Thankful for Week 5!
Announcements:
- We are in the season of gratitude and your scholar can be working on 1,000 things they are thankful for!
- Next week is Thanksgiving break! Enjoy time with family and feasting!
- Help your scholar practice their Rocket Math Songs and use flashcards to help. Here is one link to buy some on Amazon.
- It is time to get a new book, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Use the link in Literature for our next novel!
- Independent Study Project will be sent out after Thanksgiving Break and passed out on Wednesday the 29th.
- The Classroom Spelling Bee is Thursday, December 7th!
Here is what we will be up to in our subjects this week:
Math: Quiz on Friday
We are continuing to use multiplication to solve word problems using the ABE strategy.
A-Answer sentence
B-Bar model
E-Equation
Math homework: workbook pages each night along with Rocket Math.
Science: The Big Question is homework if not completed in class
In Science we are learning about habitats and changes! We read together in our Core Knowledge science books and are working on answering the chapter's "big question" in complete sentences. This is a way that we practice our writing skills and the skill of being attentive readers.
History: The Big Question is homework if not completed in class
We are continuing to learn about Ancient Rome! We complete a "big question" which summarizes our learning over the reading. They are learning to write diligently and restating the question in our answer.
Grammar: Wednesday night Home Connection
In Grammar, we are beginning learning about research which will help guide them for the Independent Study Project. The Independent study project will be given after Thanksgiving break.
For Grammar homework, you will have a home connection worksheet this week. Use the purple Grammar notebook to support your scholar's memory and sharing of learning.
Writing:
In Writing, we are working on writing in complete sentences. Your student should be practicing creating sentence stems for their sentences by restating the question in their answer. We took detailed notes on how to do this last week in our grammar notebooks. Now we are putting it into practice through writing exercises and worksheets. You will see some of these come home soon!
Literature:
In Literature, we are starting the The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. We will continue to look for figurative language and virtues as we read. Here is the copy of the book with an Amazon link.
Spalding: Test Friday over 30 words
It is a 30-word week with a review day on Thursday.
Homework: Make sure your scholar writes one time with rules and markings and one time with just the words. This should be dictated out loud similar to how the test will be on Fridays.
Reading/Keyboarding: Reading Log
During Reading class, students read independently or in small groups with the teachers, or we read together a chapter of our Language Arts books.
*** Practice Reading! Just like football, soccer, or any sport, practice makes progress! Use this 20 minutes of reading as a time to for your scholar to practice their reading skills. They can only get better through practice and guidance. The Read-Aloud logs are due each Monday for a grade.
Remind your scholar to silently transition when given directions and have a JOYFUL attitude!
Thank you for reading!
With wonder for our world and love for your students,
The Third-Grade team