“If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be.” – Maya Angelou
Welcome back from Thanksgiving break. I hope everyone had a wonderful time with family and friends, and maybe even got in some shopping.
Scholastic Book orders are going home today. They will be due back on Friday. You can order online at scholastic.com/bookclubs . Our classcode is GZBYH.
Math
We are continuing with multiplication in Chapter 4. Our Chapter test will be on Tuesday. In class we are also working with sprints and Xtramath.com. 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
We are having our ELA tests on Friday, December 4th. They will include Comprehension, Vocabulary, Grammar, and Spelling.
Anchor Text: Young Thomas Edison The genre is Biography
Comprehension Skills and Strategies
- Target Skills
- Main Idea and Details
- Sequence of Events
- Target Strategy
- Summarize
Target Vocabulary
- invention
- experiment
- laboratory
- genius
- gadget
- electric
- signal
- occasional
Vocabulary Strategy
- Shades of Meaning
Grammar
- Pronouns
Spelling: talk, cross, awful, law, cloth, cost, crawl, chalk, also, raw, salt, wall, lawn, always, soft, small, often, and strawberry
Social Studies
We are beginning our unit on Canada
Religion
We are focusing on the season of Advent as well as daily devotions.
TEST and QUIZZES
Tuesday Math Chapter 4 Test
Friday 12/8 Comprehension, Vocabulary, Grammar and Spelling Tests
If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected]