Newsletter Week of November 6th

Week of November 6th-November 10th

In 3AH we have been busy with our nonfiction reading and writing units. We were fortunate to have skyped with the author Melissa Stewart. She sparked our excitement for information writing and taught us that nonfiction writers revise, revise, revise! The students were able to ask questions and comments with the author. This was a special opportunity for them to meet an author we have been studying in class.

This past week we celebrated Deepavali. It was a wonderful day of performances and hallway activities. Please check the class blog for pictures from this event.

Next Friday, we will have our annual International Flag Parade. Your child can come to school dressed in either the traditional attire or the colors of your passport country. Each student will be given an individual flag based on the passport they are enrolled with at school. We will walk around the school and field for a flag parade. Parents are invited to attend this wonderful ISKL tradition. The flag parade will be from 8:15-9:00.

This week will begin on Day 1

Reading Students will continue their work on talking about texts in conversation with their reading partners using prompts such as: This makes me think that.. I wonder.. It is important to notice that… Students will also determine perspective. One of the questions they will ask themselves as they read a text is: “Is the perspective or point of view of this topic different from the reader's’ point of view?” This foster the concept that authors can write about the same topic, but have varying perspectives.

Writing Students will work on connecting the information in their chapters by using different transitional strategies, phrases, and words. They will continue to study mentor texts to help develop ideas on how to best transition in their own informational books.

Math Students will begin to look at different subtraction strategies for three digit numbers. They will be using place value, number lines, decomposing, and a standard algorithm. As students become more familiar with subtracting strategies, they will select a strategy that they feel is effective. We will also begin to work on rounding when solving subtraction problems to check the reasonability of their answer.

Science Student will examine the interdependent elements of an ecosystem. (The consumers/producers, food chain, food web and the competitive relationships that help promote adaptation in the ecosystem.

November 6-10th, 2017- Choose 2 activities to complete before Friday to share in class.

Math: Write a 3-digit by 3-digit subtraction number story. Solve it and show your thinking	Language arts: Visit the website of the author Melissa Stewart and explore! Melissa-stewart.com	Language arts: As you read a nonfiction book, use these sentence starters to determine perspective: The author seems to feel… about this topic My evidence is… I agree/disagree with this perspective because...
Math: What is this? What math do you see? What questions do you have?	Science Draw a model of how living and nonliving things depend on each other in an ecosystem. Think: sun, plants, water, soil, animals, insects.	Other: Make something that will help you organize your things( pencils, artwork, toys).