Week of March 2- March 4

Week of March 2- March 4

Announcements: 

March 4: Parent teacher conferences (Students are dismissed at 12:20)
March 5: Parent Teacher conferences (No school for students)
March 6: Spring Break Begins.

Math:

Students will take their math unit assessment over measurement and line plots. The study guide is attached below.

Grammar:

Students are reviewing conjunctions and sentence types. 

Reading:

Students will continue learning about character's point of view and how it is similar and different than their own. 

Writing:  

Students will continue learning how opinion writing can change the world. They will study a cause a complete their petitions. 

Science: 

Students will learn about weathering and erosion. They will also begin studying about the different soil types, focusing specifically on sand, clay, and loam.

Week of February 24 - February 28

Announcements:
Just a reminder that parent teacher conferences are coming up soon. You will be getting a confirmation of student conference times and dates from your child's teacher.

March 4: Parent teacher conferences (Students are dismissed at 12:20)
March 5: Parent Teacher conferences (No school for students)
March 6: Spring Break Begins.

Vocabulary:
Vocabulary homework will continue. Here is the list of vocabulary words for next week!

Math:
Students will learn how to measure items to the nearest 1/2 inch and plot them on a line plot.

Grammar:

Students will learn how to capitalize the titles of books, movies, and magazines. 

Reading:

Students will continue learning about how character's point of view, and how it is similar or different to our own point of view.

Click here to learn more!

Writing:  

Students will continue learning how opinion writing can change the world. They will study a cause a complete their petitions. 

Science: 

Students will learn about weathering and erosion. They will also begin studying about the different soil types, focusing specifically on sand, clay, and loam. 

Week of Feb. 17th-Feb. 21st

WEEK OF FEBRUARY 17-21

Announcements:

Monday, Feb. 17th--**Student Holiday
Thursday, Feb. 20th--Class Picture Day
Friday, Feb. 21st--Third Grade Parent Breakfast
(Students will be performing) @ 7:45 a.m. Parent Breakfast Sign Up Form
Friday, Feb. 21st --Father/Daughter Dance 'Bows and Bowties' @ 6:30 p.m.

Vocabulary:

Vocabulary homework will continue. Just a reminder that students will be assessed on the meaning of each word in context. Monday they will receive the ten words and their nightly assignment. This is replacing spelling homework.

Math: 

Students will learn about equivalent fractions and how to compare them using a number line and other fraction models.

Grammar: 

Students will identify sentence types: simple, compound, and complex, and practice writing them.

Reading:

We will continue our focus on a character's point of view, and how it differs from our own point of view. 

Writing:

Students will use opinion writing that can change the world! They will study a cause and create petitions. 

Science:

Investigations of rocks and minerals continues this week with a Scavenger Hunt and exploration of Geology Boxes. They will be building their own rock collections!

Week of February 10th - 14th

Announcements:

Thursday, February 13th - cake auction @ 6:30pm

Friday, February 14th - Valentine's day!

Friday, February 21st - Daddy/ Daughter dance @ 6:30pm

Vocabulary:

Vocabulary homework will continue. Just a reminder that students will be assessed on the meaning of each word in context. Monday they will receive the ten words and their nightly assignment. This is replacing spelling homework.

Math: 

Students will learn how to partition shapes and number lines into equal parts. Students will understand that a fraction is formed when a whole part is partitioned into equal parts.  Introduction to Fractions

Grammar: 

Students will learn how to use commas and quotation marks to show dialogue.

Reading:

We are focusing on a character's point of view, and how it differs from our own point of view. 

Writing:

Students are writing petitions and letters to bring about the changes they want to see in our school, and in their own life. 

Science:

Students will begin learning about rocks and minerals! Here's a video

Week of February 3rd-7th

February 3-February 7

Announcements:
Monday, February 3rd, Academic Aspiration Day-Wear Your College Gear
February 3rd-7th-Counselor Appreciation Week
February 11th-Unit 5 Social Studies Assessment



Vocabulary
Vocabulary homework will continue. Just a reminder that students will be assessed on the meaning of each word in context. Monday they will receive the ten words and their nightly assignment. This is replacing spelling homework.

 
Math:  Students will learn how to partition shapes and number lines into equal parts. Students will understand that a fraction is formed when a whole part is partitioned into equal parts.  Introduction to Fractions



Grammar: Students will learn how to use commas and quotation marks to show dialogue.

Reading:
Students will learn how to understand historical, scientific, and procedural texts. They will use strategies pertaining to time, sequence, and cause and effect.

 Writing: Students will continue working on their writing for the Young Georgia Author's Competition. This competition is an opportunity for  K-12 Clarke County students to showcase their ideas and creativity in various genres.

Young Georgia Authors Competition

Social Studies: 

Students will continue learning about British Colonial America.  We will discuss what life was like in each of the regions (New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern) and explore different types of occupations. We will review for our Unit 5 Assessment  (Colonial America Study Guide). 

Week of January 27-31

January 27- January 31

Announcements:

Gifted testing session is coming up. If you are interested in having your child tested for gifted, you may nominate him or her by completing a parent nomination form and providing work samples that demonstrate your child’s gifted traits.  Please email your child's teacher for a nomination form. All forms are DUE BY JANUARY 31st.

Just a reminder, if your student had previously qualified for spectrum they do not need to be retested.

Friday, January 31 - Unit 4 Math test

Friday, February 26 - Science Expo project due. Please see the flyer that went home in your child's Wednesday folder or the link for additional information. We encourage all students to participate. 

Vocabulary
Vocabulary homework will continue. Just a reminder that students will be assessed on the meaning of each word in context. Monday they will receive the ten words and their nightly assignment. This is replacing spelling homework.

Math:

Students will begin reviewing for Unit 4 test. This test will cover area, perimeter, and quadrilaterals. 

Study Guide Link 

Additional practice problems 

Grammar: Students will learn how to use a glossary and dictionary to find the meaning of a word. Students will focus on using guide words to help them locate words in a dictionary and glossary.

Reading: Students will read historical text to practice analyzing cause and effect.

Writing: Students will start working on their writing piece for the Young Georgia's Author Competition. This competition is opportunity for  K-12 Clarke County students to showcase their ideas and creativity.

     

Social Studies: 

Students will continue learning about British Colonial America. We will discuss why the colonies were founded, what life was life in each colonial region (New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern Colonies), and how life differed between the three regions. 

January 20- January 24

January 20- January 24

Announcements:
Monday, January 20 - MLK holiday
Wednesday, January 22 - 100th day of school

Vocabulary
Vocabulary homework will continue. Just a reminder that students will be assessed on the meaning of each word in context. Tuesday they will receive the ten words and their nightly assignment. This is replacing spelling homework.

Math:

Students will begin discussing shapes and their attributes. Students will sort shapes based on their shared attributes (i.e. number of sides). 

Reading: Students will begin locating text features in a nonfiction text and using them to find information about a topic. Some examples of text features include key words, captions, and timelines.

Grammar: Students will learn how to use a glossary and dictionary to find the meaning of a word. Students will focus on using guide words to help them locate words in a dictionary and glossary.

Writing: Students will create a writing piece depicting their live as a 100 year old. Students will also begin creating Zines to persuade readers on how to help gorillas.

Social Studies: 

Students will begin learning about British Colonial America. We will discuss why the colonies were founded, what life was life in each colonial region (New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern Colonies), and how life differed between the three regions. 

January 13 - January 17

Announcements:
Thursday, January 14 - PTO meeting at 6:00 pm
Friday, January 17  - Principal's coffee at 7:45 am
Monday, January 21 - MLK holiday

Vocabulary
Vocabulary homework will continue. Just a reminder that students will be assessed on the meaning of each word in context. Monday they will receive the ten words and their nightly assignment. This is replacing spelling homework.

Math:

Students will learn how to find the perimeter of shapes. Students will apply this understanding to finding the missing side lengthen of a shape and word problems. 

Reading: Students will continue comparing and contrasting stories. This week they will focus on comparing and contrasting stories by the same author. Students will think about how the events in the story are alike and different. Our read alouds this week are Stellaluna and Verdi. 

Grammar: Students will learn how groups of words are similar, but can have slightly different meanings. We will refer to this as shades of meaning. Check out the examples below!

 

Writing: Students will continue to learn how to write and share their opinions. This week students will focus on adding transition words to their writing as well as how they can make their writing more powerful. 

Social Studies: 

Students will continue learning about the early explorers. Students are studying the following explorers: John Cabot, Vasco Nunez de Balbo, Hernando de Soto, Chirstopher Columbus, Henry Hudson, Jacques Cartier. Students are studying the reasons for exploring, accomplishments, and challenges faced by each of these explorers. Students are also learning about examples of cooperation and conflict between the explorers and Native Americans. 

Week of January 6th-10th

We hope you had a fantastic holiday! We are looking forward to getting the new year started on Monday with your little ones!!

Announcements: 

• Monday, Jan. 6--Academic Aspiration Day (Wear your college colors)
• Wednesday, Jan. 8--2nd Quarter Report Cards
• Thursday, Jan. 14--TRES PTO Meeting at 6:00 p.m.
• Friday, Jan. 17--Principal Coffee at 7:45 a.m.

Vocabulary Homework Begins:

Starting this week, we will shift our word work focus from spelling to vocabulary. Students will not be assessed on their ability to spell the ten assigned words, but rather on the meaning of each word in the context of a sentence. On Monday, they will receive the ten words, the definitions, and the nightly assignment. Please note, this will replace the spelling homework routine.

Math:

We will be exploring how to find the area of rectangles using square units and the multiplication formula. 

Reading:

Students will learn how to compare and contrast themes, settings, and plots of two stories. Students will apply this understanding to their read aloud: Thundercake.

Grammar:

Students will be comparing adjectives.

For example: fast, faster, fastest

Writing: 

Students will begin the new year writing resolutions for 2020. Additionally, we will continue the work we began before the break on opinion writing.

Social Studies:

We will shift from science to social studies by looking at the Exploration of the New World.