Week At A Glance October 30-November
3, 2017 Grade ¾ Classroom
Dear Parent/Guardian,
Happy Halloween and Welcome to November! Time is
flying by and we are having a wonderful time in the grade 3 and 4 classroom. Please
remember to check your child’s Communication Bag each day and sign and return
any assessments/tests/quizzes that are in the bag. Worksheets, art projects and math drills can be kept at home. If
you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at shaneen.coes@nbed.nb.ca, or call 453-5422 to schedule a meeting.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Coes
Important Dates
Monday October 30th - Gr 3-5 Choir at lunch recess.
Tuesday October 31st - Halloween- dress in black and orange (no costumes
please)
Wednesday November
1st Chapters Fundraiser
Thursday November
2nd- Pizza Hot Lunch.
Etsey Art After School grades 3-5 (3-4:30pm).
Friday November 3rd – Lo Hayes High School Clubs
Homework
The homework
assigned is an extension of class instruction and meant for extra practice.
Completed activities can be kept at home. However, if there is an activity you
would like to share with me please do so. I will be checking reading logs
throughout the week.
Reading- read aloud (even to
yourself!) for 15 minutes each night. Complete the reading log each night.
Remember to have it signed. Talk to your parents about what you are reading at
school this week and what your current reading level is.
Word Work- study your word list each
night. Try some of the new activities on the laminated Word Work card, or visit
some of the websites below. Try making your own flash cards and practicing with
a friend or family member. STUDENTS WILL BEGIN THE WORDS THEIR WAY PROGRAM NEXT
WEEK SO WATCH FOR NEW ACTVITIES NEXT WEEK.
Numeracy- Practice math facts each
night and have someone quiz you if possible. Try visiting the numeracy websites
below for extra practice or making your own flashcards. Game suggestion: roll
two dice and record the numbers as an equation. Determine the sum/product/difference
and record the answer to the equation. Example: roll a 4 and a 3à 4x3=12 or
4+3=7 or 4-3=1.
Areas of Focus for October
30-November 3, 2017
Writing- This week, students will bring home a marked writing piece for you
to read and sign; please be on the lookout for this on Thursday or Friday. Students
will also have the opportunity to share their writing with the class and will
be adding to their Writer’s Toolkit.
Reading- Students will participate in Guided Reading groups based on their
reading level. In our small groups, we will be learning more about how to
improve fluency and expression when reading aloud and we will continue to
review reading strategies as needed.
Word Work- Students continue working with their Word Work Activities Card to
practice their ten new words this week. Students will also have a chance to
explore new Word Sort activities to reinforce word knowledge. Starting next
week, students will begin using the Words Their Way program. Watch for new list
words to come home next week, along with suggested activities. Word lists are
differentiated based on a previously completed spelling assessment and students
will have lots of opportunities to move up to more challenging words as they
progress
Numeracy- This week students continue to explore numbers to 1000 (grade 3) and
10 000 (grade 4). Students are working on representing numbers in standard,
expanded and with base ten materials. All students will work in small groups for Guided
Math sessions and explore lots of new games and activities at math stations
related to place value and expressing numbers in a variety of ways.
Social Studies: This week Grade 4 students will learn more about
three common things people explore. Grade 3 students will continue to practice
reading maps of local areas and how to locate and describe where NB is in the
world. We begin our first science unit next week!
Useful
Homework Websites
Please
see previous Week At A Glance Postings for full list of sites.