WEEK OF 1/5/15-1/9/15

Welcome back! I hope that everyone had a terrific holiday and enjoyed their break!

IMPORTANT DATES:

Wednesday 1/7: MAP Testing- Reading

Friday 1/9: MAP Testing- Math

Please make sure your child gets plenty of rest and eats a good healthy breakfast & snack for testing days.

Friday 1/16: Early Dismissal (11:00)

Monday 1/19: Martin Luther King’s birthday—No school

MATH

This week we will begin Chapter 7 about division.

SPELLING

This week we are working on List 14 which focuses on homophones.

Monday- Pretest; Homework: Everyone does the cursive worksheet

Tuesday-Homework: Challenge students complete a challenge activity in their spelling journal; Non-challenge students complete ABC order in their spelling journal

Wednesday-Homework: Challenge students complete their second and final challenge activity in their spelling journal; Non-challenge students complete 10 sentences (with all 20 words included) in their spelling journal

Thursday-Students prepare for their final test

Friday- Final test for list 14

SOCIAL STUDIES

Before break, we began our unit on local government (Chapter 12). We will be continuing this unit. The tentative test date for this chapter is Wednesday 1/21, a more definitive date will be posted later on.

SCIENCE

This week we will begin Chapter 11 on Matter.

LANGUAGE ARTS

We will continue our new unit called Traditions, which we started before break. This week we will focus on the story The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco. We will also be focusing on verbs.

HOMEWORK UPDATE:

Although it varies by class, as a team we usually assign homework in at least one subject every day (less so on Fridays as we are mindful of busy weekends and time with family).

Please know that additionally, the students are encouraged to read for 20 minutes each night and can always be writing daily in a journal. These activities are optional for most classes, but will certainly help your student continue to work on their skills. We will be sending home a list of writing prompts (with a self-editing checklist) to help get your student inspired to write as well as a Common Core aligned reading extension menu for students to use in conjunction with their "good-fit" books at home.

Please know that homework is personal and what/how much your family can work on varies. We as a team understand this and while we continue to send home "manageable" workloads for 3rd graders, you always have the option to extend with the aforementioned activity options. Thanks for supporting your students and the efforts they put into their learning here at Prairieview School.

--The Third Grade Team

If you have any questions or concerns, you can contact me through email at lkurey@ccsd66.org.

Have a great week!

Miss Kurey