Announcements Reading/Language Arts Homework and Reminders Homework is usually given Monday Welcome to grade! We have through Thursday. Occasionally Essential Question: How do we grow had a great start to the new school we might send home assignments as readers and writers? year! Thank you to all the families or projects over the weekend. Skills/Strategies: that have sent in the necessary Please check your child’s agenda Monitor school supplies thus far. For those book and homework folder daily. Meaning of words of you who haven’t, please check our Routine Writing school website for the official list of A standing daily homework Stories: supplies and send them in as soon as assignment for all third graders When Charlie McButton Lost Power; possible. We look forward to a great is to read for at least 30 How a Kite Changed the World; What partnership this year! minutes per night, as well as About Me?; How the Desert Tortoise practice math facts nightly. Got It’s Shell Reading logs are sent home every Monday and should be returned on Friday. Mathematics Science Social Studies Essential Question: What makes a good community? Essential Question: What is As we study chapter 1, students will “Weather multiplication? What strategies can The students will explore demonstrate the following be used to solve multiplication & Patterns”. understandings: problems? Students will: People establish different Students will: use graphical displays to types of communities demonstrate an understanding of organize data by season Communities have unifying multiplication using strategies and identify & describe patterns of characteristics concrete models to solve one step weather There are similarities and word problems gather information to provide differences between various use manipulatives, number lines, evidence about climate patterns communities arrays & area models to model multiplication
Announcements and Reminders Welcome to grade! We have had a great start to the new school year! Thank you to all the families that have sent in the necessary school supplies thus far. For those of you who haven’t, please check our school website for the official list of supplies and send them in as soon as possible. We look forward to a great partnership this year! Reading/Language Arts Essential Question: How do we grow as readers and writers? Skills/Strategies: Monitor Meaning of words Routine Writing Stories: When Charlie McButton Lost Power; How a Kite Changed the World; What About Me?; How the Desert Tortoise Got It’s Shell Homework Homework is usually given Monday through Thursday. Occasionally we might send home assignments or projects over the weekend. Please check your child’s agenda book and homework folder daily. A standing daily homework assignment for all third graders is to read for at least 30 minutes per night, as well as practice math facts nightly. Reading logs are sent home every Monday and should be returned on Friday. Mathematics Essential Question: What is multiplication? What strategies can be used to solve multiplication problems? Students will: demonstrate an understanding of multiplication using strategies and concrete models to solve one step word problems use manipulatives, number lines, arrays & area models to model multiplication Science The students will explore “Weather & Patterns”. Students will: use graphical displays to organize data by season identify & describe patterns of weather gather information to provide evidence about climate patterns Social Studies Essential Question: What makes a good community? As we study chapter 1, students will demonstrate the following understandings: People establish different types of communities Communities have unifying characteristics There are similarities and differences between various communities
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