Goal Setting

Students created a personal, short term goal. It's written in their planner for this week. Take a look! We will reflect as the week goes on.

Home- School Connection

Conversation starter: What is your favorite genre to read and why? Are there genres they haven't tried?

Say Cheeeeese!

Picture Day coming soon...October 7th. Smile!

Parent Guests in the Classroom

Our geography unit begins this week. If you have visited or lived in another country and would like to share with us please contact me.

Homework for parents

Please read:

(Posted on twitter by Dr. Hedrick)

http://blogtopractice.weebly.com/index.html

"This VBCPS gifted program site is a must see for parents and teachers.” - Dr. Hedrick

Fun-filled evening!

See you soon at Chik-Fil-A and Fall Fest!

Measurement

Practicing our measurement skills. What's the mass? Volume? What do these mean? What units go with each?

Creating personal goals

While listening to the story Thank You, Mr Falker, we brainstormed short term goals via Edmodo. We saw all the ideas and decided on one.

Show me!

We had fun using the app "show me" to explain rounding. Ask your child about this! I think it's a new favorite!

The Road Less Traveled in Action

Discussing setting personal goals and taking risks. Brayden's connection: "That's like taking the Road less traveled." Our theme is powerful

See you Friday!!!!!

Friday's Fall Fest 6:30pm – 8:00pm in the gym & Spirit Night at the Haygood Chick-fil-A 5pm – 7pm. (I'm serving there from 5:30-6:00!)

Math Exemplars

Math Exemplars give us the opportunity to develop our problem solving abilities and show what we understand.

The use of a rubric as we work on our Exemplar helps us stay focused on the desired outcomes.

Parent Workshop

Language arts workshop for parents on Monday, 9/23, 6:30-7:30 at ODC. Do you prefer a daytime session? Then, join us Wednesday at 10 AM.

Fun day!

Use one of these as a conversation starter!

iPads for Edmodo discussions, 1-on-1 reading conferences, versatiles, iPads in math for menu creations, looking at the app Show Me!

Math in the Real World

Students shared multiple ways to solve a problem-We discussed when an exact number is necessary and when to estimate

Betsy Ross Research

Wrapped up our Betsy Ross research today. An overview of the whole process to come soon... Ask your child about it!

T-Shirt Orders

3rd Grade t-shirt order forms went home Tuesday. Please have them back by Friday if possible. Let me know if you need more time.

Writing

Structures in writing-Putting together a jumbled paragraph led us to review the parts and think about adding details.

Discussion Questions

Discussion questions for home: What are your favorite genre of books to read and why? What did they think of Pop's Bridge that we read?

Math!

Having fun in math small groups. Our focus: reading, writing and comparing 6-digit numbers.

Math Question

Question to ask your child: What structures do we have in numeration and why are they important? Awesome discussion in class today.

Research!

Working on research together using IIM and Big 6! Ms. Smithson came in to help during small group time. Productive!

Reminders

From the PTA- Quick reminders: Student Directory forms due the 19th, Stem & Destination Imagination applications due the 20th. Don't miss out!

October Conferences

Please use the link to sign-up for an October conference :) http://t.co/GiPDfBQi7d

Gummy Bear Experiment!

Ask your child about the gummy bear experiment! What surprised them? What part do we still have to finish and why? What did we measure?

Open House!

Thank you for coming to Open House! I hope you have a better feel for our collaborative, student-centered classroom. Exciting year ahead!

Our Taba!

Posted on Twitter by Dr. Hedrick: After looking at the Taba activity, I understood why these 3rd graders looked so tired this afternoon @Follin3ODC http://t.co/XZ7SshqIDy

Writing!

Posted in Twitter by Dr. Hedrick: students were working on a writing assignment this afternoon. http://t.co/jqYb0ODRtU

Curl up to a good book!

Student reading logs will begin at home next week. Help your student find a cozy reading spot! We will also create a cozy spot in our classroom.

Math Discussion

Ask your child to explain why it's called a base-10 system. We are continuing our work in numeration.

Classroom Rule Creation

Working collaboratively to develop our classroom rules. We brainstormed independently & had to come to a consensus!

Gifted Ed.

Posted on Twitter by Dr. Hedrick:
Why I Believe in Gifted Education in Public Schools http://t.co/pKjrJk7Kla via @zite

Upcoming Events

Mark your calendars: 2nd and 3rd Grade Open House this Thurs. 6:30-7:30pm. Family Fun Night Oct 27th 6-9pm. Can't wait to see you at these!

iPads!!!!!

How do you make a written pre-test exciting? Use an iPad to scan a QR code that takes you to a google doc.. Fun!

Edmodo!

Edmodo is up and running! Check your student's planner for the log-in and password. Ready, set, edmogo....! :)

American Society Unit- Part 1

What unites us? Ask your student about the game we played outside and the discussion that followed inside about our country.

Homework

Have a discussion with your parents about how they use numbers at work or home. Students will post responses on Edmodo Thurs & Fri

Starting from Scratch Update...

Our room is coming together! Ask your student why the layout in the picture was a problem and what we decided to do:

From the ODC PTA:

We all need a pep talk.

@Follin3ODC: “@ODCprincipal: http://t.co/dSIV1f1f1o”. Take 3 1/3 min and watch. Let's do something awesome this year!