Dear families,
I hope you have all had a chance to get outside and enjoy the warm weather we have been having, summer is right around the corner! This week in third grade we will have two homework assignments due on Friday.
1. The Animal Adaptations assignment should be returned. Each student was to answer the questions in the packet by researching their animal and then creating an artistic representation of their animal on the letter.
2. Word study- students will be completing their word study contract. Don't forget the free choice line at the bottom where students can choose their own unique way of showing me they know their words.
Monday, May 19, 2014
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
May 5-8
Homework: Word study will be due Friday as usual :) I have added a line at the bottom of the word study contract that gives students the option of creating/choosing a different activity to show me their understanding of their weekly words. They don't have to use this option, but it is there as an extra choice.
Regarding Group 2's spelling pattern (the VCC/CV, VC/CCV, and V/V pattern): This is a tough list! Here is some extra explanation to help you at home. The slash means there is a syllable break in that word. Looking at the VCC/CV pattern, if the word is athlete and we break it apart into syllables the break would be ath-lete. The break is right after the second consonant. Looking at the VC/CCV pattern, if the word is pilgrim, then the syllable break is right after the second consonant, pil-grim. If you have other questions, please let me know. Some students did not have their sort colored correctly.
This week we have started our geometry unit and began by studying types of lines and angles. We went on a scavenger hunt to find real-world examples and will be creating a piece of artwork that incorporates different lines and angles.
For language and reading we are reading an expository nonfiction text called If You Made a Million by David Schwartz. For this story students will make connections to math by counting money and finding combinations of money, and also to our economics unit by discussing the ways you can spend and save money.
As we go further into our science unit, students are investigating needs of living things and ways that organisms can adapt to their environment.
Regarding Group 2's spelling pattern (the VCC/CV, VC/CCV, and V/V pattern): This is a tough list! Here is some extra explanation to help you at home. The slash means there is a syllable break in that word. Looking at the VCC/CV pattern, if the word is athlete and we break it apart into syllables the break would be ath-lete. The break is right after the second consonant. Looking at the VC/CCV pattern, if the word is pilgrim, then the syllable break is right after the second consonant, pil-grim. If you have other questions, please let me know. Some students did not have their sort colored correctly.
This week we have started our geometry unit and began by studying types of lines and angles. We went on a scavenger hunt to find real-world examples and will be creating a piece of artwork that incorporates different lines and angles.
For language and reading we are reading an expository nonfiction text called If You Made a Million by David Schwartz. For this story students will make connections to math by counting money and finding combinations of money, and also to our economics unit by discussing the ways you can spend and save money.
As we go further into our science unit, students are investigating needs of living things and ways that organisms can adapt to their environment.
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