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