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!! 😊
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