Beacons' Winter Music Program
Your Beacons were marvelous tonight! They all sang their hearts out and were absolutely wonderful. We were so proud of them. They truly filled us all with holiday cheer!
Here's What's Going on in the Beacons' World:
Reading: We're continuing to focus on SRA cards to build comprehension, reading strategies, vocabulary and word skills. We also have been reading Greek and Roman myths and we are finishing the Roald Dahl classic, Matilda.
Writing: We've been working on building sentence fluency and identifying parts of speech. We worked with adjectives and conjunctions. We even got to listen to the Schoolhouse Rock favorites, "Conjunction Junction" and "Unpack your Adjectives". I listened to those when I was a kid!
Math: We're getting close to wrapping up our unit on multiplication. However, we will still continue our fact practice throughout the year. This is an important year for students working at the third grade level to become solid in their multiplication fact skills as so much in math builds upon them.
Science: Our space colonists have begun their research projects on a planet, dwarf planet or moon of their choice. They are eager to find out more and start using the computer to type their information!
Social Studies: We are learning the Greek and Roman gods and goddesses as we study Greece and Italy. Students will gleefully share with you my reading of the story of Persephone, the pomegranate and her mother, Demeter. I had a real pomegranate and they all got to sample the pomegranate seeds! Very exciting time for your Beacon to feel as though he/she was reenacting a Greek myth!
"Music is the poetry of the air"~Ricter
Here's looking forward to another exciting week with your Beacon,
Betsy and Tamara
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