Ms. Strickland's Third Grade

 

REMINDER

We will be taking two standardized tests. The COGAT and the ITBS. Testing will be October 5-7 and 10-14. Testing will begin each morning at 8:00. 

 

Reading

We hve been reading fiction chapter books. Our focus is on story elements. Plot, characters, and setting. Next week we will be reading nonfiction books on rocks and menirals focusing on nofiction conventions. Student should continue to read at home for their 25 Book Goal.

Math

We have started working on multiplication. Students will work on times tables 0-10. They will also be learning about the properties of multiplication. Practice at home on the multiplication facts will be helpful. 

math fact practice http://www.funbrain.com/math/index.html

http://www.primarygames.com/math/multiplication/start.htm

http://www.coolmath-games.com/1-number-games-times-tables-multiplication-division.html

SCIENCE

We have changed from social studies to science and are learning about rocks amd menirals. 

 Information on rocks and menirals http://www.rocksforkids.com/RFK/identification.html

WRITING and ENGLISH

In English we are working on the four kinds of sentences. In writing we continue to work on writing narratives using the writing process.

 

Welcome

Welcome back to school. It's hard to believe we have been back for 4 weeks!

Important Dates

9/14 Picture day

9/16 Spirit Day

9/16 S.S. test on Ancient Greece and the branches of government

9/20 Progress Reports for those students needing one

9/23 P.E. Fun Day & Family Activity Night

9/23 Four reading responses due for  the 25 books by May goal

Reminders: Please don't forget to send in box tops and coke caps. We are able to turn them in for money for  our school. We are also collecting the metal pull tabs from cans for the Ronald McDonald House.

WHAT ARE WE LEARNING?

READING

We are reading chapter books in guided reading. The kids should be reading longer books and passages in thier instructoin as well as for pleasure. Our focus now is story elements and vocabulary development. Keep reading 15 minutes each night. I'm encouraging students to read many different kinds of books. Fiction as well as nonfiction.

MATH

We are working on counting back change, adding, and subtracting money. Adding and subtracting large numbers are a skill needing more practice. The students will have an extra math home work. It will be assigned on Tuesday  and due on Friday.

SOCIAL STUDIES

 We have been learning about the 3 branches of our government, their responsibilities, and checks and balances. Next week we'll start on map skills.

WRITING

We have worked on descriptive paragraphs and are now working on how to write a good narrative. We'll work on writing a personal narrative for the next two weeks.

ENGLISH

We have been learning about sentence structure, subjects and predicates. Our next focus will be the four kinds of sentences.