Saturday, April 20, 2013

Week of 4/22 - 4/26

The staff at May Watts will reschedule the "Thank You Volunteers" celebration which had to be postponed due to the weather. As soon as the date is set, we will post it. We hope you can make it. Our third graders have something special planned for you!
4/22-Earth Day, Book Exchange Collection
4/23- Book Exchange Collection
4/24--4/26- Book Exchange
The students will be taking Interim Assessments this week on from 1:00-1:45 on M, T, W, and F. Students should get plenty of sleep and eat a healthy breakfast each day. They should also bring a healthy snack and drink plenty of water.
M- English Language Arts Part 1
T- English Language Arts Part 2
W- Math Part 1
R- None
Friday- Math Part 2
Just a reminder that we will no longer be mailing report cards or other items left behind for those students who are not in attendance on the last day of school. Parents will need to contact the office and come in over the summer to secure their belongings.

Citizenship- We will have a refresher on how the students can problem solve.

Reading This week, we will read a story called Meanwhile Back at the Ranch written by Trinka Hakes Noble and illustrated by Tony Ross. This is a hilarious book about Rancher Hicks, who drives to the town of Sleepy Gulch, looking for a little excitement. Little does he know that some amazing things are happening to his wife and ranch during his absence! The strategy that we will work on this week is how setting affects the feelings/mood of a story.

Writing - The students will practice prompt writing this week. The students will write an opinion piece on a topic or text supporting a point of view with reasons and information. They will provide reasons that are supported by facts and details. This should be organized with a concluding section that relates to the opinion presented. Students should strive to write complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-ons. We will also continue our natural disaster projects and begin presentations of posters.
Grammar- We will focus on using complex linking words and phrases (for instance, in order to, in addition). These are words that are used to connect the opinion and reason in sentences and essays. (This is different from the traditional reference of referring to linking words as linking verbs.)
Spelling - This week we are on list #26. The pattern is words that end in er, ful, ly, and able. Please help your child review this week because some of the words  may be more difficult.The test is Friday, April 26th.

Social Studies
We will begin a unit on Immigration and The Great Migration. The students have an opportunity to learn about someone in their family who has immigrated to the United States. The students will gain knowledge of the reasons why people immigrated to the United States. They will also find out about an important time in history called The Great Migration. The students will learn how these events helped to form our country.They will also learn about the significant individuals and events that were important in the development of our country and communities.
 Math-
Third grade math –
We will teach students how to calculate the volume of a cube.
The students will measure and estimate liquid volumes and masses of objects using standard units of grams (g), kilograms (kg), and liters (l). they will add, subtract, multiply, or divide to solve one-step word problems involving masses or volumes that are given in the same units, e.g., by using drawings (such as a beaker with a measurement scale) to represent the problem.
The students will also understand that shapes in different categories (e.g., rhombuses, rectangles, and others) may share attributes (e.g., having four sides), and that the shared attributes can define a larger category (e.g., quadrilaterals). The students will also recognize rhombuses, rectangles, and squares as examples of quadrilaterals, and draw examples of quadrilaterals that do not belong to any of these subcategories.
Accel.math –
We will work practice ordering fractions and adding/subtracting fractions.

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