THE MANLEY MESSENGER
October 2015
Volume 5, Issue 2
What Will We Be
Learning in October?
Reading: During October, we will be engaged in a character study.
Students will understand the difference between physical traits and
character traits. They will use dialogue and character thoughts and
actions to understand who the character is on the inside. Students
will look for a change in a character.
Writing: After we publish our personal narratives, students will begin
our personal essay unit. They will write essays based on their own
lives. We will begin by thinking about people and things that are
important in our lives. Once students determine their thesis
statement, they will support it with reasons, or evidence.
Math: In our next units, students will be reviewing addition and
subtraction with and without regrouping. They will be building on
their knowledge from previous grades to add and subtract four-digit
numbers. We will also be using bar models to help us solve addition
and subtraction story problems. During each math unit, we will be
“putting on our thinking cap” to build on our problem solving skills and
strategies.
Social Studies: In our first unit, students will be introduced to the
regions of New Jersey. Students will learn about New Jersey’s
natural regions and physical characteristics, as well as the state’s
natural resources. They will learn about the state symbols, counties,
and major cities of New Jersey.
Science: We will continue our first unit on Earth Movements.
During the remainder of this unit, students will investigate plates and
what happens when they collide. They will learn about the causes
and effects of volcanoes and earthquakes..
Important Dates
10/2 – Kids Going Green Assembly
10/5-10/9 – Week of Respect
10/12 – Single Session Day
10/13 – Class Pictures – 9:50am
10/15 – Parent Visitation – 9:15-10:00am
10/19 – Rotary Dictionary Project
10/20 – Fire Prevention Assembly
10/22 – 2 Hour Delayed Opening & Family Reading Night
10/30 – Laser Show Assembly & Halloween Parade/Party
Mrs. Caitlin Manley
Central Avenue School
50 Central Avenue
Madison, NJ 07940
973-593-3173
September Recap
3MN had a super September! We spent the first
few weeks of school learning the procedures and
expectations for the classroom. The students thought
about their hopes and dreams for third grade and we
created class rules to help us achieve our goals.
In reading, we set the expectations for reading
workshop. We also learned how to post-it our
thinking as we read by noting when we make
connections, make predications, have a question, and
have a strong feeling or reaction. We also practiced
choosing a “just right” book and the elements of a
good retelling. We worked on personal narratives
during writing workshop in September. We learned
the difference between a watermelon story and a
seed story and chose 1 seed story to write about.
We stretched out our small moment by adding details
and showing, not telling, our emotions.
During math, we built numbers into the thousands
using base-ten blocks. We counted by ones, tens,
hundreds, and thousands. We were even able to
compare and order four digit numbers!
In science, we began our study of Earth’s
movements by using a hard-boiled egg to investigate
the layers of the Earth. We learned about the
features of the Earth’s crust and the clues that
rocks provide to scientists to learn more about Earth.
manleyc@madisonpublicschools.org
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