Week 15

“All things good to know are difficult to learn.” – Greek Proverb

We will be rehearsing for the school play many times this week, so our schedule will be modified quite a bit. Please help your child with any lines that need to be memorized.  Our Christmas Musical is on Tuesday, December 17th at 7pm.

We will be exchanging Christmas Cards with our classmates on Friday, December 20th.  Please be on a look out for a note going home this week. 

We have just started the second trimester. Please make sure that your child brings back his or her completed work folder on a regular basis. This is also a good time to make sure your child has all the necessary school supplies. Many of the students need new pencils and glue. Also check with your child if he or she is missing anything for “Pencil Case Praises”.

Math

We are working on Chapter 5 this week. Children should be practicing their multiplication facts. Taking the time to memorize multiplication facts in 3rd grade is so important to your child’s success in Math in future grades. Please review them nightly.

ELA

We are having all ELA tests on Friday

Anchor Text:  Technology Wins the Game. The genre is Informational Text

Comprehension Skills and Strategies

  • Target Skills
    • Sequence of Events 
    • Text and Graphic Features
  • Target Strategy
    • Question

Target Vocabulary

  • contribute
  • athletes
  • improve
  • power
  • process
  • flexible
  • fraction
  • compete

Vocabulary Strategy

  • Suffixes –less, – ful, -ous

Grammar

  • plural nouns – s, -es, consonant -y means to change the -y to -i and add -es, special spellings tooth/teeth, woman/women, child/children, mouse/mice, and the same spelling deer/deer, sheep/sheep.

Spelling: joy, point, voice, join, oil, coin, noise, spoil, toy, joint, boy, soil, choice, boil, come, are, poison, and destroy.

Social Studies

We are learning about the different regions in Canada. We will have an open book (and notebook) test on Thursday. On Tuesday, I will send home a review packet that will be graded. 

Religion

I have also included the link here Third Grade Memory Work and due dates. Our Wednesday will be on the Third Commandment and its meaning.

The Third Commandment
Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we do not despise preaching and His Word, but hold it sacred and gladly hear and learn it.

TEST and QUIZZES

Wednesday 12/11    Third Commandment and meaning

Thursday 12/12  Open book and open notebook Social Studies Test

Friday 12/13 Comprehension, Vocabulary, Grammar, and Spelling Tests

If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected]