Third Grade Update Sept. 26th

Third Grade Update

Curriculum

Reading:  Our focus in Reader’s Workshop is focusing on key characters in a story.  Students are determining key character’s and the character’s emotional and physical traits.  Also, understanding the character’s motivations within a story to help the reader relate to the character, assisting them in understanding the story better.

Writing: Students continue to draft and revise their personal narratives.  This week’s focus was adding nonliteral language (idioms, similes, and metaphors) and to create a closure to their narrative.

Math: In Unit 2 this week, we have continued to work on ballpark estimating with addition and subtraction problems (rounding to the nearest tens and hundreds).  Also, addition and subtraction with regrouping.  The students are practicing adding with 3 or more addends.  Key concepts to study for Unit 2 test on Tuesday, September 30 are…

• fact extensions
• finding number patterns to fill in missing pattern
• Number stories using addition and subtraction
• telling time to the 5 minutes
• place value to the thousands place
• ballpark estimation to nearest tens
• addition and subtraction with regrouping

Science: We are working on the unit Force and Motion.  We are reviewing concepts of... force -any push or pull

friction- a force that goes against motion

contact forces are  push, pull, and friction

noncontact forces are gravity and magnetism

work-using a force to move an object

***study guide coming home soon with key concepts to study for the Force and Motion assessment on Friday, October 3!

Social Studies: We are still in our Maps unit. We are implementing the essential parts of a map (key, compass rose, symbols) in creating their very own Foot Island.  

Word Work: On Friday, we assessed individual word lists.  The students will receive their new individual word work list on Monday, September 29.  We continue to work with the words throughout the week.  Please make sure they are practicing spelling and sorting these words at home.  Our language skill is identifying adverbs and how to include them in their writing to add detail.

Important dates

Sept 26- Going to Grain Valley Library

Sept 27- Homecoming Parade and Stony Point Carnival

Oct 8- Sonic Night

Oct 9-Burr Oak Woods

Oct 14 McTeacher Night

Oct 15 Picture Retakes

Oct 20-22 Red Ribbon Week

Oct 21/23 Parent/Teacher conferences

Oct 23-24 No school

Oct 31 Fall Parties

Reminders

• Unit 2 Math Assessment (Tuesday, September 30)
• Force and Motion Assessment (Friday, October 3) -study guide coming soon!

Donations

Specials Schedule for the week of Sept. 29-Oct.3

Monday-B    Tuesday -C     Wednesday-D      Thursday-E     Friday-A

Busy week of studying!  Thanks for the support from home!