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Weekly Newsletter September 8-12
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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
wrap up our Math Menu and turn in problems to be graded. We will also
complete our problem solving unit assessment. After the assessment we will
jump right into our graphing unit. We will explore different types of graphs
this week (bar graphs pictographs, etc.) We will discuss the difference
between area and volume and investigate two and three dimensional figures.
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Our 7 habit books are on
display in my room and we are so proud of our hard work!
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This week in Science we will
begin learning about the layers of the Earth. Students will read articles,
watch videos, record definitions, and illustrate a cover page all about the
layers of the Earth!
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WOODS
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This week we begin a unit
on features of nonfiction text! It is our goal in this unit to lead students
to notice the different features that are included in a nonfiction text such
as captions, glossaries, and graphs to name a few. Students will become
familiar with the correct terminology for these features and use those
features to aid their understanding of various nonfiction texts!
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We will discuss different
types of nouns including plurals, common, and proper nouns in language.
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Students will also receive
a new spelling list that focuses on words with long (a) sound with ai and ay
spellings, examples= Spain and gray.. We will also practice spelling words with
the long (e) sound at the end with a (y) spelling, example=candy. l. Here’s the Spelling City link for
practice: spellingcity.com/paine3. We are currently on the Unit 1 Lesson 4
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.
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: Students
will complete the problem solving unit assessment.
WOODS:
Spelling Test will be on Thursday; Vocabulary Quiz on Friday
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The
Week Ahead…
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Sidenotes/Upcoming
Events
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Math
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Students will work to find
the surface area of various objects.
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Students will use the
associative property to help them determine the volume of three dimensional
solids.
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Students will solve real
world problems involving volume.
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· Club
Day is this Wednesday, September 10. 3rd grade starts at 1:00 and
will return to the classroom at 2:30.
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Scholastic
book orders have been placed and should be here within 7-10 business days.
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Science
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Students will record
definitions of the layers of the Earth.
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Students will compare the
Earth’s layers to a boiled egg.
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Complete short quiz on
layers of Earth.
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Investigate different types
of rocks and minerals.
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Reading
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Identify nonfiction
features in multiple
nonfiction
texts
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Read and comprehend grade
level nonfiction texts
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Language/Writing
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Identifying and correctly use
plural, common , and proper nouns.
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Continue original Narrative Writing pieces!
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Spelling Words
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Spain, stain, wait,
paint, snail, aid, aim, air, spray, play, gray sway, tray, stay, fancy,
fifty, country,
hungry, candy,
study, every
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Vocabulary Words
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Glossary, captions, index, table of contents,
close-ups, photographs, types of print, cutaways, headings, labels, graphs,
maps
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