3rd Grade / Class Newsletter
Mrs. Kimbrell & Mrs. Taylor / Week of:
09/05/17
Reading/Language: / Math:
Unit 1: Stories Worth Telling Again and Again
Literature Focus: Helen Keller – Ch. 1 & 2
Mentor Text: My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother
READING SKILLS:
· Genre: nonfiction vs. fiction
· Comprehension Questions:
Who, What, When, Where, Why, How – Focus on the WHY
· Finding text evidence
· Causes/Effects of events
· Cause & Effect Text Structure
· Multiple Meaning Words
· Idioms
WEEKLY TEST WILL BE NEXT WEEK! J
LANGUAGE SKILLS: (taught w/ mentor text)
· Simple & Compound Sentences
· Capitalization & Punctuation rules
· Singular & Plural Nouns
· Review commas in a series
· Review subjects/predicates
AN AR 25 POINT CHALLENGE BEGAN TODAY!
DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 18th! / Topic 2: Number Sense-
Addition and subtraction
Monday- Labor Day! No School!
Tuesday- 2:5- Rounding
Wednesday- 2:6-2:7- Estimating sums and differences and Fluency Quiz (5 minute timed test on addition and subtraction facts)
Thursday- 2:8- Addition and subtraction equations
Friday- 2:9- Problem Solving and Morning Work Quiz
Math Vocabulary List 1-2: Test Sept. 27th
1. addends- numbers added together to give a sum.
2. factors- numbers that are multiplied to give a product.
3. product- the answer to a multiplication problem.
4. sum- the answer when adding 2 or more addends.
5. Commutative (Order) Property of Addition- Numbers can be added in any order and the sum will be the same
6. Associative (Grouping) Property of Addition- Numbers can be grouped in any way and the sum will be the same.
7. Identity (Zero) Property of Addition- The sum of zero and any number is that number.
8. fact family- a group of related facts using the same numbers.
9. round- to replace a number with another number that tells ABOUT how many or how much.
10. estimate- to give a number or answer that tells ABOUT how many or how much.
11. equation- a number sentence that uses an equal sign to show that the value to its left is the same as the value to its right.
Writing: / AR TOP POINT EARNERS
Focus: Narrative Writing –
Continuing stories to add to The Stories Julian Tells including all story elements & using transition words. Go through writing process.
Writing Prompt on Weekly Test: Writing how events in two different passage help others /
Reminders: / Important Words:
AR HOMEWORK
PLEASE DO NOT FORGET TUESDAY NIGHT READING. Your child has a Home Reading Record in his/her binder. Your child needs to read aloud at least 20 minutes to a parent or older sibling reading a book in his/her reading range once a week. STUDENTS MAY READ AN AR BOOK, LIBRARY BOOK, OR READ A BOOK ONLINE. Online resources are myOn.com and Tumblebooks.com. Parents will initial the day the child reads. If Tuesday if not a good day at your home for this, please choose another day that works for you. YOUR CHILD WILL RECEIVE A TREAT FOR READING EACH WEEK! J
Tumblebooks:
User name: northside601
Password: books
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STUDY ISLAND IS A GREAT RESOURCE TO USE AT HOME!
Student ID: first name.last name@ns
Password: goarrows
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JOIN REMIND!
Text @ekda6 to this number:
81010
and receive notes and reminders about things happening in both classes! J / FOCUS WORDS:
tantrum vibration
murmur plunge
clench rant
SPELLING:
plain braid
grain explain
ladies obey
radio sleigh
eight weigh
Spelling Test – Lists 3 & 4
Test is THIS Friday, Sept. 8th!
BE SURE TO STUDY! J
Mark your calendar!
Our Annual Arrow Dash will be on the evening of Friday, October 27th. J
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Classroom Business or Needs:
· EACH CHILD NEEDS A 10 PACK OF SHEET PROTECTORS FOR THEIR BINDERS.
· WE NEED CANDY, GUM, & TREATS FOR OUR TREAT BOX ON FRIDAYS. J
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