Third Grade News
Dear Respected Parents:
Asalamu Alaikum. I hope this letter finds you in the best of health and blessings from Allah (SWT). I wanted to give you an update on what we will be learning in Third Grade over the next couple of weeks.
Language Arts: This week we started Unit 3 in Language Arts and our theme for this month will be Incredible Stories. Some of the learning objectives that will be covered are fantasy and realism, asking questions, verbs, following directions and more. In writing we will be learning and practicing the writing traits voice and word choice. We will also continue using the writing process according to our new Blueprints program. Guided reading will continue twice a week and I will start my second round of DRA’s. The purpose of the DRA assessment is to see how much the students have grown in the area of reading and comprehension since the beginning of the year.
Math: In Math we will continue studying multiplication tables and problem solving. We will also go into division and learn the relationship between multiplication and division.
Social Studies: In Social Studies we are creating a timeline of Michigan’s statehood and putting the events of statehood in chronological order. We will be learning about the French explorers, the British and their conflict with the Native Americans. Eventually, students will be able to explain exactly how Michigan became a state and all of the events that led to Michigan Statehood.
Science: In Science we will be starting unit C that covers our Earth. We will be studying the layers of the Earth’s surface, minerals and rocks, soil, and land. Students will be able to the materials that make up our Earth and how the Earth’s surface changes over time due to weather, volcanoes, erosion etc.
Parents, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles are welcome to share our learning experiences:
On December 22, before we left for our winter break we were blessed to have two special guests in our classroom. Sister Nuzmeya Elder (Jibril Abdrabboh’s grandmother) and Sister Amani (Jibril Abdrabboh’s cousin) joined us for an interactive lesson the importance of acts of kindness in Islam. The lesson was very meaningful and the students enjoyed it. Family members are welcome to come in any time and do a lesson in my classroom, I believe this enriches our students learning experiences and strengthens the family/school connection. Please let me know ahead of time if you are planning on doing this.
Our Classroom Wish list:
Kleenex boxes
Clorox wipes
Paper towels
If you have any questions comments or concerns I can be reached at (313)740-0546 or at maha.mustafa1971@yahoo.com. Also please don’t forget to visit our blog for helpful learning hints, study guides, spelling lists, slideshows and more. You can check out my blog at www.mahamustafa.blogspot.com. Thank you for your continuous and ongoing show of support.
Maha Mustafa
No comments:
Post a Comment