First Week of May in the Books

Good Afternoon,

As we complete the first week of May it dawned on me that group of 3rd graders is in the final month of a school year that was considered "normal" since they were in kindergarten.  To not only reflect back on this past school year, and the growth that has been made, but thinking back over the last two school years where this group of students has grown is phenomenal. Studies say students who are 3rd graders this school year were the students most affected by the pandemic in their schooling because of the age and timing they went through it at. Considering all the growth students have made that time is tremendous, but I think it goes to show how resilient and persistent this group of students will always be, and their growth this year is evident of that. I am so proud of all of them, and looking forward to making the most of our time we have left this school year.

Week in Review:

Writing: Writers took on some serious revision work in their realistic fiction stories they are writing. Students took on revisions in all parts of their stories to try and take their stories from good to great. Their willingness to take on large scale revisions, and put their best effort into it was awesome to see all week.

Math: Students worked through the trickiness that can be word problems at times in math. We focused on really slowing down the process to understand exactly what the question is asking us to do, and then we can go ahead and solve for a solution.

Reading: Readers have been working extremely hard on recognizing the issues and lessons that are in the books they are reading. They have taken on a social issues bin filling these bins with books that teach about these lessons and issues where they can read with a lens of thinking, "what can I learn about this issue" in this book to become better informed, and an advocate for myself and others.

Leader in Me: Our class talked about the importance of getting enough sleep. Ask your child, "What time do you need to go to bed to get the recommended 10-12 hours of sleep for your age?"

Content: Researches continued to learn about selection, but this time with a focus on whether it can happen without people. They concluded through trait variation, natural selection, and survival that it indeed can happen without people.

A Look Ahead:

  • Spring i-Ready testing the week of May 16th
  • 1000 Islands Field Trip Tuesday, May 24th
  • Early Release May 27th
  • No School May 30th
That's all for this week!

Hope all of the mom's have a wonderful Mother's Day this Sunday! Thanks for all you do!

Have a Great Weekend,

Mr. VW



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