Monday, March 22nd, 2021

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Monday, March 22nd

  • Wear crazy/silly socks for World Down Syndrome Day: $1 Donation
  • Comparing Fractions Math Test
  • Special Class: Music

Tuesday, March 23rd

  • Fire Drill @ 2pm
  • Special Class: Music
  • MIRM: Unplugged Night

Wednesday, March 24th

  • Remote Wednesday

Thursday, March 25th

  • Picture Retake Day
  • Special Class: Music

Friday, March 26th

  • MIRM: Fashionable Friday: We read all month so WEAR RED!
  • Reading Comprehension and Vocabulary Quizzes
  • Special Class: Music
  • Spring Break starts at dismissal
  • Ms. Hamilton’s last day!

Reading

Our reading story for the week will be “Life on the Ice”.

We will have a vocabulary quiz and comprehension quiz on Friday, March 26th.

Science

Last week’s lesson on forces was about the force of magnetism. Your child got to spend time observing and discovering some of the basic properties of magnets!

One fun thing you can do together with your child is to explore this printable chart featuring wonderful household uses for magnets (see link below). This reinforces last week’s learning and also models how engineers or inventors think, something we’re doing more frequently in science class.

http://thesecretyumiverse.wonderhowto.com/how-to/11-weird-and-wonderful-uses-for-magnets-0137723/

Math

We have been working on “Comparing Fractions”. We went over a practice test on Thursday, 3/18. Our math test will be on Monday, 3/22.

In this math unit we have…

  • worked with wholes that are divided into more than 4 equal parts.
  • found equivalent fractions.
  • compared fractions with like denominators.
  • compared fractions with unlike denominators.
  • found fractions of a whole and a set.
  • found the related number of items for a fraction of a set of more than one object.
  • ordered fractions.

Our next math unit will be on “Telling Time”.

ReflexMath

Please remember that mastery of multiplication and division facts is the goal for the end of third grade. Students should be completing a session of ReflexMath daily. We try to fit it in during the school day, but this is not always possible. Please remind your child after school in case it hasn’t been completed yet for the day. So far, here are the classroom stats:

Report Cards

Report cards are available via Parent Connect and were posted on Friday, March 19th. If you are unable to access or need login information, please contact Cathy Anderson (andersonc@appublicschools.com), our school secretary. If you are interested in tutoring for your child, I am including the most recent tutor list. Please know that free tutoring is also available through our NJHS students. Links are posted in our Google Classroom.

Tutor List Winter 2020/21

Please keep checking Parent Connect throughout this last card marking. Assignments (both corrected and missing) are listed so that you can see your child’s progress. Parent Connect is a very important look into your child’s day.

Reminders

Students should…

  • bring a water bottle each day.
  • bring his/her charged chromebook to school each day.
  • have 1 extra mask in his/her backpack.
  • get a good night’s sleep to recharge for the next day.

Monday, March 15th, 2021

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Monday, March 15th

  • Special Class: Music

Tuesday, March 16th

  • MIRM: Unplugged Night
  • Tornado Drill @ 2:30pm
  • Special Class: Music

Wednesday, March 17th

  • Remote Wednesday

Thursday, March 18th

  • Special Class: Music

Friday, March 19th

  • No school for students-Teacher PD

March is Reading Month

Week 1 Book Champion: I Need My Monster

Week 2 Book Champion: Mother Bruce

Reading

Our reading story for the week will be Two Bear Cubs.

We will have our comprehension quiz and vocabulary quiz on Thursday, March 18th.

 

Science

This week’s lesson on forces was about the force of friction. Specifically we considered friction in the context of solving the mystery, “How can you slide faster down a slide?”

One fun thing you can do with your child to help support this week’s learning is to watch a video of this new invention, called “liquiglide.” This is a situation where removing friction would make your life easier. The grape jelly video is impressive: https://vimeo.com/89936192

Math

We are continuing learning about fractions. This week we have been learning how to compare fractions. We compared fractions with multiple strategies: same numerators, same denominators, drawings, and finding a common denominator.

We will have a practice test on Thursday, March 18th. Our “Comparing Fractions” test will be on Monday, March 22nd.

World Down Syndrome Day-Rock Your Socks!

I can’t wait to see everyone’s crazy socks on Monday, March 22nd!

Collections

Third Grade is collecting the following recycled materials:

  • Clear empty plastic peanut butter jars with lids
  • Empty cereal boxes
  • Empty egg cartons
  • Plastic lids/caps

Thank you for your donations!

Monday, March 8th, 2021

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Monday, March 8th

  • Special Class: Media Literature

Tuesday, March 9th

  • Math Test on Understanding Fractions
  • March is Reading Month (MIRM): Unplugged Night
  • Special Class: Media Literature

Wednesday, March 10th

  • Remote Wednesday

Thursday, March 11th

  • Special Class: Media Literature

Friday, March 12th

  • Reading Comprehension & Vocabulary Quizzes
  • MIRM: Fashionable Friday: Team Up for Reading-Wear Sports Apparel
  • End of Second Trimester
  • Special Class: Media Literature

Reading

Our reading story for the week will be A Tree is Growing.

We will have our comprehension quiz and vocabulary quiz on Friday, March 12th.

Parent Survey

It is that time of year… we are in need of your opinion of how things are going at Arno for school improvement planning.  Please take a moment and complete this year’s survey that has taken our remote status into consideration. We survey three groups annually- staff, students in grades 3-5, and parents.  This valuable information goes into our school improvement planning so Arno can be its very best!  The link will be active until March 9.  Thank you for your participation in helping us always improve!

Survey Link:

http://bit.ly/arnoparent

February Super Cougar

Congratulations to Gabe for being our February Super Cougar! Gabe is respectul, responsible, safe, and kind.

Math

We have been working on “Understanding Fractions”. We will be going over a practice test on Monday, 3/8. Our math test will be on Tuesday, 3/9.

In this math unit we have…

  • explored and identified equal parts of a whole.
  • divided models to make equal shares.
  • used a fraction to name one part of a whole that is divided into equal parts.
  • read, wrote, and modeled fractions that represent more than one part of a whole that is divided into equal parts.
  • represented and located fractions on a number line.
  • related fractions and whole numbers by expressing whole numbers as fractions that are equivalent to whole numbers.
  • modeled, read, and wrote fractional parts of a group.
  • found fractional parts of a group using unit fractions.
  • solved fraction problems by using the strategy draw a diagram.

Our next math unit will be on “Comparing Fractions”.

Collections

Third Grade is collecting the following recycled materials:

  • Clear empty plastic peanut butter jars with lids
  • Empty cereal boxes
  • Empty egg cartons
  • Plastic lids/caps

Thank you for your donations!

Science

We continued our study of forces this week, this time by considering some of the forces involved in designing a bridge. In the activity, Paper Bridge Engineering, students used their knowledge of forces to build a strong bridge that supports as many pennies as possible — using only paper.

One fun thing you can do to support this week’s learning is sit down together with your child and enjoy browsing through some of the world’s most intriguing and extraordinary bridges (see link). Based on what they learned in class, your child might point out to you where the bridge’s weight is supported. http://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/30-of-the-craziest-bridges-in-the-world

Mr. Peace Assembly

On Friday, the students watched a virtual assembly by Mr. Peace. Mr. Peace talked about embracing diversity and ways to be kind. Afterwards, students had a chance to share personal experiences with the class. A special thank you to our PTA for funding this assembly!

March is Reading Month

During the first week of March is Reading Month, we read 3 books and the ENTIRE school voted for this week’s winner. The winning book for week one was…I Need My Monster by Amanda Noll.

Special Visit

On Friday, Ms. Cathy and her reading therapy dogs stopped by Arno. Ms. Cathy introduced our class to Honey and Gunnar.

   

Monday, March 1st, 2021

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Monday, March 1st

  • Special Class: Media Literature

Tuesday, March 2nd

  • No In-Person School/No Zooms
  • Classwork will be posted on Google Classroom
  • March is Reading Month (MIRM): Unplugged Night
  • Special Class: Media Literature

Wednesday, March 3rd

  • No In-Person School/No Zooms
  • Classwork will be posted on Google Classroom

Thursday, March 4th

  • Special Class: Media Literature

Friday, March 5th

  • MIRM: Fashionable Friday: Pawsitively Wild about reading – Wear animal print
  • Special Class: Media Literature

Reading Focus Wall

Our reading story for the week will be “The Albertosaurus Mystery”.

We will have a vocabulary quiz and comprehension quiz on Friday, March 5th.

March is Reading Month

This year’s theme: March Reading Madness!

Each week all grades will listen to the same three books in the tournament and vote for their favorite at the end of each week. The school’s weekly overall favorites, The Final Three, will move on to “compete” against each other, with students voting for their favorite book to be the winner of March Reading Madness! Please see the calendar below for other activities throughout the month of March.

Math

Last Friday, students started to explore the concept of fractions. In Chapter 14, your child will learn about fractions as parts of a region or parts of a set.

Some of the skills your child will practice are:
• reading, writing, and identifying fractions of wholes
• identifying equivalent fractions
• writing fractions in simplest form
• comparing and ordering fractions
• adding and subtracting like fractions

Mystery Science: Invisible Forces

Lesson 2: What makes bridges so strong?

We will continue our study of forces this week, this time by considering some of the forces involved in designing a bridge. In the activity, Paper Bridge Engineering, students will use their knowledge of forces to build a strong bridge that supports as many pennies as possible — using only paper.

One fun thing you can do to support this week’s learning is sit down together with your child and enjoy browsing through some of the world’s most intriguing and extraordinary bridges (see link). Based on what they learned in class, your child might point out to you where the bridge’s weight is supported. http://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/30-of-the-craziest-bridges-in-the-world

Empty Plastic Peanut Butter Jars

All the third grade classes are collecting clear empty plastic peanut butter jars with lids. These are for an upcoming science activity. All donated items will be quarantined for 2 weeks before use. Thank you!

Also, we are still collecting egg cartons and empty cereal boxes.

Asynchronous Days: Tuesday, 3/2 & Wednesday, 3/3

Both Tuesday and Wednesday will be asynchronous. This means that students will not report to Arno, but instead use Google Classroom from home to complete tasks and assignments independently. There are no Zooms scheduled for these days. Students are expected to have all work completed and ready for discussion on Thursday, 3/4. Below are the schedules that students should follow in Google Classroom:

 

 

NWEA Testing Results

All make-up testing is complete. Please look for your child to bring home their Winter NWEA results on Monday, March 1st. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have questions regarding the report.

Reminders

Students should…

  • bring a water bottle each day.
  • bring his/her charged chromebook to school each day.
  • have 1 extra mask in his/her backpack.
  • get a good night’s sleep to recharge for the next day.

Check on your child’s progress using Parent Connect…

This tool gives you an idea of how your child is performing academically. Missing assignments (if any) are also listed under each subject area. This information is updated daily and is available on Parent Portal through the Parent Connect app or by clicking on the link below.

https://sisweb.resa.net/ParentPortal/

Thank You!

Pictures from our Hopper Poppers Activity

Monday, February 22nd, 2021

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Monday, February 22nd

  • Social Studies Test on Chapter 7
  • Special Class: Art

Tuesday, February 23rd

  • Special Class: Art

Wednesday, February 24th

  • Remote Learning Day

Thursday, February 25th

  • Math Test on Bar Graphs & Line Plots
  • Special Class: Art

Friday, February 26th

  • PBIS Reward: Go Noodle & Yoga in the Gym
  • Special Class: Art

Reading

Students received new Reader’s Notebooks (Grade 3, Vol. 2) last week. Students may keep their old Reader’s Notebooks (Grade 3, Vol. 1) at home.

Our reading story for the week of Monday, February 22nd will be “Judy Moody Saves the World!”.

We will have a vocabulary quiz and comprehension quiz on Friday, February 26th.

Math

This week, we will continue discussing bar graphs, picture graphs, and line plots. In first and second grades, your child learned how to read, interpret, and create bar graphs where information was connected to a tally chart. This year, students will be creating bar graphs while using different scales.

Students received new Math workbooks (Math in Focus 3B). Students may keep their old workbooks (version 3A) at home.

Social Studies: Meet Michigan

Students finished up Meet Michigan Chapter 7. A Kahoot Review is available in Google Classroom within Friday, February 19th’s post. I am also including the link for the Chapter 7 Study Guide. The student’s received a hard copy in class on Friday. The Chapter 7 Test will be on Monday, February 22nd.

Chapter 7 Study Guide

Meet Michigan textbooks will remain in our desks while we switch gears to science.

Mystery Science: Invisible Forces

This upcoming week in science we begin our unit on forces, called “Invisible Forces.” Your child will learn how almost any action one can imagine consists of a push or a pull, or as scientists call them: a force.

Lesson 1: How could you win a tug-of-war against a bunch of adults?

In class your child will be presented with a list of action verbs like “drag,” “lift,” “press,” and asked to decide whether they are pushes or pulls. You can help support your child’s learning by continuing this at home. Try applying it to actions that might be of personal interest, like the actions involved in a favorite sport (a throw, a hit, a slam dunk, a tackle, etc.).

Many thanks to those families that were able to send in cereal boxes. These will help us with one of our science activities this week!

NWEA Testing Results

Thank you for sending your child to school well-rested and prepared with a charged chromebook. We tested last week on Thursday and Friday. We still have a few make-ups to complete, but once scores are finalized, I will be sending home the parent report. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have questions regarding the report.

Reminders

Students should…

  • bring a water bottle each day.
  • bring his/her charged chromebook to school each day.
  • have 1 extra mask in his/her backpack.
  • get a good night’s sleep to recharge for the next day.

Check on your child’s progress using Parent Connect…

This tool gives you an idea of how your child is performing academically. Missing assignments (if any) are also listed under each subject area. This information is updated daily and is available on Parent Portal through the Parent Connect app or by clicking on the link below.

https://sisweb.resa.net/ParentPortal/

Thank You!

Monday, February 15th, 2021

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Monday, 2/15

  • No School-Mid Winter Break!

Tuesday, 2/16

  • No School-Mid Winter Break!

Wednesday, 2/17

  • Remote Learning Day

Thursday, 2/18

  • Reading NWEA
  • Picture Day
  • Special Class: Art

Friday, 2/19

  • Math NWEA
  • Special Class: Art

Picture Day

Picture Day for Arno Elementary is scheduled for Thursday, February 18, 2021.

This Picture Day event’s Order Code is 50419KF.

This is the direct link for parents if you wish to order online and your child is being photographed on 2/18, https://inter-state.com/FlyerEntry/50419K.  The picture day is provided online when parents click on the link.

Heavy Backpacks?

It has come to my attention that some students have VERY heavy backpacks. After further investigation, we have found that many students are carrying extra items back and forth each day.

Here is what your child should bring home and to school each day:

  1. school chromebook
  2. math 3B workbook
  3. reader’s notebook volume 2
  4. journal
  5. orange folder
  6. planner

Students do not need to bring home their big Journeys book, Meet Michigan textbook, close reader workbook, bag of leveled books, or supplies. However, if you want your child to bring these items home, they can.

Also, we finished using our math 3A workbook and reader’s notebook volume 1. These 2 workbooks can stay at home.

Egg Cartons & Cereal Boxes

All the third grade classes are collecting egg cartons and cereal boxes. The egg cartons are for art class and the cereal boxes will become science supplies. All donated items will be quarantined for 2 weeks before use. Thank you!

Monday, October 26th, 2020

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Reading Focus Wall

Our reading story for the next 2 weeks will be “Bat Loves the Night”.

We will have a comprehension quiz, vocabulary quiz, and spelling test on Friday, November 6th.

Math

This week, we will be reviewing subtraction with and without grouping. In second grade, your child learned how to subtract with and without regrouping in 3-digit numbers. This year, we will add the thousands place.

Halloween

Students are encouraged to wear Halloween colors or themed shirts/outfits on Friday, October 30th. Students will not be wearing a Halloween costume to school. Friday, October 30th is a half day. Dismissal is at 11:30am but we will begin dismissing at 11:25am.

Monster Dash

Please take a moment to register your child for Arno’s main fundraiser of the year! Please click on this link: https://www.getmovinfundhub.com/

Arno’s school identifier code is 5d2dde700a4c3.

This event will take place virtually. We will not be hosting the Monster Dash at Arno Elementary.

Even though we can’t do this awesome event in person, we still want to see your child participate! Please take a video of your child running in the Monster Dash and post it on Flipgrid. Here is the Flipgrid link: https://flipgrid.com/943eeecb

We can’t wait to see your participation videos!

Remote Wednesday, 10/28/2020

Wednesday, 10/28
8:30 AM Check In Question
8:35 AM Morning Meeting Zoom & Flipgrid
9:30 AM Reading Independent Work
*Reading Edpuzzle
10:00 AM Reading Independent Work
*Reader’s Notebook p. 76
10:30 AM Math Independent Work
*Math Workbook pages 63 & 64
11:00 AM Watch at least 5 FlipGrid videos.
11:30 AM Classwork should be complete.

Reminders

Students should…

  • bring a water bottle each day.
  • bring his/her charged chromebook to school each day.
  • have 1 extra mask in his/her backpack.

Thank You!

Progress Reports

Progress reports for the first trimester went home on Friday, October 23rd. This report gives you an idea of how your child is performing academically. Missing assignments (if any) are also listed under each subject area. This information is updated daily and is available on Parent Portal through the Parent Connect app or by clicking on the link below.

https://sisweb.resa.net/ParentPortal/

Thank You!

Desk Shields

Monday, October 19th, 2020

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Back to School

Please see the attached presentation about returning to in-person learning. This was shared with our third graders on Friday, 10/16.

Third Grade Transition Presentation

Reading Focus Wall

Remote Wednesday, 10/21/2020

Wednesday, 10/21
8:30 AM Check In Question
8:35 AM Morning Meeting Zoom & Flipgrid
9:30 AM Reading Independent Work
*Reading Edpuzzle
10:00 AM Reading Independent Work
*Reader’s Notebook p. 48
10:30 AM Math Independent Work
*Workbook p.52
11:00 AM Watch at least 5 FlipGrid videos.
11:30 AM Classwork should be complete.

Mr. Zielinski’s Update

Please click on the link to view Mr. Zielinski’s update. This was emailed to families on 10/16.

Update

School Supplies

Since we have VERY limited space in the classroom, students are not allowed to bring in any extra supplies.  Please have your child keep his/her extra pencils, extra dry erase markers, and any other extra supplies at home.

 

On Monday, 10/19, please have your child bring in:

  • A small pencil case that includes 5 sharpened pencils, crayons, and 1 dry erase marker. I will have scissors, a glue stick, and 1 red pen for your child’s small pencil case. Your child’s pencil case will go to and from school everyday.

  • Math workbook, Reader’s Notebook workbook, Close Reader workbook, Arno orange folder, Planner, Journal-These items will go to and from school everyday.

  • Water Bottle-This will go to and from school everyday.

  • Headphones/Earbuds-Your child’s headphones will go to and from school every day.

  • Old Sock-To be used to erase dry erase marker. This will stay at school unless you ask your child to bring it home.

  • Your child’s Reading and Social studies textbooks. These books will stay at school unless you ask your child to bring them home.

  • The ziploc bag of leveled books. Leveled reading books will stay at school unless you ask your child to bring them home.

  • Extra mask-This will stay in your child’s backpack for emergencies.

  • Personal Hand Sanitizer (if possible)-We will also have hand sanitizer in the classroom for students to use.

  • Sweatshirt-We will be keeping our windows open so it may be chilly in the classroom. Please have your child bring a sweatshirt everyday.

  • Morning snack-We will be having a morning snack everyday.

 

On Tuesday, 10/20, please have your child bring in:

  • 2 Kleenex boxes of tissues

  • Girls-1 box of quart size bags

  • Boys-1 box of gallon size bags

  • Clorox disinfecting wipes-3 pack (if possible)

  • Hand Sanitizer for the Classroom (if possible)

  • Lysol Disinfectant spray (if possible)

Arno’s Monster Dash

Please take a moment to register your child for Arno’s main fundraiser of the year! Please click on this link: https://www.getmovinfundhub.com/

Arno’s school identifier code is 5d2dde700a4c3.

This event will take place virtually. We will not be hosting the Monster Dash at Arno Elementary. 

Even though we can’t do this awesome event in person, we still want to see your child participate! Please take a video of your child running in the Monster Dash and post it on Flipgrid. Here is the Flipgrid link: https://flipgrid.com/943eeecb 

We can’t wait to see your participation videos!

Lunch Time

Students will be eating lunch in the classroom. School lunches will be free for all students for the rest of the 2020 calendar year. Students can also bring a lunch from home. Please see the attached School Lunch Menu.

Oct Lunch Menu 2020

School Start & End

Arno school drop off is between 8:30-8:45am. Our line up location is near Door #7. Door #7 is the door near the playground.

Pick up time is at 3:00pm. We will exit out door 7 towards the blacktop area. We will dismiss from the blacktop area.

Chromebooks

Chromebooks will be passed out on Monday, October 19th. Students need to take his/her chromebooks to and from school. Students need to charge the chromebook at home.

Monday, April 27th, 2020

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Digital Plans

Week #6 of digital learning! We will continue to use Google Classroom daily. Our Math Instructional Zoom will be on Wednesday at 10:30am. Also, Mrs. Vaughn will have a Zoom meeting on Tuesday and Thursday from 10-11am for additional learning/review for all third graders. If your third grader is available, please encourage him/her to stop by Mrs. Vaughn’s Zoom on Tuesday and/or Thursday.

Below are the plans for the week of April 27th. In addition to posting the plans here in the blog, I will send out an email each morning with the assignments for the day. This work will also be posted in your child’s Google Classroom.

Week of Monday, 4_27

Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have, especially password or login inquiries.

Google Classroom

Please encourage your child to visit our Google Classroom every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Please encourage your child to visit the Special Classes Google Classroom on Fridays.

Zoom

Our weekly Zoom Math Instruction Meeting will be on Wednesday at 10:30am. The link is posted on our weekly lesson plan, it will be posted on our Google Classroom, and in our Wednesday morning email. Your child’s camera needs to remain off for this Zoom since it will be recorded.

Mrs. Vaughn’s Zoom will be on Tuesday and Thursday from 10am-11am. The link will be posted on Google Classroom under Tuesday classwork and Thursday classwork. ALL third graders are welcome to attend. You will have the option of camera or no camera for these Zooms since it is not being recorded.

Facebook

If you haven’t yet, please like the Third Grade Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/Arno3rdGrade/

Please also LIKE “Arno Caring Cougars” on Facebook to receive additional info and participate in some fun things Mr. Zielinski has planned.