Week of November 25th

 

 

Math:  Each student will prepare a Thanksgiving Dinner for 8 people using grocery store ads.  They will have to plan for the meat, salad or fruit, 3 veggies, bread, dessert and drink.  Students will use multiplication to determine the prices and quantities for each food item. 

 

 

Multiplication Pass Offs:

 

Students are required to correctly answer 25 problems in one minute and fifteen seconds in the third grade.  Please use flashcards, computer games, etc. to practice these at least 10 minutes a night at home.

 

Students have been learning the doubling strategy (2X6 can be solved by doubling 6 to get 12) this past week in order to pass off on the 2's before the Thanksgiving holidays.

 

Details about the order and sequence of multiplication pass offs will be coming soon!!

This week in Language Arts

Week of November 25

Reading

Focus Skill: Finding Evidence

We will finish our Folktale unit by creating constructions paper fairy tale characters, writing about the character, and sharing with the class.  We will be making stone soup on Tuesday. 

AR Logs and Reading Logs:

Please have your child fill out the reading log each night after they have read 20 minutes. Parents need to sign and date the reading log each day.

 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Read 20 minutes	Read 20 minutes   Make Stone Soup	Read 20 minutes Thanksgiving Break	Read 20 minutes Happy Thanksgiving!!!	Read 20 minutes  Thanksgiving Break

This week in Language Arts

Week of November 18

Reading

Focus Skill: Finding Evidence

We will continue our Folktale unit with a focus on Fairy Tales. We will identify what makes a story a fairy tale. We will read several fairy tales this week.  The vocabulary words for this week are; enchanted, magic(al), villain, royal, peasant, kingdom, subjects, palace.   The children will create a fairy tale character in class.  We will be making stone soup on Tuesday. I will send information about what is needed tomorrow.

AR Logs and Reading Logs:

Please have your child fill out the reading log each night after they have read 20 minutes. Parents need to sign and date the reading log each day.

Writing

We're using our Writer’s Notebook to create personal narratives. We will be learning how to edit as we write.

Language Skill

We will continue learning about pronouns.

Spelling

Unit 2 Lesson 3: Rule: Digraph - ue, Long vowel (u) , digraph - ew, Long vowel (u), irregular plurals

This week's words are: Andrew, nephew, blew, Lewis, few, mildew, outgrew, dew, blue, value, statue, rescue, clue, due, argue, fish, teeth, deer, oxen, feet. The test will be on Thursday.

When studying these words, please talk about the meanings of each word and the spelling rule used.  There is a PowerPoint on my website to help with the rules.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Read 20 minutes Read Lon Po Po Cut out vocabulary cards	Read 20 minutes	Read 20 minutes	Read 20 minutes Spelling Test	Read 20 minutes  Fairy Tales Test Pajama Day

Week of November 18th

 

 

 

 

 

Math: We will begin a new investigation called, "The Big Dinner".  This multiplication unit will focus on ratio tables and patterns.

 

Homework: Your child will receive a paper homework this week in addition to Dreambox to work on concepts taught in class.  They will have all week to complete the paper homework.

 

 

Science: We will continue our human body unit and put together "Mr. Bones"!

Week of November 11th

 

 

Math: This week we will continue multiplication by using arrays to see the communtative property.  Students will also learn how 2's, 4's, and 8's, 3's, 6's, and 12's are doubles of eachother and can help when solving multiplication problems.

 

 

Science: This week we will continue learning about bones!!

Week of November 11th

This week in Language Arts

Week of November 11

Reading

Focus Skill: Questioning

We will begin our Folktale unit.  We will identify what makes a story a folktale.  We will read several versions of Stone Soup and compare the morals of each one.  We will discuss difficult vocabulary as we read the books, so there are not any set vocabulary words this week.  We hope to make some stone soup .  I will send information about what is needed next week.

AR Logs and Reading Logs:

I will pass out the new reading logs and set new reading goals this week. They will be on green paper.  Please have your child fill out the reading log each night after they have read 20 minutes. Parents  need to  sign and date the reading log each day. 

Writing

We're using our Writer’s Notebook to create personal narratives. We will be learning how to edit as we write.

Language Skill

We will continue learning about singular and plural nouns.

Spelling

There will not be a spelling test this week.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Read 20 minutes NoSchool Veterans' Day	Read 20 minutes	Read 20 minutes	Read 20 minutes	Read 20 minutes  Folktale Test

Week of November 4th

 

Math:  We are continuing our multiplication unit this week. Students will work on developing a conceptual knowledge of multiplication.

 

 

Science: We will start a new unit on the Human Body.  Students will specifically learn about our skeleton this week.

 

 



November 4th Agenda

This week in Language Arts

Week of November 4

Reading

Focus Skill: Questioning

We will finish reading the book Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner. As we read the book together, we will discuss vocabulary that is confusing and new to the children. There will be a reading comprehension and vocabulary test at the end of the unit.  Here are some vocabulary words we have chosen: palomino, hitched, rodeo, proceeded, irrigation, inspect, harvest, mature, concerned, strong box, mare, bushel, acre, determined, hind, plow, harness, mend, gully. The test on this book will be Thursday.

Reading Logs:

In your child’s folder you will find a pink reading log. Please have your child fill it out and you need to initial it nightly after they have read 20 minutes.

Writing

We're using our Writer’s Notebook to create personal narratives. We will be learning how to edit as we write, and rehearsing storytelling and leads.

Language Skill

We will continue learning about singular and plural nouns.

Spelling

Unit 2 Lesson 2: Long (o) with digraph ow; digraph oa; irregular plurals

This week's words are: flow, know, elbow, shallow, window, below, own, grow, goal, cocoa, groan, grown, toast, oath, throat, coach, wolves, calves, wives, leaves. The test will be on Thursday.

When studying these words, please talk about the meanings of each word and the spelling rule used to long vowel sounds when adding a suffix. There is a PowerPoint on my website to help with the rules.

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Read 20 minutes	Read 20 minutes	Read 20 minutes Study for spelling test	Read 20 minutes Spelling Test Stone Fox Test	Read 20 minutes  Lunch for Veterans