Math Focus: Data Analysis

Overview: This week students will be taking their Chapter 6 Test on Tuesday! A study guide was sent home on Thursday last week that students can complete for extra credit on their test! On Thursday, students will begin learning Unit 5 where they will collect, organize, display, and interpret data! 

Math Fact Focus: 4's - Students will continue to practice their 4's (practice in Moose, flash cards, car quizzing!) I am also putting in links below where students can use Blooket to practice their facts.  *Don't forget to sign their multiplication log if they study/practice at home. 

Click HERE for the 4's skip counting song! 

Click HERE for 4's Fact Blooket Practice Click HERE for Facts Review Blooket Practice 

Math at Home: On average, 10 minutes of math practice at home each night is encouraged, either on their math facts fluency practice, sent-home worksheets, or IXL/Prodigy/Boddle. (Students have their IXL log-in accounts and Prodigy accounts will be coming soon!)  Please let me know if you need help logging on to IXL at home! 

                                  IXL Click HERE               Prodigy Click HERE        

Science Focus: Ch. 3 Forces

Overview: The students will demonstrate and describe forces acting on an object in contact or at a distance including magnetism, gravity, and pushes and pulls. 

Family Chat: Have students notice push and pull forces used in every day routines! 

Homework:  None

Social Studies Focus: The Preamble

Overview: Students will be doing fun activities to practice the Preamble in class! They will be taking a Preamble Quiz on Thursday, October 1st (Fill in the blank with word bank provided!) Please continue to practice at home! 

Homework: Study the Preamble! Click HERE for the Preamble song! 

Preamble Quiz: Thursday, October 1st

Individual Preamble Recitation: Tuesday, October 6th 

3rd Grade Preamble Recitation in Chapel: Wednesday, October 7th 

Spelling Focus: Unit 1.7 Digraphs SH/TH/PH

Spelling List: flashlight, refresh, shadow, shimmer, shoulder, beneath, brother, thirsty, thousand, toothbrush, elephant, graphic, nephew, triumph, trophy

Homophones and Homographs:  Hear, Here, Red, Read  (bonus words on spelling test)

Homework: Spelling homework is sent home on Fridays and is ALWAYS due on Wednesdays.

Pre Tests are on Wednesdays. (students who correctly spell all of the words on the spelling list will have silent structured computer time during the test on Friday)

Test will be on Friday. *For short weeks, no practice test will be given.

Reading and Writing Focus: BLOOMS BALL PROJECT

Overview: Students will use our class novel to complete 12 different activities to show their comprehestion, critical thinking skills, and writing abilties.

Homework: Students have brought home their project packet to show parents. We have completed the first two activities of the project. They are responsible for showing their families the project and explaining the expectations. This project will be done almost exclusivly in the classroom, however I am asking for help with the setting activitiy. Students should review their setting activity with parents. This will show you where your student is with their writing abilities so that you can see their growth over the year. Also, it also provides a chance for parents to spell check and revise the writing with their students. I have found that this gives students an extra push to work hard on their project because they know there parents are invested and excited to see the final project. I will be working with students on growing their sentence structures, adding organization and details to writing, and revising/editing to create clear strong writing. I appreciate your time and partnership! (Homework will only be given in reading and writing if the student was absent or did not use class time)

Library Challenge: Students read aloud for 10 minutes each night for fluency (rate, accuracy, expression)

• rate = natural speaking speed, not slow or rushed with pauses at punctuation for understanding.

• accuracy = reading the words correctly, not skipping or changing words, sounding them out correctly when needed.

• expression = putting emphasis and emotion in their tone as they read.

Cursive Focus: Wave family

Overview: Students will be developing their cursive with focus on the "Wave family" lower case letters. 

Homework: There will NEVER be cursive homework but I do have extra resources if you would like to request some.

Grammar Focus: Unit 1.7-1.8 Regular/Irregular Plural Nouns

Overview: Students will identify, analyze, and successfully use adverbs in various activities and personal writings.

Homework: None

Resources: 

Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb Song

noun song (school house rock)

verb song (school house rock)

adjectives song (school house rock)

adverbs song (school house rock)

Revising & Editing Focus: Blooms Ball Project

Overview: Students will learn the difference between revising work for clarity and editing writings for mistakes. They will utilize the following strategies to review writing and make it clearer and stronger.

CUPS Chart = Editing resource ARMS Chart = Revising resource

Homework: None 

Scripture Focus: Unit 3 Sodom and Gomorrah

Bible Reading: Genesis 18:16–33

Weekly Memory Verse: For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. Mathew 7:14

Character Trait: Holiness means being pure, complete, and without evil.

Biblical Principle: God is holy

Homework: Memorize the weekly memory verse for our graded memory verse check each Wednesday.

Wednesday Verse Champions: TBD  

Unit Study Guide: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-pH3kFB-NrIapQTP5Je3mW-uol2wcdEk/view?usp=sharing

Unit Test: Friday, October 2nd