One More Crayon Who's Quitting!

Dear Dunkin ,

Pretty please with green spinach on top use me for other things instead of guacamole, grass, lettuce and the green stripes on a pencil . You know you can use me for other stuff too like vines on a pumpkins and land on a globe. You don’t use me because you put me in the back! I’m tired of standing next to blue because he says spinach should be blue. Can you believe him? All I am trying to say is please use me!

               Your green friend ,

                      Green Crayon

by: Liesl

Newsletter--Week of 10/3/16

News from 3F

Week of: October 3, 2016

Reading and Language Arts: This week we will continue to focus on point of view. We will be finishing up our Fairy Tale flip, which should be posted to the class blog at the end of this week! We are also beginning to work on Making Inferences during reading. **Students should be reading at least 25 minutes for homework every night!

Grammar: We will continue working on Common and Proper nouns this week.  

Writing: This week, students will finish writing an opinion paper on why they are the Pick of the Patch. Within this paper, we will be focusing on linking words and conventions (grammar, capitalization, and punctuation). They are doing a great job working through the Writing Process and have started becoming student editors!

Social Studies: We are taking a much needed break from Science and will begin a new Social Studies unit today! In this unit we will study the continents and oceans, their placement on a world map, and various map skills. Students will be bringing home a map of the world today so that they can begin memorizing the placement of the continents and oceans.

Math: This week we will be working on place value and rounding. Students will be using the idea of estimating in order to help with rounding.

Dates to Remember:

Wed. Oct. 5- Walk to School Day

Newsletter--Week of 9/26/16

News from 3F

Week of: September 26, 2016

Reading and Language Arts: This week, we will begin to wrap up our study of fairy tales. We will begin the week by finishing our comparison of 3 different versions of The Three Little Pigs. With each version, we have looked at the story elements, theme and point of view. On Wednesday, Miss G. will come introduce our fairy tale project which we will work on for about a week. Students will be flipping a common version of a fairy tale and retelling it from another character’s point of view! **Students should be reading at least 20 minutes for homework every night!

Grammar: We will begin reviewing nouns this week. After a quick review, we will be working on making connections between common and proper nouns and sorting words into those two categories.

Writing: This week in writing, students will continue writing about fall. We will finish going through the writing process and by the end of the week each student will have a final draft of this writing piece!

Science: We will wrap up our study of force and motion this week. Watch for a study guide to come home tomorrow for the test on Friday. Please help your child review this study guide, as there are lots of vocabulary words and concepts that have been introduced during this unit!  

Math: This week we will be testing over 10’s, 3’s, 0’s and 1’s. We will then be switching groups for our next unit. Up next….Place Value. J

Dates to Remember:

Wed. Sept. 28-Math Unit Test (10’s, 3’s, 0’s and 1’s)

Thurs. Sept. 29-Laps for Lowell Fundraiser during P.E. (2:20-2:40pm)

Fri. Sept. 30-Science Test (Force & Motion)

More Crayons!

The Day the Crayons Quit (continued)

Dear Tony,

Why do you always use me for ice, cars, and the sky? Why don’t you Choose me for other things like monsters robots and space ships. I am your favorite cran. That makes me sad!

From Blue Crayon.

Dear Duncan,

Hi it is gray crayon you never use me! Oh please use me once!Purple pencil is taking over.Can you get rid of her?She has gone too far!Your unused friend,

Grey Crayon

Dear, Makayla,

You never use me.All I am used for is just for really really really blue skies.Also, I’m just used for a dark purple and I AM NOT A PURPLE………………!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I AM INDIGO!!!!!!!!!!What I am trying to say is you need to use me.

Your friend,

Indigo

Dear,Jeremiah

Hi ! I know you like reptiles , but……..  You mainly do ones that are gray and black. Why don't  you color chameleons? They change colors so you can use every one but not us. We want to make…….meteors,rocks,ooo and your imagination.But  don`t make it to big.

Your best colors.

P.s. black and grey made this.

Dear Jacob,

I am tired because you never use me.I can be used for flamingos a pig or even clothes.Can you use me soon?You use other crayon, why can`t you use me?

Your sad crayon,

Pink crayon

Dear Duncan, it’s me pink crayon! You never use me for anything but thank your little sister for  using me for her coloring book so please use me sometime because I’m so lonely  in this box .

Please please use me someday. You can draw roses and bows with me because I am a crayon.We color love Pink

Newsletter--Week of 9/19/16

News from 3F

Week of: September 19, 2016

Reading and Language Arts: This week we will continue to work with fairy tales and Point of View. Students will be reading stories and highlighting the character’s point of view on their own. We will also continue to focus on making connections: text to text, text to self, text to world. Students should be reading at least 25 minutes for homework every night!

Grammar: The focus this week will continue to be capitals and punctuation. While we will move onto another area of grammar next week, we will continue to review when, where and how to use capitals and punctuation in our everyday writing!

Writing: We will continue to work on opinion writing. This week the prompt will be as follows: Do you enjoy the fall season? Why or why not? Use your reasons and evidence to prove your opinion.

Science: This week we will begin talking about what magnetic forces can do. Our new Vocabulary Words are electromagnet, magnetic force, and permanent magnet.  We will continue to use previous vocabulary words in explaining magnetic forces.

Math: This week we will continue with multiplication/division. We will focus on the distributive property and will also touch on multiplication of 1’s and 0’s. Please make sure to continue to help your child with multiples of 3.

Dates to Remember:

Tues. Sept. 20- Picture Day

Thurs. Sept. 22- Kindergarten Buddies! J

Fri. Sept. 23- No School

**ALL Week: Wheaton North Homecoming Week**

TUESDAY—USA Day: Wear Red, White, and Blue to show Northside Pride

WEDNESDAY—It’s Greased Lightnin’…1950’s Day: Poodle Skirts, Leather Jackets, Jeans…a dress up day that’s a blast from the past!

THURSDAY—Northside Pride Day: Blue and Gold Day!

The Day the Crayons Quit

On Wednesday, we read part of the book The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt. In this book, Duncan opens his crayon box to begin coloring, only to find that all of his crayons have left letters for him, complaining about the way he uses them. Black Crayon wants to be used for more than outlines, Blue Crayon is tired of coloring water, Purple Crayon is tired of being colored outside of the lines when he could be used for more royal images...you get the point!

After about several colors' complaints, the class had a chance to take the point of view of a crayon color and write letters to themselves with their own complaints. Some chose to do their final drafts on paper and some chose to work with Google Docs! The first installment of 3F's Crayon letters are below. The rest will be posted soon! Enjoy!

Dear Max,

I wish you used me for grass Not the big things.I get tired really quickly because you do so much big stuff with me.And you use me to much!If we can write with a crayon you always pick me. I wish you stop making me tired.

Your friend Green Crayon.

Dear Dylan,

I know you really like red but I can’t take it like this anymore! You make fire trucks, planes,houses ,Santa’s sleigh and red soccer balls.

Can you do something

little like Rudolph's nose,

Polished rocks and

Your name?

I really

Need

A break!

Your best color,

Red Crayon

Nate,         

Hey why do you only use me for grass, green dragons, signs, signs,and more signs and me? So just start using me for post-its, continents on the map or globe. And please use me for division.

From.

              Green crayon

Dear Trey

Cerulean crayon here! Hey! Why don't you use me? I'm like light blue and I know you like light blue.You always use your favorite colors. Use me because you don't know me!

Your want to be used friend,

Cerulean Crayon.

Dear Addy,

Why do you never use me? I could be used for oceans, pretty skies, or  even drinks and maybe people’s clothes. I am even taller than white crayon! Come on! When you bought me I thought I was your favorite. Now will you pleeease use me?

Your lonely friend

       Turquoise