Tuesday, 12/10 –
Wednesday, 12/11– STEM
Thursday, 12/12 – Coding
Friday, 12/13 – Spirit Day, Early Out @ 1:00
Announcements:
The Food Permission Form for most of our 3rd grade activities is now available. Please fill out this form to indicate if your child is allowed to have the snacks that we use for various lessons and activities in 3rd grade.
3rd Grade Food Permission
The 3rd Grade Grinch Party is on Friday, December 20th from 8:45-10:30. Please fill out the google form below to let us know if you can help!
Grinch Party
Math:
This week we are finishing Lesson 15 and beginning Lesson 16. We are taking our multiplication skills and putting them to the test by using a formula to solve for area. In lesson 16 we will learn how to use multiplication and addition to find the area of composite shapes.
Reading:
In Unit 3 Week 3, our comprehension skill is identifying main idea and key details. This week we are reading expository texts, Earth and Its Neighbors and Earth. We are going to be practicing our skills of summarizing as well as studying suffixes.
Phonics:
r-controlled vowels and suffixes
Vocabulary:
-surface -amount -astronomy -globe -solar system -support -temperature -warmth
In class, we learn about these vocabulary words in connection to ourselves. If you notice your child using any of these words in context, this would be a great opportunity to celebrate their efforts!
Read at least 20 minutes per day. Making sure that your child does his/her reading daily is the single most helpful thing you can do to support educational success!