Hello 3rd Grade Families,

Happy (almost) Halloween! This Friday will be a free dress day. As with all free dress days, students should arrive in comfortable, school appropriate play clothes.

This week in class…

Math: Unit 3: Measurement. We will begin to wrap up the unit with an in-depth study of perimeter and area. As of now, the Unit 3 test is scheduled for next Wednesday.

For IXL homework this week, please complete the following Skills…

V.8 Perimeter

V.10 Area of figures made of unit squares

V.11 Create figures of a given area

Reading: Our focus now turns to vocabulary. More specifically, we are learning to use prior knowledge and context to predict and confirm the meanings of known words — an essential skill for readers of all ages. This week’s Parent Pipeline will show you ways to incorporate this skill into your regular reading routine.

Small Group Reading Reminder: Please turn in your child’s newly purchased books by or before next Monday. E-mails were sent last week with titles and authors.

Click here to download this week’s fluency homework.

Word Work: Our next spelling test will be on Friday.

Vocabulary: We will begin Unit 4 this week. The quiz will be next Friday.

Grammar: We will continue with Unit 2, now turning our attention to Lessons 12 and 13: Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns.

Science: The class will be learning all about light!

Social Studies: Our attention now turns to California’s landforms and geography.

Religion: We will begin Chapter 3: We are God’s Holy People. Click here for the Study Guide.

All the Best,

Ms. Espinosa