I apologize for not posting this yesterday afternoon, but here is the update for what we will be learning in third grade this week. Please remember that there is no school Wednesday due to a teacher in-service.
For reading we are diving into a historical fiction text called Boom Town by Sonia Levitin. Students will be creating maps of the town in the story using imagery from the story. They will also continue to expand their vocabulary with new words and vocabulary activities. In our writing unit we are continuing our analysis of opinion writing, and students will have the opportunity to voice their opinion on the business idea they developed for our economics unit.
In math we are progressing to more complex concepts with fractions, using manipulatives to explore how fractions can be represented, ordered and compared. For our economics unit, students have been working in their teams to develop an idea for a business that would benefit our community. They have created advertisements and will be presenting them to the class very soon!
This week for homework students should work on their word study. I will be sending home the word study contract sheet this afternoon. Students should complete the activities in their spelling journal and then turn it in this Friday morning when they arrive at school.
Special note regarding testing: Yesterday students took their spring IRI assessment for reading fluency. This Friday they will begin the SBAC test in the computer lab. I sent home a letter on bright blue paper last Friday that outlined our test schedule and ways you can help them to be successful on the tests and hope that you find it helpful. If you have questions about the testing, please let me know.
Have a great week!
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