Mrs. Olson's Grade 3's

Upcoming Dates November 4                 PICTURE DAY!!! November 10-12          Fall Break - NO SCHOOL November 13               Heritage Park Field Trip - Bossenberry's Class November 20               Heritage Park Field Trip - Coleman & Olson's Classes November 25               Confluence Historic Site Field Trip - Penford, Janisse & Massy's Classes November 26               Confluence Historic Site Field Trip - Thomson & Pynn's Classes November 26               Fun Lunch - Subway November 27               Heritage Park Field Trip - Kruger & Wickenheiser's Classes November 27               NO SCHOOL for KINDERGARTEN November...

  Recommended areas to focus on at home to help your child: -  Reading every night: focusing on fluency (can they read without stopping to sound out each word),   expression (changing their tone of voice to match the punctuation and dialogue of characters), and  comprehension (ask your child questions about the story while they read or after they finish).  - Basic math facts: addition and subtraction, both with and without regrouping (this could be practiced using worksheets or card games like addition or subtraction war) skip counting by 2s, 5s, 10s, and 25s (a great activity to practice this is by counting coins) - Writing: spelling (you could also practice this skill playing games like 'Horse' using a basketball, net, and choosing different words to spell).  printing mechanics (are the letters legible, is their a clear size difference with capital and lowercase letters, are their spaces between the words) punctuation  - Reading time on an analo...