Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Announcements:
On Thursday, March 20 we will have our once a month swim. Don't forget your swimsuit and towel!
PAWS testing will continue this week, and we will take the math portion Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 8:30- 10:00. Everyone did an AMAZING job staying focused and trying their hardest through the reading portion, and I was so proud of them!! Please make sure your child is in school those days, well rested, and ready to rock the math section just like they did the reading section!
All 3rd grade students who reach their 3rd quarter AR goal will be going to the movie theatre to watch 'Epic' on Friday, March 28th! Please check in with your child and encourage them to be reading if they haven't quite met their goal so that everyone can join us at the movies! Look for a permission slip coming home Monday!
Reading: This week's story will be 'How My Family Lives in America'. We will be working on determining whether details in a story are fact or opinion to better comprehend what we are reading.
Grammar: This week in grammar we will be learning about adjectives that compare (superlative and comparative adjectives). Our goal is to be able to define superlative and comparative adjectives, as well as find them in a sentence. We will also work on incorporating adjectives that compare in our writing to create better descriptions and paint mental pictures for our audience.
Spelling:
to
too
two
week
weak
our
hour
stair
stare
flour
flower
write
right
new
knew
their
there
they're
weather
whether
As you can tell, the spelling list theme this week is homophones! It would be very beneficial to your child to practice spelling these words correctly in sentences, since the spelling is dependent on meaning.
Math: In math this week we will continue with measurement, practicing measuring with centimeters, decimeters, meters, and kilometers. We will also be working with converting between these units, and focusing on using our knowledge of fractions and tenths/hundredths as a strategy for solving conversion problems.
