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MRS. O’CONNOR’S 3RD GRADE CLASS
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We spent time this week in Reading Workshop reading
nonfiction text and writing responses to comprehension
questions pertaining to what we read. We worked on
finding the main idea of passages and going back to find
evidence that supports answers we wrote. A few of the
short passages we read were: “Community Helpers,”
“Music Within Cultures” and “World Holidays.” Can you
tell someone at home what was the main idea of 2 of these
selections?
“King” Anthony brought
in a cactus from Peru. It
was a present from his
grandmother!
Anthony has a 4 year old
shih-tzu named after him
- meet Tony!
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Our multiplication study continues! We talked about
how to represent multiplication equations using models
and arrays. Tell someone at home about the
Commutative Property of Multiplication (HINT: Does
4 x 3 equal the same product as 3 x 4?) How can you use
repeated addition to show this problem: 7 x 4 = 28?
In Social Studies we are focusing on how people are
part of a particular culture. We learned that culture is
defined as “a way of life shared by a group of people.”
This can include shared: language, fashion, foods, games,
sports, music and holidays. Name some of our American
cultural traditions?
Upcoming Events &Reminders:
BUY DAY AT THE BOOK FAIR!: If students are
planning on buying books at the Book Fair, please make
sure to send in money on Monday, Dec. 7th.
STATE TESTING: All 3rd Grade students will be taking
the State English-Language Arts Test on December 8th
and 9th. The test is from 9:30-11:00. Please be sure
students eat a good breakfast and are well rested on
those days!
WELCOME WAREHOUSE! We will be wrapping the
gifts for the Welcome Warehouse on Friday, December
11th. Thanks to everyone who contributed to this
wonderful program.
Have a great weekend!
Related Arts Schedule:
Monday: Library
Tuesday: Music
Wednesday: PE
Thursday: Art
Friday: Library