Week 29
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” – Helen Keller
Welcome back!!! I hope everyone had a joyous Easter! It was a long break, and now it’s time for us to settle down and dig in for our last trimester.
Scholastic book order forms are going home this week. They are due back on Tuesday, April 17th.
“Stuffed” animal reports and self -assessments are due on Monday, April 16th. If you have misplaced the paper, I have attached a copy here
As previously mentioned, the students now have access to Journeys, Go Math and Science. If you need help logging in from home, please contact me and I will send you the specific information.
Students who take instrument lessons need to remember to bring their instruments to school for both lessons and orchestra (2 times a week).
Math
We are continuing our work on fractions. We will be having our Chapter 9 test on Tuesday, April 17th. Additionally please review Rocket Math papers every day. Taking the time to memorize multiplication facts in 3rd grade is so important to your child’s success in Math in future grades. Please review them nightly.
ELA
Anchor Text: Life on the Ice Informational Text
Myth: The Raven: An Inuit Myth
Comprehension Skills and Strategies
- Target Skills
- Main Idea and Details
- Literal and Nonliteral Meanings
- Target Strategy
- Infer/Predict
Target Vocabulary
- shelter
- colony
- constant
- wilderneww
- climate
- region
- unexpected
- gliding
- overheated
- layer
Vocabulary Strategy
- Dictionary/Glossary
Grammar
- What is an adverb
Spelling: birthday anyone, sometimes, everything, homework, afternoon, airplane, grandmother, something, without, himself, faraway, sunburned, daylight, someone, cannot, scorekeeper, and everybody.
Science
We are studying how scientists track animals using GPS devices. We are focusing on the life cycle of animals using a timeline. Don’t forget “Stuffed” animal project is due on Monday, April 16th.
Social Studies
We are learning about the history of South Africa. We are not being tested on this lesson, but students will be writing summary paragraph on each section.
Religion
There is no religion memory this week. I have also included the link here for Third Grade Memory Work and due dates.
TEST and QUIZZES
Friday 3/16 Comprehension, Vocabulary, and Spelling Test
If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected]
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23