Third Grade News – Week of October 25-29, 2021 **Please be sure devices are charged each day for school. Start a routine where each day when your child gets home, they take out device and plug it in to charge right when they get home. Dates to Remember: Monday, October 25 – LATE START MONDAY (Instruction starts at 8:40) Monday-Friday, Oct. 25-29 Red Ribbon Week Monday, Oct. 25-Being drug free is no sweat-Kids can wear their workout gear. Tuesday, Oct. 26-Sock it to Drugs! Wear your crazy socks. Wednesday, Oct. 27-Power to make good decisions! Wear a superhero shirt. Wednesday, Oct. 27-COUNTY MATH TEST-Unit 2 Thursday, Oct. 28-Voting for my drug-free future! Wear red, white, and blue. Thursday, Oct. 28-COUNTY READING TEST-Unit 2 Friday, Oct. 29-Drugs are scary! Wear your favorite Halloween or Fall t-shirt (no costumes). Curriculum Update Reading:
Writing: This week students will continue learning about opinion writing. They will be learning how to read two passages, read a prompt based on the writing, and making an opinion with reasons to support their opinion. This week they’ll learn how to write a conclusion for an opinion essay, and then we’ll start the process again with two new articles (first read prompt, then read articles and highlight evidence, next fill-out organizer, then write intro, next write 2 detail paragraphs with evidence and examples from the articles, and finally a conclusion). We will be focusing on this genre of writing for the next several weeks. Math: All students will continue making and practicing multiplication flashcards each morning. These will be in their binder to practice each night. We will start division facts when we are done with the multiplication facts. Feel free to practice at home. Students who have these facts memorized have less struggles in math in 4th – 6th grade.
Science: This week we will continue a new unit in science involving pollution and its effects on plants and animals. So far they have learned negative effects of pollution in our air and water. This week we’ll learn about ways to solve pollution problems. We will conclude this unit with a project and a test on Wednesday, Nov. 3. Third Grade News – Week of October 18-22, 2021 **Please be sure devices are charged each day for school. Start a routine where each day when your child gets home, they take out device and plug it in to charge right when they get home. Dates to Remember: Tuesday, October 19- Grammar test Wednesday, October 20- 50’s day! Students may dress 50’s style to celebrate! Friday, October 22- Yearbook Artwork Competition Entries Due Friday, October 22- Group 2 Phonics Quiz Monday, October 25 – LATE START MONDAY Curriculum Update Reading:
Writing: This week students will continue learning about opinion writing. They will be learning how to read two passages, read a prompt based on the writing, and making an opinion with reasons to support their opinion. This week they’ll learn how to write an introduction for an opinion essay and how to cite evidence from the text to help support their opinions in their body/middle paragraph. We will be focusing on this genre of writing for the next several weeks. Math: All students will continue making and practicing multiplication flashcards each morning. These will be in their binder to practice each night. We will start division facts when we are done with the multiplication facts. Feel free to practice at home. Students who have these facts memorized have less struggles in math in 4th – 6th grade.
Science: This week we will continue a new unit in science involving pollution and its effects on plants and animals. They will be learning the negative effects of pollution in our air and water. Next week we’ll learn about ways to solve pollution problems. Third Grade News – Week of September 13-17, 2021
https://msbhogan.weebly.com/ **Please be sure devices are charged each day for school. Start a routine where each day when your child gets home, they take out device and plug it in to charge right when they get home. Reading: Last week, third grade practiced how to use context clues to identify meanings of unknown words and learned the difference between figurative and literal language. This week, they’ll learn their final skill in this unit-how to identify the theme in a fictional story. They’ll also review character traits, context clues, and figurative language to prepare for the County Interim/Unit Test on Friday. Phonics (Group 1): Students will begin learning OU sounds. Dipthongs special vowel teams where your mouth changes shapes. When you hear the /ow/ sound at the beginning or in the middle of a syllable, it is usually spelled ou. When you hear the /ow/sound at the end of a syllable, it is usually spelled ow. /ow/ sound as in mouse, ouch, about, house, shout, loud /oo/ sound as in crouton, youth, through, group /u/ sound as in cousin, country, double, trouble, touch, jealous Phonics (Group 2): This week students will begin learning about the long vowels ie and ei. Genie /e/, Pie /i/, Seize /e/, Vein /a/ Grammar (Group 1): This week students will begin learning about verbs. This should be review from 2nd grade. We will focus on action verbs; a verb is something you do. Examples: run, jump, eat, think Grammar (Group 2): This week students will begin learning about verbs. This should be review from 2nd grade. We will focus on action verbs; a verb is something you do. Examples: run, jump, eat, think Writing: We continue our narrative writing genre. This week students will focus on adding more details to their writings. Students will work on strengthening their sentences with more “juicy details.” I ate breakfast- This morning I ate a wonderful breakfast of scrambled eggs, crispy bacon, and buttery biscuits. Math (Group 1): This week students will continue to learn about fractions. They will be making equivalent fractions and comparing fractions. . This is chapter 10 in their math book. Math (Group 2): So far, students have learned how to round numbers to 100’s place and 10’s place, compare and order numbers, how to add numbers with regrouping up to the hundred’s place, and how to subtract numbers with borrowing. This week we’ll continue practicing subtracting with borrowing and apply to word problems as well as review previous skills to prepare for county interim/unit math test on Thursday. Students may use any undone workbooks pages to review/study (see workbook-Volume 1). Social Studies: Students have concluded their unit on the 5 Regions of Georgia and the plant/animal adaptations found in each region. Students will now start a social studies unit on Native American regions, cultures, and characteristics. Dates to Remember: Thursday, September 16-Book Fair BUYING Time during Specials Thursday, September 16 – Unit Math Test (Major Grade) Friday, September 17 – Unit Reading Test (Major Grade) Monday, September 20 – Late Start Monday **Thank you Milly for sending in more items for the class treasure chest!! 😊 Third Grade News – Week of September 7-10, 2021
https://msbhogan.weebly.com/ I hope everyone had a nice long weekend, I know I sure did!! We are still having some issues with laptops not being fully charged and ready to go the next day. Please, please, please make sure your child gets into the habit of coming home and plugging in their laptop as they unpack their bookbags. I know it can be a challenge, I’ve got two of my own who had to establish this same habit/routine. Some students are still not bringing in headphones either, please help them remember to bring them in. Reading: This week students will begin learning about context clues. Context clues help readers determine the meaning of an unknown word when reading. We will continue to discuss characters and their traits and settings as we continue with our read aloud. Character traits are different than feelings. Students have notes in their binder to refer to. There is a county unit assessment next week. Phonics (Group 1): Students began learning Oi and oy sounds. Frequently, oy is found at the end of a word as in toy or boy. Oi is found in the beginning or middle of a word as in oil and foil. Phonics (Group 2): Students will be learning consonants ci, si, ti, and xi and how they all sound like ‘sh’. The ti, ci, and si have similar endings: Tion: action, addition, vacation, fiction Tious: cautious, infectious Tial: partial, essential, confidential Ti: ratio, patient Sion: tension, vision Xi examples: anxious, complexion, obnoxious Ci is an ending that makes the “sh” sound Cial: special, social, official, crucial Cian: magician, physician, politician, musician Cious: precious, delicious, gracious Grammar (Group 1): In grammar, this week we continue learning about singular and plural nouns. There are A LOT of rules when it comes to making a singular noun a plural noun. . A singular noun is one noun and a plural noun is more than one. Example: cat-cats, child-children, box-boxes, boy-boys, city-cities, scarf-scarves. There will be a test over nouns, common/proper, concrete/abstract, and singular/plural nouns on Sept. 10. Students have notes in their journal to help with review. I will also be emailing out some fun Quizziz for students to do at home as an optional study/review for the test. There are notes posted in the class website in the event that students forget their journal. Grammar (Group 2): In grammar, this week we continue to learn about singular and plural nouns. There are A LOT of rules when it comes to making a singular noun a plural noun. A singular noun is one noun and a plural noun is more than one. Example: cat-cats, child-children, box-boxes, boy-boys, city-cities, scarf-scarves. We will be learning about irregular plural nouns this week and next. There will be a test over homophones, nouns, common/proper, concrete/abstract, and singular/plural nouns on Sept. 10. Students have notes in their journal to help with review. I will also be sending out some fun Quizziz for students to do at home as an optional study/review for the test. There are notes posted in the class website in the event that students forget their journal. Writing: We continue our narrative writing genre. This week students will focus on adding transition words and transition phrases to their writings. Math (Group 1): This week students are going to be learning about fractions being part of a whole and how to locate a fraction on a number line. Students will have to locate fractions on a number line but will also have to show it as well. This is chapter 10 in their math book. Math (Group 2): This week we are working on adding numbers within 100. Students will be adding two digits with three-digit numbers and three-digit numbers with three-digit numbers with regrouping. By Friday, we will be moving on to subtracting within 1000. There will be a test covering this content along with rounding to the nearest 10, 100, and graphing next Thursday, Sept. 16. Science: This week we will continue our unit on the habitats of Georgia. Students will be expected to ask questions to differentiate between plants, animals, and habitats found within Georgia’s geographic regions. Construct an explanation of how external features and adaptations (camouflage, hibernation, migration, mimicry) of animals allow them to survive in their habitat. Use evidence to construct an explanation of why some organisms can thrive in one habitat and not in another. Today students started a project making a poster with an animal or plant of their choice from one of the Georgia regions. They will work on this project in class. Dates to Remember: Sept. 20- Late start **class needs; small items for a treasure chest, and stickers, headphones Third Grade News – Week of August 30-September 3, 2021
https://msbhogan.weebly.com/ It’s hard to believe we are in the 4th week of school already! Time has flown by. We have transferred all material from the binders to the student journals or math folder at this point. Students can keep the binders at home. They will just need to continue to carry home their agenda and laptop daily. Hopefully this will help with the weight of their backpacks too! They are more than welcome to bring home any journal or math folder to help study if they bring these back to school the next day. We are still having some issues with laptops not being fully charged and ready to go the next day. Please, please, please make sure your child gets into the habit of coming home and plugging in their laptop as they unpack their bookbags. I know it can be a challenge, I’ve got two of my own who had to establish this same habit/routine. Some students are still not bringing in headphones either, please help them remember to bring them in. Reading: This week students will begin learning about context clues. Context clues help readers determine the meaning of an unknown word when reading. We will continue to discuss characters and their traits and settings as we continue with our read aloud. Character traits are different than feelings. Students have notes in their binder to refer to. Phonics (Group 1 & 2): Students began learning long vowel sounds with igh and y. *When the y is at the end of a word it makes a long “i” sound. example: fly, shy, cry, fry, try, by, buy, guy, sly *When y is at the end of a multisyllable word it makes a long “e” sound. Example: happy, sappy, slappy, nappy, berry, cherry, Larry, strawberry, Harry, hairy *“igh” makes a long “i” sound Example: night, light, bright, sight, height, knight, delight, tight, might, fight, right Grammar (Group 1): In grammar, this week we are learning about singular and plural nouns. There are A LOT of rules when it comes to making a singular noun a plural noun. Today students glued notes in their journals that they will refer to, to help when determining how to make a singular noun plural. A singular noun is one noun and a plural noun is more than one. Example: cat-cats, child-children, box-boxes, boy-boys, city-cities, scarf-scarves. We will be learning about irregular plural nouns this week and next. There will be a test over nouns, common/proper, concrete/abstract, and singular/plural nouns on Sept. 10. Students have notes in their journal to help with review. I will also be sending out some fun Quizziz for students to do at home as an optional study/review for the test. I will also have notes posted in the class website in the event that students forget their journal. Grammar (Group 2): In grammar, this week we are learning about singular and plural nouns. There are A LOT of rules when it comes to making a singular noun a plural noun. Today students glued notes in their journals that they will refer to, to help when determining how to make a singular noun plural. A singular noun is one noun and a plural noun is more than one. Example: cat-cats, child-children, box-boxes, boy-boys, city-cities, scarf-scarves. We will be learning about irregular plural nouns this week and next. There will be a test over homophones, nouns, common/proper, concrete/abstract, and singular/plural nouns on Sept. 10. Students have notes in their journal to help with review. I will also be sending out some fun Quizziz for students to do at home as an optional study/review for the test. I will also have notes posted in the class website in the event that students forget their journal. Writing: This week students will focus on hooking their readers. They will focus on ways in which to strengthen introductions using various methods. Math (Group 1): This week students are going to be learning about polygons, quadrilaterals, and partitioning fractions. The school district has determined unit test dates in which are strictly enforced. We were told at the end of last week that the unit test for ADV math is to given this week. Students will take the test on Friday. Depending on how they do, this time the test can be used as “practice”. All future unit tests would have to be input into the gradebook. The test will cover graphs, area & distributive property, polygons/quadrilaterals, and portioning fractions. Math (Group 2): This week we are working on rounding to the nearest hundreds. Students will be expected to use place value understanding to round whole numbers to the nearest 10 or 100. They will be given a number in the thousands and expected to round that number to the nearest ten and the nearest hundred. Science: This week we will continue our unit on the habitats of Georgia. Students will be expected to ask questions to differentiate between plants, animals, and habitats found within Georgia’s geographic regions. Construct an explanation of how external features and adaptations (camouflage, hibernation, migration, mimicry) of animals allow them to survive in their habitat. Use evidence to construct an explanation of why some organisms can thrive in one habitat and not in another. Dates to Remember: Fall Picture Day: Thursday, September 2 Labor Day- NO SCHOOL: Monday, September 6 **class needs; small items for a treasure chest, and stickers, headphones (Thank you Milly for sending in some items for the treasure chest😊) Third Grade News – Week of August 23-27, 2021
https://msbhogan.weebly.com/ Binders along with agendas are come home every day. The agenda will be used to notify parents of upcoming tests, important information, as well as notifying you of behavior. Students will earn a stamp each day. If students do not follow the expectations a note will be written in that particular day versus a stamp. I do ask that you look at the agenda AND sign daily to see how your child’s day was. The school is implementing a new reward system this year, and to make all our busy lives just a little bit easier – we have an app for that!! 😊 You can track your child’s progress as well. The PBIS points can be viewed in Classlink. Last week, students learned how to view their points using the app in Classlink. *All new students had a school issued device come home last week. IF they are broken you will incur a $100 fee and if they are lost, you will incur a $250 fee. If the plug is lost, the replacement fee is $30. *Please make sure to send the following each day with your child:
The cafeteria will be offering “Pal Packs” this year. The pals are available to students who bring their lunch from home and need a little extra food, free of cost. They will receive fresh fruit, a whole grain snack, and a milk. Reading: This week students will begin our literary standards by reading stories and learning about characters and their traits and settings in stories. Character traits are different than feelings. Students have notes in their binder to refer to. We will be discussing character traits through our read aloud book. Phonics (Group 1): Students began learning vowel teams today. These are ee, ea, ie, ai, ay, oe, oa, ue, and ui. There will be notes in the student binder under phonics. ch, sh, and th diagraphs last week. This week we will continue learning more diagraphs. There will be a test on diagraphs and vowel teams on Monday, 8/23. Notes in their binder can be used to help them study. Phonics (Group 2): Students will continue learning about open and closed syllables while learning where to divide VC/CV, VCCCV, V/CV, VC/V, AND V/V words. An open syllable is divided after the long vowel as in o/pen and a closed syllable is divided after a consonant that follows a short vowel as in drag/on. The students are taking notes in their binder that will help them study prior to tests. There will be a test on Monday, 8/23 on the open/closed syllables. Notes in their binder can be used to help them study. Grammar (Group 1): In grammar, we will be learning about concrete and abstract nouns. An abstract noun is a noun that can be seen, touched, heard. Example: car, dog, paper. A concrete noun is a noun that can NOT be seen, touched, heard as in a feeling or idea. Examples: nightmare, love, friendship. Students will have notes in their binder with this information. Grammar (Group 2): Students will be learning about concrete and abstract nouns in the beginning of the week. Towards the end of the week, students will continue to learn about homophones. Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings; two/to/too, their/there/they’re. Students will have notes in their binder for this information. Writing: We have begun working on narrative writing. This week students will begin to write a personal narrative. Math (Group 1): This week students are going to be learning about area & distributive property. Students will be expected to use tiling to show in a concrete case that the area of a rectangle with whole-number side lengths a and b + c is the sum of a x b and a x c. Use area models to represent the distributive property in mathematical reasoning.D.C.7d Recognize area as additive. Find areas of rectilinear figures by decomposing them into non-overlapping rectangles and adding the areas of the non-overlapping parts, applying this technique to solve real world problems. Math (Group 2): This week we are working on rounding to the nearest tens and hundreds. Students will be expected to use place value understanding to round whole numbers to the nearest 10 or 100. Science: Today we began our unit on the habitats of Georgia. Students will be expected to ask questions to differentiate between plants, animals, and habitats found within Georgia’s geographic regions. Construct an explanation of how external features and adaptations (camouflage, hibernation, migration, mimicry) of animals allow them to survive in their habitat. Use evidence to construct an explanation of why some organisms can thrive in one habitat and not in another. Dates to Remember: Math iReady diagnostic: August 25-26 Curriculum Night: Thursday, August 26 virtually Fall Picture Day: Thursday, September 2 **class needs; small items for a treasure chest, and stickers, headphones |
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