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Third Grade Connections
March 2nd, 2017
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Dear Third
Grade Families,
Welcome back! We hope you all had a fabulous week with loved ones. The students have returned to school rested and ready to take on new challenges. This is good news because from wrapping up astronomy projects to dividing up literature jobs and filling out job applications, third graders are busily working. We look forward to sharing these fabulous discoveries with you during our
Academic Celebration on Friday, March 17th at 9:00 a.m.
We also look forward to seeing you at the upcoming end of second-trimester conferences on
March 23rd and 24th
. Please follow the link below to sign up.
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Sincerely,
Your Third
Grade Team,
Kathe Bybee and Jen Guevara
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What We Have Been Learning
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Reading/Writing
During Reader's Workshop, students chose their Chocolate Literature books (
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,
Chocolate Fever,
Chocolate Touch, or The Story of Chocolate).
Each
group met, agreed on the number of pages to read, discussed the chapter questions and connections, and are rotating through the jobs of Word Wizard, Illustrator, Passage Picker and Question Asker. Throughout this rotation, teachers meet with each
group as well.
It warms our hearts to actually hear the students cheer when we announce that it is Reader's Workshop time. Along with this, students have been working diligently on informational writing about their astronomy passion.
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Science
As we wind up the science
unit, on
Astronomy, please check your calendars to see if you can join us on our next field trip to
Chabot Space Center- March 15th.
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Math
Students continue to explore the many ways to understand and represent multiplication, including repeated addition, equal groups, arrays, and skip counting.
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On Valentine's Day third graders applied their math knowledge to a holiday themed activity.
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Social Studies
Students applied for classroom jobs to earn money for their future businesses in Economics.
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Costume Requirements: The third grade students are cast as the whimsical
Whos from Whoville. Your child is asked to wear a
brightly colored stripe shirt and solid color pants or
brightly striped dress and solid color leggings with
a contrasting brightly colored pair of sneakers (Converse, Vans, etc.) on the evening of the performance.
Children may choose which color to wear but
please avoid neutral colors, such as black, brown, gray, white or tan. Other costume items will be provided by the school.
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Musical Performances: Thursday, March 9th - Friday, March 10th, 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Kohrs Family Center. Third-grade performers should arrive at the Theatre by 6:15 p.m.
Volunteers Needed: We are currently looking for volunteers to help break down the stage after Friday night's performance. If you are available, please contact
Michelle Giacotto. We would greatly appreciate it!
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Talking with your child is the best way to support classroom learning. The following questions can help you get started.
- Ask students in Mrs Bybee's class about the amaryllis growing experiment.
- What is one fact (or more) you learned about your astronomy topic?
- What are some ways to spread kindness around the school?
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- Thank you for supporting your child with reading daily and signing their planner!
- Start playing games or use apps to practice multiplications facts through the 5's
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Field Trip To Chabot Space and Science Museum,
Wednesday, March 15th. Details to come.
Field Trip to Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, Friday, April 7th. Details to come.
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Additional Photos & Videos
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Do you have photos or videos you'd be willing to share with the school?
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If questions ever arise, please do not hesitate to reach out! We are available by email at [email protected] and/or [email protected]. Email is our preferred method of communication. We will check our email after school daily. If there is an emergency, please call Cathy at the front desk, at 650.712.9892.
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SEA CREST SCHOOL | seacrestschool.org | 650.712.9892
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