I am going to keep my teacher update brief. Below you will see a lot of updates on our curriculum. We are finishing units and starting new ones after the winter break.
Our Winter Wishes Celebration was a success! Students engaged in a multiplication scavenger hunt, winter BINGO, wrote about snowmen and snow woman, and made snow globes. The mug exchange was so much fun and a big favorite of the class. Thank you to all the volunteers and families who sent in supplies.
I hope you and your family are able to relax, reconnect, and have some fun together over the winter break. Happy New Year!
Have a great vacation!
💙 Mrs. Moroney
ELA (English Language Arts):
Reading:
We will begin Unit 3 after the winter break.
Unit 2 Essential Question: What makes a hero?
Theme: Heroes
Week 1: Story: Below Deck, a Titanic Story (Historical Fiction)
Week 2: Story: Granddaddy's Turn (Historical Fiction)
Week 3: Story: Little House on the Prairie & By the Shores of Silver Lake (Historical Fiction)
Week 4: Story: Mama Miti (Biography)
Week 5: Story: Poems about Heroes (Poetry)
Week 6: Project-based Learning assignment (Students will write an opinion speech on a hero in their lives.)
Writing:
Students just finished their first unit, which was on opinion writing. Students wrote and published 3 essays: Favorite Season, Bedtime, and Qualities of a good friend. Students picked one essay to share with their classmates. We engaged in a "silent book walk". Students went from desk to desk, reading essays, and writing classmates compliments on their writing. It was a fun celebration! We will begin Informational Writing after the winter break.
Math:
Students did a WONDERFUL job on the mid-unit 2 assessment. We just started to learn division and we will continue this work after the winter break.
Here are the upcoming lessons:
Lesson 10: Understand the Meaning of Division (We are here now.)
Lesson 11: Understand how Multiplication and Division are Connected
Lesson 12: Multiplication and Division Facts
Lesson 13: Understand Patterns
The end of unit 2 assessment will follow, which will cover fact fluency and content learned for multiplication and division.
Helpful Videos:
- Unit 1 Video (Place Value, Addition, & Subtraction)
Unit 2 Video (Multiplication & Division - Concepts, Relationships, Patterns
Social Studies:
We just finished Unit 1 and we will begin Unit 2 after the winter break. Below is some information on the next unit.
Unit 2 Title: Indigenous Communities, European Colonizers, and the Plymouth Colony
Essential Question: How did colonization of the Northeast affect different groups of people over time?
Cluster 1: What were the differences between how Indigenous peoples and European colonizers related to the land and each other?
Cluster 2: During the year 1621, how did the Wampanoag and the Plymouth colonists react to each other?
Cluster 3: How has the Northeast changed forever due to colonization?
SEL (Social-Emotional Learning):
Each month we have a "trait of the month". We engage in SEL lessons during morning meeting, through class discussions, read alouds, and activities. Our latest read aloud was, Each Kindness.
Read Aloud Description: Each Kindess by Jacgueline Woodson
"Chole and her friends shun the new girl, Maya, who eventually stops coming to school. When Chloe's teacher gives a lesson about how even small acts of kindness can change the world, Chloe realizes how much better it could have been if she'd shown a little kindness towards Maya. With its powerful anti-bullying message, the book will resonate with listeners."
Monthly Traits:
September: Friendship
October: Empathy
November: Gratitude
December: Kindness
Starting this school year, families must fill out a Dismissal Request Form to change their child's dismissal plan. The form will be available daily from 7:30 AM to 1:30 PM. Any changes made in the last hour of the school day will require a phone call to the school.
Teacher Information
Email: amoroney@medwayschools.org
Classroom Website: https://sites.google.com/medwayschools.org/mrs-moroney-grade-3