Week of November 21-25th

Important Reminders -

Tuesday 11/22 - Chris Van Allsburg Movies!!  Bring an extra snack for the movie.
Wednesday 11/23 - Friday 11/25 - No School

Reading -  This week we are culminating our Chris Van Allsburg author study unit.  Each class will vote on their favorite Chris Van Allsburg book that they have read.  The students will watch a movie that is based on one of his books.  Remember to send in a special snack for Tuesdays movie.

Writing - Teachers will explain the process of writing a reading extended response. An extended response is an in-depth analysis of a particular text. By asking the student to write an extended response, we are asking them to think more deeply about their reading, thus making inferences and drawing conclusions are important reading strategies to know. Writing extended responses is new to third graders and a skill they will continue to develop throughout their education. We start in third grade with an "I" chart graphic organizer and model the organization of the response. It involves answering the question using evidence from the text, along with interpreting that evidence by explaining what the clues mean using what you already know. Finally, the student will have to pull everything together and write an ending sentence summing up the message the author was trying to get across.

Grammar - We will continue our focus on Plurals and Possessives this week. Please click on the links to the right to practice these important skills.

Spelling -  There will not be a spelling test this short week.  A pre-test will be given for the following week's test.

Math -
Third Grade Math- We will start a new unit in math this week. Unit 4 focuses on common uses of multiplication and division. These include using multiples of equal groups, equal sharing and equal grouping. Students will begin by solving number stories involving equal groups, creating number arrays and connecting multiplication to division. Please help your child practice their multiplication facts!
Accelerated Math-  Unit 4 focuses on decimals. The concepts we will review on decimals are: place value, comparing and ordering, estimating, addition and subtraction, money and units of length.

Social Studies - The students will be learning how our government was formed and how our government works. We will talk about the Declaration of Independence, Revolutionary War and Constitution. We will also looked at the history our our nation's capital, Washington D.C. We will finish our government study by researching national symbols and landmarks.