Third Grade Newsletter
Keep Going, Keep Growing! October Issue
Happening This Month
Month of October
5th: No School
10th: Picture Day 8:30-1:30
11th: Unity Days - see below for details
11th: PTA Meeting 5:15-6:15
12th: Garden Club starts 3:30-4:30
17th: Blue Sky Field Trip to Belle Isle (wear shoes & clothes that could get a little dirty)
21st: Mid Module 2 Math test
24th: No School
25th: School Spirit Starts
26th: Walk to School Day
28th: Trunk or Treat at Chimborazo
What Are We Learning About?
English Language Arts
Current Unit: Overcoming Learning Challenges Near and Far (3.6)
Students will continue reading about overcoming learning challenges in countries around the world and how books are delivered to kids. Whether books are delivered by camels, elephants, or boats, students will read interesting non-fiction articles in a book called "My Librarian is a Camel" by M. Ruurs.
We will work on main ideas, supporting details, expanding vocabulary, and affixes.
Home Connection: Take child to a local library and get his/her own library card.
Math
Current Unit: finish Multiplication and Division (3.4), Place Value/rounding (3.1), Money (3.6)
The students will continue to learn the foundations of multiplication and division through models, arrays, number lines, and repeated addition/subtraction sentences.
The students will be able to identify six digit numbers, and round four digit numbers.
The students will be able to count coins and dollars, compare groups of money, and make change up to $5.00.
Home Connection: Have student count different groups of coins, compare the price of household food items, and tell how much change that would be returned after buying an item with $5.00.
Science and Social Studies are taught on a 2 week rotation.
Science
Current Unit: Simple Machines and Balancing Forces(3.2)
After studying the six simple machines, students will study forces such as magnetism. The Project Based Assessment will be based on magnets and measurement.
Investigative question: “Find out how far the paper clip can be from the magnet before the forces become unbalanced.”
Home Connection: Ask students to identify simple machines around the home (light bulbs, stairs, jar lids, fork, knife, doorknob, window blinds just to start the discussion)
Social Studies
Ancient China (3.1, 3.2, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7)
The students will learn about the contributions, government, daily life, and location of Ancient China. At the end of this unit, an alternative assessment comparing Ancient China and Egypt will be given.
Home Connection: Ask students to identify contributions from Ancient cultures that we still use today,
School-Wide and Community Events
Monday, October 10th PICTURE DAY
Order your picture package on line or send in the envelope that went home in the Tuesday folders
Regardless of your house color, wear yellow, green, orange, or purple on the designated days on the flyer that went home in the Tuesday folder. (Tues.-yellow, Wed.-Purple, Thurs.-Orange, Fri.-green)
October 25-28th: SPIRIT WEEK
Look for the upcoming flyer to find out what to wear on each of the designated days for Spirit week. Trunk or Treat will be after school on Friday.