Q3W5 - February 6-10

 Dear Parents, 

         We are already half way through quarter 3. We have lots of exciting events this week with out Viking Celebration on Thursday and Friendship Day and Family Game Night on Friday!

        Your students should have already received Friendship Day instructions and a class list from their teacher. Please reach out to their teacher if your student did not bring a list home. 

        Viking celebration! Any non-perishable donations can begin making their way to the classroom as soon as you want! Please send perishable food items on Thursday morning. Thank you so much for your help and support of or kiddos' for this celebration!

        We started The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling several weeks ago. Students should bring in their copy as soon as possible. Please be sure to get the correct translation linked below. 

Here are a few places to order if your student still needs their book:

 

     Please see below for information about 3rd grade's weekly events, traffic reminders, & Save the Dates.

 Third grade is continuing Typing Club this week Your student has the option to continue the lessons at home, but it is not a requirement. They will be coming home with their username and website information in their agendas.

What your students can expect this week:


Math - 

  • Current Unit: Fractions
  • Intro to Fractions and Fraction Vocabulary
  • Word problems - Students may need some help with these. Please don't tell them how to solve the problem, but ask them:
    • What do you know?
    • What are you being asked to find?
    • What might you need to find first?
    • Have you drawn a bar model or picture to represent the problem?
    • What have you tri4ed already? What else can you try?
  • Remember: Homework should only take 25 min of working hard. if your student is still struggling at the end of the 25 min, please sign off to let the teacher know. Please do not help them solve it correctly by telling them what to do. 
  • Worksheet HW: Tues-Wednesday
  • Workbook HW: Thursday
  • Unit Test: Monday
  • STAAR Benchmark on Tuesday morning.

Spalding -

  • 10 phonograms & 10 words:  Mon-Wed
    • Homework Mon- Wed: Write words 2x. 1x w/ syllabication and markings, 1x regularly.
  • 30 word review: Thursday
    • Homework Wed: Write all 20 words 1x
  • 30 word & 10 phonogram test Friday.

Grammar/Writing - 

  • Letter Writing (in preparation for Friendship Day)
  • Recognizing and labeling the specific parts of a letter.
Literature - 
  • We will continue The Jungle Book and finish Mowgli's part of the book this week.
  • We will be focusing on story elements and vocabulary!
Science - 
  • Learn about weather and its effects.
History -
  • We will continue our Viking Unit.
  • Viking Celebration - Thursday in the afternoon.
Carline reminders:

  • Car-line in the mornings and afternoon will get better as long we all work together to follow the designated wave times and the traffic plan that has been communicated multiple times. If you have not reviewed the traffic plan, please do so as soon as possible. 
  • DO NOT MOVE YOUR VEHICLE IF CHILDREN ARE WITHIN ARMS LENGTH. 
  • Students who arrive before 7:30 AM will be going out to recess and/or can get breakfast. 
  • The school day starts at 7:50 AM. Please have students to the school with enough time to be unpacked and in their seats by 7:50 AM. Students who are not un packed or present in the classroom at 7:50am will receive a tardy. 3 tardies will result in a lunch detention. Students should go directly from morning recess to their classrooms so they can unpack in time for the day to start.
  • For any absences or late arrivals, contact the school AND the teacher.  If you are planning to pick your student up early or arrive late due to an appointment, please inform your student's teacher with ample notice and send a doctor's note with them the next day. 
  • Students need to bring a water bottle daily. 
  • 3rd grade has snack during Literature. If you choose to, please send your student with a nutritional snack. Candy is not permitted for snacks.
  • Supplies Needed: 
    • All students are expected to have a copy of the grade level Classics to Keep. They need this to follow along in Literature and to reread as needed. We started The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe LAST week.
  • Students should be reading 20 minutes daily. Reading Logs are sent home Monday and will be a weekly homework grade. These logs are checked daily so please send to school in your student's take home folder. Students need to fill out their own reading logs.
  • Parents need to sign off on the reading log that their child read 20 minutes. Parents should sign behavior charts as well. Both will be in the Take Home Folder and checked daily by the teacher for completion.

SAVE THE DATES!

Family Game Night

         February 10, 4-6pm

Friendship Day

         February 10 

Run Club

         February 10, 2-3pm

Parent Open House

           February 22-24


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