3rd Grade Newsletter
September 10, 2018
What are we learning about this week?
Reading: We will teach the students how to ask questions while they read. While asking questions readers are monitoring their comprehension. They are actively involved in their reading by asking questions before, during and after a selection.
Writing: The students will be brainstorming ideas for their personal narratives during our reading and writing time this week. As a class, we will read books that model a well written personal narrative to assist them in choosing their own memory to write about.
In addition to the above, we will focus on common and proper nouns this week.
Math: This past week, your child took their first checkpoint(quiz) in math which is a halfway point before they take the test on Unit 1. The checkpoint was over addition and subtraction as well as finding different ways to make a number. This week we will delve into two-digit addition strategies, writing equations, and using various strategies to solve one problem.
Strip Diagram -PACE
Science: "Our Place in Space"
Students will learn about models and their limitations when learning about the planets in our solar system.
7 Habits
These past few weeks we have been talking about Habit 1, which focuses being proactive. They know that being proactive is when you do something before being asked to do it. They've been showing this in the classroom and we've challenged them to start practicing it at home.
Homework
Reading: Read 60 minutes and record the title/minutes in your planner.
Spelling: always, know, large, show, few, very, because, too, there, their, those, read, about, might, found
Math and PACE Math:
Unit 1 Test Review- Please complete and turn in by Monday, September 17th. Here is a copy for you to print at home. Please let us know if your child needs a copy and we can print one at school.
Practice Math facts!!!
Important Dates:
- SEPT 20 LISD Board Meeting6:15PM - 9:00PM
OCT01
- Festival of Bands6:30PM - 8:30PM
OCT08
- Staff Development/Student HolidayAll Day - Oct 9
OCT11
- LISD Board Meeting6:15PM - 9:00PM
OCT15
- LISD Library Services Presents: Dav Pilkey6:30PM - 8:30PM