3rd Grade Newsletter
December 10th, 2018
Quick Reminders:
- Please allow your student to bring technology everyday for the rest of the year.
- If you child will be bringing in food for their Holiday Tradition report, please contact their teacher first to ensure they are presenting on the same day as the food is brought in.
What are we learning about this week?
Reading: Point of View
The point of view of a story is the perspective from which a story is told. Writers may choose to tell their story in on of three perspectives: First person: using "I" or "we," Third person: "he," "she," or "it," which can be limited or omniscient, Second person: "you," the least common point of view.
Questions to ask at home:
Who is narrating, or telling, the story?
Is it being told in first person or third person?
How does the point of view change the message of the story?
Writing: Students will continue to explore and produce creative and imaginative writing for the rest of December. Expository writing will begin after Winter break. Students will focus on producing writing which contains a main idea, supporting details and a conclusion.
Math: Unit 4 Measurement and Fractions
This unit begins with measurement concepts and skills. Students tell time to the minute and solve elapsed time problems.Then the class discusses the need for measuring by reading a book about the biggest, tallest, and fastest animals in the world.
The Fraction Game: Illuminations
Equivalent Fractions Game: Illuminations
Matching Equivalent Fractions Game
Social Studies:
Personal Economics
In this unit, students will learn about money and budgets. They will understand how a personal budget is created and used.
The Leader In Me
December 1st - 21st:
Habit 4
Think Win-Win
Homework
Unit 12
once
there
country
mother
father
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too
light
together
let
food
know
next
while
something
write
place
Writing: Holiday Traditions Report Due December 11th
Pace Language Arts: Etiquette writing homework
Math: We will be giving the Unit 4 Pre-Assessment as homework for this week. Your math teachers will give you a hard copy on Monday.
Social Studies:
Please print out the following. Instructions are on the sheets but they also went over instructions in class.
Important Dates
Dec. 19- Fifth grade Business Fair
Dec. 20- CRMS Holiday Concert for SRE students (during the school day)
Dec. 21- Winter Parties--3rd grade @ 10am
Dec. 24- Jan. 7- WINTER BREAK
Jan. 7- Staff Development Day
Jan. 8- First day back with students