Weekly Update

Hello Third Grade Families,

Please save the following dates on your calendar:

Monday, January 14th, Penny Wars Begin -Bring your pennies in to support our Addison Foundation

Thursday, January 17th, 6:00-7:30 pm STEM Night at Addison

Monday, January 21st, MLK Holiday, No School

Tuesday, January 22nd, 6:00 pm, Munch and Mingle, Learn how to raise your child in a Cyber World

Thursday, January 24th, 5:00-8:00 pm, Chick-Fil-A Night

Friday, January 25th, Penny Wars End

Friday, January 25th, Father-Daughter Dance

Here's a look at our learning this week:

In writing, we will continue working on opinion writing. We will work on forming our own opinions and then adding supportive reasons and examples which support those opinions. 

In reading, we will continue working on understanding Point of View. We will use the book, Voices in the Park to help us with this skill. 

In science, we will continue learning about the different animals and plants of Georgia. We are learning about the specific adaptations that plants and animals have which help them survive. The 5 regions we are studying are the Appalachian Plateau, the Valley and Ridge, the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Piedmont, and the Coastal Plains. On Wednesday we will attend a special habitat puppet show in our Learning Commons.

 In math, we are starting a new unit on fractions. We will begin by partitioning shapes into equal parts. Then we will learn how to label each part of that shape as a unit fraction.

We're looking forward to a great week! Please reach out to me or Mrs. Keith if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you!

Weekly Update

Happy New Year!

I can't wait to see everyone bright and early tomorrow!

Please remember to return the green holiday reading challenge sheet which was sent home before the break. If you need another, let me know. Also, if your child borrowed books, please send those back.

Please save the following dates on your calendar:

Tuesday, January 8th, Papa John's Pizza Night

Thursday, January 10th, Report Cards go home

Friday, January 11th, Science Fair Projects Due (optional)

Monday, January 14th, Penny Wars Begin

Thursday, January 17th, 6:00-7:00 pm STEM Night at Addison

Monday, January 21st, MLK Holiday, No School

Tuesday, January 22nd, 6:00 pm, Munch and Mingle, Learn how to raise your child in a Cyber World

Thursday, January 24th, 5:00-8:00 pm, Chick-Fil-A Night

Friday, January 25th, Penny Wars End

Friday, January 25th, Father-Daughter Dance

Homework Update: We are beginning new reading homework in 3rd grade. It will be attached to your child's math homework and sent home on Monday, due Friday. Your child should also continue reading at least 20 minutes each night and logging minutes in biblionasium if you're able. Spelling words will be written in agendas on Monday to be studied throughout the week for Friday's quiz. In an effort to encourage responsibility, we will also begin writing down homework and/or important reminders in agendas. Please check your child's agenda nightly and sign in the appropriate spot at the bottom of the column. 

Here's a look at our learning this week:

In science, we are beginning a new unit on Georgia regions and habitats. For the next 3 weeks, we will learn about the major ecological regions of Georgia including the plants and animals which live in those regions. We will also learn about specific adaptations which plants and animals have that help them survive in their habitats. We will kick off this unit with a visit to the Science Lab on Monday!

In writing, we will begin a unit on opinion writing. We will learn the difference between fact and opinion and then begin forming our own opinions about some fun topics like, "What is the best candy?" We will learn how to support our opinions with reasons and examples.

In reading, we will be learning about point of view. We will learn that sometimes our point of view (or perspective) may be different than that of the author's. We will also see how different characters within a text sometimes have different opinions about the same topic. As you read with your child each night, ask him or her about the author's or character's point of view about an event in the book.

In math, we will learn about perimeter this week. We will review what we learned about area earlier this year and notice the differences between area and perimeter.

We are excited to welcome our new student, Matthew, to class this week!

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

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays!! 

I hope everyone has a safe and relaxing holiday break! We look forward to seeing everyone back on Monday, January 7th.

There is a green reading challenge sheet stapled in your child's agenda. Please sign and return the sheet when we return in January. We are hoping for 100% class participation! Several students borrowed books from my personal book collection to read during the break. Please be sure these books make it back after the break =) 

Thank you!

Weekly Update

Hello Everyone,

The countdown to our December break is finally here! Here's a look at what's happening in 3rd grade this week:

This Thursday is Pajama Day at Addison. This Friday is Holiday Accessory Day! Your child can wear seasonal headgear, socks, neckties or other fun holiday items.

We will be learning about prefixes and suffixes this week, and how they can change the meaning of root words.

We will be writing a fun holiday narrative piece where we will focus on telling a story in order with lots of detail and dialogue. We will also work on writing with correct capitalization and punctuation.

We will complete a snowman STEM challenge this week as well!

It is sure to be an exciting week!

Please let me know if you have any questions

Weekly Update

Hello Everyone,

I hope you're staying warm and dry! This Florida girl was hopeful for some snow this weekend, but it's not looking very promising =( 

The Addison staff will be participating in some dress up days for the next 2 weeks. Students are welcome to participate in the following days:

Monday, December 10th ~ Holiday T-Shirt Day

Friday, December 14th ~ Grinch Day - Wear green or a Grinch shirt

Thursday, December 20th ~ Pajama Day

Friday, December 21st ~ Holiday Accessory Day - Wear a holiday headband, tie, socks, necklace, etc.

Please save the following dates on your calendar:

Tues, Dec 11, Papa John's Night

Thurs, Dec 20th, Class Holiday Party 
Thurs, Dec 20th, Early Release 

Fri, Dec 21st, Early Release

Dec 22- Jan 6, NO SCHOOL

Mon, Jan 7th, School Resumes

Here's a look at our learning this week:

In writing, we will begin a final draft of our informational piece in which students were comparing and contrasting to similar topics. The students will be typing their essays to work on keyboarding skills. 

In reading, we will continue to work on the skill of comparing and contrasting two texts. The students will be choosing 2 countries and then reading about the similarities and differences between the holidays celebrated there.

We will visit the science lab on Monday for a fun Holiday STEM challenge. Be sure to check Class Dojo for pictures!

In social studies, we will be completing a technology project with Mrs. Nelson, our media specialist. The students will take the information learned last week about productive resources and use the program Powtoons to show their knowledge. Be sure to ask your child about this project later in the week.

We will also have a visit from Wellstar on Thursday to talk with us about healthy habits.

In math, we will continue some with word problems, but also move on to graphing. Students should be able to read and understand bar graphs and pictographs. Usually, the most difficult part of a pictograph is remember to look at the key. Students should also be able to answer questions like, "How many more... and How many less...?" based on the graphs presented. Check out these games for more practice.

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

Thank you and have a great week!

Weekly Update

Hello Third Grade Families,

Please save the following dates on your calendar:

Tues, Dec 4th Zaxby's Night

Fri, Dec 7th 7:00-7:45 FBI (Father's Being Involved) Breakfast 

Sat, Dec 8th, 8:00am-12:00pm Holiday Shoppe at Addison!

Thurs, Dec 20th, Early Release 

Fri, Dec 21st, Early Release

Dec 22- Jan 6, NO SCHOOL

Mon, Jan 7th, School Resumes

Here's a look at our learning this week:

In writing, we will continue working on a compare and contrast informational piece we began last week. Once we finish writing our rough draft, we hope to type a final copy on the computer to help with typing skills.

Our grammar focus this week will be pronoun/antecedent agreement. 

In reading, we will focus on comparing and contrasting two texts. We will look for these clue words as we're reading to help identify similarities and differences in our texts.

In social studies, we will learn about productive resources. Students will learn about natural, human, and capital resources as well as entrepreneurship. 

In math, we will continue our work on multiplication and division word problems. Students should be reading the problems slowly and picturing what's happening. Then they should determine if they need to find the total (multiplication) or if they already know the total (division). Here is a link for more word problem practice https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-third-grade-math/cc-3rd-mult-div-topic/cc-3rd-two-step-word-problemsa/e/multiplication-and-division-word-problems--within-100-

As always, please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Have a GREAT week!

Weekly Update

Hello Third Grade Families! I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I'm excited to see everyone back at school tomorrow. 

**Please remember to return the yellow reading challenge sheet by Wednesday. I can send another home if needed.

**Also, we will be visiting the science lab tomorrow (Monday) and will need various natural items from your yard. Items might include pine straw, sticks, rocks, etc. Please send the items in a gallon sized bag or a grocery bag. Thank you for your help with gathering supplies!

Please save these dates on your calendar:

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

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

Sat, Dec 9th, Holiday Shoppe at Addison!

Thurs, Dec 20th, Early Release 

Fri, Dec 21st, Early Release

Dec 22- Jan 6, NO SCHOOL

Mon, Jan 7th, School Resumes

Here's a look at our learning this week:

In grammar, we will be learning about subject/verb agreement. Here's a game to practice this skill http://www.abcya.com/subject_verb_agreement.htm. 

We will also begin a new informative writing piece this week. We will be integrating what we're learning in geography this week with our writing skills. The students will be comparing two major U.S. rivers in their writing. They will be writing about the similarities and differences between the two rivers chosen. We will not start this until Wednesday. Be sure to ask your child which rivers your child is writing about.

In reading, we will be learning how authors use cause & effect in their writing. There are causes and effects happening all day long in the world around us. Ask your child to find examples in his or her own life. For example, a cause could be leaving your shoes untied, and the effect would be tripping. We will be exploring several examples in various texts we will read this week.

In social studies, we will be working on our geography standards. We will be learning about the 2 major mountain ranges and 6 major rivers of the United States. We will work on locating these on a map. The rivers third graders need to identify are the Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande, Colorado, Hudson, and St. Lawrence. 

In math, we will finish up our unit on finding the area of a rectangle (multiply length times width). Then we will practice solving multiplication and division word problems. We are continuing to work on memorizing multiplication facts. If you need ideas for how to practice at home, please let me know. 

I'm looking forward to a great week! Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you!