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Spelling- Sorts 25, 26, 27. Focus on sort 27 this week. The spelling quiz on this unit will be given March 8th. Reading- We are learning the usage of literal vs. non-literal language with figurative language. Students are learning to use similes, metaphors, hyperbole, idioms, onomatopoeia, oxymoron, personification and alliteration. This week, we will be looking at songs that use figurative language and determining the meaning of figurative language. This is a great way for our children to see figurative language in something with which they are familiar. Writing- We will continue to work on opinion writing. Students are reading two articles about the same topic written from two different points of view. Students are then forming their own opinion about the topic using evidence from the articles to support their own point of view. Grammar- Students will learn about compound sentences. Compound sentences have two sentences that are joined with a conjunction. Example- I read two books before going to bed, but my grandma read ten books. We will also be introducing coordinating conjunctions. Ex- for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so (fanboys). Social Studies- We will be finishing our unit on American Government. Students are studying the National, State, and Local Governments, how they are organized, who leads each branch, and the responsibilities of each branch. We have learned what it means to be responsible citizens and why it is so important to respect one another. We will be completing our unit on Democracy and taking an assessment on Friday, March 8th. 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 Exceptional Child Week- We will be celebrating Exceptional Child Week March 4th through March 8th. Each day we will be doing something to celebrate. Our theme this year is “Dab to be Different: Your Different Makes a Difference!” Upcoming dates and reminders: March 4th- Field Day T-shirt Forms and money due March 5th- Exceptional Child Week: Hat Day/ Crazy Hair March 6th- Exceptional Child Week: Buddy Day- we will be wearing blue to celebrate (t-shirt, hair bow, pants, accessories, etc.) March 7th- Sign and Return papers March 8th- Spelling Quiz Sort 25, 26, 27 Democracy Quiz Regular School Day March 11th- Teacher Work Day (No School) Have a great week! Spelling- Sorts 25, 26, 27. Focus on sort 26 this week. The spelling quiz on this unit will be given March 8.
Reading- We are learning the usage of literal vs. non-literal language with figurative language. Students are learning to use similes, metaphors, oxymoron, hyperbole, idioms, onomatopoeia, personification, and alliteration. They are also learning what figurative language means. Writing- We will continue to work on opinion writing. Students are reading two articles about the same topic written from two different points of view. Students are then forming their own opinion about the topic using evidence from the articles to support their own point of view. Grammar- Students will have a grammar test on Tuesday, February 26th on commas and quotations, comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, prefixes and suffixes. Later in the week, students will learn about subject/verb agreement and pronoun/antecedent agreement.
Social Studies – In our current unit on the American Government, students are studying the national, state, and local governments, how they are organized, who leads each branch, and the responsibilities of each branch. We have learned what it means to be responsible citizens and why it is so important to respect one another. Coach Digital: As many of you know, we take Milestones in April. Our school has purchased Coach Digital which gives access to Milestones preparation materials. The login information is below. https://www.coachdigital.com/org/02042377 Username: This will be your child’s lunch number which is pasted inside his or her agenda Password: 123456 Upcoming dates and reminders: February 25-March 1 – No lunch visitors this week please! Boosterthon pledge drive continues February 26 – Matthew Maloy’s birthday February 27 – Individual Picture Day February 28 – Club photos, Dr. Seuss Read Across America Day March 1 – Boosterthon Fun Run – 9:00 for third grade (10:00-10:45 if it rains) Thanks- Kendall Watkins Hello parents,
I hope you made some wonderful memories with your kids over the long weekend! Welcome back Mrs. Fletcher! We are so happy to have you back with your third grade team! Spelling- Sorts 25, 26, 27. Focus on sort 25 this week. The spelling quiz on this unit will be given March 8. Reading- This week we will begin studying figurative language. Our focus will be on similes and metaphors this week. An example of a simile is “as big as an elephant.” An example of a metaphor is, “Your brain is a computer.” Writing- We will continue to work on opinion writing. Students are reading two articles about the same topic written from two different points of view. Students are then forming their own opinion about the topic using evidence from the articles to support their own opinion. Grammar- This week we will be reviewing commas and quotation marks in dialogue, comparative and superlative adjectives, and prefixes, suffixes, and roots. Students will take a test covering each of these next week (February 25- March 1).
Social Studies – We are starting our unit on American Government. In this unit, we will be learning about the National, State, and Local Governments, how they are organized, who leads each branch, and their responsibilities. Upcoming dates and reminders:
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I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Spelling- Sorts 22, 23, 24. Focus on sort 24 this week. The spelling quiz will be on February 14th. Please note that this is one day earlier than normal due to the holiday on the 15th. Reading- This week, we will continue comparing two stories written by the same author, topic, or characters. The goal is for students to compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of the stories. On Thursday, February 14th, students will have a reading test on text structures (compare and contrast, sequence/chronological order, problem and solution, description/main idea and cause and effect) and comparing the themes, plots, settings, and characters of two stories by the same author. Writing- We will continue to work on opinion writing. Students are learning to write opinion pieces on topics or texts. Students are learning that opinion writing includes a point of view supported with evidence from the readings. They are learning to introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons. Students are using linking words and phrases (e.g., because, therefore, since, for example) to connect their opinion and reasons. They are learning to write a concluding statement or section. Grammar- Students will continue working on prefixes, suffixes, and roots. Prefixes include im, in, de, over, bio, and bi. Suffixes include tion, ful, less, ment, and able. Science – Students took the fossils test on Friday. This week, we will be doing some fun projects with fossils. Social Studies – Our next unit will be on American Government. Upcoming dates and reminders:
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I hope you had a fantastic weekend! Homework- There will be no homework sent home this week. Over the past few weeks our class has been working toward a goal for excellent work ethic and behavior. We reached our goal this last week. As a reward, students voted to have no homework this week. While there is no homework, we will have a grammar quiz and a fossils test this week, so please still encourage your child to study. Spelling- Sorts 22, 23, 24. Focus on sort 23 this week. Students will have a spelling quiz on February 14th. Please note that this is one day earlier than normal due to the holiday on the 15th. Reading- This week, we will begin comparing two stories written by the same author. Students will compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of the stories. Writing- Students will learn to write opinion pieces on topics or texts. Their writing will include a point of view supported with evidence from the readings. They will learn to introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons. Students will use linking words and phrases (e.g., because, therefore, since, for example) to connect their opinion and reasons. They will provide a concluding statement or section. Grammar- Students are learning about comparative and superlative adverbs and adjectives. In addition, students will begin learning about prefixes. We will have a grammar quiz on Thursday, February 7th. The quiz will cover comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs. For comparative adjectives and adverbs, we add more before longer adjectives or -er to the end of shorter adjectives. For superlative adjectives and adverbs, we add most before longer adjectives or -est to the end of shorter adjectives. (Examples- comparative: bigger, more special; superlative: biggest, most special). The quiz will also cover commas and quotations in dialogue. (example: The girl said, "have a wonderful day.") Science- We will continue to learn about fossils and will be learning about what paleontologists do. In this unit, students will learn to obtain, evaluate, and communicate information on how fossils provide evidence of past organisms. We will have a fossils test on Friday, February 8th. Upcoming dates and reminders:
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I hope you had a nice weekend! Students will be unable to do iReady this week or next week. Please do not have your children go on iReady over the next 2 weeks. Thanks so much! Spelling- Sort 22, 23, 24. Focus on sort 22 this week. Students will have a spelling quiz on February 14th. Reading- We will continue looking at various passages to identify text structures: description, main idea, compare and contrast, cause and effect, sequencing, problem and solution. This week we will be reviewing all of the text structures in preparation for a quiz on Thursday. This kahoot will help students prepare for the quiz: 0279220 Writing- We will be starting our new unit on opinion writing this week. Students will be able to write opinion pieces on topics or texts and supporting a point of view with reasons. They will introduce the topic or book they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons. Students will provide reasons that support the opinion and use linking words and phrases (e.g., because, therefore, since, for example) to connect opinion and reasons. They will also provide a concluding statement or section. Grammar- Students will learn about comparative and superlative adverbs and adjectives. Science- We will be starting a new unit on fossils and will be learning about what paleontologists do. In this unit, students will learn to obtain, evaluate, and communicate information on how fossils provide evidence of past organisms. We will have a quiz on Friday. This kahoot will help students review: 0143078. Upcoming dates and reminders:
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I hope you enjoyed your long weekend! Tuesday (January 22nd) is the 100th day of school!! If your child would like to dress up as if they are 100 years old they may 😊 Homework- I am sending homework sheets home on Tuesday. Please make sure your child is getting 20 minutes of iReady each week as well. Thanks Spelling- Sort 19, 20, 21. Focus on sort 21 this week. The spelling quiz will be moved to Monday, January 28th! Reading- We will continue looking at various passages to identify text structures: description, main idea, problem and solution, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and sequencing. This week we will be focusing on problem and solution and cause and effect text structures. Writing- We will continue working on our informational writing pieces where students introduce a topic, develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details, use linking words and phrases to connect ideas within categories of information and provide a concluding statement or section. We will also be reviewing constructive responses from the beginning of the year (TEACH). Please study the informational writing outline that is in your child's writing notebook with him or her. Grammar- We will be going over comparative and superlative adjectives. (comparative: bigger, superlative biggest) Social Studies- We are continuing our unit on Colonial America. Students will be learning about the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern colonies. At the end of the unit students will be able to describe the physical geography of the colonies, identify key people and their roles in each colony, and give examples of how trade was used. Last week our focus was on the Mid-Atlantic colonies. We will be working on Southern colonies this week. Our Social Studies test will be Friday, January 25th. Upcoming dates and reminders:
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I hope you enjoyed your weekend! Please send back report card envelopes tomorrow with your child. You can keep the sheets inside of the envelopes. Spelling- Sort 19, 20, 21. Focus on sort 20 this week. Students will have a spelling quiz on January 25th. Reading- We will continue looking at various passages to identify text structures: description/ main idea, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and sequencing. This week we will be focusing on compare and contrast and cause and effect. Writing- We will be working on informational writing pieces where students introduce a topic, develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details, use linking words and phrases to connect ideas within categories of information and provide a concluding statement or section. Grammar- We will be going over how to use commas with quotation marks. Social Studies- We are continuing to learn about Colonial America. Students will be learning about the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern colonies. At the end of the unit students will be able to describe the physical geography of the colonies, identify key people and their roles in each colony, and give examples of how trade was used. Last week our focus was on the New England colonies. We will be working on Mid-Atlantic colonies this week. Upcoming dates and reminders:
Birthdays:
Thanks for all you do in supporting your child's education. Have a great week! I hope you all had a wonderful winter break and were able to spend time with family and get some well needed rest!
Reading- This week, we will begin introducing the different text structures. There are 5 different text structures being discussed (Description/ Main Idea, Problem and Solution, Compare and Contrast, Cause and Effect, Sequence) Grammar- This week, we will be learning about commas and how they are used in a list, in addresses and in letters. Spelling –We will be focusing on sort 19 this week. Writing- We will continue working on our informational writing pieces where students introduce a topic, develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details, use linking words and phrases to connect ideas within categories of information and provide a concluding statement or section. We will also be reviewing constructive responses from the beginning of the year (TEACH). Social Studies- We are starting our unit on Colonial America. Students will be learning about the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern colonies. At the end of the unit students will be able to describe the physical geography of the colonies, identify key people and their roles in each colony, and give examples of how trade was used. Important Dates: January 11th- Report Cards sent home and Spirit day January 16th- School Store January 21st- MLK day (NO SCHOOL) January 31st- Six Flags Read to Succeed forms due February 1st- Math night February 6th- International day Birthdays: January 14th- Ms. Watkins January 24th- Ms. Kerns January 26th- Ms. Cutright Have a great week- Kendall Watkins I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Please make sure this week to send back sign and return papers. Thank you
Reading- This week, we will review identifying the author’s point of view, text features and the main idea of nonfiction texts. We will also identify our own point of view. We will do some fun winter themed activities this week as well. There will be no homework this week. Grammar- This week, we will review what we have learned about reference materials, verb tenses and types of sentences. Spelling –There will be no spelling sort this week. A new sort will be sent home after the break. Writing- This week, we will continue working on informative writing. Informational writing will include 5 paragraphs: an introduction to the topic, 3 paragraphs explaining the 3 big ideas or subtopics that support their main topic, and a conclusion. Students will also include facts, definitions and transition words in their writing. Science: We will review what we have learned about weather, erosion, rocks and minerals. Important Dates Sign and Return Papers- Please send back sign and return papers as soon as possible. December 21st- January 4th: Winter Break (No School) January 7th: First day of 2nd semester Have a wonderful week! |
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