Michaelmas has come and gone! We earned over $6,100 as a grade between our treats, crafts, and raffles. Our class earned $1,267 just by ourselves! I am so incredibly proud of the Silly Sea Turtles! They crafted and baked their little hearts out and we can now spoil them for the next year and beyond. There are some wonderful sales people among our class - even I couldn't say no to some of the heckling and sales pitches! Thank you for all of the families members that also visited today. Next week will be back to business as normal. We're back to spelling, reading, and math homework Monday through Thursday. We will be wrapping up our Science unit soon and turning our eyes towards Halloween and our Native American Unit. Now that the stress of Michaelmas is over, we will also be starting math conferences. By the end of third grade, students are expected to by fluent in their multiplication facts. In order to reach this goal, I do math conferences. I meet with students twice a week one-on-one to orally ask them their facts. The order we go in is: 10s, 2s, 5s, 3s, 4s, 6s, 7s, 8s, and 9s. Doing this one-on-one takes off the pressure but also allows me to give them strategies in real time. In order to be considered fluent they have to get the answer without visible strategies (counting on fingers) within three seconds. I send home flash cards to practice but I also give students other ideas if they need it. Be on the lookout for more information next week. That's it from me - I'm going to go home and take a nap! Have a great weekend. Upcoming Events: 🍦 Friday, October 22nd - Ice Cream Party! A Look Ahead: ➗ In math, we are going to continue looking at strategies - this time for division 🤝 In reading, we are read stories about cooperation and how it can help you succeed 🧠 In science, we are going to try to solve some problems using what we know about animal heredity and traits
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