Another Great Week of Learning in 3rd Grade!

Good Afternoon,

As we wrap up the week, I wanted to just say just how proud I am of all the students for their hard work and efforts throughout this school year. Testing can be a very nervous, draining time, and we started this week off by having a whole class conversation about the worries and fears we had before starting testing. We had concluded that talk with the fact that I had nothing else I could teach them that could prepare them to do their best; that all of the hard work and effort they put in all year made them as prepared as they possibly could be, and it got to the time where they get to show off all their knowledge and growth! It truly is amazing to see all the growth that takes place with everyone, and I just want that to be celebrated because they are doing amazing things every day!

Week in Review:

Math: Students started their LAST math unit of the year this week! This unit doesn't have any new learning you could say, but rather focuses on including math they have learned throughout the year, and puts it all into word problems for them.

Writing: Writers finished this week with a gallery walk, and were able to show off their own writing as well as learning what everyone else was working on during their independent writing projects!

Reading: Readers were eager to be given time to read independently as we just received a wide variety of new books, and they are doing a great job of applying their thinking and strategies they have learned all year into these new books!

A Look Ahead:

  • Wisconsin Forward Exam; Math sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week (April 27th/28th).
  • No School for Students on Friday, April 30th.


Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!


Mr. VW




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