Monday Has Come and Monday Has Gone

I can't believe how fast today went by.  It also seemed like the first normal day of school we have had on a Monday in a while. 

In reading this week we are reading a story titled Suki's Kimono.  A kimono is a type of dress that women in Japan wear traditionally.  This led to some discussion about our ancestors.  I told the kids to ask their parents where their ancestors came from and if their parents or grandparents had any idea what type of traditional dress was worn in that country. 

Each student should have brought home spelling practice book pages to work on spelling words.  These also include the words.  If you are studying on Spelling City we are on Unit 5 Week 1.  All of the words this week have a CVVC or CVV pattern somewhere within the word. 

In math we started Unit 8.  Unit 8 is about fractions.  Since we started a new unit today each child should be coming home with a Unit 8 Family Letter.  Remember to hang on to this as it might help answer questions when you are working on homework throughout the unit. Fractions always seem to be a challenging topic for third graders.  The more they can talk about fractions at home the more they will learn about them.  Also, in math don't forget about the March Mathness fact practice.  We have entered into a competition with Mr. McGrane's class to see which class can score the most total points as a class.  To win we will need everyone to participate in March Mathness. 

I have a feeling this is going to be a great week filled with learning!