Kanwisher's Kids

September 14,2011

September

Thank you for your support of this year’s Boosterthon Fun Run! The students are having a blast learning about TEAMWORK through the EPIC ADVENTURE theme!  So far this week, the Booster team has shared how important it is to ENCOURAGE others around us by making others stronger with our words.

We have been working on place value in math.  The class has written numbers in standard form (3225), expanded form (3000+200+20+5), word form (three thousand two hundred twenty five) and picture form (drawing cubes for the thousands, boxes for the hundreds, sticks as tens and a small x for each one.)  We have been practicing rounding. We will be move on to addition and subtraction with and without regrouping. We will use front end estimation and mental math strategies too!

We will conclude our study of ancient Greece and its influence on our architecture and government with an assessment next week.  the students will attend a Greek Festival on Tuesday and have a summative assessment on Friday September 23,2011.

We will have a summative assessment on rocks and minerals on September 30,2011. The students have been comparing rocks and minerals.They are learning the difference between the two.They have been scientists using their skills to determine the streak color,texture,shape,luster, and hardness of rocks. The "scientists" made igneous,matamorphic, and sedementary rock out of Starburst.
They also created arock using one or more minerals.

Here are some tips to help you start learning multiplication. 3's rhythm snap fingers 4's row row your boat tune 6's barney tune 7's are you sleeping tune 8's http://freesongsforkids.com/math -- Look here for songs to help you learn multiplication!

Third Grade Curriculum Year long Curriculum

 

Reading

1^st Nine Weeks- Becoming a Great Reader

2^nd Nine Weeks- Understanding How Stories Work

3^rd Nine Weeks- Reading to Learn

4^th Nine Weeks- Thinking Critically About Books

Writing

1^st Nine Weeks- Personal Narratives

2^nd Nine Weeks- Response to Literature

3^rd Nine Weeks- Informational Writing

4^th Nine Weeks- Persuasive Writing

Math

1^st Nine Weeks- Numbers to 1,000, Addition and Subtraction, Making Change, Elapsed Time, Data Analysis

2^nd Nine Weeks- Multiplication, Division, Elapsed Time, Making Change, Data Analysis, Geometric Figures

3^rd Nine Weeks- Fractions and Decimals, Adding/Subtracting Fractions, Length, Area, and Perimeter, Elapsed Time, Counting Change

4^th Nine Weeks- Extended Mulitplication and Division, CRCT review, Relative Size of Numbers, Elapsed Time, Data Analysis

Social Studies

1^st Nine Weeks- Democracy, Economy

2^nd Nine Weeks- Paul Revere, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony

3^rd Nine Weeks- Mary McLeod Bethune, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt

4^th Nine Weeks- Thurgood Marshall, Lyndon B. Johnson, Caesar Chavez, Review for CRCT

Science

1^st Nine Weeks- Rocks and Minerals, Soil

2^nd Nine Weeks- Soil, Fossils, Georgia Habitats and Organisms

3^rd Nine Weeks- Georgia Habitats and Organisms, Animal Adaptations, Magnets

4^th Nine Weeks- Heat, Conservation and Recycling, Review for CRCT

wish list

Several parents have asked for a wish list at this point in time the class needs:

playground balls, and jump ropes

Tape dispenser refill rolls (for office type scotch tape dispensers)

$.20 Composition folders on sale at Target

Important Information for 2011 - 2012:

Students may not be dropped off in car pool until 7:20 AM.

Spectacular September
I would like to begin with a big thank you to all the parents who attended curriculum night. I enjoyed talking to you and I appreciate your flexibiltiy with the scheduling of curriculum night. As I stated at curriculum night this is going to be a great year. The students are enthusiastic about learning.
Our daily schedule involves whole group instruction, math stations, literacy stations, science ,writing, grammar, and social studies.