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Research Videos

Check out http://www.historychannel.com
Type in the President you are researching. Go to the photo gallery, and read the captions. You will have several visuals and more information for your presentation. If you are at home, just jot your information down and bring it to school. You can stick it in your packet and use it when you are ready to start the rough draft of your presentation.
I'll work on adding some video links for you to use next week in class!

Spring is finally here!

We will be researching the US Presidents and creating a presentation to share with the class. Please don’t panic! This work will be completed AT SCHOOL! We are sending the information home so that you know what is expected of your child in writing for their final quarter of 3^rd grade. We will spend the next few weeks working through the process together. Your child is welcome to do some research at home and bring information and/or pictures to school, but it is not expected. 

     As you can see, there are several school events happening in April. Please check the green folder each night for flyers.

Author Visit!

Today we had the pleasure of meeting the author of Frankie and the Missing Sweatpants, Tasha Emmons. She explained the process of getting her book illustrated and published. It was very informative and entertaining! The kids had some great questions for our visitor. Below are several pictures from her visit.

Character Kid of the Month!

Congratulations to Jordan! She is our Character Kid of the month for tolerance! Thank you for being such a great citizen, Jordan!

Fraction Fun!

Fluency: reading smoothly

Comprehension: understanding what is being read and being able to talk about meaning of text

Follow these steps to help with fluency and comprehension!

v     Read 1 page out loud.

v     Talk about what the text meant. (Don’t just repeat  

       what the text said, but what did it mean? Put it in your   

       own words.)

v     Re-read the page out loud.

v     If the reading still sounds choppy, read the page a third   

       time.

v     Follow those steps for each page in the book.

v     Read the book multiple times a week.

This process will work best for short, picture books.