Our First Week Back
We started the school year with a few fun Minute to Win It games and chatted about our holidays during our morning meeting. It was so nice to see everyone once again, ready to learn. Welcome back!
We understand the importance of knowing our math facts and so we continue to practice this skill using a deck of cards. We make 2 piles. If we don’t know a fact in 3 seconds or less, we put it in the “I don’t know this yet” pile. It’s a good idea to keep practicing our math facts at home, too. Even just 5 minutes per day!
January is an exciting time in our classroom, as it marks the introduction of cursive writing with Mrs. Sullivan. Each student received a practice book to apply and reinforce their learning. We begin each lesson together on the carpet, using our whiteboards to practice forming new letters. Every morning, we also read a cursive morning message to strengthen our recognition skills. Grade 3 is when we begin formally learning to write in cursive, and so far we have learned the letters a, c, d, o, e, and l.
Can you spell load, lace, decal, deal, and ace?
