Realistic Fiction Game/Book Report

When students are ready to begin working on the actual game, here are some reminders.  The game should be simple, align with the story they read, and include at least 10 question cards with true/false or multiple choice answers.  Dice and game pieces are available at school to actually play the games.  Below are a few links if you're looking for board game templates or other ideas. I've also included two examples of our game board book reports.  Review the instructions in your homework folder and let your creative juices flow!

Word Board Game Templates

Printable Board Games

More Board Games
Board Game Template  

Playing Card Templates

Teacher Appreciates being Appreciated!

THANK YOU! Thank you so much for all the gifts, letters, treats and flowers! You all are fabulous!

We Rocked this Test!

The last three weeks have been filled with end of year review and end of year tests (CRT's).  The students did a fabulous job of being serious test-takers, using all of their skills and knowledge to do their very best.  I am so proud of them!  Thank you for supporting us during this time period by making sure they were rested, had a good breakfast, and were at school on time.    

 

Click above to see...Rock This Test!

Native American/Mountain Man

We were lucky enough to have Sarah's  Grandparents visit with their real teepee and Native American and Mountain Man artifacts. They taught us about what it was like living in a teepee and about Navajo culture. We learned some Navajo words and sang a song and danced while wearing all sorts of hats. We did Navajo sand painting and learned about the meaning of the symbols. It was an amazing cultural experience that we were so glad to have enjoyed!

See us Shine!

Did you see us shine? We were awesome! Your kids were the best! They really did shine. Their dancing was energetic and so fun to watch! They worked so hard and deserve so much praise! They are beautiful inside and out!

Multiplication Bananan Split Party

The banana split masterpiece!

We have worked so hard to pass off our multiplication facts! We really deserve a banana split! Yum!

Thanks room parents!

Book Report Fun!

Sydney as Rapunzel!

We are having so much fun listening to the traditional literature book reports. They make us want to read! Thanks for all the hard work and thank you to all of my "extra milers"!

Andrew shares Johnny Appleseed

Savanah shares the Tortoise and the Hare

Spring Info!

Below is all of the information on a flyer that was sent home with students Friday, March 22nd.

Book Reports Due Thursday, April 4th:

First read a traditional story book. Traditional stories include fairy tales, folk tales, tall tales, legends, fables, and myths.  They are found in the children's nonfiction section of the library under call numbers beginning with J398.2.  Students are required to choose a book from this section of the library.

Second, create an advertisement poster for your book with a catchy slogan.

Third, fill out a storyboard chart, with simple sketches, outlining your "commercial" presentation to the class.  Your commercial should begin and end with your slogan and have strong reasons persuading other students to read your book. You may bring the actual book to show, along with your poster, but the presentation should be memorized.

Multiplication Banana Split Party Thursday, April 4th:

Students have been working on passing off multiplication/division fact families x0-x10 for about four months now. This is a critical skill for progression in math next year. Final progress reports were sent home with the students on Friday, March 22nd showing where they're at in the process of passing off their facts. They will have two extra days to pass off additional facts, when they return from Spring Break, before celebrating at our annual Banana Split Party.

Mark your Calendars for the 3rd Grade Program, "See us Shine!"

 

Third graders are looking forward to performing for parents on Friday, April 12th 9:30-10:15 a.m.  Due to limited space in the gym, we've been asked to have parents only attend this performance.

We've also been asked to remind parents to park in designated parking stalls in the front and back of Altara, to leave the drop-off/pick-up zone free for Kindergarten transportation and school deliveries.

Have a Wonderful Spring Break!

March Book Report Due Date Changed to 4/4/13

Traditional Story Book Report

(Start looking for the traditional story you'd like to do for your book report. A sample book report will be posted at the beginning of next week.)

Traditional stories are ones that were passed down orally for many generations before being written down.  They include fairy tales, folk tales, tall tales, legends, fables, and myths.  In the Public Library, these books are found in the children's nonfiction section under call numbers beginning with J398.2.  Students are required to choose a book from this section of the library.

The stories are many and varied, familiar and new, and rich with cultural heritage and moral themes.  I hope the students will take advantage of the wonderful opportunity they have to explore this genre.  We will certainly enjoy studying some of the books together at school! Below are a few examples: 

Multiplication Facts

Over the last few weeks we've moved on to other concepts in math (geometry and fractions), so there hasn't been as much time at school to practice multiplication facts.  Right now, these facts are mainly in the students' short-term memories.  In order to make the transfer to long-term memory, multiplication facts need to be continually reviewed (5-10 minutes per day is plenty of time).  Many students, even those who have passed most of their fact families, are forgetting facts they once knew.  This is a normal part of multiplication memorization, which is why constant review is so vital.  The Common Core curriculum assumes that multiplication facts x0-10 are mastered when students begin 4th grade.  The better they know their facts, the easier upper grade math will be for them.

Martin Luther King

We have enjoyed learning about Martin Luther King Jr. this week. We have listened to part of his I Have A Dream Speech. We have read a biography about him and come up with our own dreams for a better world. Ask your child to show you what their dream was. We've also read a biography about James Naismith, the man who invented basketball. We are getting excited to see everyone's biography posters next week!

Lunch with the Teacher!

Wednesday we did lunch with the teacher for all those students who improved their test scores in Subtraction. We are getting ready to take our second test on Multiplication Meanings in our Math Differentiation Groups. A big Yahoo to those who improved their scores or stayed at 100%. We celebrate ANY improvement!!

Biography Book Reports

Biography Book Reports

 

The next several weeks will be full of biographies as we study in class about Americans, famous American women, and many other people who made a difference for good in the world.  Students should choose book report books on their reading levels about people they are not already familiar with.  Above is a picture of biography book reports completed by past third grade students.  Below is a list of things that should be included on each child's poster.  Biography book reports are due Thursday, January 31st.  Happy Reading!

Requirements: 

• On a poster board, draw a large picture/caricature of the individual whose biography you read. 
• The illustrations must be done by hand, by the students, and neatly colored. 
• Outline everything with a darker color or a black fine tip marker.
• Along the sides of the character, write or type sentences and draw a line to each of the following body parts:

Forehead (Mind):    Write something the person thought.  
Eyes:                       Write something the person saw.  
Ears:                        Write something the person heard.  
Heart:                      Write something the person felt or believed.  
Hands and/or Feet:  Write something the person did.

Posted by Ms. Mallett at 22:49