Hi Parents,
I hope you had a great weekend! We had so much fun on our Field Trip last week. Homework –Please complete the reading packet for homework. Spelling- We will be focusing on sort 32 this week. Students will have a spelling quiz on Friday, May 10th covering sorts 31, 32 and 33. Reading- Students will look at various fables and myths and discuss the moral of the story and what makes it a fable or myth. We will have a Reading Test on Tuesday, April 30. The test will cover figurative language, poetry (that poems have lines and stanzas), folktales, fables and myths. Students can bring home their reading interactive notebooks to study. Writing- Students will be completing an opinion writing piece that will be counted as their test grade in Writing. Please review the Opinion Writing Outline that I emailed home on Friday with them. For the next 6 weeks of school, we will be continuing to review the elements and expectations for narrative, informational, and opinion writing as well as constructive responses. We will also include some creative writing with the different types of writing we’ve studied. Grammar- We will continue to work on reviewing our grammar skills from this year. This week, we will be reviewing prefixes and suffixes. Social Studies - Our final unit this year is our Economics Unit. In this unit, students will define and give examples of the four types of productive resources: natural (land), human (labor), capital (capital goods) and Entrepreneurship (risk-taking and combining natural, human, and capital resources in an attempt to make a profit). Students will also give examples of interdependence and trade and explain the benefits of voluntary exchange. ( consumers and producers). In addition, students also will be working on describing how goods and services are allocated by price in the marketplace and explain that some goods are made locally, and some elsewhere in the country, and some in other countries. Finally, students will explain the concept of opportunity cost as it relates to making a saving or spending choice. Students will begin brainstorming for their business project (what business they would like to open, what resources they would need). On Thursday, May 2nd, students will have a quiz covering vocabulary we have discussed and human, natural and capital resources. Please review the vocabulary sheet I emailed home. This is also in students' interactive notebooks. Upcoming dates and reminders: April 29- Splash Into Kindergarten 9 am Media Center April 29- Watching the Science Fair Video May 3rd- Family Fun Night Thanks and have a wonderful week! Hi Parents,
I hope you had a great weekend! We are glad to start out the week with testing being over! The students worked so hard last week. Please refer to the ABC Countdown to see what activities we have planned for this week! Field Trip- We will be going on our field trip to the Chattahoochee Nature Center tomorrow, April 23rd. If your student is bringing lunch from home, please make sure it is packed in a brown paper bag or Ziploc bag so it can be disposed of after lunch. Please send your child in sneakers and a Dolvin t-shirt. If you do not have a Dolvin shirt please wear blue. We will be outside so they can bring a hat to wear and sunscreen. Homework –Please complete the Reading Packet for homework. Students should focus on Word Sort 31. The word lists (31-33) went home today. Students will have a quiz covering these sorts on May 10th. Reading- We will be reviewing folktales from before Georgia Milestones. Students will look at various folktales and discuss the moral of the story and what makes it a folktale. Students will continue to work on and present their Poetry Projects. Writing- For the next 6 weeks of school, we will be continuing to review the elements and expectations for narrative, informational, and opinion writing as well as constructive responses. We will also include some creative writing with the different types of writing we’ve studied. Grammar- We will continue to work on reviewing our grammar skills from this year. This week, we will be reviewing reference materials and punctuating with dialogue with quotations and commas. Social Studies - Our final unit this year is our Economics Unit. In this unit, students will define and give examples of the four types of productive resources: natural (land), human (labor), capital (capital goods) and Entrepreneurship (risk-taking and combining natural, human, and capital resources in an attempt to make a profit). Students will also give examples of interdependence and trade and explain the benefits of voluntary exchange. ( consumers and producers). In addition, students also will be working on describing how goods and services are allocated by price in the marketplace and explain that some goods are made locally, and some elsewhere in the country, and some in other countries. Finally, students will explain the concept of opportunity cost as it relates to making a saving or spending choice. Upcoming dates and reminders: April 23- 3rd grade field trip April 25- Fine Arts Night Thanks and have a wonderful week! Hi Parents,
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Homework – there will be no assigned homework this week as we have Milestones testing this week. Milestones Testing- 3rd grade will begin Milestones testing April 15th-19th. Please make sure your child is rested and has eaten a nutritious breakfast each day. Please also try to get them to school in plenty of time each morning so that they are able to use the restroom and prepare for the day. The kids are going to do great. Spelling- We will be taking a break from spelling since we are preparing for Milestones testing. We will begin our spelling lists again on April 22nd with sorts 31, 32 and 33. Reading- We will be continuing to review many of the third-grade standards in preparation for Georgia Milestones. These may include figurative language, text structures, text features, theme, story elements such as characters and settings, main idea and details, etc. Students will continue to work on their Poetry Projects in class in this week. Writing- For the next 6 weeks of school, we will be continuing to review the elements and expectations for narrative, informational, and opinion writing as well as constructive responses. We will also include some creative writing with the different types of writing we’ve studied. Grammar- We will continue to work on reviewing our grammar skills from this year. Social Studies - Our final unit this year is our Economics Unit. In this unit, students will define and give examples of the four types of productive resources: natural (land), human (labor), capital (capital goods) and Entrepreneurship (risk-taking and combining natural, human, and capital resources in an attempt to make a profit). Students will also give examples of interdependence and trade and explain the benefits of voluntary exchange. (consumers and producers). In addition, students also will be working on describing how goods and services are allocated by price in the marketplace and explain that some goods are made locally, and some elsewhere in the country, and some in other countries. Finally, students will explain the concept of opportunity cost as it relates to making a saving or spending choice. Milestones- There are several wonderful resources available to help your child prepare for the Milestones assessment in April. Below is a link to a Milestones study guide online that explains the test and gives some sample problems. http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Documents/Milestones/Study-Resource%20Guides/Milestones_StudyGuide_GR03_11-16.pdf Our school has purchased Coach Digital which gives access to Milestones preparation materials. https://www.coachdigital.com/org/02042377 Username: This will be your child’s lunch number or the number he or she uses to login to launchpad. Password: 123456 Upcoming dates and reminders: April 15-19: Milestones Testing for 3rd Grade April 15: Milestones Writing & English Language Arts section 1 April 16: Milestones English Language Arts section 2 April 17: Milestones English Language Arts section 3 April 18: Milestones Math Section 1 April 19: Milestones Math Section 2 April: 23rd grade Field Trip April 25: Fine Arts Night Have a great week! Hi Parents,
Welcome back. I hope you had a spring break. Again, thank you for a great Staff Appreciation Week. It was a great way to start the break. Homework – Homework will be sent home on Monday and due back on Friday, April 12th. There will be no homework sent home during Milestones testing on April 15th- 19th. Milestones Testing- 3rd grade will begin Milestones testing April 15th-19th. Please make sure your child is rested and has eaten a nutritious breakfast each day. Please also try to get them to school in plenty of time each morning so that they are able to use the restroom and prepare for the day. The kids are going to do great. Spelling- We will be taking a break over the next two weeks from spelling since we are preparing for Milestones testing. We will begin our spelling lists again on April 22nd with sorts 31, 32 and 33. Reading- We will be continuing to review many of the third-grade standards in preparation for Georgia Milestones. These may include figurative language, text structures, text features, theme, story elements such as characters and settings, main idea and details, etc. Students will also begin working on a fun Poetry Project in class in this week. Writing- We will be continuing to review the elements and expectations for narrative, informational, and opinion writing as well as constructive responses. Grammar- We will continue to work on reviewing our grammar skills from this year. Science - We will finish our final science unit on Heat. Students will be learning about sources of heat energy, carrying out experiments using different tools including thermometers, and understanding that heat transfers from hotter to colder areas until the temperatures even out. Social Studies - Our final unit this year is our Economics Unit. In this unit, students will define and give examples of the four types of productive resources: natural (land), human (labor), capital (capital goods) and Entrepreneurship (risk-taking and combining natural, human, and capital resources in an attempt to make a profit). Students will also give examples of interdependence and trade and explain the benefits of voluntary exchange (consumers and producers). In addition, students also will be working on describing how goods and services are allocated by price in the marketplace and explain that some goods are made locally, and some elsewhere in the country, and some in other countries. Finally, students will explain the concept of opportunity cost as it relates to making a saving or spending choice. Milestones- There are several wonderful resources available to help your child prepare for the Milestones assessment in April. Below is a link to a Milestones study guide online that explains the test and gives some sample problems. http://www.gadoe.org/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Assessment/Documents/Milestones/Study-Resource%20Guides/Milestones_StudyGuide_GR03_11-16.pdf Our school has purchased Coach Digital which gives access to Milestones preparation materials. https://www.coachdigital.com/org/02042377 Username: This will be your child’s lunch number or the number he or she uses to login to launchpad. Password: 123456 Upcoming dates and reminders: April 8: Mrs. Clark’s Birthday April 12: Kids Night Out April 15-19: Milestones Testing for 3rd Grade April 15: Milestones Writing & English Language Arts section 1 April 16: Milestones English Language Arts section 2 April 17: Milestones English Language Arts section 3 April 18: Milestones Math Section 1 April 19: Milestones Math Section 2 April: 23rd grade Field Trip April 25: Fine Arts Night Have a great week! |
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