Weekly Update

Hello Third Grade Families,

Please save the following dates on your calendar:

Thurs., Jan. 30th, 6 pm,  STEM Night

Fri., Jan. 31st, 7-7:45 am, FBI Breakfast

Scholastic book order flyers went home last week. Please submit your order by Wednesday, Jan. 29th at 3:00. To order online, go to https://clubs.scholastic.com/home. Our class code is P2Y3C.

Here's a look at our learning in ELA this week:

In reading, we will continue our work on understanding literal and non-literal language. A fun activity at home to practice this would be to play charades with idioms or similes or other figurative language. Your child could act out the figurative language or use stuffed animals or other props to act it out. After acting it out, talk about the literal and the non-literal meaning of the phrase. Here are a few examples:

In writing, we will begin a new opinion piece. This time we will be reading an article to gather evidence and then form an opinion based on what we read. We are still working on writing an opening, stating reasons with examples and a closing.

Our grammar focus continues with comparative and superlative adverbs and adjectives. Ask your child about the book, "Things That Are the Most in the World" which we read on Friday to help us understand superlatives.

Please don't hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns you may have.

Have a GREAT week!

Laura Kloos