Lucy V. Barnsley September 11, 2017 Rockvi l le , MD

What Students Have Learned

Here’swhat’shappening…..Whatagreatstartwehavehad!Wehavebeenbusygettingourselvesorganized—ourdesks,binders,schedules,etc.Adjustingtotherigorof3rdgradeandourlunchandrecessschedule(11:35-12:45)hasbeennoeasytaskforourthirdgraders,butmosthaveallrisentotheoccasion!

Thispastweek,studentshavelearnedhowtoworkeffectivelyandrespectfullytoreachagroupgoal,andparticipateincollaborativediscussions.Studentsalsolearnedhowtouseanadditiontabletofindthesumoftwoaddends.Studentshaveexpressedtheirunderstandingofevenandoddnumberstohelpthemidentifyadditionpatterns.

What Students Will Learn

SocialStudies:Wewilllearnabouttherolesandresponsibilitiesofeffectivecitizensandpracticesassociatedwithdemocraticprinciples.

Science:Wewillbestudyingengineeringandtechnologyandphysicalsciencethisyear.Studentswilldiscoverrelationshipsbetweenlivingthingsandthenaturalenvironment.Theywillalsoexplorerelationshipsamongforcesrequiredtochangeanobject’smotion.

Reading:Wewillcontinuetoaskandanswerquestions,identifycharactersandtheiractions,anddecipherbetweentheauthor’spointofviewandthereaders.Readinggroupswillbeginwithinthenextweek.Mini-lessonsongrammarandspellingpatternswillalsobepartofourroutine.

Writing:The“Writer’sNotebook”willbeintroducedasaplacetorecordthoughts,reflections,stories,etc.Writingaboutpersonalexperienceswillbethefocusthisweek.

Math:Wearedivingrightintomath!Studentswilldemonstratetheirproficiencyintherelationshipbetweenroundingandplacevalue.

Support Learning At Home

• Readatleast20minuteseverynight.• Choosearealisticfictionstoryandactit

out.Keepgoing:Changetheageofthemaincharacterandactthestoryoutagain.Whatwouldbedifferent?

• Selectanoverusedword(suchas“nice”).Setatimerandseewhocancomeupwithotherwordstoreplaceit(suchas“kind”or“friendly”).

• Workcollaborativelytoidentify5numbersthatwouldroundto400.Discussthestrategiesusedtoroundthenumbers.

Thank you for:

Getting your child to school at 9:10; Communicating with us; Donating classroom supplies; Checking your child’s folder each day!

Back to School Night: Tuesday, Sept. 12th

No School: Thursday, September 21st

Principal’s Parent Coffee: September 26th @ 8:30am.

Upcoming Events

Birthdays! RebeccaVasquez-September7th

PedroDeAlmeida-September8th

MaeveCutter-September10th

AbigailCutter-September10th

YohanaTamire-September12th

Upcoming Birthdays! DashaunSpeight-September16th

MarioLara-Septmber17th

AveryRuss-September17th

JohnathanCardoso-September18th

EleniVogler-September22nd

RafaelVogler-September22nd

3rd grade Positive Behavior Intervention System (PBIS):

The third grade team is working to help your child be respectful, responsible and ready for success. Here are our list of rewards to students as they receive “Barnsley Bucks” for their positive behavior.

• 10 bucks – favorite toy • 20 bucks – Chromebook Time

• 30 bucks- Homework pass for

one night on either reading or math homework.

• 40 bucks- Choose from the

treasure chest

Lucy V. Barnsley September 11, 2017 Rockvi l le , MD