Inside Third Grade
October 5-9, 2015
Common Core
Curriculum
We are:
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Making connections to
describe cause and effect
relationships.
Asking and answering
questions by explicitly
referring to the text for
answers.
Choosing an “expert”
topic to write about,
considering our audience
and questions they might
have, and write about the
topic.
Applying context clues
from immediately around
the word/phrase to
determine the word’s
meaning.
Subtracting within 1000
(across zeros) and explain
relationships among
strategies and algorithms.
Adding and subtracting
within 1000 with
unknowns in all positions
using strategies and
algorithms.
Identifying variables
when comparing the
speeds or distances
traveled by objects, and
designing an experiment
that will limit the number
of variables present.
Observing and describing
what may have caused a
change in an object’s
motion.
Things to Ask Your Child:
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What topic are you writing
about for your Expert piece?
Teachers’ Corner:
This is a very busy week with important assignments and dates to track.
First, the Book Fair continues to be open through Wednesday morning of
this week. There are special “late” hours on Tuesday prior to the first PTA
Meeting. Interim reports were sent home today (Monday). Please note
that grades reflect how your child has been doing in a particular area up to
this point. However, because of the sequence of the curriculum, not all
areas have been taught yet this marking period and have a grade reported.
(ex. Opinion writing, nonfiction reading, history, or economics for example
are not taught until later in the marking period so no grade may be
reported at this time.)
Tuesday is Picture Day at Woodfield, and forms have been sent home
for your child to order pictures if wanted. All students will have their
picture taken regardless of an order form. Tuesday is also the day the
Reading Log and questions are due.
This is a friendly reminder that your child’s Math Fact Family Worksheet
and Quiz will be this Wednesday. Each child will need to return the
handout with spots for two parent/guardian signatures stating the student
has studied the 6’s and 7’s addition/subtraction fact families twice since
last Wednesday when the homework was assigned. Wednesday is also
Walk to School Day. Children are invited to meet at the Plantations Pool
and walk to school that morning.
Last Friday, your child brought home his/her first Word Study/Spelling
List where he/she was asked to study 10-15 words, and complete some
homework assignments to practice for a follow-up assessment this Friday,
October 9th. We will continue practicing in class this week in preparation
for Friday’s test. The Word Study Packet will also be due on Friday.
Important Academic Dates to Remember:
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Oct. 5- Interim Reports come home for all students; Book Fair Open
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OCT. 6- Reading Log due (Both sides); Picture Day today; Book Fair
Open late tonight; PTA Meeting
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Oct. 7- Math Quick Quiz Worksheet is due; Math Quick Quiz today over
6’s and 7’s; Walk Your Child to School Day; Last morning for Book Fair
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Oct. 9- Spelling/Word Work homework packet due; Word Study test
today
PLEASE send your child’s green READ-A-THON form every day with
your initials indicating how much he/she read the previous night. Our
PTA is tracking progress and awarding prizes daily!
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What strategy do you prefer to use when subtracting and decomposing—
drawing a picture, using a manipulative like blocks, the break-apart strategy,
subtracting a number and adding it back in at the end, the algorithm, or
another strategy? Show me how you solve a problem using this method.