Thriving in Third Volume 28

In order to boost engagement and learning in reading and math, we are implementing "A" weeks and "B" weeks. This week is an "A' week, which means the students start in their normal homeroom. On "B" weeks, the students would start with the opposite subject areas. We are going to do this through the first week of May. We will remind the kids in the mornings. Please reach out to your child's homeroom teacher if you have questions.

A Week

Golec: Block 1 Math, Block 2 Reading

Tuffs: Block 1 Reading, Block 2 Math

Franks: Block 1 Math, Block 2 Reading

Cho: Block 1 Reading, Block 2 Math

B Week

Golec: Block 1 Reading, Block 2 Math

Tuffs: Block 1 Math, Block 2 Reading

Franks: Block 1 Reading, Block 2 Math

Cho: Block 1 Math, Block 2 Reading

The students need headphones, pencils, scissors, and crayons/colored pencils in a pencil poutch or box, everyday. Please ask your child if they need any of those items replenished. We have plenty of pencils and glue sticks at school!

April

• 4th: Reading MAP Testing
• 6th: Math MAP Testing
• 7th: No School - Good Friday
• 10th: Science MAP Testing
• 11th: Language Usage MAP Testing
• 14th: Unit 8 Science Test
• 17th: Mrs. Franks' Birthday
• 18th: Reading STAAR Test
• 28th: Multicultural Day

May

• 2nd: Math STAAR Test
• 12th: Unit 9 Science Test
• 19th: Early Release @ 12:05 & Last Day of 3rd Grade!

Grammar: Revision skills: punctuation, compound sentences

Foundational Skills: decoding & spelling prefixes (DIS)

Writing: responding to reading and revise/edit opinion essay

Vocab:

Digital text, Evidence, Genre, Graphic feature, Informational text, Key ideas, Literary text, Multimodal text, Organizational patterns, Synthesize, Text/print feature, Voice, Word choice

Reading: Using STAAR question stems with paired passages.

11(B) identify and describe the heroic deeds of individuals such as Harriet Tubman, Todd Beamer, and other contemporary heroes.

13 A: identify individuals who have discovered scientific breakthroughs or created or invented new technology such as Jonas Salk, Cyrus McCormick, Bill Gates, Louis Pasteur, and others

We will review for the upcoming test (March 30th)!

This week in Math:

-Quadrilaterals

-Elapsed Time

3.6A: classify and sort two- and three- dimensional figures, including cones, cylinders, spheres, triangular and rectangular prisms, and cubes, based on attributes using formal geometric language

3.7C: determine the solutions to problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals in minutes using pictorial models of tools such as a 15-minute event plus a 30-minute event equal 45 minutes

This week in Science:

- Animal Adaptations

- Plant Adaptations

3.13: explore and explain how external structures and functions of animals such as the neck of a giraffe or webbed feet on a duck enable them to survive in their environment

Jennifer Tuffs- jtuffs@leisd.ws

Brittany Golec- bgolec@leisd.ws

Jennifer Franks- jfranks@leisd.ws

Shua Cho- scho@leisd.ws