Friday, December 11, 2015

Friday, December 11

Important Dates
Thursday, December 17 - Merry Math Night 6-7
Friday, December 18th - 3rd Grade Town Hall/Winter Celebration Breakfast 8:30-10:00
December 21-January 3- Winter Break
Monday, January 4- Back to School!
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Reading
Comparing & Contrasting a variety of texts on the same topic
Practice Links
(Create a username and then click on the question mark icon.)
Language
Subjects & Predicates
Continuing to Practice Writing complete sentences
Prefixes & Suffixes
The best practice is to read with your child and find words that have prefixes & suffixes. Identify the types of sentences that you are reading as a family.
Practice Links
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Math
Place Value to the Hundred Thousands
Compare and Order Numbers
Round Numbers to the Tens and Hundreds
Add and Subtract 4 digit Numbers
We are using the Blended Workshop model for this unit. Students are learning at their pace, blending technology with instruction. They will also get meaningful small group instruction, at their level, with the teacher.


A parent letter and packet are in your child’s math folder. This folder will go home and come back each day. Please let me know if you have any questions!
Students will start taking timed multiplication tests on facts 0-10. We recommend making flash cards and using different online resources to practice, practice, practice!
Practice Links
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Social Studies
We are working on settling Carolina.
Practice Links
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Science
Fossils
Changes to the Earth
Practice Links
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Important Dates for Third Grade!
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17- 6:00-7:00PM:  Merry Math Night
Third grade families are invited to school for an evening of holiday-themed, math-aligned activities and games.  Free hot chocolate will be served. We are also planning to have a yummy bake sale. Please bring your loose change and enjoy some special treats. All proceeds go towards our third grade field studies and classroom supplies.


FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18- 3rd Grade Town Hall and Winter Breakfast Celebration
Parents are invited to join us for our December Grade Level Town Hall Meeting and Winter Breakfast to celebrate all of our learning in 2015!  Please use the permission form to select the item you will bring and return ASAP. (These came home in folders last week.) If we do not receive a signed permission form for your child, your child will not be able to participate in our breakfast celebration.
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Place Value Homework Packet

Last week, we started our new Math unit on place value.  For this unit, we are implementing a Blended Workshop Model which will allow students to learn and progress at their own pace.  While this is a new method for most, we believe that this will allow students to take more ownership in their learning and allow each student to get the most out of their math instruction.  During the Blended Workshop Model, students will be learning from a variety of sources, including small group teacher instruction, instructional videos, interactive practice time and varied options to show their learning. 

Your child is working on accomplishing the following 5 goals: 

Goal 1: I can read & write numbers in standard form and expanded form.


       Goal 2: I can compare and order numbers using the symbols <, >, or =. 


       Goal 3: I can round whole numbers to the nearest ten and nearest hundred using my understanding of place values.


        Goal 4: I can add whole numbers fluently to 1,000. 


        Goal 5: I can subtract whole numbers fluently to 1,000.     


Our plan right now is to complete the majority of this unit prior to the winter break. Along with this new unit of learning, we have a place value mystery packet that will be completed independently at home as homework. This packet was sent home today in the yellow Math folder. We will not be assigning certain pages a night. Instead, we will simply ask that students spend 20 minutes each afternoon working on their packets. The packet is due Friday, January 8th, 2016. Students will keep the packet in their math folders as students may sometimes get the chance to work on it in class.



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Friday, December 4, 2015

Friday, December 4

Important Dates
Thursday, December 17 - 3rd Grade Merry Math Night 6-7
Friday, December 18th - 3rd Grade Town Hall/Winter Celebration Breakfast 8:30-10:00
December 21-January 3- Winter Break
Monday, January 4- Back to School!
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Student Council Needs Your Help!
The RCE Student Council has decided to adopt families in need this holiday season.  They are asking each child in grades K-5 to bring in only $1.  If everyone brings in just $1, then we'll have over $600 and can help as many as 6 families.  
Student council Representatives will go by each class starting Friday and into next week to collect any dollars that come in.
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Reading
Comparing & Contrasting a variety of texts on the same topic
Practice Links
Language
Subjects & Predicates
Continuing to Practice Writing Complete Sentences
Prefixes & Suffixes
The best practice is to read with your child and find words that have prefixes & suffixes. Identify the types of sentences that you are reading as a family.
Practice Links
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Math
Place Value to the Hundred Thousands
Compare and Order Numbers
Round Numbers to the Tens and Hundreds
Add and Subtract 4 digit Numbers
We will be using the Blended Workshop model for this unit. Students will be learning at their pace, blending technology with instruction. They will also get meaningful small group instruction, at their level, with the teacher. We are looking forward to another successful unit.
Please be on the lookout for a parent letter and project/homework outline coming home next week.
Students will be starting Multiplication Stations next week, which are also self paced. They will begin with the 0's facts and move through to the 12's. They will complete activity stations that give them time at school to practice their facts. We will start taking graded, timed multiplication quizzes on the facts after the winter break. 

At home, please have your child practice their multiplication facts as well. We recommend making flash cards and using different online resources to practice, practice, practice!
Practice Links
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Social Studies
We are working on a new unit on the settling of Carolina by the English.


Practice Links
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Science
Fossils
Changes to the Earth
Practice Links
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Hour of Code
Rice Creek Elementary has signed up to participate in the Hour of Code next week, December 7-11. This is a global movement to introduce students to computer science engineering with an emphasis on how to write basic computer code. Students in grades CD-2 will partner with students in grades 3-5 to collaborate on writing computer code to make a "video game" work.
Please encourage your child(ren) to practice coding at home as it promotes critical thinking skills as well.
For more information on this global event, please visit the website at https://hourofcode.com.
Thank you for your support.
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Parent University
Rice Creek is preparing for our Parent University in the Spring!  This is an opportunity for parents to attend sessions that will help to enhance their child's learning experience.  Please take a moment to fill out the topic interest form so we can customize Parent University to meet your needs.
I've invited you to fill out the form Parent University Topic Interest Form. To fill it out, visit:


Important Dates for Third Grade!
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17- 6:00-7:00PM:  Merry Math Night
Third grade families are invited to school for an evening of holiday-themed, math-aligned activities and games.  Free hot chocolate will be served. We are also planning to have a yummy bake sale. Please bring your loose change and enjoy some special treats. All proceeds go towards our third grade field studies and classroom supplies.


FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18- 3rd Grade Town Hall and Winter Breakfast Celebration
Parents are invited to join us for our December Grade Level Town Hall Meeting and Winter Breakfast to celebrate all of our learning in 2015!  Please use the permission form to select the item you will bring and return ASAP. (These are coming home today.)
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Friday, November 20, 2015

Friday, November 20

Important Dates
Monday, November 23rd - 3rd Grade Town Hall- We will celebrate our Honor Roll earners during this Town Hall. Parents are welcome to attend. Town Hall begins at 9:30 and should end around 10:15.
Wednesday, Nov. 25- Friday, Nov. 27- Thanksgiving Break
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But for now, we are learning!
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Reading
Text Features
Comparing & Contrasting
Practice Links
(Create a username and then click on the question mark icon.)
Language
Writing and identifying complete sentences
Prefixes & Suffixes
The best practice is to read with your child and find words that have prefixes & suffixes. Identify the types of sentences that you are reading as a family.
Practice Links
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Math
Telling Time to the Nearest Minute
Elapsed Time (within an hour)
A.M./P.M.
We are continuing to work on the skills above and your child should be practicing daily at home as well. Please have your child tell you the time at home often, using an analog clock. Have them tell you whether the activity they're doing (eating breakfast, watching t.v., etc.) is happening in the AM or PM part of the day.


While we are working on this new unit, we will also begin practicing our multiplication fluency. Students will start taking timed multiplication tests on facts 0-10. We recommend making flash cards and using different online resources to practice, practice, practice!

Practice Links
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Social Studies
We are finishing up our unit on Explorers (Hernando de Soto, Jean Ribault, Juan Pardo)by making trading cards. We will test on them on Tuesday, November 24.

Practice Links
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Science
Food Chains (Producers, Composers, & Decomposers)

We are working on a culminating activity for our adaptations & food chains units in which your child gets to create their own animal. They will teach the class about their animal's habitat, adaptations, and a food chain that they would fit in.

Practice Links
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Canned Food Drive
Thank you so much for your generous donations!
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Parent University
Rice Creek is preparing for our Parent University in the Spring!  This is an opportunity for parents to attend sessions that will help to enhance their child's learning experience.  Please take a moment to fill out the topic interest form so we can customize Parent University to meet your needs.
I've invited you to fill out the form Parent University Topic Interest Form. To fill it out, visit:
https://docs.google.com/a/richland2.org/forms/d/11cvjxRgb2jy2q6AC8kHDtHkYl31gFynZXBYKFwBfGj4/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_link
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