Week of March 29th

  

Important Dates For the Month

April 12th-School resumes

April 14th-Late Start

April 21st-Late Start

April 28th-Late Start

💚 We are beginning to have a number of students that are forgetting to charge computers at night. Please revisit your house rules about taking care of the school computer and being ready to learn each day.

Word Study Next Week

The words for next Friday are title, puzzle, circle.

What We Learned This Week

Language Arts: As we wrap up Women's History Month, be sure to ask your child about some of the amazing women they have read about! When we return, we will focus on a book study. Daily work will include identifying text structures within passages. 

Writing: We will begin our opinion writing after break!

Math: The focus for our next unit on geometry includes:

*understanding that shapes in different categories may share attributes and that the shared attributes can define a larger category

*partitioning shapes into parts with equal areas. Express the area of each part as the unit fraction of the whole

Science: Our focus will be on the weather in our new unit, Stormy Skies!

• Continue practicing multiplication facts.. The ability to recall facts is reported on report cards. We still have one trimester to memorize facts so keep working!

• There are no drinking fountains at school. Bring a refillable water bottle to school each day. 

• Earbuds/Earphones are an essential part of learning. Many students do not have working earbuds at school. We have some available for student use but students often do not like how they feel. 

Extra Math Practice

If you are looking for extra practice opportunities, here are some choices on IXL:

Fractions as Numbers:  3rd Grade, Section V 1 - 11

Multiplication:   3rd Grade, F1, F2, H6,

Division:   3rd Grade, Section I, Activities 1-5

Elapsed Time:  3rd Grade, Section T, Activities 1-8 (finish the section for a challenge!)

Place Value:  3rd Grade, Section B, Activities 1-9 (6 will be a challenge!)

Addition:   3rd Grade, Section C, Activities 1, 2, 6, 9, 12, 15, 16

Subtraction:   3rd Grade, Section D, Activities 1, 2, 6, 7

Rounding:   3rd Grade, Section P, Activities 1, 2, 3, 5, 8

Volume:   3rd Grade, Section Z, Activities 7, 11, 16, 20

Measurement   3rd Grade, Section Z, Activities 3, 4, 5, 13, 18, 22

Mass:   3rd Grade, Section Z, Activities 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 17

Perimeter:   3rd Grade, Section DD 1 - 4. For a challenge try #5

Area:   3rd Grade, Section DD 6 - 10, 13 For a challenge try #11, 12, 14 - 18

*Please ask your child to show you ConnectEd. There are some great games for additional practice!

Week of March 22

 

March is Reading Month 

Only a couple more days to finish checking off boxes on the Reading Bingo Sheet!

Ask your student about the books that are winning the March Madness Reading Bracket!

💚Complete as many activities as you can on the 3rd-grade Reading Bingo Sheet

💚Spend some time reading something fun with your child

Special Days for Reading Month

April 1st

Neon Day

Important Dates For the Month

March 31 - Late Start
April 2 - No School Spring Break Begins

💚 We are beginning to have a number of students that are forgetting to charge computers at night. Please revisit your house rules about taking care of the school computer and being ready to learn each day.

Word Study Next Week

No Word Study this upcoming week.

What We Learned This Week

Language Arts: We have continued our research with "Women's History Month", learning about amazing women such as Helen Keller and Joan of Arc! Our 3rd graders will continue to grow their reading skills while learning about these important women. We are nearing the end of our reading, annotating, and responses for our reading passage about avalanches. Be sure to ask your child about the different types of avalanches they are learning about!

Writing: We will be typing our informational writing to submit to the technology festival! Our next unit will focus on opinion writing.

Math: There are 3 goals for this unit. Students should be able to identify a fraction of a whole, recognize and partition fractions on a number line, and identify equivalent fractions. Students can work on Section V 1 - 11 of IXL or on Khan Academy at home for extra practice. Ask them about the "stars" they've colored along the way to show what they know!

Social Studies/Science: We will be taking a break from social studies and science to focus on helping students master finding the area and perimeter of polygons and to extend their thinking!

• Continue practicing multiplication facts.. The ability to recall facts is reported on report cards. We still have one trimester to memorize facts so keep working!

• There are no drinking fountains at school. Bring a refillable water bottle to school each day. 

• Earbuds/Earphones are an essential part of learning. Many students do not have working earbuds at school. We have some available for student use but students often do not like how they feel. 

Extra Math Practice

If you are looking for extra practice opportunities, here are some choices on IXL:

Fractions as Numbers:  3rd Grade, Section V 1 - 11

Multiplication:   3rd Grade, F1, F2, H6,

Division:   3rd Grade, Section I, Activities 1-5

Elapsed Time:  3rd Grade, Section T, Activities 1-8 (finish the section for a challenge!)

Place Value:  3rd Grade, Section B, Activities 1-9 (6 will be a challenge!)

Addition:   3rd Grade, Section C, Activities 1, 2, 6, 9, 12, 15, 16

Subtraction:   3rd Grade, Section D, Activities 1, 2, 6, 7

Rounding:   3rd Grade, Section P, Activities 1, 2, 3, 5, 8

Volume:   3rd Grade, Section Z, Activities 7, 11, 16, 20

Measurement   3rd Grade, Section Z, Activities 3, 4, 5, 13, 18, 22

Mass:   3rd Grade, Section Z, Activities 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 17

Perimeter:   3rd Grade, Section DD 1 - 4. For a challenge try #5

Area:   3rd Grade, Section DD 6 - 10, 13 For a challenge try #11, 12, 14 - 18

*Please ask your child to show you ConnectEd. There are some great games for additional practice!

Week of March 15th

💚Don't forget to check out the links on our Google Classrooms for school-wide activities. 

💚Complete as many activities as you can on the 3rd-grade Reading Bingo Sheet

💚Spend some time reading something fun with your child

💚Let your teacher know if you want to be a virtual guest reader

Special Days for Reading Month

March 26th

Read my shirt and hat day

April 1st

Neon Day

Important Dates For the Month

March 24 - Late Start
March 31 - Late Start
April 2 - No School Spring Break Begins

💚 We are beginning to have a number of students that are forgetting to charge computers at night. Please revisit your house rules about taking care of the school computer and being ready to learn each day.

Word Study Next Week

Our focus will be on Long e Vowel Patterns in Accented syllables. Words for Friday will be: 

between, increase, extreme, secret

What We Learned This Week

Language Arts: We have continued our research with "Women's History Month", learning about amazing women such as Harriet Beecher Stowe and Georgia O'Keefe! Our 3rd graders will continue to grow their reading skills while learning about these important women. We have started our reading, annotating, and responses for our newest reading passage about avalanches. Be sure to ask your child about the different types of avalanches they are learning about!

Writing: We will be typing our informational writing to submit to the technology festival! Our next unit will focus on opinion writing.

Math: There are 3 goals for this unit. Students should be able to identify a fraction of a whole, recognize and partition fractions on a number line, and identify equivalent fractions. Students can work on Section V 1 - 11 of IXL or on Khan Academy at home for extra practice. Ask them about the "stars" they've colored along the way to show what they know!

Social Studies/Science: We will be taking a break from social studies and science to focus on helping students master finding the area and perimeter of polygons and to extend their thinking!

• Continue practicing multiplication facts.. The ability to recall facts is reported on report cards. We still have one trimester to memorize facts so keep working!

• There are no drinking fountains at school. Bring a refillable water bottle to school each day. 

• Earbuds/Earphones are an essential part of learning. Many students do not have working earbuds at school. We have some available for student use but students often do not like how they feel. 

Extra Math Practice

If you are looking for extra practice opportunities, here are some choices on IXL:

Fractions as Numbers:  3rd Grade, Section V 1 - 11

Multiplication:   3rd Grade, F1, F2, H6,

Division:   3rd Grade, Section I, Activities 1-5

Elapsed Time:  3rd Grade, Section T, Activities 1-8 (finish the section for a challenge!)

Place Value:  3rd Grade, Section B, Activities 1-9 (6 will be a challenge!)

Addition:   3rd Grade, Section C, Activities 1, 2, 6, 9, 12, 15, 16

Subtraction:   3rd Grade, Section D, Activities 1, 2, 6, 7

Rounding:   3rd Grade, Section P, Activities 1, 2, 3, 5, 8

Volume:   3rd Grade, Section Z, Activities 7, 11, 16, 20

Measurement   3rd Grade, Section Z, Activities 3, 4, 5, 13, 18, 22

Mass:   3rd Grade, Section Z, Activities 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 17

Perimeter:   3rd Grade, Section DD 1 - 4. For a challenge try #5

Area:   3rd Grade, Section DD 6 - 10, 13 For a challenge try #11, 12, 14 - 18

*Please ask your child to show you ConnectEd. There are some great games for additional practice!

Week of March 8th

  

💚Don't forget to check out the links on our Google Classrooms for school-wide activities. 

💚Complete as many activities as you can on the 3rd-grade Reading Bingo Sheet

💚Spend some time reading something fun with your child

💚Let your teacher know if you want to be a virtual guest reader

Special Days for Reading Month

March 19th

Flashlight Friday and P.J. Day

March 26th

Read my shirt and hat day

April 1st

Neon Day

Important Dates For the Month

March 15 - No School
March 17 - Late Start
March 24 - Late Start
March 31 - Late Start
April 2 - No School Spring Break Begins

💚 We appreciate the donations of Kleenex and Hand Sanitizer

💚 We are beginning to have a number of students that are forgetting to charge computers at night. Please revisit your house rules about taking care of the school computer and being ready to learn each day.

Word Study Next Week

Our focus will be on Long U Vowel Patterns in Accented syllables. Words for Friday will be: 

include, useful, fuel, musical

What We Learned This Week

Language Arts: We have continued our research with "Women's History Month". Our 3rd graders will continue to grow their reading skills while learning about these important women. We are completing "Don't Get Cold Feet",  a new close reading story. Look for the questions to come home to see how your child is progressing with answering questions about the text. Our next text will focus on Avalanches.

Writing: Our informational writing units are complete! The completed books will be graded and sent home soon.

Math: Our fraction unit is well underway!  There are 3 goals for this unit. Students should be able to identify a fraction of a whole, recognize and partition fractions on a number line, and identify equivalent fractions. Students can work on Section V 1 - 11 of IXL or on Khan Academy at home for extra practice. Ask them about the "stars" they've colored along the way to show what they know!

Social Studies: We have started chapter 6 on Michigan and its' many natural resources! 

Science: We have only 1 science unit left for the year. It is called "Stormy Skies" and we will begin this unit as we get closer to spring.

• Continue practicing multiplication facts.. The ability to recall facts is reported on report cards. We still have one trimester to memorize facts so keep working!

• There are no drinking fountains at school. Bring a refillable water bottle to school each day. 

• Earbuds/Earphones are an essential part of learning. Many students do not have working earbuds at school. We have some available for student use but students often do not like how they feel. 

Extra Math Practice

If you are looking for extra practice opportunities, here are some choices on IXL:

Fractions as Numbers:  3rd Grade, Section V 1 - 11

Multiplication:   3rd Grade, F1, F2, H6,

Division:   3rd Grade, Section I, Activities 1-5

Elapsed Time:  3rd Grade, Section T, Activities 1-8 (finish the section for a challenge!)

Place Value:  3rd Grade, Section B, Activities 1-9 (6 will be a challenge!)

Addition:   3rd Grade, Section C, Activities 1, 2, 6, 9, 12, 15, 16

Subtraction:   3rd Grade, Section D, Activities 1, 2, 6, 7

Rounding:   3rd Grade, Section P, Activities 1, 2, 3, 5, 8

Volume:   3rd Grade, Section Z, Activities 7, 11, 16, 20

Measurement   3rd Grade, Section Z, Activities 3, 4, 5, 13, 18, 22

Mass:   3rd Grade, Section Z, Activities 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 17

Perimeter:   3rd Grade, Section DD 1 - 4. For a challenge try #5

Area:   3rd Grade, Section DD 6 - 10, 13 For a challenge try #11, 12, 14 - 18

*Please ask your child to show you ConnectEd. There are some great games for additional practice!

Week of March 5th

 

  We hope that you have spent some extra time focusing on reading during this first week           of reading month! We hope to foster the love for reading in all of our students!

💚Don't forget to check out the links on our Google Classrooms for school-wide activities. 

💚Complete as many activities as you can on the 3rd-grade Reading Bingo Sheet

💚Spend some time reading something fun with your child

💚Let your teacher know if you want to be a virtual guest reader

Special Days for Reading Month

March 5th

Dress to show enthusiasm for your favorite team

March 12th

Dress as your favorite book character

March 19th

Flashlight Friday and P.J. Day

March 26th

Read my shirt and hat day

April 1st

Neon Day

Important Dates For the Month

March 15 - No School
March 17 - Late Start
March 24 - Late Start
March 31 - Late Start
April 2 - No School Spring Break Begins

💚 We appreciate the donations of Kleenex and Hand Sanitizer

💚 We are beginning to have a number of students that are forgetting to charge computers at night. Please revisit your house rules about taking care of the school computer and being ready to learn each day.

Word Study Next Week

Our focus will be on Long O Vowel Patterns in Accented syllables. Words for Friday will be: suppose, rowboat, stolen

What We Learned This Week

Language Arts: We have continued our research with "Women's History Month". Our 3rd graders will continue to grow their reading skills while learning about these important women. We also started a new close reading story. Look for the questions to come home to see how your child is progressing with answering questions about the text. 

Writing: Our informational writing units are complete! The completed books will be graded and sent home soon.

Math: The area and perimeter unit is complete and we have now started our fractions unit. There are 3 goals for this unit. Students should be able to identify a fraction of a whole, recognize and partition fractions on a number line, and lastly, identify equivalent fractions. Fractions are trickier for third graders than they are for adults. Common mistakes occur with denominators and when partitioning circles, squares, and rectangles into equal parts.  Students can work on Section V 1 - 11 of IXL or can work on Khan Academy at home for extra practice.

Social Studies: The chapter 4 test is complete and we will soon begin chapter 6 (we skip chapter 5 as the Civil War is covered in a different grade).. 

Science: We have only 1 science unit left for the year. It is called "Stormy Skies" and we will begin this unit as we get closer to spring.

• Continue practicing multiplication facts.. The ability to recall facts is reported on report cards. We still have one trimester to memorize facts so keep working!

• There are no drinking fountains at school. Bring a refillable water bottle to school each day. 

• Earbuds/Earphones are an essential part of learning. Many students do not have working earbuds at school. We have some available for student use but students often do not like how they feel. 

Extra Math Practice

If you are looking for extra practice opportunities, here are some choices on IXL:

Fractions as Numbers:  3rd Grade, Section V 1 - 11

Multiplication:   3rd Grade, F1, F2, H6,

Division:   3rd Grade, Section I, Activities 1-5

Elapsed Time:  3rd Grade, Section T, Activities 1-8 (finish the section for a challenge!)

Place Value:  3rd Grade, Section B, Activities 1-9 (6 will be a challenge!)

Addition:   3rd Grade, Section C, Activities 1, 2, 6, 9, 12, 15, 16

Subtraction:   3rd Grade, Section D, Activities 1, 2, 6, 7

Rounding:   3rd Grade, Section P, Activities 1, 2, 3, 5, 8

Volume:   3rd Grade, Section Z, Activities 7, 11, 16, 20

Measurement   3rd Grade, Section Z, Activities 3, 4, 5, 13, 18, 22

Mass:   3rd Grade, Section Z, Activities 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 17

Perimeter:   3rd Grade, Section DD 1 - 4. For a challenge try #5

Area:   3rd Grade, Section DD 6 - 10, 13 For a challenge try #11, 12, 14 - 18

*Please ask your child to show you ConnectEd. There are some great games for additional practice!