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Class Notes:
Reminder: Wednesday is an Early Release Day; 12:15 dismissal
Literacy
We’ll continue with our 2nd Fishtank unit: Rediscovering Thanksgiving: Fact or Fiction. Students will apply their learning about informational writing to become authors themselves. First, they will write paragraphs with a clear main idea and facts to support it. Then, they will research and create their own small books to share the story of Thanksgiving. While writing, students learn to:
Introduce a topic using a topic sentence.
Develop the topic with reasons, facts, and details.
Organize information using a cause-and-effect or chronological text structure.
Conduct short research projects to build knowledge.
Take notes and sort evidence into categories.
Include illustrations and text features to aid in comprehension.
Fundations
We will complete Unit 4 of Fundations (adding suffixes to v-e words) with an assessment on Tuesday. On Wednesday, we will begin Unit 5: the Schwa sound. Click HERE for Unit 5 family resources.
Math
We are wrapping up our second math unit on Area and Multiplication. This week, students will explore how to write mathematical expressions using parentheses to represent the area of irregular shapes. We’ll also spend time reviewing everything we’ve learned about multiplication and area. I will administer the End-of-Unit Assessment on Thursday.
Social Studies - Wampum Belt Project
Thank you so much to those who have volunteered to help with this project. We would love a few more helpers if you’re willing and available on Monday, November 24th from 1:30–2:45 PM and/or Tuesday, November 25th from 9:00–10:00 AM. Sign up HERE. Thank you again for your wonderful support!
Social Emotional Learning
This week, our Second Step lesson will focus on understanding perspectives. Students will learn that people can have different feelings about the same situation, and that those feelings can change over time. We’ll also talk about empathy, which is noticing or understanding what someone else is feeling. Thinking about another person’s perspective helps children develop empathy and build stronger, more caring relationships.
Repeat Announcements
Warm Clothes and Footwear:
The heat is ON! Now that the heaters are running, our classroom can get quite toasty. Pro tip: students should dress in layers so they can bundle up for recess but have a lighter layer to stay comfortable indoors. If your child wears rain or snow boots to school, please send in a pair of indoor shoes, sneakers, or even slippers. They’ll be much more comfortable moving around the classroom and school in dry shoes.
Mystery Reader:
Would you like to volunteer as our next Mystery Reader? Click HERE to sign up.
Scholastic Book Ordering:
If you would like to order books through Scholastic Book Clubs, our online ordering code is DPC2T (purchasing online is required). SHOP OUR CLASS PAGE. By building your home library with Scholastic, you will also be helping to build our classroom library. The more books students order, the more free books we get for our classroom library!
Library Reminder:
Our book swap day in the Media Center is every Wednesday. Please help your child remember to return their library books.
Links for more information:
Click HERE for home support materials for Unit 5 of Fundations
Click HERE for home support materials for Unit 4 of Fundations
Click HERE for home support materials for Unit 3 of Fundations
Click HERE for home support materials for Unit 2 of Fundations
Click HERE for home support materials for Unit 1 of Fundations
Is your 3rd grader interested in Battle of the Books?
In the Spring of 2025 (Wednesday, March 18th), teams will participate in a trivia-style competition! Each team will be asked to answer a series of questions based on the 10 novels above. Read them all or divide them amongst your team! Grade 3 through 5 are welcome to join and teams should be composed of 2 to 4 students. Please include the students participating in the comment box of your sign up. The adult listed will be the point of contact for all event information and while adult involvement is encouraged to help keep teams reading and prepared, it is not required.
Happy Reading! Sign up Here: Battle of the Books Sign Up
Tech Tips
Many students are excited to access Clever and our Google Classroom from home.
Directions to Access Clever from Home:
Click HERE for a handy link to Clever
Click Log in with Google
Enter student username (initials + # @students.needham.k12.ma.us)
Enter student password
Click on ST Math App, Amplify App then Boost or other NPS approved learning apps.
Directions to Access Google Classroom from Home:
Open a web browser (like Chrome or Safari).
Go to http://www.classroom.google.com and click "Go to Classroom."
Sign in with your school-provided Google account and password.
Special Subject Schedule
Monday -- Art
Tuesday -- P.E. & Spanish
Wednesday -- Media
Thursday -- P.E.
Friday -- Music & Spanish
Important Dates
Wednesday, November 19th-- Early Release Day, 12:15 dismissal
Monday, November 24th- Wampum Bead Project
Tuesday, November 25th- Wampum Bead Project
Wednesday, November 26-- Thanksgiving Break, no school
Monday, December 1st-- Class resumes
Wednesday, December 3rd-- Early Release Day, 12:15 dismissal
Wednesday, December 17th-- Early Release Day, 12:15 dismissal
Wednesday, December 24th-Friday, January 2nd-- Winter Break
Monday, January 5th-- Classes Resume
Created 11/2025
Jennifer_ramras@needham.k12.ma.us
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