Third & Fourth Grade News
T Themes: Scarecrows, Harvest, Myths, Nouns, Quadrilaterals, Area
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October 8
- October 12
Dear Families,
Our class website is up and running! I posted the newsletter,
Homework Assignments, Spelling Words and other info.
Please go to the North Beach school district website, then go
to ‘Select a School’ at the top left of the page and choose
Pacific Beach Elementary School. Go to ‘Staff Home Pages’
and scroll down to Ms. Wood.
I updated the Curriculum Outline and this is posted on our
web page as well. I will follow this outline’s main focus in
academic areas, however, I am also attempting to teach a
small lesson in algebra, geometry, measurement and
probability/statistics each week rather than waiting until
later in the year to begin these strands. This way the
students will be familiar with the terminology and vocabulary
in these content areas as we use them throughout the year.
I chose a student’s quote this week to use in the Kid’s Quote
Column, however, I did not get permission to use the quote, so
I will post it next week.
We are having a meeting this week about some inappropriate
recess behaviors that have been reported. I plan to focus on
positive ways for students to problem-solve and make
appropriate choices. Recess should be a fun experience and a
time to practice positive social skills while getting exercise.
Have a great week!
Shani
[email protected]
(360)276-4512
I am sending home a list of
higher-level question words so
the students can practice the
test-taking vocabulary words that
will appear on state testing.
This Week’s Word: Summarize
Curriculum for This Week
Math: Regrouping 4.NBT.4, 3.NBT.2
Reading: Myths, Summaries 3/4.RL.2
Writing: Upper and Lower case letters
Cursive: lower cases letters
Science: Rock, leaves, hypothesis
Social Studies: U.S. States, Harvest
Grammar: Common and proper nouns
Communication: Asking for help
Life Skills: Taking Responsibility
Important Notes
* Sending Volunteer Requests soon!
* Early Release on Friday, 10/19
* Making Fall Cookies Friday, 10/ 26.
* Pumpkin Patch Field Trip:TBA
Weekly-Five Math Strands
Algebra: Represent an unknown number in an equation.
Geometry: Identify and describe quadrilaterals.
Measurement: Determine the area of a shape.
Fractions: Write a whole number as a fraction.
Probability: Construct a pictograph & frequency table.
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