Mrs. Burland's & Mrs. Hlavacek's Third Grade News

September 20, 2019

Social Science  The test on the 7 continents and 5 oceans is scheduled for Tuesday, September 24. Students will label the correct location on a world map. They will be given a word bank to copy the names from. Spelling will count. They have taken home several worksheets, which we have done in class.  It will be helpful to review the worksheets at home before the test.

Spelling  Students are being asked to choose 3 activities, one from each column, on the Spelling Homework Menu. This will help them master their spelling words. All 3 activities should be stapled to the Spelling Homework Menu and the square initialed by a parent. It should be turned in by Friday, September 27, which is the day of the test. The test will include 15 words from the student's list (teacher's choice) and 2 sentences, using any of their 2 words.

English Language Arts  Your child has been writing a 5 paragraph essay about their "Me BAG". Next week they will be presenting their "Me BAG" to the class by reading their essay to the class. They will be graded on their presentation. We will go over the expectations in class on Monday.

At the end of the week, we will begin a unit on Folktales: Fairy-tales, Fables, and Myths. Students will recount stories and determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text.

Please keep track of your child’s reading (20 minutes, 20 days).  They can turn the September log in on or before October 1.

Mrs. Hlavacek's Advanced Math Class We will continue working with multiplication and division strategies. Also, we introduced factor pairs, factors, and prime and composite numbers.

Important Dates & Announcements

Thursday, September 26th is Johnny Appleseed’s birthday. We will be having a celebration! A letter went home. Please send a peeled, cored, and sliced apple with your child on Thursday, September 26th to be used to make applesauce for the class.

9-24 Continents and Oceans Test  
9-26 Johnny Appleseed's Birthday-Bring peeled, cored, and sliced apple  
9-27 Spelling HW due and Test  
10-2 SIP Day - Early Dismissal  
10-14 Columbus Day - No School