Hello Families!

I hope you all had a nice, family weekend and are ready for a new week to begin!

Reading

This week in reading (Unit 6, Week 4), the kids will practice rereading again, and do a lot of comparing and contrasting of different exotic animals in a variety of expository texts.  The kids will also begin a week long project of creating a Google Slide book on African cats.  This is definitely a week for animal lovers, to be sure!  You can expect a spelling list to come home Monday evening.

Math

In math class, we’ve begun Unit 7, our final unit of the year.  The first few lessons have to deal with metric and customary volumes of liquid and mass.  Then, we’ll transition into some lessons about geometry.  If all goes well in the lessons, I’m anticipating homework on the following evenings.

Monday-Lesson 7-1

Tuesday-Lesson 7-2

Wednesday-No Homework

Thursday-Lesson 7-3

Friday-No Homework

Writing

In writing, the kids have either finished or are about to finish their Personal Narrative stories for the quarter.  Once those are complete, we’ll have a few creative writing lessons to work on to finish out the week.

Hat Day

Tuesday is hat day again!  The kids are welcome to wear a hat to celebrate the day.

Thanks for reading, and have a great week!

Eric Wachter

Hello Families!

It’s hard to believe we are down to the last month or so of school.  Just crazy how fast time flies.  I hope you all had a great weekend and your kids are recharged for the homestretch!  

Reading

This week in reading (Unit 6, Week 3), the kids will practice rereading, solving problems, root words and adverbs as we read a variety of biographies on famous astronauts.  The stories are really cool and will hopefully inspire some future astronauts and scientists!  You can expect a spelling list to come home Monday evening.

Math

In math class, we’ll begin the week doing a bit of review work on Unit 6.  Then, we’ll take our Unit 6 Math Test in the middle of the week.  If all goes well, we’ll begin Unit 7 on Friday.  Due to the test, I only anticipate homework on either Monday or Tuesday evening, depending on how the review lessons go.

Writing

In writing, the kids will finish their rough drafts during the first part of the week.  Then, by mid-week we’ll start turning those drafts into a polished, final copy of their Personal Narrative.  As I’ve mentioned, there are a lot of good topics and I’m eager to see what the kids can produce!

SOAR Coupon Challenges Met!

This week the kids will celebrate two SOAR coupon challenges.  On Tuesday, the kids can wear a hat to school.  Then on Thursday, we’ll take a bonus recess at the end of the day.  Zoom kids can log off a bit early that day, and go outside and play, too!

Thanks for reading, and have a great week!

Eric Wachter

Hello Families!

I hope you had a nice weekend and are ready for a new week!  Thanks so much to those of you that sent headphones and water bottles with your kids last week.  That is really helpful!

Reading

This week in reading (Unit 6, Week 2), the kids will again practice making and revising predictions and understanding the theme of a story as we read a variety of weather related stories.  We’ll also keep exploring adjectives and review idioms.  You can expect a spelling list to come home Tuesday evening.

Math

In math class, we’ll continue our work with story problems.  The lessons this week are one day lessons, so I anticipate homework every night of the week, except Friday.

Monday-Homework 6-6

Tuesday-Homework 6-7

Wednesday-Homework 6-8

Thursday-Homework 6-9

Friday-No Homework

Writing

In writing, the kids will take their notes and organizers and begin writing the rough draft to their personal narratives.  The topic/prompt is “A Special Experience.”  I’ve seen a lot of good work thus far, and I’m excited to see what the kids can produce!

Thanks for reading, and have a great week!

Eric Wachter

Hello Families!

I hope you had a great weekend and got a chance to enjoy the nice weather.  So glad Spring has finally arrived!

Math

Testing season rolls on in 3rd grade this week, as the kids will take the Nebraska State Math Test on Tuesday and Thursday of this week.  

In math class, we’ll continue our work with story problems.  Due to the state test, I only anticipate a single homework assignment on Wednesday.  

Reading

This week in reading (Unit 6, Week 1), the kids will practice making and revising predictions, understanding the theme of a story, root words and adjectives as we read a variety of mythical stories.   You can expect a spelling list to come home Tuesday evening.

Writing

In writing, we have begun the process of writing a Personal Narrative story.  We’ll choose a topic for the prompt, “A Memorable Experience,” and begin the process.  This project usually creates some good stories, so I’m looking forward to what the kids produce!

Headphones and Water Bottles

Just a reminder that kids are welcome to bring headphones from home to use with their Chromebooks.  My supply has run out, so if you have an old pair at home you can send with your child, that would be great.

Also, we still can’t use the drinking fountains due to COVID, so a water bottle from home comes in pretty handy.  With the temperatures creeping up, it would be helpful to bring one from home.  

Thanks for reading and have a great week!

Eric Wachter