Third Grade News – Week of August 19-23, 2019
This has been a busy week in third grade. We have continued working on routines and procedures. We will continue to work on these throughout the year, but all students are very aware of the expectations set forth for them to be 100% accountable in the classrooms, hallways, bathrooms, cafeteria, and on the playground. Children will make mistakes and we will work through these mistakes together, but in all respects, each student is 100% accountable for the choices he/she makes each day. We are very excited to have a new counselor at Dolvin this year. Her name is Janelle Layton and she will be doing guidance lessons with each grade level this year. She will be presenting third grade’s first lesson now and into September. In reading, we are continuing working on our literary standards with a focus on learning about characters in a fiction story and how their actions and feelings identify their character traits and affect the outcome of the story. We are also reviewing settings and the type of characters found in each setting. In grammar, we are reviewing common and proper nouns. Next week we will begin our first spelling units from Words Their Way. Students will be bringing home the list of words for Sorts 4, 5, and 6. This will be in their CJ folder. We will study one sort per week in class. The first spelling quiz, which counts as a Formative Assessment, will be given on Friday September 13. It will be made up of twenty words total from the three-word sorts. Students are expected to study and practice writing these spelling words at home. They should study them by the patterns and not through rote memorization. In writing we are working on writing personal narratives. Students have created a Heart Map of people, places, and things that are important to them. They will be using these as ideas for their stories. Next week, we will learn how to write an effective hook and introduction to a personal narrative. Dates to Remember: Fall Picture Day: Thursday August 29 – Picture is for the yearbook! Order forms were sent home. Curriculum Night: Wednesday September 4 6:30 in homerooms For homework, students should be reading 20 minutes per day at home with the exception of Wednesday, our no homework day. 😊 Class needs: we are still in need of bags of individually wrapped candy, large bags of M & M’s or Skittles, small items for a treasure chest, and stickers any items would be greatly appreciated.
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