Weekly Update

Hello Everyone,

Please save the following dates on your calendars:

Tues., March 10th, Zaxby's Night

Wed., March 11th, 12:30 pm, Early Release Day

Wed., March 11th, Walk to School Wednesday - meet at Mary Drive

Thurs., March 19th, Report Cards posted on Parent View

Fri., March 20th, 6 PM, Talent Show

Sat., March 21st -8:00 am-Noon, Garden Clean Up Day

Please be sure your child knows how he or she is getting home this Wednesday since it is an early release day. If there is a change in your child's regular transportation, please send in a note with your child.

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

In reading, we will revisit the skill of using context clues to understand the meaning of unknown words. This is a crucial skill when it comes to reading comprehension. If your child gets to an unknown word when reading at home, instead of just telling what the words means, encourage him or her to look for clues right before or after the word to help decide what it means. We will be reading about the respiratory and circulatory systems this week as part of our health standards. The complicated vocabulary we encounter while reading about these systems will require us to practice our context clues!

In writing, we will switch back to writing narratives, or stories with characters, a setting, dialogue, and sequence. We will read a short incomplete story and then add a middle and ending to it. We will focus on using dialogue with the characters in the story.

Our grammar focus will be on how to correctly punctuate dialogue. This is a tough skill for 3rd graders. Knowing where to put the commas can be tricky! Have your child go on a dialogue hunt in a book this week and encourage them to pay attention to how the punctuation is used in the dialogue. Here's a fun, quick video about quotation marks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bea_2ANKJ5o

Please remember to keep reading every night. Consistent daily reading is one of the best ways to improve reading skills. If your child does not have anything to read at home, please let me know and I'll make sure they bring something home to read.

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

Thank you, 

Laura Kloos