Mrs. Elliott’s All-Star News
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The All-Stars
Ways to Praise:
1. You tried
really hard
on that.
2. You are not
afraid of
challenges.
3. You have
such a
positive
attitude.
4. You have
really
improved.
5. What a
creative
solution to
that!
6. You work
well with
others.
7. You are a
great friend.
8. That was
really
responsible.
9. It was brave
of you to…
10.I appreciate
your help.
In S.S. we began our simulation unit on government and communities.
The students are so excited to begin our lessons each day. Now that
the class knows the roles that government plays in our community and
the responsibilities that working people have, they can successfully be
a member of the Elliottville community. In the community the
students:
*Have a new identity, including a family
*Have a job
*Choose a home/neighborhood that is a good fit for their new
lifestyle
*Advertise their job to the other community members for the job fair
*Budget their pay check, including taxes
*Vote for community leaders and run for office
*Give speeches
*Create a plan to help with a community need
In math the students have learned a few tricks of the 9
multiplication facts to help them recite the facts quicker. They
are also applying their understanding of multiplication and
division to multi-step word problems.
During Reading Workshop, the students rotated between all the
3rd grade classrooms to learn more about figurative language.
Each teacher in 3rd grade introduced a type of figurative
language to the class and they participated in an activity to help
clarify the meaning. The 4 types of figurative language we
Book Talk
focused on were: metaphors, similes, personification, and
idioms.
Report Cards go home March 11th.
Book Talk is March 24th.
No School March 25th -April 1st (Spring Break)
Congrats to all the All-Stars in the Variety
Show!