Class 3-M1 News

Wednesday, September 28, 2015

E-mail: jhahn@ps321.info
Website: hahn3m1.weebly.com
Greetings families!
home the current book they are reading so that
I look forward to seeing you all at our Curriculum
they are finishing books in a timely manner.
Conference and Family Friday this week! At Family
Friday, we will be playing math games. Sometimes
Writing
there are students whose parents are not able to
In writing this week we are reviewing the writing
attend. Please feel free to invite your childs
process and will be publishing our first fiction or
classmates to take part in any
narrative piece. Childrens notebooks are filled with
Family Friday activities if you recognize that they do
ideas! We are ready to practice taking an idea from
not have a grown-up present.
the notebook through drafting, revising, editing, and
publishing.
Check out our class wordle in response to the
We are also working on building our writing stamina
question, What makes a successful learner in 3up to 20 minutes of uninterrupted writing time.
M1? on the website! I sent a copy home with your
child last Friday.
3-M1 Classroom Rules
Last week we brainstormed a bunch of rules and
Homework
pared them down to 3 that cover it all:
You may have noticed last weeks homework packet
1. Be mindful of the classroom and people in
with a check mark in your childs red folder. I have
it.
decided to pass back homework after Ive looked
2. Use positive words and actions.
through it. In class we talk a lot about reflection and
3. Listen and follow directions the first time.
review, and I want to reinforce these ideas with
the homework. I told children to look through the
Fill Our Bucket Activity
packet and make another attempt at problems that
A couple of week ago we read a book called How
have an X. They can check in with me as well as
Full is Your Bucket? We learned that we all have
review them with you.
invisible buckets over our heads that get filled when
we are kind to others and others are kind to us.
Computer Folder
Each week children can write compliments for each
I am sending back your childs computer folder.
other and place them in a bucket. I read them and
There was a miscommunication between Sara and
pass them out each Friday. Ask your child, Who did
myself, and she has already provided the children
you compliment this week? Why?
with a folder.
Dates to Remember:
Word Study
9/29/15 Grades 3-5 Curriculum Conference 6We are beginning our word study block this week.
7:30pm
The high frequency words of the week are:
10/2/15 Family Friday 8:30-9:10am
along, while, night, next, sound
10/5 Lunch and Recess Information Session 8:30am
Therefore you will see word study practice in the
in the cafeteria
homework packet. Each Wednesday, children will
10/6 Neighborhood Classics Concert 7pm
have the opportunity to create a word search using
10/7 International Parents Welcome Breakfast 8:30
the words of the week. On Friday, they will solve
am in the cafeteria
each others word searches!
10/12 No School for Columbus Day
Reading
Our class has great reading stamina! And children
are doing a wonderful job of self-identifying just
right books. For homework, Id like them to bring

Sincerely,
Ms. Hahn