Language Arts- This past week we read "The Dream Catcher", "Yoon and the Jade Bracelet", which are realistic fiction stories, and "Family Traditions". Each story teaches about culture and tradition.  These stories focused on the essential question, What can traditions teach you about cultures?  We worked on locating text evidence, learned new vocabulary, talked about story sequencing and practiced visualizing a story. We also worked on types of sentences and short vowel sounds.  In writing we worked on BioPoems about ourselves. At this point in the year we will be practicing the weekly tests together to get used to the format and learn how to take them online.  

Math- This past week we finished up Topic 1 and we worked on learning our math facts.  This week we will talk about patterns that we find when multiply by 0, 1, 2, 5, and 9.   We will continue to talk about the commutative property and introduce the identity property as well as the zero property.   This is a short topic and we will be testing over it this coming week.  Ways to prepare for the test will be practicing their math flashcards.  Please have them practice these nightly. Their first test grade will come home Friday. In third grade we take the math tests online and only their scores and scratch paper are sent home, if you would like to see the test, you can find them in their Powerschool account.  If your child scored below a 70% I will send home a paper version of the test with highlighted problems for them to complete that coincide with problems they missed on the actual test. Please have your child complete these for extra points and sign and have them return it the following school day. For this first test I will allow C- scores to be corrected as well. One thing you can discuss with your children is making sure that they take their time on the test. 

Science- This week we are continuing to work on Matter. 

Please remember to check their Friday Folders this weekend and have them return them to school Monday.

Upcoming events

Monday, September 23rd-Picture Day

Wednesday, October 9th- Evening conferences

Thursday, October 10th- NO SCHOOL, Day Conferences

Friday, October 11th- NO SCHOOL-NEOEA Teacher workday.

TBA- Mid-Late October Third grade state testing

October 21st- Book Fair

October 25th- End of First Quarter
October 31st- Halloween Parade.  More details to come.