Hello and happy busy weeks to come! This time of year goes so fast, it’s hard to believe we only have 5 Mondays left!

This week in Reading, we will continue review of Author’s Purpose, Craft and Message in a story. We will also review the way an author organizes and structures their written work.

In Writing and Language Arts, we will continue to work with phonetic spelling and how to determine if a word is spelled correctly.

Social Studies will focus on learning about The Four Chaplains.

Here are some important dates that are coming up:

Upcoming dates and information: please let us know if you have any questions!

THINGS TO REMEMBER:
April 24, PTO Meeting, Cafeteria 6:00
April 25, STAAR READING, 3,4,5
April 26, STAAR SCIENCE, 5
May 2, STAAR MATH, 3,4,5
May 8-12, Elementary Field Days
Tues., 3rd Grade, 8-11:30
Wed., 4th Grade, 8-11:30
Thurs., 5th Grade, 8-11:30
May 15, 3rd Grade Awards, Cafeteria, 9:00 am
May 16, 4th Grade Awards, Cafeteria, 9:00 am
May 17, 5th Grade Awards, Cafeteria, 9:00 am
May 17, Early Release
May 17, Last Class Day

March already? WOW! I can’t believe how fast this is going!

Reading: This week, we will be reviewing central idea, along with supporting details. This is a skill that we need lots of practice with. We will also continue to review inference, using information text. Reading homework will come home Monday.

Writing/ Language Art: We will continue to work on editing and revising passages. Students are making a lot of progress in this area.

Social Studies: We have finished researching for our Black History project. This week, students will make a project to present, using either Google Slides, google docs or poster paper.

PLEASE LET US KNOW if you have any questions!

Important Dates:

Monday, Feb. 27 – PTO meeting at 6pm

Wednesday, March 1 – PTO paint party

Friday, March 3 – End of 3rd nine weeks

This week, we are working on writing persuasive and argument text. Persuasive text is carried over from second grade. Argument writing is a new skill for 3rd grade. The difference in the two is: using logic instead of emotions to get one’s point across. We will also be reading books that help understand the difference. For example, I Wanna New Room, I Wanna Iguana and Mr. Coo and the Pigeon Problem.

Spelling this week: We are still reviewing phonics skills and increasing our spelling knowledge, as we try to close in gaps. The kiddos are loving using magnetic letters as a way to practice spelling of known and unknown words. Our spelling test this week will be a review, just like last week.

Social Studies: We are working on financial literacy again. Students are bringing home their vocabulary page today. This will be our vocabulary test on Friday. These are words they will need to memorize for use in math also. Here is a link if you would like to practice at home: https://quizlet.com/_coql4u?x=1jqt&i=2xr62p

As always, please let us know if you have any questions!

Hello all! January is winding down, how is that possible? We are working so hard in 3rd grade! These kiddos make Mrs. Tatum and I so proud, each and every day!

This week in Reading: We will be working on using informational text to draw conclusions and make inferences, as well as grow our vocabulary. We will concentrate on these words: bask, dull, sleek, ambush, dappled, sensors, pits, vise-like, digest, slit, hatchlings and discarded. These words come from the story “Python”. Students will be tested on these words at the end of the week. We are also working through passages that require editing and revising as well. This will also be a grade this week.

Language Arts/ Spelling/ Writing: Students will continue to write informational text, joining learning from their Science class. Spelling will consist of using phonics during their writing. This has been a gap that we have worked on all year long. Phoneme knowledge is very important, especially since students will be graded on spelling on state tests.

Social Studies: This week, we will learn about Lunar New year, as well as more work on Budgets. Budget vocabulary will consist of: discount, online shopping, tip, sales tax, budget, expenses, credit cards, ATM, salary, receipt, checking account, check, bank, income, bills, and paycheck.

Important Dates:

Monday, Jan. 23rd – PTO meeting @ 6pm

Wednesday, Jan. 25th – Early release for all students @ 11:30am

Reading: We are continuing working with informational text, as well as learning new vocabulary! We’re reading A Mother’s Journey-A Penguin Story. We are learning words from our story, as well as their meaning. The words are: Antarctica, mate, nudges, fierce, brood, colony, gleaming, mimicking, aurora, journey and plodding. There will be a vocabulary test on Friday. Please click the link below to practice here: https://quizlet.com/_cklr12?x=1jqt&i=2xr62p

Writing and Spelling: We will continue working on grammar usage and our writing process. We are focusing on editing and revising in a prewritten passage or story. Our spelling this week will be building contractions, using the base words and then build the contraction.

Social Studies: We are learning about Christopher Columbus.

Please let me know if you have any questions!

Lots going on this week! Please let me know if you have any questions!

Important Dates:

Wednesday, November 9th – Big Kahuna Party Bus for students who sold 15 items
Thursday, November 10th – Big Kahuna Delivery
Thursday, November 10th- 3rd Grade Field Trip
Reading: We will continue to work on nonfiction, including comprehension of informative text, organizational ways of author’s, author’s purpose and message and text features.

Writing/ ELA: We will begin argumentative text writing.

Social Studies: We will begin our Constitution work.

THIS WILL BE A BUSY WEEK! There is a lot going on so please reach out if you have any questions!

Reading: We are continuing to learn about informational text. The kiddos are LOVING learning about new things and answering questions about how the text is organized, as well as the author’s purpose for writing the text (3.9, 3.10). We are continuing to practice vocabulary and how to use new vocabulary, as well as in context (3.3ABC).

Writing/ LA: We will continue to work on prefix, root (base) word and how the word changes when a prefix is added (3.3D). We will also continue to work on writing non-fiction/ expository text, remembering the intended audience. (3.11ABCDE, 3.12, 3.20)

Social Studies: We will investigate the 3 branches of government, checks and balances and state/ local government. (3.4, 3.5)

IMPORTANT EVENTS:

MONDAY – FRIDAY- Red Ribbon week

MONDAY – FRIDAY- BOOK FAIR

Tuesday: Intermediate Family Book Night

WEDNESDAY: EARLY RELEASE @ 11:30

FRIDAY: SQUIRM play performance at 9:30

We are continuing to work hard on reading skills and navigating through passages at an independent level! We are SO PROUD of these kiddos!

Reading: review of common assessment (No grade taken on this assessment. This was just for teacher data and instruction needs.) We will begin dictionary skills AND context clues direct instruction (3.3A,B). We will also continue to work on the difference between author’s message and author’s purpose (3.10A,D,F). We will read Patricia Polacco books to work on author’s message and purpose.

Language Arts and Writing: We will write reflections based on common assessment thoughts. We will also write responses, based on our reading. SPELLING: We will begin our work on memorizing highly used words, due to requirements on testing. These words will be tested in context (context clues TEKS for reading also).

Social Studies: We will continue our work with landforms. Students are researching their chosen landforms. We will begin our Google Slides project, as well as work towards our salt dough landform building.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

UIL practices begin this week. Please write in your child’s planner if they are staying after school for practices.

FUNDRAISER BEGINS SOON!

Posted on September 19, 2022
What is going on this week? LOTS! We will be reviewing all of our fiction concepts and taking a Common Assessment on Thursday and Friday.

Reading: Review of fiction elements. Common Assessment Thursday/ Friday. This assessment will not be graded, just used for data and instruction. This will take place during our Reading and Language Arts times, to give our students as much time as they need to work.

Social Studies: We will begin working on Landforms. PROJECT is coming!!

Important events: September 21st- Early Release at 11:30

Learning Goals September 5-9
Posted on September 5, 2022
We are working hard in 3rd grade! REMEMBER: Monday is a school holiday! We will see everyone on Tuesday, Sept. 6

Reading: We are continuing to work on Fiction. We are reviewing story elements (characters, setting, plot events, problem/solution and theme). We are also working on story and academic vocabulary. We will read Storm in the Night and Mooncakes this week. 3.8ABCD; 3.3B; 3.10A,E

Writing/ Language Arts: We continue to use syllables to spell and work through words. We will write this week, concentrating on personal memories, using the writing process. Spelling this week will be (i) spelling multisyllabic words with closed syllables; open syllables; VCe syllables; vowel teams, including digraphs and diphthongs; r-controlled syllables; and final stable syllables. Spelling test will be next week. 3.11Dii, iii, iv3.2B iv

Social Studies: We will work on our community, on the map.

PARENT NIGHT: Tuesday, September 6th at 5:30! See you there!