Mrs. Lenahan’s Web Page

lenahanl88@rsd17.org

Welcome to Mrs. Lenahan’s class web page. This site should provide useful information about the happenings in the classroom as well as some other beneficial information for you and your child.

Dates to Remember in October

13^th No School – Columbus Day

14^th and 15^th – Half day for students

Parent/Teacher conferences

Book Fair

16^th …More Parent/Teacher Conferences

17^th P.T.O. Movie Night – 6:30

20^th P.T.O. Pumpkin Decorating Workshops

24^th P.T.O. Harvest Party

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We Are Studying…

Math – Students are learning about place value, counting money, rounding and regrouping. Students are also increasing their speed and instant recall of basic addition and subtraction facts. Some students have even earned their addition and subtraction “license” and are working on their multiplication facts!

Reading – Students are learning 6 comprehension strategies and how to use them while reading. A large focus in third grade is learning how to write a response to a comprehension question using evidence from the story to support the answer.

Writing – We are currently writing narrative stories about an adventure in a haunted house with a focus on description. Prior to this, students wrote descriptions of a beautiful autumn day. Be sure to read them when you come for conferences.

Science – Our first Science unit is Rocks and Minerals. Students are learning about the 3 rock groups (igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic) and the rock cycle. We have discussed properties of rocks and have conducted some simple experiments. Soon we will be turning our focus to the study of minerals.

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LINKS

Below are some useful links that your child may find helpful and fun!

FactMonster

An online almanac, encyclopedia, dictionary with some fun games to play.

Funbrain

A great site full of games your child can play to practice all kinds of skills.

Superkids

A site you can use to create practice math fact sheets. The kids love them. We call them Mad Minutes.

Math Playground

This site has games and activities to practice a variety of math skills.

Reading is Fundamental

This site offers parent resources, student activities and games and much more on the topic of reading.

Giggle poetry

This is a great site to read and rate poetry of all kinds.

Apples 4 The Teacher

This site has various games and worksheets on a variety of math concepts.