Week of December 17th

This week in:

Language Arts– Identify the problem and solution, characters and setting for story Stone Soup.

Writing– Finish current Opinion writing using facts from informative articles on the prompt “Should Dogs Work?”

Math– Chapter 11-  Area and Perimeter.   Area assessment on Thursday.

 

Question to ask your child:  1) “How do animals change their environments?” (For example, beavers cut down trees to build their homes and to create dams. This reduces shady areas, but creates a bigger aquatic area.)

 

Upcoming Events

Dec 12^th – 19^th Holiday Gift Shop is open

Dec 20^th Winter Music Showcase 6pm

Dec 21^st  Last day of the quarter

Dec 24^th – Jan 14^th Winter Break, No School

Jan 15^th Students Return to School

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Week of December 10th

This week in:

Language Arts– Answer text dependent questions and continue work on identifying Key Events and Summarizing using folk tales.

Writing– Opinion writing using facts from informative articles

Math– Chapter 11-  Area and Perimeter

Science- Exploring what causes changes in an environment and how organisms can change their environment.

 

Question to ask your child:  1) “What is the difference between Area and Perimeter?  (Area is the measurement of the inside of a shape given in square units, and the Perimeter is a measurement of the outside of a shape given in units.  We are working on centimeters and inches.)

 

Upcoming Events

Dec 12^th – 19^th Holiday Gift Shop is open

Dec 20^th Winter Music Showcase 6pm

Dec 21^st  Last day of the quarter

Dec 24^th – Jan 14^th Winter Break

Jan 15^th Students Return to School

Week of December 3rd

This week in:

Language Arts– Continue Work on identifying Key Events and summarizing using folk tales.

Writing– Opinion writing using facts from informative articles

Math– Chapter 11- Perimeter Test, moving onto Area

Science- Who Would Win activity reviewing animal adaptations.

Question to ask your child:  1) “What animal did you pick for the Who Would Win activity?”  “Is your animal going to win?” “Why or why not?” “What adaptations does it have? (Structural adaptations would include features like sharp teeth, powerful legs/ arms, large claws, speed, etc.)

 

Upcoming Events

Dec 12^th – 19^th Holiday Gift Shop is open

Dec 20^th Winter Music Showcase 6pm

Dec 21^st  Last day of the quarter

Dec 24^th – Jan 14^th Winter Break

Jan 15^th Students Return to School

Week of November 27th

This week in:

Language Arts– Continue Work on identifying Key Events and summarizing.

Writing– Narrative using informational text to pull details.

Math– Chapter 11- Perimeter

 

Question to ask your child:  1) “What is a Perimeter?” (A measurement of the distance around a shape.)

 

Upcoming Events

• November 27^th Level Set Assessment (Kid Biz Level adjustment)
• November 28^thAPEX Fun Run 3^rd Grade should be running around 10am

Week of November 12th

Parents, we need your help!  The students need to pass at least 2 Achieve articles per week with a score of 75% or better on their first try.  We do one in the classroom, and the students are assigned one for homework each week.  Please help by following up with them on their homework.  If they don’t pass the homework assignment, have them select another article of their choice.  Remind them to read the article 3 times, and to find their evidence in the text.  Thank you!

This week in:

Language Arts– Introduce Theme and look more closely at Setting and Plots.

Writing– Narrative using informational text to pull details.

Math– Chapter 5- Using Multiplication Facts

 

Question to ask your child:  1) “What multiplication facts are you working on?” (Quiz them on their multiplication facts. For example: 4×4=?, 4×7=? etc.)

 

Upcoming Events

• November 13^th APEX Fun Run Kick-Off event for students
• November 19^th – 23^rd No School, Thanksgiving Week
• November 28^th APEX Fun Run 3^rd Grade should be running around 10am

Week of November 5th

This week in:

Language Arts– Continue with comparing points of view, literal versus non literal language, idioms & hyperboles.  Reflect on how illustrations affect mood.

Writing– Write an opinion essay using two sources as a reference. “Is Jack (from Jack and the Beanstalk) a villain or hero?”

Math– Chapter 4- Multiplication properties test on Tuesday

 

Question to ask your child:  1) “What is a hyperbole?” (An exaggerated statement or claim not meant to be taken literally.  For example, “mile high ice-cream cone” or “I’m so hungry, I could eat a horse!”.

 

Upcoming Events

 

• November 13^th APEX Fun Run Kick-Off event for students
• November 28^th APEX Fun Run 3^rd Grade should be running around 10am

Week of October 29th – November 2nd

The Wolf Canyon Masquerade Ball is this Saturday,

November 3^rd from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm.

This week in:

Language Arts– Comparing points of view, literal versus non literal language, idioms.

Writing– Write a narrative based on an informative text we are reading in class. Using a writing checklist to make.

Math– Continue Chapter 4- Place Value & Operations with Whole Numbers: Multiplication.  Using our strategies to solve word problems

 

Question to ask your child:  1) “What is an idiom?” (An expression with a non literal meaning. For example, “It’s a piece of cake”, “It’s raining cats and dogs”.

 

Upcoming Events

 

• November 1^st Big Smile Dentist Visit
• November 2^nd Veteran’s Day Parade
• November 3^rd Masquerade Ball