TEAM NOTESEARLY RELEASE (Wednesday Schedule) NEXT WEEK

ON TUESDAY (1/13), WEDNESDAY (1/14), & THURSDAY (1/15)(This is due to the end-of-semester testing schedule at the high schools.)

www.pendalearning.com www.brainpopjr.comMath practice All subjects username: sawgrassbay

password: sawgrasswww.mobymax.com www.istation.comMath practice Reading/Language Arts download program or app www.spellingcity,com http://www.lake.k12.fl.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=692Spelling/Vocabulary SBES school website and class websitesSearch - “Sawgrass Bay El;ementary”, “Third Grade”, scroll to bottom, locate upcoming testing dates

3rd Grade Academy

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know what’s going on!

ELA – Mrs. FultonReading•Text Features -- titles/subtitles, pictures/photos, captions, charts, time lines, maps, bold words, etc.•Text Structure – cause/effect, time order, compare/ contrast, etc.•Author’s Point of View – key words that alert you to the author’s feeling about their topic; how knowing the point of view helps you understand the text better

Here are some questions to ask when you are reading with your child:•What can you learn from the pictures in the text?•How do text features help you understand the better?•How is the text organized? Why do you think it is organized this way?•What is the author’s point of view (opinion) of the topic they are writing about? How do you know?•What is your point of view of the topic of the text?

Language ArtsReview of capitalization rules and writing complete sentences in preparation for the Unit 4 Published Product.

January 13 – Early ReleaseJanuary 15 – Early ReleaseJanuary 16th – No school – teacher workday. January 19th – No School – Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 26th – Report Cards Issued

Reading/Language Arts – Mon. & Tues., 1/12 & 1/13 – Unit 4 Published ProductWed., 1/14 – Cold Read & Vocabulary Test (1st word “speck”)Wed., 1/21 -- Spelling Test (1st word “word”)Wed., 1/28 – Vocabulary Test (1st word “floppy”)Math – Performance task – Thurs., January 8th Science – There will be quizzes as we finish lessons throughout chapter 2 – The Solar System.

READING/LA HOMEWORKAll Smart 7 Strategies have to be used to get credit for homework!

Mon., 1/12 – Big and Bold, p. 127 (fact & opinion)Tues., 1/13 – Up, Up, and Away!, p. 163 (fact & opinion) Wed., 1/14– Filming Animals, p. 164 (fact & opinion)Thurs., 1/15– No Homework

HOMEWORKSTEM HOMEWORK

IMPORTANT DATESUPCOMING TESTS

STEM – Mrs. MillerLearning Goal Math – Draw bar graphs and pictographs, and

answer questions about the data.

At the end of the year, your child will take a timed test on multiplication facts. They need to start practicing their tables at

home.

Learning Goal Science – The Universe*** Check out www.studyjams.scholastic.com *** There are great Science and Math videos that can

help your child review for the upcoming tests. Also, you may find helpful math videos on

www.learnzillion.com. On my webpage, you will find the codes for the current skills being taught in

Math.

1/5 – Answer questions about a bar graph1/6– Answer questions about a bar graph

1/7 – Use data to draw a bar graph1/8 – Answer questions about a pictograph

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