Third Grade Update

Third Grade Update

Curriculum

Reading:  Our focus in Reader’s Workshop is focusing on key characters in a story.  Students are determining key characters 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 editing, revising, and publishing their narrative piece.

Math: This week we took the test for unit 2. Then started Unit 3, we have started measuring to the nearest ¼ of an inch.

Keep working at home on...

• number stories using addition and subtraction
• ballpark estimation to nearest tens
• addition and subtraction with regrouping

Science: We are working on the unit Force and Motion.  This week we focused on simple machines. We test on Friday.

Social Studies: This week we started our government unit. We focused on law and rules (why they are important).  Also, defining the difference between laws and rules.

Word Work: Students received new words on Monday. 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

Oct 8- Late Start

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

• Please let teachers know if you are planning on coming to the Burr Oak Woods field trip this Thursday, October 9th
• Practice estimation and 3 digit subtraction

Donations

Specials Schedule for the week of Oct.6-10.

Monday-B    Tuesday -C     Wednesday-B Late Start      Thursday-D     Friday-E

Your students are working hard on becoming independent learners!