Mrs. Shakarchi's 3rd Grade Classroom

Good Evening,

I just came back from a social studies committee meeting and found out that the deadline for the assessment is this Friday not next Friday.  Therefore, I have to move up the social studies test to this Thursday or Friday.   I apologize for any inconvenience.

Please have your child do a final review of the study guide that was sent Tuesday.

I appreciate your help and continued support,

Mrs. Shakarchi

Greetings,

Hope you had fun yesterday with your family!

Next Wednesday 12/21/2016 we will have the social studies common assessment.  I attached  an informational video about the Frontier Life.  Also, we are working on a study guide in class.

Please encourage your child to bring the social studies book home to review concepts studied in class.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9jpcoty5Z0

Thank you and stay warm,

Mrs. Shakarchi

Dear Families,

Hope you stayed warm in this very cold and white weekend.

NWEA in reading, language, math, and science will be given after the New Year.  Please continue to have your child practice Math and Reading skills using Mobymax and other NWEA sites.  We are working hard every day in class during Daily 5 and Math workshop to practice needed skills. Most of the students know how to log to Clever in class.  They need their School ID number and date of birth. I will be glad to send the information home if needed.

Reading: Please have students read for 20-30 minutes, and to ask comprehension questions.   Remind the students to log their reading minutes on the Book It log.

Writing/Social Studies: our focus is informational writing.  We have been writing about Native Americans life in Michigan. This week we want to make sure we have enough details and examples for each paragraph.  Some students are researching in class and adding more details.  They might need extra time at home, so please allow them with your supervision to research about their topic.

Social Studies: #2 social studies packet will come home this week.  It will contain  vocabulary words, article, questions,  and a study guide for the upcoming Social Studies test on Wednesday, December 21st .  This common assessment is district mandated and will be giving on the chrome books, so please have students study for it in advance.

Math Test: We are continuing working on Unit 4 (multiplication and division).  A study guide will come home this Friday .  We will have a test will be on 11/20. Please have students practice using the multiplication table for answering the division problems.

Homework: A reading and math homework will be sent home every day except Fridays unless we have a test or unfinished class writing.

Fluency and Story of the Week will be sent home.  I have many students who didn’t do their Fluency and Story of the Week for two weeks in a row.  I gave them a chance last week because they said they forgot them.  Please make sure they bring them Monday.

Have a great week and thanks so much for your great work and support.

Mrs. Shakarchi and students in room 217

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oipxokmazlg

Greetings,

This is a great video about the statehood of Michigan. Hope students will enjoy and learn new facts about how Michigan became a state.

Have a great evening,

Mrs. Shakarchi

Dear Families,

Book Fair is coming to our school this week. We will not have book orders for the month of December.  Students will enjoy buying at the book fair. 🙂

Spelling: This week’s spelling skill contains the -ch or -tch spelling pattern.

Reading: 20-30 minutes of daily reading is highly recommended. December reading logs were sent home Friday.
Fluency: a new fluency will be sent home today. Please have your child read the passage four times a week. Each time should include three attempts. Have them answer the questions in a complete sentence and underline their evidence in the text.
Story of the Week: a new prompt will be sent home today. We love how the students are expressing themselves through this free write.
Math: 3.OA.2
Interpret whole-number quotients of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 56 ÷ 8 as the number of objects in each share when 56 objects are partitioned equally into 8 shares, or as a number of shares when 56 objects are partitioned into equal shares of 8 objects each. For example, describe a context in which a number of shares or a number of groups can be expressed as 56 ÷ 8.
Please have your child practice the multiplication tables daily. multiplication.com, frontrowed.com, mathmagician.com are some of the many sites to practice multiplication and division.
Social Studies: History of Michigan: Lesson 1 includes studying historical clues. Vocabulary study guide was sent Friday.
Snacks: Thanks for providing your child a healthy snack. The students really enjoy them!

Thank you for your help and support,

Mrs. Shakarchi and students in room 217.

Dear Families,

Hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving holiday with your friends and family.  I’m excited to be back with my students. 🙂 🙂 

Weekly Updates:

Spelling: This week’s spelling skill contains the K or CK spelling pattern.

 
Reading: Please continue spending 20-30 minutes reading to or listening to your child read and log the minutes on their November logs. Reading logs are due Thursday, December 1st.  Please sign the logs.
Fluency: a new fluency will be sent home today. Please have your child read the passage four times a week. Each time should include three attempts. Have them answer the questions in a complete sentence and underline their evidence in the text. 

Story of the Week: a new prompt will be sent home today. We are loving how the students are expressing themselves through this free write.

Math: We are starting unit four.  Unit four will include multiplication and division.  Many of the students have already mastered/practicing the multiplication tables.  Please have your child practice the multiplication tables weekly.  multiplication.com , frontrowed.com, mathmagician.com are some of the many sites to practice multiplication and division.

Social Studies: History of Michigan will be our focus for the next few weeks.

Snacks: Thanks for providing your child a healthy snack. The students really enjoy them!

Thanks for your hard work,

Mrs. Shakarchi and students in room 217

Science:

We learned about how is light reflected.  This video explains reflection property of light – it starts with mirror image, explains the direction of light, then introduces the reflection concept, smooth/rough surface and its impact on reflection and what is a mirror. Some students requested to have it posted on the iblog so they can revisit it again 🙂

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81u7MGF7ev4

Parental supervision is required during the use of the internet.  

Thanks! Have a great week.

Mrs. Shakarchi and students in room 217

Wishing all of our dear families a happy Thanksgiving with your friends and family.

Math Test: Unit 3 study guide will come home today.  Please have your child study over the break.  Test will be given on Monday 11/28/16.

We will not have spelling, fluency, or story of the week for this week.  Please take the time to enjoy your families.

We will review few Math concepts Monday and have a quiz Tuesday.  Also, we will  finish up our opinion writing, Light (science), and legends.

Homework: A reading and math homework will be sent home Monday only :).

Have a great week!

Mrs. Shakarchi and students in room 217

Greetings Families,

This is a friendly reminder that tomorrow Wednesday, November 16^th is late start.  School begins at 9:00 and ends at the its regular time, 3:00.  We will have a long afternoon since lunch will be earlier, so please send a healthy snack. 🙂

Also, please look in your child’s planner for a reminder note for Parent Teacher Conferences. If you can’t make it, please let me know to reschedule.  Thank you!

Have a great day,

Mrs. Shakarchi and students in room 217.

Dear Families,
Parent Teacher Conferences:

We are continuing Parent Teacher Conferences this Wednesday, November 16^th and Thursday, November 17^th.  I am looking forward to meet with you! I will be sending reminders home.

 
Planners: please review student’s planners daily for upcoming events, quizzes, and behavior.  Please initial every night.
Math: We started (Measurement and Data) which includes area and perimeters. I attached a video from Khan Academy as a resource.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoaBd-sPzkU  Also, I assigned few practices on frontrowed.com for extra practice.  Our class code is dtqcwt. Please allow your child, with supervision, to complete the assignments first, and then they may choose other domains to practice.

Math Homework: This week, I will be sending some area and perimeter homework.  They will be in the form of a trifold.  We have practiced a few examples in class, and students may continue practicing at home with your support.

Spelling: List #7 skill is 2-syllable words-closed
Reading: Please continue spending 20-30 minutes reading to or listening to your child read and log the minutes on their November logs. Ask and answer questions at their comprehension level using the yellow sheet.  (I will be giving you one at the conferences)
Fluency: a new fluency will be sent home Monday. Please have your child read the passage four times a week. Each time should include three attempts. Have them answer the questions.

Story of the Week: a new prompt will be sent home today. We love how the students are expressing themselves through this free write.

Snacks: Thanks for providing your child a healthy snack. The students really enjoy it!

Donations: Thanks for sending the tissue boxes and hand sanitizer.  Your donations are appreciated.

Late Start: This Wednesday is late start.  School begins at 9:05 and ends at its regular time 3:00

Fundraiser Committee Announcement: Open Gym/Open Pool Fundraiser

We will be opening the pool and gym for students and their families to come and play. We will have life guards on duty!

Mrs. Shakarchi and students in room 217