3rd Grade Newsletter

• January 25: Smith Multicultural Night & 4th Grade Performance @ 6:00 PM
• January 26: 100th Day of School! Dress up like you are 100 years old!

• Log in to Clever at home! This clicksheet will give you instructions on how your student can access several of our student applications at home!

Click here to access this week's Smith Parent Newsletter

Dear Parents,

Help us celebrate diversity! Complete our quick multicultural survey to ensure all cultures are represented at Smith Elementary. Your insights matter in making every child feel seen and included. Join us in building a community that embraces the richness of every background.

Homework went home today in Thursday folders and will be due on Friday, January 26. Please click here to access a copy.

These words will be tested on Friday, January 26.

As your students are bringing home a new homework sheet each week, you might find yourself having questions about the strategies they are learning! We have some videos that you are able to watch with your student to help deepen your understanding of the way we teach our lessons.

Anchor Charts & Video Examples/Explanation:

Representing Numbers/Place Value/Comparing & Ordering/Estimating & Rounding:

• Representing Numbers & Place Value Anchor Chart
• Comparing & Ordering Numbers Anchor Chart
• Estimating & Rounding Anchor Chart

Addition & Subtraction:

• Addition & Subtraction Models Anchor Chart
• Addition & Subtraction Strategies Anchor Chart
• Represent One-Step Addition Problems with Pictorial Models
  

• Represent One-Step Addition Problems with Number lines

• Represent One-Step Subtraction Problems with Pictorial Models

• Represent One-Step Subtraction Problems with Number Lines

Multiplication:

• Solving Multiplication Problems using Equal Groups and Repeated Addition

• Solving Multiplication Problems using Equal Groups and Skip Counting

• Solving Multiplication Problems using Arrays and Area Models

• Solving Multiplications Problems using Number Lines

• Solving 2-Digit by 1-Digit Multiplication Problems using Area Model

Division:

• Solving Division Problems using Objects
• Solving Division Problems using Arrays
• Solving Division Problems using Number Lines

Area:

• Relating Area to Arrays
• Area Anchor Chart

Numerical Relationships in Tables:

• Anchor Chart

Fractions:

• Modeling Fractions Anchor Chart
• Fractions on a Number Line
• Representing Fractions on a Number Line Video
• Decomposing Fractions Anchor Chart
• Compose/Decompose Fractions Video

Reading: Students will analyze how characters change throughout a fiction text.

Writing: Students will draft their essay making sure to use mentor texts and checklists to lift the level of their writing

Grammar/Word Work: Students will compare three or more things using –est or most. Never both.

Math: Students will explain that a unit fraction is one part of a whole, and compose and decompose fractions.

Science: Students will investigate rapid changes in Earth's surface such as volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and landslides.

Social Studies: Students will explain how people in different environments adapt to where they live.

You can now access your child’s Progress Report in HAC, the Home Access Center.

Access HAC through The Gateway or here: https://hac.friscoisd.org/HomeAccess

• Login: student ID
• Password: 8-digit birthdate - MMDDYYYY
• The password must be 8 digits. If DOB is February 4, 2019, your password would be 02042019.
• Once in HAC, click on GRADES.

If you have questions about accessing HAC for grades or attendance, please contact Angela Hurwich at hurwichan@friscoisd.org.

If you have questions about grades, please contact your child’s teacher.

Please take a minute to review this handbook! It contains lots of important information that you will find helpful, including policies and procedures for birthday celebrations, arrival/dismissal, campus visitors etc.

Did you know that our 3rd Grade Website is full of resources? Be sure to check it out!

• Links to our weekly newsletter
• Teacher Contact Info
• Links to Homework/Spelling List

To Report an Absence/Tardy for your child, go to the Smith homepage and click on the yellow “Report an Absence” button in the upper right corner and complete the short form.

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Location: 9800 Sean Drive, Frisco, TX, USA
Phone: 469.633.2200