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Back-to-School is such an exciting time! The children see old friends and make new ones.  All the supplies, the teacher, books and subjects are new. We will be doing some getting acquainted activities in August and September. Enhancing your child’s self-esteem is so important that we will do activities for that purpose each month.

Discussion of rules and expectations always occurs early in the year, as does assessment testing. The purpose of the testing is so I can learn how to best meet your child’s needs.

We will do research on our families and do activities about friends in connection with stories in our reader.  We will read, discuss and do activities related to Because of Winn Dixie. A study of map skills is our first topic in Social Studies.

 Place value, number order and a review of basic facts will be our first topics in math.Our Religion book is awesome! In the first month, we will discuss the  Holy  Trinity,  the Old and New Testaments,  God,  the Creator,  Mary and  other women of  faith.

We will begin cursive writing with our names, which is fun!  Then, we’ll learn letters with similarities. Two areas of emphasis throughout the school are writing composition and the acquisition of math facts.  Starting with a review of addition and subtraction facts and beginning to learn multiplication is our goal this month. I am so excited about teaching third grade and getting to know both you and your child. Please feel free to contact me if I can be of help. I know it will be a wonderful year!

Good Questions to Ask Your Child After Reading

  Who are the important characters in the story?  How do you know this?

What are the characteristics of one or more of the characters?

·       How do the characters in the story feel about each other?
  How do you feel about the characters in the story?  Do you like them?  Would you like to have them for a friend?

 Is the time or place in the story important to the characters?  Would it make a difference if the time and place were different?  In what ways would it make a difference?  How would the characters act differently if the time and place were changed?

What are the problems faced by the characters, and how do they solve their problems?

  Why did the characters act the way they did?  Was it right or wrong for the characters to act this way?

Would you have solved the problems the characters faced in the same way as the characters did?  What other solutions might there be to solving the problem?  Would these solutions work better?  Why do you think so?

What lessons did you learn from the character’s actions?

Does the character remind you of anyone you know?

Who are the important characters in the story?  How do you know this?
What are the characteristics of one or more of the characters?

   How do the characters in the story feel about each other?

  How do you feel about the characters in the story?  Do you like them?  Would you like to have them for a friend?

Is the time or place in the story important to the characters?  Would it make a difference if the time and place were different?  In what ways would it make a difference?  How would the characters act differently if the time and place were changed?

What are the problems faced by the characters, and how do they solve their problems?

Why did the characters act the way they did?  Was it right or wrong for the characters to act this way?

Would you have solved the problems the characters faced in the same way as the characters did?  What other solutions might there be to solving the problem? 
Would these solutions work better?  Why do you think so?
What lessons did you learn from the character’s actions? 

Does the character remind you of anyone you know?
time and place were different?  In what ways would it make a difference?  How would the characters act differnd you of anyone you know?

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