Third Grade News
October 21, 2016
Upcoming Dates
It's time for a well deserved break! We hope that you all have a restful and enjoyable long weekend. We have some fun activities coming up over the next couple of weeks. Here are some upcoming dates to remember:
October 28 - ECE and Elementary Kite Celebration
October 31 - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS (Staff Professional Development)
November 4 - Character Day Costumes and Class Door Decorating Contest
November 12 - Family Day
Math
One important skill for fact fluency in both multiplication and division is the ability to skip count by any number. Here is a playlist of fun skip counting videos that we've used in class. They're perfect for practice at home!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpP05DwwQ7Q&list=RDtpP05DwwQ7Q#t=3
Language Arts/ Literacy
Spelling Pattern - Review /ow/ sound with ow and ou and /oy/ sound with oi and oy
Writing Skill - Poetry
Grammar Focus - Combining Sentences
Comprehension Strategy - Review: Monitoring Understanding and Synthesizing
We will be wrapping up Theme 5 and completing our theme test on Friday. As we close this theme, we will be reviewing the last two comprehension strategies that we learned in class. These strategies are Synthesizing (putting details together to come up with a main idea) and Monitoring Understanding (knowing whether we understand and using strategies to fix any confusion). We will also review our spelling patterns for words with oi, oy, ou, and ow.
Science
- Changing a variable
- Making a prediction
- Collecting data during an investigation
- Using writing and drawing to describe observations
Español
En la clase de español hemos estado aprendiendo acerca de la estructura de los libros de información. En lectura reforzamos estrategias de lectura para monitorear la comprensión, Las estrategias que se reforzaron fueron: inferir y predecir. En gramática repasamos los sustantivos y el adjetivo únicamente a nivel de identificación..
En ortografía hemos trabajado palabras que inician con hie, hui, hue y la escritura correcta de las palabras con ca, co, cu, que, qui.
Durante la próxima semana, en lectura tendrán la oportunidad de utilizar la estrategia de releer el texto para poder comprender el mensaje de la lectura. En escritura comenzarán a redactar párrafos. También aprenderemos acerca de los antónimos, las partes de un anuncio y las adivinanzas.