3rd Grade Weekly Newsletter
Each newsletter describes what your child has been learning in school, what they will be learning the following week, and homework assignments your child will be receiving.
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Each newsletter describes what your child has been learning in school, what they will be learning the following week, and homework assignments your child will be receiving.
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Reading – This week in reading we started a new unit on reading expository non-fiction texts. We anchored our learning in the book Morning Meal Around the World by Maryellen Gregoire. We explored how certain text features help readers better understand non-fiction expository texts. Specifically we looked at the table of contents, the index, and the description on the back of the book. We also saw other text features like a Fun Facts section, Glossary, and Learn More section. Students also started choosing non-fiction expository texts for their own independent reading. Chat with your student about what text features they’ve spotted in their own independent reading and how it has helped them understand their topic. Vocabulary –From the book Brave Irene we learned the words coax, snug, cherish, delirious, fret and advise. Check in with your student about what these words mean and how they were used in the story. Writing – On Monday, we started our first narrative performance task. These are week long activities designed to prepare students for the fourth grade language arts test during which they will have to read articles and then write to a prompt in which they must reference the texts. We will work through a narrative piece with the students, reading two articles together and then drafting and writing to a prompt with guidance. Students worked to use evidence from the task and to write in complete sentences. Students then began to draft a narrative about going on safari in Africa. Students needed to apply all they have learned about personal narrative and use the information from the articles we read and notes we took to create a narrative about going on safari in East Africa. Math – This week in math students continued to explore perimeter and area by measuring with rulers/meter sticks and working with tetrominoes. We explored the relationship between the area of squares, rectangles, and triangles. Students also worked to find the perimeter and area of different figures, including everyday items around the classroom and at home. As students explore area, they are getting exposure to the foundation of multiplication which we will begin soon. Next week - Reading – Next week students will continue to practice asking questions before, during and after reading another nonfiction biography. Writing – Next week we will be working on finishing our narrative performance task and writing the story about going on a safari in East Africa. Math – Next week students will continue to explore the characteristics of 2D shapes and area.
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