Dear Families:
Attached is a link from the MEA that describes the Read By Third Grade law. Parents please take a few moments to read through and don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.
https://mea.org/learn-whats-in-the-new-third-grade-reading-law/
I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I missed my students Thursday afternoon and Friday. I am anxious to see them tomorrow morning.
A quick look at our week ahead:
Thursday: Picture Day and Firehouse Field Trip
A permission slip was sent home on Thursday for the field trip please sign and return.
Picture Day is Thursday. That form also went home on Thursday, it is due by Tuesday.
Week 9-Multisyllabic VC/CV
Hot words-
- dinner
- bottle
- rabbit
- soccer
- tunnel
- cotton
- kitten
- better
- happen
Cold Words (these will not show up in the activities)
letter
button
Content-
- length
- millimeter
- width
- weather
Reading:
RI.3.8 Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence) Â RI.4.8 Explain how an author uses reasons and evidence to support particular points in a text.
RL.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. Â RL.4.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
RI.3.1 Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers. Â RI.4.1 Refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.
RI.3.9 Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic. Â RI.4.9 Integrate information from two texts on the same topic in order to write or speak about the subject knowledgeably.
In our new reading program, called Benchmark, has performance tasks for the students to work on in class. These incorporate all of the concepts we have been learning about. We will be doing these this week together to work through them.
Writing:Â
We are working on informational writing and comparing and contrasting animals using a venn diagram. We also worked on the 3rd grade writing prompt last Friday and we will finish that up on Monday.
Math:Â
We are on Lesson 16 starting Monday. Once we finish Lesson 21 there will be an end of the module test. We will have time to prepare in class as well as at home for homework. Once this gets closer I will let you know the day of the test and what we will be doing to prepare for it.
Social Studies:Â
2 – G2.0.2: Describe how the local community is part of a larger region (e.g., county, metropolitan area, state).
3 – G1.0.1: Use cardinal directions (north, south, east, west) to describe the relative location of significant places in the immediate environment.
3 – G1.0.2: Use thematic maps to identify and describe the physical and human characteristics of Michigan.
3 – G5.0.1: Locate natural resources in Michigan and explain the consequences of their use.
3 – G5.0.2: Describe how people adapt to, use, and modify the natural resources of Michigan.
3 – G4.0.3: Describe some of the current movements of goods, people, jobs or information to, from, or within Michigan and explain reasons for the movements.
3- G2.0.1: Use a variety of visual materials and data sources to describe ways in which Michigan can be divided into regions.
3 – G2.0.2: Describe different regions to which Michigan belongs (e.g., Great Lakes Region, Midwest).
The students have a student Social Studies book online through Google Classroom. Please take a look at this with your child. Starting this week they will have readings and homework using that book.
Looking forward to a great week!
As always, if you have any questions or concerns please email me 🙂
Miss Hespen
