Classroom News – Week ending 1/8/21 | Mrs. Moizio's 3rd Grade Blog

Hello families!

Here are the updates for this week:

Happy New Year

Happy New Year! I hope you and your families had a peaceful and enjoyable break. I was so happy to see the kids again and hear all about their break. We had a wonderful first week back. While everyone was a bit tired, we settled into the week well, and it was great to learn from each other again.

Coping with Covid

Coping with Covid: A social-emotional group for 3-5 graders

Many children are struggling with feelings of sadness, loneliness, anxiety, and frustration in this difficult time. This small group program will teach 3rd-5th grade students at Pattengill different strategies and skills to identify and talk about difficult feelings, regulate their feelings with self-care strategies and develop more confidence in their ability to cope with challenges. This 7 session program will build on the general education curriculum and is for students who need a little extra practice and support to build these skills. The group will be run by Charlene Mangi, Pattengill’s School Psychologist will meet virtually on Thursdays at 2pm, starting on January 21. Learn more and register your child here. Questions? Contact Charlene at mangic@aaps.k12.mi.us

This week we revisited our class norms and procedures so that we would have a strong start to 2021.

Math

We started Unit 5 this week. Students learned about how to create and name fractions, equivalent fractions, and had a fraction review and challenge.

Students started a new non fiction reading unit. This week, students learned how to preview a non-fiction text, paying attention to text features, and think about their prior knowledge. Readers also learned how to paraphrase text in their own words. Ask students to show you how they preview non-fiction texts. Please encourage your child to read 20+ minutes per day and work towards their CORE5 goal.

Social Studies

We started our next social studies unit which is History. This week, students learned the definition of history, how historians gather information about the past, the importance of timelines, how and when the Native Americans came to the land of which is now Michigan, and how Native Americans used their environment to meet their needs.

Word Study

For Word Study this week, students learned about triple blends such as scr, str and spr, as in screen, strong and spring. Ask your children about the different words that have these blends and encourage them to find those words in books or around the house.

Specials Classes

Each specials class has a Schoology course, where students can continue their learning in PE, music, art, library and PLTW. In music, Mrs. Heid posts an assignment each week that students should complete. Mr. Goffee, our PE teacher, posts activities that students can do on the weekends or during independent learning time. Have your child show you the different specials courses.

To all the students for working hard on our first week back!

1/18/21 – MLK Day – NO SCHOOL

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