A Sneak Peek at Our SHORT Week ...

• Writing:  On Wednesday, students will share their final personal narratives with Mrs. de Nazarie's class who also wrote personal narratives. Students will enjoy celebrating and sharing their hard work!  Later this week, students will take a pre-assessment on different prefixes/suffixes and a spelling pre-assessment.  During Quarter 2 we will begin using the Words Their Way spelling program.  

• Math:  Tomorrow students will take a pre-assessment on Unit 4 of math to determine their prior knowledge on different concepts and objectives related to decimals.  The pre-assessment will be used as a tool to differentiate small group instruction throughout the unit.  Following the pre-assessment, students will complete lessons 4.1: Decimal Place Value and and 4.2: Review of Basic Decimal Concepts.  The Parent Letter for Unit 4 can be found on the third grade website: Unit 4: Decimals.  Be sure that your child is continuing to practice their multiplication facts!  Use the online sites/games provided on the third grade website as a resource.  

• Interactive Read-Aloud: We are continuing to read There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom by Louis Sachar. 

• Reading Workshop:  This week our focus will be on types of Main Ideas.  Students will learn the difference between explicit main ideas (main ideas that are stated directly in the text) and implicit main ideas (main ideas that are not directly stated in the text).  They will learn the different approaches needed in order to determine each type of main idea.  

• Science:  On Wednesday, the project description, planning pages, and rubric for the Quarter 2 Project will be passed out and explained.  For the remainder of the week, we will discuss and review specific vocabulary and concepts related to the scientific method, and will complete a "mini" in-class experiment.  More information on the Quarter 2 Project can be found on the third grade website as well: Quarter 2 Project - Science Fair (this portion of the site will continually be updated throughout the quarter!)