October 26, 2017

Ms. Zurales' 3rd Grade News

October 26, 2017

ELA  In Reading, students will wrap up cause and effect. In writer's work shop students will finish editing their argumentative piece in which they are persuading a monster to buy their haunted house. They will be due on Thursday, Nov 2.

October Reading Logs are due on Wednesday, November 1.

SPELLING  We had a spelling test today. New sorts will be introduced next week. Homework (3 items on the menu, 1 from each column) will be due on Friday, Nov 10th,  which is also the day of the test.  

SOCIAL SCIENCE There will be an assessment over DG on Thursday, Nov 2. Please make sure your child reviews the study guide and learning log. 

MATH We began the unit on Multi-digit Addition and Subtraction. Students will be introduced to the concepts of rounding 2 and 3 digit numbers to nearest ten and the nearest hundred. They will develop new strategies and adjust some of the strategies they learned to solve 3 digit story problems.

If your child should forget their Student Book or their Home Connections workbook at school, they can go into my google math classroom from a home computer and print the page they will need to complete for homework.

Important Dates & Announcements

Halloween Costumes:  Please send your child's costume in a bag, clearly marked with their name. No weapons are allowed. Make sure it is easy to get on and off. Students will be changing in the classroom, boys in one room, girls in another.

10/27 - No School
10/31 - Halloween Party and Parade(1:50, weather permitting)
11/1 - October Reading Log Due
11/9 - Downers Grove Field Trip

October 20, 2017

Ms. Zurales' 3rd Grade News

October 20, 2017

There are still fall parent-teacher conference dates open (Math conferences will be in the spring). They will be held on:

Monday, October 23 from 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Tuesday, October 24 from 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Wednesday, October 25 from 3:00pm - 4:45pm

Please click the link below to view my online sign up sheet:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4aa4af22a5f85-october12

ELA  In Reading, students will focus on cause and effect. In writer's work shop students will continue the argumentative writing unit. They are writing an argumentative piece in which they are persuading their audience to buy their haunted house. We learned how to write a good hook this week. We will be describing 3 rooms and writing a closing next week.

Don't forget to read for 20 days (20 min each day) and record it in the October Reading Log.

SPELLING New sorts went home on Monday. Homework (3 items on the menu, 1 from each column) will be due on Thursday, 10/26, which is also the day of the test.  

SOCIAL SCIENCE We will continue to study the history of Downers Grove. Students will learn about The Underground Railroad and Prince Pond. There will be an assessment over DG when we are finished with our learning log. A study guide will go home next week. The exact date of the assessment has not yet been determined.

MATH A study guide for Unit 2 went home on Thursday. It will be due the Monday, Oct 23. The Unit test is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct 24. Our next unit will be Multi-digit Addition and Subtraction.

If your child should forget their Student Book or their Home Connections workbook at school, they can go into my google math classroom from a home computer and print the page they will need to complete for homework.

Important Dates & Announcement

10/23 - Conference Week
10/23 - Ms. Zurales' Math Class - Study Guide Due 
10/24 - Ms. Zurales' Math Class - Unit 2 Test
10/27 - No School
10/31 - Halloween Party and Parade
11/1 - October Reading Log Due
11/9 - Downers Grove Field Trip

October 13, 2017

Ms. Zurales' 3rd Grade News

October 13, 2017

There are still fall parent-teacher conference dates open (Math conferences will be in the spring). They will be held on:

Monday, October 23 from 3:00pm - 4:15pm

Tuesday, October 24 from 3:00pm - 4:30pm

Wednesday, October 25 from 3:00pm - 4:45pm

Please click the link below to view my online sign up sheet:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4aa4af22a5f85-october12

ELA  In Reading, students will focus on character traits. In writer's work shop students will continue the argumentative writing unit. They will be writing an argumentative piece in which they are persuading their audience to buy their haunted house.

Don't forget to read for 20 days (20 min each day) and record it in the October Reading Log.

SPELLING A We had a spelling assessment today. New sorts will go home on Monday. Homework (3 items on the menu, 1 from each column) will be due on 10/26, which is also the day of the test.  

SOCIAL SCIENCE We will continue to study the history of Downers Grove. Students will learn about Chief Waubonsee and Israel Blodgett.

MATH  Students will identify and label types of multiplication facts in a Multiplication Table. There will be a short work sample assessment on Tuesday. A study guide for Unit 2 will go home on Thursday. It will be due the Monday, Oct 23. The Unit test is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct 24.

If your child should forget their Student Book or their Home Connections workbook at school, they can go into my google math classroom from a home computer and print the page they will need to complete for homework.

Important Dates & Announcement

10/17 - Ms. Zurales' Math Class - Work Sample Assessment
10/20 - Downers Grove Permission Slip Due
10/23 - Ms. Zurales' Mach Class - Study Guide Due
10/24 - Ms. Zurales' Math Class - Unit 2 Test
11/1 - October Reading Log Due
11/9 - Downers Grove Field Trip

October 6, 2017

Ms. Zurales' 3rd Grade News

October 6, 2017

ELA  During Reading next week, we will finish themes. In writer's work shop we began the argumentative writing unit. Our activities will continue to focus on descriptive writing. Students are learning the importance of word choice in making an argument more descriptive, powerful, and persuasive to their audience.

Don't forget to read for 20 days (20 min each day) and record it in the October Reading Log.

SPELLING A new sort went home on Monday. Homework (3 items on the menu, 1 from each column) is due on 10/13, which is also the day of the test.  

SOCIAL SCIENCE We will continue to learn about the history of Downers Grove. Students will learn about the Potawatomi Indians and Chief Waubonsee.

MATH We began Unit 2, An Introduction to Multiplication. Students are working on solving multiplication problems with products involving situations with measurement. They are also working with the addition strategies of repeated addition and skip counting, and the multiplication strategies of doubling, doubling and halving. They will learn to multiply with arrays and number lines. There will be a multiplication checkpoint quiz on Tuesday.

If your child should forget their Student Book or their Home Connections workbook at school, they can go into my google math classroom from a home computer and print the page they will need to complete for homework.

Important Dates & Announcement

10/9 - Columbus Day - No School
10/10 - Ms. Zurales' Math Class - Multiplication Checkpoint Quiz
10/13 - Spelling HW Due and Test