Good morning 3MM parents,

I hope you all had a relaxing weekend. Last week was a very busy week, building up our reading and writing stamina and setting up our classroom agreements. It is great to see our community coming together. The class blog is up and running and it will be updated frequently throughout the year. Please bookmark it. On the blog you can also view class photos...which will be updated as I take photos.

I hope to see you at Open House Tuesday evening at 6:30!

This week will begin on a day 2.

There is no school on Friday, August 31st. It is a national holiday.

Reading

We will begin our first reading unit: Building a Reader’s life. Students will learn to choose books that are "just right" for them and to monitor as they read, so they can spend their time reading lots of books with accuracy and comprehension

Writing

We will begin our first writing unit: Crafting True Stories. This week students will learn how to find ideas for stories. Students can think of an important person or place and list the moments that happened. Then students choose one of these moments and begin drafting their story. Students will also set clear goals and track their progress towards their goals.

Math

We will begin our first math unit on Measurement.

In this unit students will:

• Tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals in minutes.
• Solve elapsed time, including word problems, by using a number line diagram.
• Reason about the units of mass and volume.

Social Studies

Students will begin to learn about what makes a map and what tools help us to read a map such as a compass rose, map key, symbols (landforms), etc. If you have any maps at home that you would not mind the class looking at, please send them to school with your child to share.

Please take a minute to look at our ES Parent Learning Connection. Here you will find information and resources of our units in Mathematics and Literacy.

Interesting article from the New York Times on children and reading.