Parent teacher conference forms will begin to be sent back home today with your child, with the scheduled time of the conference. Be sure to check your child's take home folder for this!
Please let me know if the scheduled time does not work for you, thanks!
Monday, March 31, 2014
Sunday, March 23, 2014
A Sneak Peek At Our Week ...
Writing: We are continuing the Realistic Fiction writing unit of study this week. Students will begin developing one of their ideas and will develop characters for their story, creating struggles and motivations for their character. They will also use the plot mountain story structure to help them develop logical story events.
Reading: This week, students will begin a new Biography Unit of study. An overview of enduring understandings of the unit can be found on the Biography page of the TGW! Students will read a biography on a subject of their choice this week. Lessons will focus on defining the genre, examining the structure, summarizing significant effects, and determining how the setting influences a subject.
Math: Lessons 7.8-7.11 will be instructed this week. Students will also take the Unit 8 pretest. The Unit 7 test will take place next week!
Social Studies: Students will explore different cultural features that make up Chicago and take a "virtual tour" of the different neighborhoods of Chicago. Students will also be learning about the historical importance of different city landmarks, taking a closer look at the landmarks that help define our city.
Quarter Project: Students will continue recording their voices for their "Rock's Stories!" They will also be posting their stories to their student blogs!
Reading: This week, students will begin a new Biography Unit of study. An overview of enduring understandings of the unit can be found on the Biography page of the TGW! Students will read a biography on a subject of their choice this week. Lessons will focus on defining the genre, examining the structure, summarizing significant effects, and determining how the setting influences a subject.
Math: Lessons 7.8-7.11 will be instructed this week. Students will also take the Unit 8 pretest. The Unit 7 test will take place next week!
Social Studies: Students will explore different cultural features that make up Chicago and take a "virtual tour" of the different neighborhoods of Chicago. Students will also be learning about the historical importance of different city landmarks, taking a closer look at the landmarks that help define our city.
Quarter Project: Students will continue recording their voices for their "Rock's Stories!" They will also be posting their stories to their student blogs!
Thursday, March 20, 2014
FOSN Updates
Book Sale Part 2 - There are lots of books available at a variety of levels, and low prices, setup downstairs near the parent room at Skinner North. The sale continues into tomorrow from 2:00-6:00. All proceeds go to Friends of Skinner North.
The Art of Cooking - Last call for recipes to be included in Skinner's first cookbook, entitled The Art of Cooking. Send your recipes to Carine Sharp (famillessharp@gmail.com) and she will include them. You have until Friday this week - the cut off date is Friday, March 21st at 5:00 pm. The cookbook will be printed and ready to sell in about 2 weeks - hard copies will cost $20 or a PDF copy will be $15.
The Art of Cooking - Last call for recipes to be included in Skinner's first cookbook, entitled The Art of Cooking. Send your recipes to Carine Sharp (famillessharp@gmail.com) and she will include them. You have until Friday this week - the cut off date is Friday, March 21st at 5:00 pm. The cookbook will be printed and ready to sell in about 2 weeks - hard copies will cost $20 or a PDF copy will be $15.
Sunday, March 16, 2014
A Sneak Peek at Our Week ...
Morning Work/Vocabulary: This week, students will begin spending part of the morning literacy block exploring different latin and greek roots.
Writing: After creating and publishing a St. Patrick's Day limerick, students will begin a Realistic Fiction unit of study on Wednesday. Be sure to check out the Third Grade website for more information about this unit!
Reading: Students will continue practicing their reader's theater skits and will present on Thursday and Friday this week. They will also complete a comprehension/vocabulary quiz on Friday, based on their specific scripts.
Math: We will continue our Fractions & Chance/Probability unit this week focusing on lessons 7.4-7.7. Information and resources about this unit can be on the Unit 7 page of the 3GW!
Social Studies: This week, students will identify features of Chicago that make it culturally diverse, and focus on the different celebrations and traditions that help define Chicago as a leading cultural center. Activities will also focus on the neighborhoods that make up Chicago, and students will explore how these neighborhoods reflect the city's history.
Quarter Project: Using a voicethread program, students will record themselves reading their "rock stories!" Students' final digital stories will be posted to their blogs.
Important Dates & Information:
Writing: After creating and publishing a St. Patrick's Day limerick, students will begin a Realistic Fiction unit of study on Wednesday. Be sure to check out the Third Grade website for more information about this unit!
Reading: Students will continue practicing their reader's theater skits and will present on Thursday and Friday this week. They will also complete a comprehension/vocabulary quiz on Friday, based on their specific scripts.
Math: We will continue our Fractions & Chance/Probability unit this week focusing on lessons 7.4-7.7. Information and resources about this unit can be on the Unit 7 page of the 3GW!
Social Studies: This week, students will identify features of Chicago that make it culturally diverse, and focus on the different celebrations and traditions that help define Chicago as a leading cultural center. Activities will also focus on the neighborhoods that make up Chicago, and students will explore how these neighborhoods reflect the city's history.
Quarter Project: Using a voicethread program, students will record themselves reading their "rock stories!" Students' final digital stories will be posted to their blogs.
Important Dates & Information:
- 3/17 - FOSN Meeting @ 5:30
- 3/20 - LSC Forum @ 5:30
- 3/20 & 3/21 - Used book sale
- 3/27 - Winter Olympic Night , 4:00-5:30
Thursday, March 13, 2014
This Week in Social Studies...
In third grade in Mrs.Magina's class, we are pretending that a W.G.N. reporter has come to Chicago to interview three city officials to ask them about their roles and responsibility's, why their job is important and how their job helps the citizens of Chicago. We found photos of three city officials and glued them on construction paper. We also made speech bubbles about what they would say if a city reporter would ask them about their job. We created scenes of what Chicago looks like in the background in different areas.
Written by: Ireland & Julia
Written by: Ireland & Julia
Monday, March 10, 2014
Local School Council Forum
The 2014 Local School Council Election will be held on Spring semester parent/teacher conference day on Monday, April 7th from 6:00-7:00.
A candidate forum will be held at Skinner North at 5:30 on Thursday, March 20th in the auditorium. It is encouraged that you attend the forum to hear the candidates speak about their qualifications and their plans if elected (or appointed) to Skinner North's LSC.
A note containing more information will go home with your child today!
A candidate forum will be held at Skinner North at 5:30 on Thursday, March 20th in the auditorium. It is encouraged that you attend the forum to hear the candidates speak about their qualifications and their plans if elected (or appointed) to Skinner North's LSC.
A note containing more information will go home with your child today!
Sunday, March 9, 2014
A Sneak Peek of Our Week ...
* Students will take the final session of the reading ISAT on Monday (20 multiple choice) and the final mathematics session on Tuesday (2 extended responses). Any make-ups will happen Wednesday-Friday.
Writing: Students will write blog posts this week focused on our class read-aloud and poetry. Be on the lookout for an update to your child's blog! - http://kidblog.org/210ThirdGraders2013/
Reading: This week we will begin a mini unit on reader's theater. Information about the unit can be found on the Reader's Theater page of the third grade website.
Math: On Monday this week students will take the pre-assessment for Unit 7: Fractions & Their Uses; Chance & Probability. The family letter, IXL checklist, and other games and resources can be found on the third grade website as well.
Social Studies: Last week students investigated how Chicago meets the needs of its citizens, and this week students will learn about how Chicago's government is organized and will describe the role of Chicago's mayor, city council, and other local officials.
Quarter Project: To finish up their quarter 3 project, students will spend time in the computer lab putting their rough drafts into a PowerPoint, and then creating a digital story with them.
Writing: Students will write blog posts this week focused on our class read-aloud and poetry. Be on the lookout for an update to your child's blog! - http://kidblog.org/210ThirdGraders2013/
Reading: This week we will begin a mini unit on reader's theater. Information about the unit can be found on the Reader's Theater page of the third grade website.
Math: On Monday this week students will take the pre-assessment for Unit 7: Fractions & Their Uses; Chance & Probability. The family letter, IXL checklist, and other games and resources can be found on the third grade website as well.
Social Studies: Last week students investigated how Chicago meets the needs of its citizens, and this week students will learn about how Chicago's government is organized and will describe the role of Chicago's mayor, city council, and other local officials.
Quarter Project: To finish up their quarter 3 project, students will spend time in the computer lab putting their rough drafts into a PowerPoint, and then creating a digital story with them.
Friday, March 7, 2014
Starry Night Information Packets
Today two informational packets about Skinner North's Starry Night fundraiser will be passed out to your child. The first packet contains information about purchasing tickets to attend the event and the second packet is about fundraising for it.
Please be sure to check for these in your child's take home folder!
Please be sure to check for these in your child's take home folder!
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Chicago's Birthday
During Unit 2: How Chicago Came to Be of Social Studies, students learned that Chicago officially became a city on March 4, 1837. So, today we celebrated Chicago's birthday! Students created birthday cards for the city using the following RAFT format:
o R (Role) – A
citizen of Chicago
o A (Audience)
– The city of Chicago
o F (Format) –
Birthday card
o T (Topic) – Chicago’s
birthday (what accomplishments Chicago should be proud of over the years, and what the city should be excited to celebrate)
Monday, March 3, 2014
IXL Shout-Outs!
WOW! Students in Room 210 have been working very hard practicing their math skills on IXL! A special "great job" shout-out goes to the following students who practiced over an hour of IXL last week:
Eva, Blake, Max, Harry, Mason, Henry, Ireland, Daniel, Kevin, Jett, Joseph, Ivana, Lauren, Sydney, Sean, Raymond, Zuri, Matiyas, Rohan, Isabel, and Sophia
Eva, Blake, Max, Harry, Mason, Henry, Ireland, Daniel, Kevin, Jett, Joseph, Ivana, Lauren, Sydney, Sean, Raymond, Zuri, Matiyas, Rohan, Isabel, and Sophia
Sunday, March 2, 2014
ISAT Week Begins
It is officially time for ISAT testing to begin!
I am so proud of all of the hard work your child has done to prepare for
this assessment. Please see important
information below regarding the assessment.
- Please make sure your child arrives on time for the ISAT. Your child may not enter the classroom during the testing time.
- If your child is late to school, he or she will have to make up the ISAT within a different room.
- If your child is sick, please do not send your child to school that day. He or she will make up the assessment in the afternoon on a different date.
- Please make sure your child gets a good night’s rest each night before the ISAT.
- Please make sure your child eats a well-balanced breakfast each morning as well.
Please see the ISAT testing schedule for the week below:
- Tuesday - Reading 1, 20 multiple choice
- Wednesday - Math 1, 40 multiple choice
- Thursday - Reading 2, 20 multiple choice, 1 extended response
- Friday - Math 2, 30 multiple choice, 3 short responses
Read to Succeed Reading Logs
The deadline was extended for inputting students and their minutes read, so if your child did not turn their reading log in on Friday, I will still accept it on Monday!
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