10-12-17

3rd Grade News

10-12-17

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

Reading/Language Arts

Students are reading a narrative nonfiction selection called "Bats Love the Night" in which readers learn about the night activity of bats.  The comprehension skill covered sequence of events.  The vocabulary skill focused on the suffixes of -able and -ible.  The phonics skill went over long and short vowel words with VCV pattern (camel, president, shiver). The grammar skill focused on verbs (action and being). Students played "Action Verbs" Charades to aid in their understanding of the skill.

Last week third grade students took the Unit 1 Benchmark test. The results have been included in the take home folder. These tests assess the students' understanding and application of the skills taught in the five stories discussed. The "Reading and Analyzing" section covered comprehension and vocabulary strategies. The comprehension skills included story structure, compare/contrast, story message, conclusions, cause/effect, literal/nonliteral meanings, analyze illustrations, understand characters, and author's word choice. The vocabulary strategies included antonyms, word families, context clues, dictionary/glossary, and prefixes. The "Revising and Editing" section covered grammar strategies such kinds of sentences, capitalization, and nouns. The writing traits covered sentence fluency, and the spelling strategies focused on long vowels of a, i, and o. The class completed the "Reading Complex Text" section together, so students would have an understanding of how to complete on their own on Benchmark test for Unit 2.

Math

Chapter 2 will focus on representing and interpreting data. Students will organize data, use and make picture graphs, use and make picture graphs, and use and make line plots.

Science

Students continue to learn about mammals. The class has studied amphibians, fish, and reptiles.

Important Dates

Friday, October 13th-NO SCHOOL (Professional Development)

Monday, October 16th-NO SCHOOL (Professional Development)

Thursday, October 19th-Muffins with Mom 7:30-8:00 AM

Thursday, October 19th-PTO Meeting 6:00 PM

Friday, October 20th-Spirit Day ($1)

Saturday, October 21st-Spaghetti Supper