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Ms. Vega’s Third Grade News

March 9, 2015      

This week…

*Reading:  Students will continue working with non-fiction/informational text.  They will focus on identifying and distinguishing between facts and opinions, main idea, comparing and contrasting between texts.  Students will not have Wordly Wise words this week.

*Writing:  Students will continue working on their young author projects.  A letter regarding the young authors and deadline will be going home Monday (03-09). 

*Math:  Students will continue working on solving multiplication and division problems.  Students will continue using mental math to multiply as well as solve other type of mathematical problems.

*Social Studies: Students will continue their journey through the United States into our next region of study-Southeast. 

*Science:  Students will continue working on our unit-Water All Around Us.

Reminders:

v Weather permitting; students will go outside for recess, please make sure your child is dressed appropriately!

v Please make sure your child wears gym shoes on Thursdays and Fridays!

v With warmer weather also means melting snow, students should bring a change of shoes to school.

v Homework is always dependent on what we get done in class that day! Please refer to your child’s agenda for the most up to date homework assignments!!!

CLASSROOM BLOG/Quad-Blogging Update:

Please check out our class blog: www.vegablogging.blogspot.com

We did a great job commenting on Mrs. Crews’ blog!  We will continue to comment on the blogs of our fellow bloggers.  Your child may comment on the blogs of our fellow bloggers.  When your child is commenting on our blog or one of the other classroom blogs please remind them of the following “Good Blogger Tips”:

Good Bloggers:

• use only their first name or initials and never their whole name

• always say where they are from

• never post pictures of classmates without the teacher’s permission

• don’t reveal personal information like their address or phone number

• never pretend you are someone else on a blog

• write sentences with capital letters and proper punctuation

• are polite!  We can offer “praises” and “pushes” but should never try to hurt someone’s feelings

• are positive and have fun!

Additional awesome tips from Mr. Gasciogne on how to leave a quality comment:

1. Compliment the writer in a specific way.

2. Add new information

3. Make a connection

4. End with a question.

5. Proofread your comment

This coming week we will be visiting and commenting on our friends in New Zealand. You can check out and commenting on our friends in New Zealand. You can check out their blog at: www.westmelton-eighteen.blogspot.co.nz

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me!

Thank you,

Ms. Vega