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Weekly Newsletter September 22-26
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What are we
doing this week?
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HORN
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This week in Math we will
finish up a mini-lesson on how to represent a large amount of data on a bar
graph. We will also begin investigating a line plot and how it is different
from a bar graph and pictograph. The word “interpret” will be added to our
math vocabulary wall and we will discuss it in context with the graphing
unit. Students will spend a couple of days interpreting various data from
graphs and answering questions with a partner.
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The student work on the
layers of the Earth is up in our room and we are proud of our work! Students
worked hard to create their posters and decorate them! This week we will
continue to learn all about the 3 different types of rocks and the rock cycle.
We will begin with inventing our own definition of sedimentary rock,
metamorphic rock, and igneous rock via research on iPads. Students will also
learn about minerals this week. After we’ve read in our Science books about
minerals, and taken some notes in our Science journals, students will
participate in a minerals scavenger hunt!
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WOODS
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This
week we
are beginning a thrilling novel
study of the book Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner. Our focus
skills during this unit are to respond in writing to our close reading of the
text, and to understand our vocabulary terms in context. We will use a format
that we will refer to as IRSC to help us with the responding! IRSC stands for
Indent, Restate Question, Supporting Details and Evidence,
and Closing Sentence.
Participating in a novel study will also provide student with excellent opportunities
to learn and practice critical thinking skills and literary discussion
skills!
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We
will continue to practice forming possessive nouns.
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Students
will also receive a new spelling list that focuses on reviewing long vs.
short vowel sounds with doubling and dropping rules. Here’s the Spelling City
link for practice: spellingcity.com/paine3. We are currently on the Unit 1
Lesson 6 list.
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HOMEWORK
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WOODS:
-Students
must read for 20 minutes each night & record the number of pages they
have read in the Agenda/Husky Pad. Remember,
we are now having students to log their at home reading in the very last
section of the Agenda. Students should be recording the title of the book
they read and the pages they’ve read.- Students will also be required to
practice a using the IRSC format to respond to a question in a paragraph
either Wednesday or Thursday night.
HORN:
Students must complete 30 minutes of Dreambox this week at home. Additional
(low amount of problems) homework may be given if the teacher sees the need
for practice of a particular skill. Remember Dreambox records time from
Sunday to Saturday.
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Tests
HORN: No tests this week.
WOODS: Spelling Test on Thursday.
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The
Week Ahead…
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Upcoming
Events
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Math
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Math Menu for graphing unit
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Depending on where we are
in Math Menu, we may have a performance task.
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Book Fair Family night Tuesday
September 23 3:00-7:00.
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Wednesday September 23 is
the 3rd grade assembly at 8:15.
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Friday Freeze is this
Friday
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Field Trip Money and
Chaperone Fees will be collected this week!
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Don’t forget to send your
child with Box Tops as you collect them from your favorite brands!
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Science
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We will continue Earth and
Space science.
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Reading
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Novel Study!
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Language/Writing
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Form Possessive Nouns
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Continue original Narrative
Writing pieces!
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Spelling Words
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cutting, bigger, dropping, hopping, hoping, shopper, sloping,
slopping, liking, liked, braking, closing, shiny, shining, trader, bony,
graded, muted, tuned, blaming
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Vocabulary
Words
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proceed, mend, harness, irrigation,
plow, mature, gully, harvest, bushel, derringer, ricocheting and lunge.
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proceed
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To move forward, to carry on
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mend
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To repair
or fix
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harness
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Straps for a horse which connect to a
plow
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irrigation
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A system used for watering plants in a
field
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plow
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A tool used for cutting into the earth to
prepare it for planting
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mature
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Ripe or full grown
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gully
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A small, steep valley created by flowing
water
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harvest
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To gather crops when they are ripe
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bushel
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A unit of measurement for grains, fruits,
etc.
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derringer
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A small gun
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ricocheting
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Skipping or bouncing off of an object
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lunge
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A sudden forward movement toward
something
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