Field Trip Tomorrow!

In Readers' Workshop, we used a close reading ritual to help us "dwell" in texts and discover new understandings about texts and life. We listened, used focused "lenses" (i.e. underlined phrases about the experience of life), identified patterns, and developed new understandings about life in the song "Story of My Life", by One Direction. Our routine is below:

1. Read (get the gist)
2. Reread through lenses (hence the glasses in the snapshots below)
3. Use lenses to find patterns in the text
4. Use patterns to develop a new understanding of text (theme, life lesson, central/ main idea, etc.)

 

We'll be in the lab this week during Writers' Workshop.  Students are typing up/ publishing their persuasive speeches.  These will be graded and sent home next week.

In Math today, students had the opportunity to play First In Math while I gave back Unit 6 Assessments and gave individual feedback to each student regarding their grade.  Please review, sign and return the assessment at your earliest convenience. 

Homework:

• Practice multiplication facts
• Read 20 minutes 

Reminders:

• Herr's Field Trip is tomorrow!  
• I sent home a reminder with students today.  It is also attached at the bottom of this post.
• Unit 6 Assessment:  Students' tests are coming home with grades.  Please be sure to review the assessment with your child, and sign and return to school at your earliest convenience.  Thank you!
• Picture Day: Thursday, March 31

Classroom Supplies:  Again, thank you, thank you, thank you to families who continue to keep our classroom stocked with supplies so we can focus on learning.  Your generosity is so appreciated.  Thank you!

• Hand sanitzer 
• Dry erase markers

Kidblog Link:  

• https://kidblog.org/class/RES11/login

Thank you,

Mrs. O'Neill

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Reminder:  Herr's Field Trip Tomorrow

Tomorrow 3rd grade will be taking our field trip to Herr’s.  Our schedule is below.  Please also note the reminders; these will ensure our field trip runs smoothly!

9:00 AM             Buses leave Riverside  

10:00 AM           Arrive at Herr's for our tour

11:00 AM            Lunch at Nottingham County Park

1:30 PM              Return to Riverside

Helpful Reminders:

·       Gift Shop:

o   Students will have time to visit the gift shop and make purchases, if desired.  If your child wishes to purchase goodies at the gift shop, please remember to send them to school with money.  

·       Bag Lunches:

o   For those students who opted to bring a lunch, please try to pack a disposable lunch, in a disposable bag, if possible.

·       Signing Out:

o   Students cannot be signed out directly from the field trip, but can be signed out at Riverside upon our return.