3C’s Monday Memo
October 12, 2015
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Math: We will continue the addition/subtraction
unit. This week we will work on the break apart
strategy, word problems, and estimating. On
Friday, there will be a quiz over addition
properties, fact families, and addition w/wo
carrying. Estimation will allow students to
continue practicing rounding skills.
Your childe should have brought home the SOL
math workbook. We reuse them every year so
please do not let them wrote in them. Use them
for test review questions and sometimes I may
assign pages for homework and the answers will
go in the math notebook.
Memorizing math facts is very important in 3rd
grade. REFLEX is available at home, 7 days a
week.
Science: The Matter Unit will continue this
week. The Matter Unit Test will be on Tuesday,
October 20th. We will be discussing physical
properties, and solids. Liquids, and gasses. The
study guide and notes are glued in the notebook.
Reading: This week’s focus will be
understanding fiction and identifying character
traits to build comprehension when meeting in
guided reading groups.
Most students are making great progress on their
reading logs. Please have them continue filling in
if they have reached 8 books. Four students have
already completed the entire log! Thanks for your
help at home.
Word Study
This week is new words with choice on Tuesday
and Thursday. Please encourage your child to
choose something new. If you have time, sorting
nightly helps students that need extra practice.
Writer’s Workshop: We will be working on
learning the steps good writers do, editing practice,
and choosing one of the “small moment” pieces from
last week to publish. This week we will choose one
piece written so far to publish. In addition, we have
been working in our cursive handwriting books. We
have been working on strong word choice, using
apostrophes, and proper nouns. This week we will
working on identifying complete and incomplete
sentences.
Star Students: Will and Lauren!!!
We look forward to them sharing their
posters and any extra pictures of favorite
memories they would like to share.
Announcements:
Tuesday will be Monday schedule for specials
Please be sure you have signed up for a PT conference
on Sign-up Genius. If you did not get an invite, please
email me.
Summer Reading Celebration is Thursday, October
15th
LIES is having a coat drive for students in need at
other schools. Please consider sending in your child’s
outgrown jacket to meet the needs of others.
One of the ways I love to get to know my students is
by watching what they do outside of school. If I can
work it into my schedule, I would like to come to your
child’s game, recital, etc. If you send me the schedule
for the event, I will try to work it into mine.
Thanks for working with me to make sure the students
have nutritional snacks. Thanks for signing the
planner daily and helping with homework as well!
If you have read this memo, print out a copy and sign
for your child. He/she will receive an extra sticker for
good behavior chart!! Due Tuesday morning.
Have a great week! Mrs. Feddersen
Karen.Feddersen@lcps.org