Ask your child how they felt about the math test. What are they proud of/what was challenging?

Social studies- Next week, students will begin learning about the Southeast region! At the end of the Southeast region unit, we will have a states and capitals test on this region. If your child would like to begin preparing for this quiz, they can visit our fourth grade website (under grade level resources) and study the Southeast Quizlet!

Science- Students reviewed for and took their Life Cycles unit test this week which has been sent home in the Friday Folder.  Next week we will begin our Rocks and Minerals unit.  Students will be learning the different types of rocks through observation of their properties.  We will also take a look at the composition of the Earth, volcano types, and the effects of erosion and glaciers.  Finally they will have an understanding of the rock cycle and how rock can be broken down to form new ones. 


Genius Hour Update: Genius Hour is an opportunity for students to research something they are passionate about! Students created a proposal with a driving question to guide their research. Our next step is for students to create an action plan for researching and developing their final product. Ask your child what their Genius Hour topic is.

Students created inferences on President Obama's speech about the importance of education.

*Reminder: If you haven't done so already, please sign up for your parent-teacher conference via Sign Up Genius! If you are unable to attend, please e-mail your child's homeroom teacher to set up another time to discuss your child's great progress!

Upcoming Dates to Remember:
Monday, November 10th- Lunch In
Thursday, November 13th- Picture Retake Day

Coming home in your child's Friday folder,
-Nonfiction assessment
-Science assesment
-Hero poster rubric
-new reading log