Hello Third Grade Families,
Here's what happening with reading, writing, and grammar this week:
Reading - We are continuing our work with context clues. As I've said before this is a very important skill for readers. As your child reads at home, encourage him or her to hunt for clues around an unknown word before asking you what the word means. We will have a context clue assessment on Friday in which students will read a short passage and then use context clues to determine the meaning of a few words.
Writing - We will begin planning a new narrative story this week. Ask your child what topic he or she chose to write about and then have him or her begin telling you their story using lots of descriptive language including feelings, actions, thoughts and dialogue. This will help your child when it comes time to write the story down.
Our grammar and spelling focus this week is on plural nouns.
We are back to our regular schedule this week now that testing is complete. That means we will have our typical homework. Students should be reading for at least 20 minutes each night and recording what they read in their agendas. There will be a math practice sheet coming home on Monday which should be returned by Friday. Spelling words will come home on Monday and should be studied as needed throughout the week in preparation for Friday's quiz.
As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please let me know! I'm just an email away.
Don't forget Fall Break is Sept. 23-27.
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