Hello 3rd Grade Families,
I hope everyone enjoyed the holiday weekend among family and friends. There will be much happening in the following three weeks. Below are some highlights.
-Our first field trip is scheduled for Decmeber 15th when we will be going to the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History! Keep your eye on your e-mail inbox for a permission slip along with other important information.
-PE will be on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Be sure to dress appropriately. Music will be on Thursday.
This week in class…
Math: Unit 4 — We are working steadily on the difference between multiplication and division applying both to number stories in order to solve problems.
IXL Math Skills Homework:
H.6 Multiplication Word Problems
I.3 Relate Multiplication and Division for Groups
L.6 Division Word Problems
Reading: Congratulations to our Reading All-Stars! These top 5 students went above and beyond the required 20 min. of reading per day and logged in an extra 700-1,800 minutes over the course of the trimester. Bravo! You too can see your total number of minutes read. Just take a look at the reading dashboard. For trimester 1, each student should have logged in at least 1,100 hours minutes.
This week, all student reading levels will be updated on Reading Glue as well.
Finally, be sure to practice this week’s reading skill: Recognize and Explain Cause and Effect Relationships. Click here to see the Parent Pipeline. This is an especially valuable skill for all curricular areas.
Click here for this week’s fluency homework.
Word Work: This week’s words can be found in your child’s planner & online on SpellingCity.com. Our next spelling test is scheduled for Friday.
Vocabulary: We begin Unit 6.
Grammar: This week will be one of review before the Unit 2 Grammar Test on Friday, December 4th.
Science: We will be learning all about states of matter for the coming weeks. First up, properties of solids, liquids and gases.
Social Studies: The class will be learning all about natural resources.
Religion: This week marks the start of Advent. The students will be working on various Advent related projects beginning with the Jesse Tree!
Have a great week!
Ms. Espinosa
