Week 10
“Nothing will work unless you do.” – Maya Angelou
Election Day is on Tuesday. Please make sure you get out and vote!
Veteran Day is being celebrated on Monday, and we have the day off. Please remember the veterans who serve and protect our country.
Book orders are due on Friday. You can order online using https://clubs.scholastic.com/ Our 5 digit code is GYBYH.
Please send in a 10.75 oz. Campbell’s soup can by Wednesday for Art.
Math
We are beginning Chapter 4. It will cover multiplication. We are beginning multiplication in Xtramath this week. We are also making Flash Cards to review math facts each night. 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
I will be giving all ELA tests this week including Comprehension, Grammar, and Vocabulary. We are having the test on Friday.
Anchor Text: The Harvest Birds The genre is Folktale.
Compare Text: The Treasure The genre is Folktale.
Comprehension Skills and Strategies
- Target Skills
- Conclusion
- Literal and Nonliteral meanings
- Target Strategy
- Infer/Predict
Target Vocabulary: harvest, separate, ashamed, borders, advice, borrow, patch, and serious.
Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues
Grammar: using commas
Writing: We are working on editing our personal narrative masterpieces.
Science
We are investigating solutions to problems.
Social Studies
We are learning about the branches of government. We will be focusing on Mexico and learning about the United States at the same time.
Religion
We are studying how we learn and use God’s word. We will also be learning about different tools to help us understand the Bible. The religion memory for the rest of the school year is located on the previous blog. I have also included the link here Third Grade Memory Work and due dates. Our Wednesday test is on The First Commandment and its meaning.
The First Commandment
You shall have no other gods.
What does this mean? We should fear, love, and trust in God above all things.
TEST and QUIZZES
Wednesday Religion Memory Test
Friday All ELA Tests
If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected]
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13:8