Reading: We have been working to find the sequence of events within a text as well understanding the features of historical fiction.
Word Study: Our test tomorrow will be on open and closed syllable patterns. We will continue to read, write, and sort VCV and VCCV words next week as well. As a reminder, students bring a sheet home each Monday explaining the week's pattern.
Math: The third graders are learning a great deal about multiplication and division. We continue to play games to gain recall of the facts. They are also learning various strategies for finding the solution to unknown facts. This week our focus was on extended facts. For example: 3x2=6 can help us to figure out 30x2 and 300x2.
Science: Our unit, Animals Through Time, is well underway! We are learning about how fossils help us to understand which animals once lived on the earth. We will also be learning whether or not we can outrun a dinosaur!
Social Studies: We will begin to learn about Economics through a video series called "Econ and Me". Our first lesson was on scarcity, and our second on opportunity cost. Please see itslearning for the link if you would like to view these videos at home.
Writing: Students are finalizing personal narratives and typing them in GoogleDocs. We will be finishing these up before break and starting our next until the beginning of December.
Next Week's Schedule:
Math Video and Math Night
Link for Video:
Report Cards
Report cards were sent home yesterday. Please send back the signed yellow envelope as soon as possible. As always, please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns.
Also, math center is moving along now. Students should spend some time outside of class each week practicing. The goal is improvement each week--not passing. Emphasis on passing causes stress and anxiety in kids over math fact memorization. There are fun games on our itslearning pages to help practice. Quizlet (located at the bottom of our itslearning page) has games to play for each math center level. Games may include Match and Gravity.
Fact Practice
Please don't forget to contact us if you are able to volunteer to help with math fact practice. This could be 1/2 hour to an hour one day a week.
Also, math center is moving along now. Students should spend some time outside of class each week practicing. The goal is improvement each week--not passing. Emphasis on passing causes stress and anxiety in kids over math fact memorization. There are fun games on our itslearning pages to help practice. Quizlet (located at the bottom of our itslearning page) has games to play for each math center level. Games may include Match and Gravity.
