Mrs. Burland's Bulletin 

September 3rd- September 7th

I really enjoyed seeing everyone at Curriculum Night!  I hope it was informative.  If you were unable to attend or would like to view the slides from the Curriculum Night presentation click on the link below. The first seven slides are geared to my math class and the rest of the slides are focused on my homeroom class.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSS6J5iaBY8nFKFD3CGqacqr68B2vtjc7VEKcTEG_MRi9GQk7WLOHDKT4Ay6Fyk9IkNU7gdl3jeCxY0/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=5000

We will not have school on Monday, September 3rd.  Have a great Labor Day!

Shown in the picture above, students worked in teams to stack their 48 cups as high as possible. They completed the following STEM steps: 1. Ask (What is the problem?) 2. Brainstorm 3.Plan 4. Create 5. Improve. Everyone worked really well together and did a great job!

The Upcoming Week of School:
Science:  This week we will focus on social studies.

Social Studies:  On Friday, September 7th students will take a Direction Quiz. Students will receive a study guide on

English Language Arts: Today, Friday, August 31st students received directions for their "Me" Bag project.  The directions and bag are in each student's homework folder in their binder. They should put 3 items in their bag that represent their personality. Next week, students will write a paper about their items. Students will then present their paper and "Me Bag" on September 12th and 13th. 

I will continue to model various reading skills using fun literature. This week our books will be Lost and Found, Pigsty, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, and Zoom. We will begin Daily 4 where students will read good fit books.

Students also received a September Reading Log. They should read for 20 minutes for 20 days during September. Please initial the log each time they read.

Spelling: We will begin our Ways Their Way program in the week of September 10th.  Students will be given their list of words along with a homework sheet with a list of activities.  

Math:  Please only read this section of the blog if your child has Mrs. Burland for math. We will  study Unit 1: Module 1 which focuses on multiplication and division.  Students will begin to take timed multiplication tests.  We will begin with multiplication by 2.  They will have two minutes to complete 26 problems.  The first test will be on Thursday, September 13th.  

Things to Remember:

Monday 9/3: Today is Labor Day, so there is no school.  
Wednesday 9/5: "Me" Bag items are due.
Friday 9/7: Students will take a Direction Quiz.

Thursday 9/13:  There will be a multiplication by 2 test.  

Mrs. Burland's Bulletin

August 27th - August 31st

We had a terrific first week of school! I really enjoyed meeting and getting to know your children! I am looking forward to a wonderful year! 

Picture Day will take place on Wednesday, August 29th. I sent home a Picture Day form with your child. Please return the form by August 29th, if you would like to purchase pictures. 

Please come to Curriculum Night at 6:30 pm on Wednesday, August 29th. At Curriculum Night you will be given information about the school year.

We will be MAP testing on Tuesday (math) and Thursday (reading).

The First Week of 2018 at School:

Social Studies: We will study directions. Students will learn about cardinal and intermediate directions.  

Science: We will begin with social studies.    

Spelling: Students will take the spell inventory to start our program, Words Their Way.  Fortunately, students worked with this program last year.  The inventory will help me determine where students should start in the program this year.  I should have their word sorts to them by the end of next week. We'll officially start the "menu homework" after Labor Day weekend.

English Language Arts: This week we will be starting our year focusing on various reading skills using exciting literature. I will model finding character traits, theme, and cause and effect while reading Chrysanthemum, Recess Queen, and If You Take a Mouse to School. We will also work on finding good fit books. Throughout the year, students will practice these reading skills using good fit books and articles. 

On Friday, students will bring home their September reading log. I expect my students to read for 20 min. for 20 days each month. I know many students read more than that, but this log will be part of their grade. 

Math:  In third grade students switch classes for math. If your child is in Mrs. Burland's math class, please read this section. I am excited to meet my math class on Monday!  My math class will be following a fourth grade curriculum using our math program, Bridges.  Although we will be following the fourth grade curriculum, we will be interweaving third grade concepts as needed.  This information will be determined by pretests.  There will also be some enrichment with the introduction of fifth grade concepts.  Our first unit is titled, Multiplicative Thinking. Students will take a pretest this week.

Things to Remember:
Wednesday 8/29:  It is picture day and Curriculum Night!