October 9, 2015

Ms. Zurales' 3rd Grade News

October 9, 2015

ELA We will focus on the fable Tortoise and the Hare. We will compare the story video with the commercial video. We will be looking at the videos through the 3 lenses (3 levels of questioning), each time viewing the video for a different purpose. For language, we will continue with descriptive writing, with the focus being on sensory words. Students will also start a persuasive writing piece. They will create a sales pitch for a haunted house.

Spelling An assessment was given today. New spelling sorts will go home on Tuesday. Students are being asked to choose a different activity from the Spelling Homework sheet to complete each night (Mon-Thurs) to help them master their spelling words. Once your child has completed the activity, please place the activity in their spelling folder. If the activity does not require something to be handed in, please initial the activity square. All 8 activities, should be attached to the Spelling Homework Sheet and turned in on Friday, October 23, which is the day of the assessment.

Math  A  quick checkpoint assessment will be given on Tuesday that focuses on the multiplication concepts they have been working on.  Students will continue to deepen their understanding of multiplication. They will make cube trains and paper strips to show the multiples of 2-10. They will solve problems where they use relationships to place either a multiplication problem or a product on a number line. 

Science Next week we will continue studying the water cycle. We will conduct an experiment where we can see the water cycle in motion. We will also have an open book graded review.

Important October Dates & Announcements

Jace was our our Panther of the Week.

Did you know he likes to play football and baseball. His dad is also his hero because he works hard for his family.

Halloween:

The Halloween party and parade will be on Friday, October 30th. The party is at 1:10. The parade will begin at 2:10.

Please keep in mind the following guidelines when helping your child pick out a Halloween costume:

1. We only have 15 minutes for costume changes. Please make sure your child can change into his/her costume easily and by themselves. If the costume can be worn over their clothes, then both the time to change and the chances of losing any clothes is minimized.

2. If the costume involves make up, please apply it before your child comes to school. If you send your child in with make up, then your child has to be able to apply it themselves. 

3. Please do not send any weapons (guns, swords, etc.) as part of the costume. Save those for trick-or-treating.

4. We will not have time to change back into our clothes for dismissal. Your child will wear their costume home.

October Dates to Remember

12 - No School - Columbus Day
13 - Checkpoint Assessment in Math
30 - Halloween party (1:10) and parade (2:10)