Weekly Update

Third Grade Update

Curriculum

Reading:  Students are working on responding to their journal using the source, thinking , and evidence.

Writing: Students are discovering ways to collect ideas as a writer. Also, students are immersing in mentor narrative text, noticing text structure and plot.

Math: Students are working on money using dollar-cent notations and finding differences between larger numbers.

Science: Students are using the scientific process through experiments. This week we followed the whole process!

Social Studies: Students are working on the RIGHT behaviors in school and what to do if others around them are not ok.

Word Work: Students have been practicing all the different sorts (individual, buddy, blind, and write).. They will be receiving their individual word work list on Tuesday, September 2, 2014.

Important dates

Sept 10- Fall/Class Pictures

Sept 12-Midterms

Sept 27- Homecoming Parade and Stony Point Carnival

Reminders

Student may bring a HEALTHY snack and water every day.

Student need to bring/wear tennis shoes on PE days.

Donations

Candy

Energy Smart Light Bulbs

***Please send in a 1 inch binder and 5 tab dividers for your student’s portfolio. (If you are unable to, I have some available that I will have students return at the end of the year).

Specials Schedule for the week of 9-2-14

Monday-No school    Tuesday -D     Wednesday-E      Thursday-A     Friday-B