3rd Grade VOE
Mills/Wilder
Week of April 25th
Ms. Wilder's Homeroom has earned a pizza party on Thursday (high participation in book swap reward) -- looking forward to that! No need to bring lunch that day :)
Reminders:
Thank you parents for sending library books back
Spelling Test Friday
"This is How You Do it" project in progress -- students will be completing the writing assignment on Wednesday, when they will be writing out the steps in class. They need to study the steps in order to write them without notes.
On Thursday, they will be sharing their projects and finished writing in a gallery-style presentation
Ms. Wilder’s Homeroom Learning Highlights
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Our focus this week will be:
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Context Clues
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Determining Importance
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Summarizing
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Identifying what is missing
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a good summary includes the beginning, middle, and end of a story
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In social studies
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The qualities of great business people
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Homework -- Spelling and Reading Passage
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A few students have been exempt from reading homework (for this week only! )
Math/Science
As we begin the year, it may be helpful for you to visit the following website to see what TEKS will be taught this year.
Science: http://lead4ward.com/docs/2015resources/TEKS_Snapshot_Science_Grade_03.pdf
We are focusing on measurement:
length
weight
capacity
time (click here for practice)
elapsed time interactive clock...the kids LOVE this! http://www.visnos.com/demos/clock
temperature
reading temperature on a thermometer practice
Please practice these with your child when opportunities arise. You can review these skills by watching the brainpop videos below! I have also included a link to the "Number of the Day" practice page. We have been using this with 6 digit numbers.
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https://www.brainpop.com/math/geometryandmeasurement/customaryunits/
https://jr.brainpop.com/math/measurement/
https://jr.brainpop.com/math/measurement/cupspintsquartsgallons/