Hello Third Grade Families,

Happy (almost) Valentine’s Day! We will be exchanging cards Friday morning. Please remember to send in your covered box by Wednesday. Directions were sent last week via e-mail.

Math: Unit 6 continues with a study of polygons and angles. We will be taking a closer look at a variety of shapes with a special focus on quadrilaterals. The class will be classifying various figures into groups including: quadrangles, parallelograms and rectangles. This week, take some time to work with your child on identifying and comparing angles. Try and identify angles that are bigger and smaller than 90 degrees (right angles) as well.

IXL Homework:

V.21 Lines, Line Segments & Rays

V.26 Classify Quadrilaterals

V.22 Parallel, Perpendicular, Intersecting

Reading: We will be learning all about basic literary elements: characters, setting, problem/solution & theme. These skills will build the foundation before we learn about more complex literary elements next week. Click here for the Parent Pipeline.

Homework: 100 minutes (minimum) read & logged on Reading Glue

Click here for this week’s fluency homework.

Word Work: This week’s words can be found in your child’s planner. Our spelling test is scheduled for Friday.

Grammar: Our grammar focus is on Helping Verbs: Lessons 21 & 22. Go online to the Grammar Workshop website in order to access more practice and study opportunities.

Writer’s Workshop: Picking up where we left off last week, we will learn to make connections within and across chapters with a focus on using transition words like also, another, because, then, which and in addition. Then, we will try to balance facts and ideas in our writing.

Science: We continue to learn all about the solar system! Mr. Rzasa will be here Thursday morning for a special lab!

Social Studies: February 25th is our next field trip. We will be going to the Chumash Museum in Thousand Oaks. Keep an eye on your e-mail inbox. Permission slips will be sent as attachments this week.

Religion: The class will continue Chapter 13: Jesus Came to Give Life.

Have a great week!

Ms. Espinosa