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 |
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