Weekly Update

Hello Third Grade Families,

Please save these dates on your calendar:

Mon, Nov 12th, Picture Retakes

Tues, Nov 13th, 8:15 am, Cyber Bullying Parent Series

Thurs, Nov 15th, Progress Reports go home

Mon, Nov 19th thru Fri, Nov 23rd, Thanksgiving Holiday, NO SCHOOL

Tues, Nov 27th, 6 pm, Cyber Bullying Parent Series

Thurs, Nov 29th, 6 pm, PTA/Foundation mtg and 1st grade performance. 

We look forward to seeing you at our Thanksgiving lunch this Wednesday at 11:40, if you're available.

Here's a look at our learning this week:

In ELA/Writing, students will be presenting their informational books which were finished last week. We will work on speaking with loud, clear voices and speaking at an appropriate speed during these presentations. We will also complete a fun Thanksgiving narrative writing.

In reading, we will focus on the comprehension skill of sequencing. We will use some non-fiction texts to help us with this skill. We will work on identifying key words and phrases which signal order of events in a text. 

In social studies, we will continue learning about the similarities and differences between various American Indian regions in the United States. Our field trip on Thursday will give us an up-close and personal experience of Native American life! We will also be spending some time in the Learning Commons (library) as we make an info-graphic that teaches about the American Indian regions.

In math, we will begin a new unit on finding the area of a square or rectangle. We will begin by tiling square units over a rectangle and counting how many squares it takes to cover the entire object. Then, we will learn the traditional formula of Area = length x width.

Don't forget our field trip is this Thursday. Please have your child wear his or her gray & white Addison shirt for this event.

Please be on the look-out for a Thanksgiving reading challenge sheet coming home this week. Keep it in a safe place, so it can be returned after the break. We are hoping for 100% participation from our class. There is a contest between classes to see who can have the most participation =)

As always, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!

laura.kloos@cobbk12.org

Have a GREAT week!