Welcome back! I hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving break! At the end of the week we will be having our Poetry Cafe from 8:15 - 8:45 am. There will be an evacuation drill prior, so please keep that in mind when you are arriving. If you arrive prior to the drill, you are welcome to come outside with us; however, please help encourage your child to remain silent and stay in line as this is the expectation for this drill.
This week in math we will begin learning about fractions. Students will work on identifying fractions of a whole. As the week progresses we will also work on fractions as part of a group. Students are expected to identify the numerator (pieces/part) and the denominator (number on the bottom, whole) - I have told students to remember that the Denominator goes Down like a WHOLE in the ground (I know, very punny). During Reading we are now working on expository text and features of non-fiction text. We are identifying key traits that will tell us if a story is narrative vs informative. In Writer's Workshop students are working on developing their own expository writing. We are using graphic organizers to help arrange our writing prior to writing our drafts. Social Studies is very exciting over the next two weeks. We will begin researching a country that the students select. We will be creating a presentation that will be available for view at International Festival. As part of our study of cultures, I am asking that each student create an ornament or figure that represents their favorite holiday celebration they have with their family. Information about this will be in your child's Tuesday folder. Please help him/her remember to bring this by WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4 so that we are able to share our celebrations with our friends. In Science students will be studying changes in the Earth's surface. We will focus on both slow and rapid changes. Students will identify and discuss how a variety of land forms are sculpted, as well as identify whether these changes took place over a long period of time (wind, or water erosion) or more quickly (earthquakes, or volcanic eruptions).
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This will be an exciting week in 3rd grade. On Tuesday we will be going on a Field Trip to the Round Rock Performing Arts Center to see the Westwood Theater Program perform The Coloring Book. If your child has a Caraway shirt, please have him/her wear it on Tuesday. As we will be eating when we return to school, if possible please make sure you pack your child's lunch this day. If necessary they may purchase a sack lunch from the cafeteria as it will be closed when we arrive back at school.
In Math we will complete our unit on multiplication. Tuesday and Wednesday we will have our unit assessment and district assessment respectively. We will culminate the week by beginning our unit on fractions. During Reader's Workshop we will continue working with poetry. Students will focus on various aspects of poetry - such as hyperbole and personification, as well as comparing a variety of poems. Students will also work on comprehending the poetry they are reading. In Writer's Workshop students will expand on the knowledge they have gained about poetry while going through their own poems and revising and editing, as well as publishing. During Social Studies students will finalize their research on their assigned heroes. Students will then be given the opportunity to present what they have learned to their peers. In Science we will be wrapping up our unit on force. Students will spend the week reviewing what we have learned about force (a push or pull) - specifically gravity and magnetism. Students will end the week with our unit assessment. On Tuesday Evening we will be having our 3rd grade performance at 6:30 pm. Please have your child wear something patriotic - red, white and/or blue. I hope to see everyone there! This week we will have our Adventure Dash kick off on Tuesday morning. Wednesday we will have our Bluebonnet book Author visit on Wednesday.
In Math this week we will continue to focus on multiplication. We will continue focusing on the 0s, 1s, 2s, 4s, 5s, 8s, 10s times tables. Students will also work on pattern tables and identifying the multiplication patterns. During Readers Workshop students will continue focusing on poetry specifically figurative language such as onomatopoeia, 5 senses language as well as similes and metaphors. In Writer's Workshop students will take what they have learned about poetry during reading and practice writing their own drafts of poems. The students will select their favorite poems to publish for our Poetry Cafe later this month. Social Studies will continue to be engaging with students focusing on creating their Hero Presentation with partners. Students will practice paraphrasing the research from multiple sources, both text and online. During Science students will create and engage in exploring force, gravity and friction. Students will have the opportunity to create their own tracks to accomplish a variety of tasks as the week progresses. Please make sure your child continues practicing his/her spelling words and completes 40 or more points during practice. Our spelling test will be Friday. |