Weekly Update 9.5.17
By carrievaughan In News & Updates On September 5, 2017
Thank you for remembering to stop by and check in to our weekly updates. Don’t forget to locate the secret word below and write it in your child’s agenda for an extra class dojo point.
Be on the Lookout for…
- Tuesday folders are coming home today. Please return any necessary papers.
- Please send $10 cash in ASAP for Time for Kids and MobyMax subscriptions. You may go ahead and start using MobyMax at home already! I have $ already for: Ashley, Ben, Cohan, Chloe, Keagan, Lillian, Ronja, Addison, Henry, Alia and Ava.
- Check out “3rd grade at a glance” for all the topics we will cover this year. SS/Sci will not follow this calendar, but literacy and math will be close!
This week in Literacy:
Students are beginning literacy assessments this week in the areas of fluency, comprehension and context clues. These will help give us an idea of what students know and give us a baseline on how far students will grow this year.
We are also learning about characters- their traits and motivation, and how their actions impact the story. Students will practice telling basic story elements and answering right there questions.
This week in Math:
We are doing a variety of addition and subtraction of methods. Some of these may NOT be familiar to you as parents so it is VERY important to use the example coming home from what students did that day. Some very helpful parent links to what we are doing can be found here: Place Value Addition Show All Totals/Partial Sums Addition on a # Line Place Value Subtraction Subtraction on a Number Line
I am noticing some major gaps in what students SHOULD know, so please look over assignments with them to ensure they understand. If frustration levels are reached, write me a note or send me an email. I want to address it asap! word- regrouping
A year long “Scope and Sequence” which lays out our math curriculum pacing for the year can be found here
This quarter in social studies: In 1st quarter, students will learn about Economics and Financial Literacy
Objectives for this quarter are:
| 3.E.1 | Understand how the location of regions affects activity in a market economy. |
| 3.E.2 | Understand entrepreneurship in a market economy. |
This quarter in science: In 1st quarter students will focus on Objects In the Sky
Objectives for this quarter are:
| 3.E.1 | Recognize the major components and patterns observed in the Earth/Moon/Sun system. |
| 3.E.2 | Compare the structure of the Earth’s surface using models or three-dimensional diagrams. |
