Thriving in Third Volume 18
January 12, 2023
Looking Ahead
January
- 16th: MLK Day - No School
- 20th: Career Day
- 25th: Progress Reports Posted in Focus
- 27th: Unit 5 Science Test
- 30th: Jump Rope for Heart Begins
- 31st: Unit 8 Math Test
February
- 1st: Mrs. Tuffs' Birthday
- 7th: Reading Interim STAAR testing
- 8th: Math Interim STAAR testing
- 14th: Valentine's Party (more info to come)
- 17th: No School
- 20th: No School
Specials Schedule
Third Grade Curriculum
ELAR
Poetry:
Grammar: compound sentences
Foundational Skills: compound words, abbreviations, and contractions
Writing: alliteration, similes, and metaphors
Vocab:
Figurative language, Simile, Imagery, Literary device, Pattern of verse, Poetry, Point of view, Rhyme scheme,
Sound device, Alliteration, Rhyme, Onomatopoeia, Stanza, Theme, Topic , Voice, Word choice
Social Studies
Governing Communities
What is the structure of government at the federal, state, and local levels?
Learning Target: I can describe the basic structure of the local government by discussing the Constitution and comparing each level of government.
7(A) describe the basic structure of government in the local community, state, and nation
Math
Unit 8: Multiplication and Division of Whole Numbers
This week in math:
- Area (with a review of perimeter)
3.5E: represent real world relationships using number pairs in a table and verbal descriptions
3.6C: determine the area of rectangles with whole number side lengths in problems using multiplication related to the number of rows times the number of unit squares in each row
Science
Unit 5: Investigating our Solar System
This week in Science:
- Order of the Planets
- Sun, Earth, and Moon and their Orbits
3.9A construct models and explain the orbits of the Sun, Earth, and Moon in relation to each other
3.9B identify the order of the planets in Earth's solar system in relation to the Sun
⭐Star Students⭐
Syrus
Mrs. Franks' Star Student
Jacob
Ms. Cho's Star Student
Cannon
Ms. Golec's Star Student
Landee
Ms. Tuffs' Star Student
Jennifer Tuffs- jtuffs@leisd.ws
Brittany Golec- bgolec@leisd.ws
Jennifer Franks- jfranks@leisd.ws
Shua Cho- scho@leisd.ws