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 3rd Grade News - January 2018  

What is Third Grade learning in January?

Reading Workshop:

     In reading workshop, we will begin our Character Studies Unit.  Students will study their characters more closely, noting what they do and say.  We will look for patterns we notice and form bigger theories about our characters.  We will also notice how our characters grow and change over the course of a story.  Students will pay close attention to the problems the characters are facing and how they solve them.

     Please continue to support your child at home by ensuring that they read every night. After reading, please ask your child to retell the beginning, middle and end from their fiction books as well as discuss the characters, setting, problem and solution.  Also, please ask your child to share facts that they are learning from their non-fiction books as well as what text features they are using to support their learning.

 

Writing Workshop:

     In writing workshop, we will begin our Baby Literary Essays.  Students will be making a claim about their characters and supporting them with text evidence.  Students will also compare two characters from two different stories.

 

STEM - Math

Math Workshop:

     In math, we will be working on exploring different types of addition and subtraction story problems.   Students will be using the open number line to show strategies, such as, partial sums and counting on.  Students will be practicing adding and subtracting 3 digit numbers.

  

Social Studies:

     In Social Studies, we will begin our country study.   Students will be exploring different countries around the world, such as, China and Mexico.   We will be discussing different types of culture, food, resources and how land affects a country’s culture.

     With Ms. Caputo, 3rd graders will continue to learn about the history of the United States of America this month.  We are researching the origins of our country and the creation of our 50 states as we know it today!

ENL:

     Mrs. Birchfield will continue to support the reading and writing units of study for the English Language Learners.  Additionally, she teaches whole class grammar investigations and lessons to support academic conversations.  Currently, she is working on writing a variety of sentences with the students.

STEM - Science

     Students will continue their investigation into matter through measurement.  They will identify the need for a standard unit of measurement for volume and temperature.  Students will use metric tools to measure volume of liquid and capacities of containers.  Students also will measure temperature using a thermometer calibrated in degrees Celsius.  They will be able to identify that a change in temperature using a thermometer is a result of an addition or subtraction in heat.

     Watch the weather channel with your child and talk about the differences between Celsius and Fahrenheit.  See if your child can convert the temperature into degrees Celsius.

  

Help at Home

Helpful Tips for Parents:

 

  • Encourage your child to reread his/her writing.

 

  • Ask your child if they checked for capitalization at the beginning of their sentences and ended in punctuation.

Art:

     Students will learn about the art of ancient Egypt and do a self portrait as an Egyptian pharaoh or queen.

Music:

     We will learn about and apply the eighth note rhythms.  We will also be introduced to the key signature and note B flat.

Gym:

     We will be teaching depth perception and throwing.

Important Dates

January 2019

1/2

School Resumes

1/21

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

School Closed