The Third Grade Gazzette

							     The Third Grade Gazette                                                           January 15, 2013


Room 16                                             Math

Send those coats, hats, mittens and scarves..       Now is when you want to IXL! I’ve talked to the
They actually used them on Monday’s surprise        kids about spending time on this for at least 10
snow flurries! We go outside in all kinds of        minutes, several times a week. I can easily
weather, and this means bundling up.                see the progress when it comes to
                                                    multiplication and division. See if you can
                                                    work that into your daily routine.

Reading
We’ll be reading ‘Pushing up the Sky,’ a short      Portland
play based on a Snohomish legend. We talked
about how a play is different from a narrative,     We’ll talk a little about Native Plants, and if the
using the words dialogue, narrator, and stage       weather holds, we may go and visit one of the
directions. We’ll be going to see a play on         original Douglas Firs in Ladd’s Addition. I think we
                                                    are down to a precious few, but one is across the
February 6th. Details to come…
                                                    street from my house.

We’re still finishing up our ‘Hundred Dresses
and will begin “The Gold Cadillac” as soon as
we are done.                                        Housekeeping

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                                                    This Friday, January 18 , we’ll be headed to Rice
Writing                                             Rock Museum. Please sign and return the
                                                    permission slip as soon as possible.
We’re underway with our research! Most of
the kids have picked out their topics for           We are all set for drivers, so I’ll send out directions
research and have generated a list of sub           to those of you who indicated that you can take us
topics. We made a trip to the local library, ie,    there. It’s a ways from school, so gas up!
the Abernethy Library, and learned a bit more
about how to find more in depth information on
a book. We’ll be learning how to use the            LATE START this Wednesday,
Multnomah County Library Website on                 January 16 School Starts 10:45
Thursday. If you have a library card for your
child and a PIN number that you use to reserve      Look for a helper sign-up sheet, alternative
books, you can send that with your child. We’ll     homework contract, and a special projects sheet in
practice putting books and music on hold. I         your in-box today.
assume most folks would pick up from the
Belmont branch, but if not, just let me know.       UGH! Late addition to the
                                                    Gazette…
We discussed the fact that, in doing the
research, the nature of the topic might change,     We had 3 kids today go down with fevers, aches,
and that this is good! It’s hard for a child this   pale faces…looks like the flu. Kids this age are not
age to ‘let go’ of what he or she envisioned        always good at knowing what body feelings mean “I
originally, and so we talk about the process of     am sick,” especially if there is no stuffy nose or
drafting and making choices.                        throwing up. Be on the look out…