Dearest Third Grade Families,

Welcome back! I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend and was able to get some rest in as we enter the home stretch of this school year.

This week we’ll be studying the following:

Math: The class will continue Unit 9 (Multiplication & Division) covering lessons 9.5 and 9.6 with a focus on practicing with the “partial-products algorithm.” As always, you are welcome to follow along with us by completing the “Home Links” at www.everydaymathonline.com. Your child’s username and password can be found in his/her planner.

Likewise, we continue to practice your multiplication and division facts. There will be no IXL math homework this week. Instead, please study your math facts.

Reading & Writing: The class will continue to read and explore leveled fiction and non-fiction texts in small reading groups.

Click here to download the Reading Log.

English: The class will begin Unit 6: Capitalization, Punctuation and Spelling with Lessons 41: “Writing Sentences Correctly” & 44 “Book Titles”. Additional practice and exercises are always available at the Grammar Workshop website.

Spelling: Click here to download this week’s spelling words and pattern/principle.. Don’t forget that the words for every unit are also available on www.spellingcity.com. Here you can find fun games and an interactive online practice test.

Vocabulary: This week we begin Unit 18. Our next (and last) vocabulary quiz will be next Friday. As a reminder, all words as well as activities and a practice quiz can be found at the Vocabulary Workshop website.

Science: Mr. Rzasa will be back in the lab guest teaching first thing Monday morning with a lesson on chemical reactions! Later, we will begin Chapter 3: Organisms of Long Ago.

Social Studies: The class will learn about another type of resource: Human Capital.

Religion: We will begin the Family Life series beginning with a unit on family.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Espinosa