ANNOUNCEMENT!

There has been a change. There is NO field trip this week! A note was sent home today! Please check your son/daughter's communication folder. 

'Twas The Week Before Christmas!

Social Studies:
There will be a unit test on Ancient Rome on Thursday! Students should be bringing home study guides, textbooks, and vocabulary cards to study each night. Study guides are due on Thursday for extra credit points added to their test. Don't wait until the last minute to study! 

Reading & Spelling:
This week we do not have a whole group story. Instead, we are reviewing Quarter 2 skills and working on our writing! There is no homework for reading or writing this week (no literacy packet and no spelling)! There will NOT be a Reading Test or a Spelling Test this Friday. For extra practice, students should just read if they have free time. Students may work on their Reader's Notebook if they wish.

Math:
There is no homework for math this week (no math packet)! Students may practice flash cards or log on to IXL for extra practice. Our focus this week is just reviewing Quarter 2 skills (money, multiplication, and division). 

REMINDERS & IMPORTANT NOTES

**Our classroom party will take place on Friday at 2:25 p.m. If you signed up to bring something, please send it in no later than 9:00 a.m. on Friday. :-) We hope to see you there if you plan to attend! 

**Newsletters went home today!

**There will be no 3rd grade field trip this week! 

Reading This Week - Dec. 7-11

This week we are continuing to work on Author’s Purpose. We are extending our knowledge of PIE (persuade, inform, and entertain) and taking it a step further to see why the author is writing a given piece of text. Are they explaining how to make a gingerbread house? Are they describing how chocolate chip cookies taste? Are they teaching us the steps to send an e-mail? Are they entertaining us with a story about an elf? This week, it is our job to find out! For this reason, we will not have a whole group story this week. Instead, we will be looking at different kinds of text.

In grammar, we are also still learning about root words and affixes. Last week, we focused on common prefixes that come at the beginning of a root word to change the meaning. This week, we are focusing on suffixes that come at the end of a word to change the meaning, while also reviewing prefixes. Students will also be reinforcing this skill through their spelling word list this week (you can find this week’s list under the spelling tab)!

Tentative testing schedule:

Thursday – Grammar Quiz (Root words & affixes, spiral review of Q1 & Q2 concepts).

Friday – Reading Test (Author’s Purpose) and Spelling Test (Groups 1 and 2)