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
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