Thriving in Third Volume 20
January 19, 2023
Grades and making corrections
If your student comes home with a grade below a 70 they are encouraged to make corrections and bring back for a better grade (up to a 70). Please reach out if you have any questions.
Looking Ahead
January
- 25th: Progress Reports Posted in Focus
- 27th: Unit 5 Science Test
- 27th: Author Visit
- 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
- 24th: STEM Night @ 5:30pm
Specials Schedule
Third Grade Curriculum
ELAR
Poetry:
Grammar: compound sentences with commas and commas in a series
Foundational Skills: decoding & spelling multisyllabic words with multiple sound-spelling patterns (IGH)
Writing: students will explore different types of poems
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
Reading: digger deeper with Author's Purpose and Making Inferences
Social Studies
Governing Communities
3.9(A) identify characteristics of good citizenship, including truthfulness, justice, equality, respect for oneself and others, responsibility in daily life, and participation in government by educating oneself about the issues, respectfully holding public officials to their word, and voting
I can identify and explain how equality, respect for oneself and others are characteristics of good citizenship.
Academic Vocabulary:
citizen
justice
truthfulness
equality
respect
responsibility
self-respect
Math
Unit 8: Multiplication and Division of Whole Numbers
This week in math:
- Multiplication & Division
- Word Problems
Science
Unit 5: Investigating or Solar System
This week in Science:
- Review the order of the planets and the orbits of Earth and the Moon
- Test on Friday
⭐Star Students⭐
Nathan
Mrs. Franks' Star Student
Aidan
Ms. Cho's Star Student
Cora
Ms. Golec's Star Student
Caleb
Ms. Tuffs' Star Student
Jennifer Tuffs- jtuffs@leisd.ws
Brittany Golec- bgolec@leisd.ws
Jennifer Franks- jfranks@leisd.ws
Shua Cho- scho@leisd.ws