Week of February 5, 2018

Good morning parents, 

I hope you all are enjoying your weekend. Grade 3 was lucky to have 2 parent experts come in and share their knowledge. We learned about the work an archaeologist does and the process archaeologists use when planning and excavating a dig as well as the legacy of hygiene that Ancient Rome left us to learn from and improve upon. What a week! 

Please note that ASAs start this week and the week will start on a day 6. Please make sure your child knows which ASA s/he is attending. 

This week we welcome Akin to 3EV!

A reminder that swimming in PE has begun and you can check the dates in the class documents tab on the class blog. Book order forms went home on Friday. 

Reading

We will begin our unit on character book clubs. Here students will get to know the characters in their book club book, making inferences and noting patterns in their behaviors based on actions, words, and thoughts. We will begin to apply character traits based on this. We will also begin to read aloud fairy tales in preparation for our next writing unit. Reading fairy tales at home in your home language and practice in applying character traits and talking about the characters in the books your child reads would be helpful.

Writing

This week in writing students will learn about petitions as another type of opinion writing. Students can say more by including interviews and surveys they have conducted. They will also learn that writers revise their introductions and conclusions, trying out several different styles before deciding which one will have the biggest impact on their audience. Students will film their videos and share them on their blogs soon.

Math

Students will continue to notice patterns in multiplication tables as well as continue their fact fluency. When learning new facts such as x6, students will develop strategies to become more efficient. Instead of skip counting by 6's students can multiply the number x5 then add x1. For 6x7, think 5x7 plus 1x7. Students will also begin to solve multistep division and multiplication word problems. Ask your child, how do they solve their x4, x6, x8, or x9 facts. Talk about what mental math strategies they could use. Please practice the multiplication and division facts with your child if s/he is not already fluent.

Social Studies

This week, students will learn how geography and location affect ancient civilizations.