3rd Grade News
January 3rd - 6th
Happy Monday!
Welcome back! We hope everyone had a wonderful winter break!
ITEM NEEDED: We are doing a project in Science. Every student will need a shoebox. Please send in a shoebox for your child. If you have extra shoeboxes, we would be happy to take any extras you would like to send in. We are about 40 shoeboxes short at this time.
Please see below for important dates, learning targets and this week's spelling list.
Important Dates
January
Monday, January 2nd: Teacher Workday/Student Holiday
Tuesday, January 3rd: Students return to school
January 9th-13th: College Week - Please see the information below
Wednesday, January 11th: Science Fair Projects due
Wednesday, January 18th: Experience the Awareness - Volunteers needed! Please see the information below.
College Week
January 9th -13th
Monday- "Don't Sweat It - College is possible for everyone": Wear your sweats.
Tuesday- "Make Your Dreams Come True": Wear your slippers.
Wednesday- "Career Day": Dress as your future career.
Thursday- "Top Off Your Education": Wear your college hats.
Friday- "Plano helps prepare you for college": Wear your favorite college shirt/colors or wear a Plano Wildcat shirt/colors.Experience the Awareness
SAVE THE DATE!
January 18, 2017
Please help give the Wells students an experience they will remember the rest of their lives!
At each of the nine stations, we will simulate difficulties kids with special needs live with every day.
This experience will encourage our students to become aware of others' challenges, and they will actually feel how hard it is. The students will walk away with empathy for those with special needs, as well as a new appreciation for their own lives.
This is an all day event that requires a large amount of volunteers.
Sign up at http://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080f4faaac29a57-experience
We greatly appreciate your help!
For questions, please contact Julie Hornok at julie_hornok@yahoo.com
Think Through Math
Home Access URL: https://clever.com/in/pisd
Login: Network User Name (how they log onto the computer at school)
firstname.lastname.1
Password: Network Password (their regular computer password)
3We.123456 (student id #)
Learning Targets
I can develop new vocabulary.
I can spell words with prefixes.
I can identify cause and effect relationships in texts.
I can identify and use adjectives.
I can answer comprehension questions using text evidence.
MATH
I can analyze given information, justify the solution, and check for reasonableness of the solution.
I can use strategies and algorithms to multiply a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number.
SCIENCE
I can begin to understand and communicate the importance of organisms and environments.
I can observe and describe physical characteristics of environments.
I can identify and describe the flow of energy in a food chain.
i can explore how structures and functions of plants and animals allow them to survive.
SOCIAL STUDIES
I can identify and compare how people in different communities adapt to or modify the physical environment in which they live.
Spelling Words
Prefixes
1. misfile
2. unwanted
3. recycle
4. undone
5. presale
6. misread
7. recall
8. precut
9. unload
10. misnumber
11. unfair
12. mistreat
13. unhappy
14. retold
15. preplan
16. hard
17. porch
18. carve
19. prejudge
20. uncertain