REMINDERS:Scholastic book orders may be made online or you may send back the paper order with a check. Please have April book orders turned in by Friday, April 22. PLEASE NOTE A CHANGE IN ASSESSMENT DATES.
LANGUAGE ARTSREADING- April is poetry month. We will review poetry vocabulary and types of poems this week. I'll be pulling small groups based on the two selection practice your child did in class last week. Look for those to come home in the Tuesday Newsday folder. This can serve for a great spring board for conversation at home about books and news. We will not send home a reading selection for homework this week due to the short school week.
WRITING- We will finish our criteria chart this week for what makes an INCREDIBLE story from my life. The last few weeks of school we will spend walking ourselves through the writing process and producing and sharing stories from our lives. Helping your child reflect on experiences or even say, "Hey, you should write that as one of your stories in school." could serve as great help when writer's are trying to get started during the process.
SPELLING- Words went home last week. Spelling Test, Thursday 4/21. Application grade 4/22-4/27.
SOCIAL STUDIES- Economic review sheets went home last Thursday. Our test will be Friday, April 22. Remember to have your child use his or her log in on studiesweekly.com to review and preview concepts. Our economics unit covers weeks 19-23.
Math: In math this week, we will be discussing coins, bills, personal financial literacy, and patterns that can be found on a number line. As we review time and we begin reviewing money, I encourage you to talk with your children at home about these topics. It is important for your children to practice saying the time and reading a clock. Even with our short week, we will have three nights of homework. The homework this week will be a review on graphing, time, and money. Please encourage your child to do their homework and not use a homework pass. As we get into STAAR mode, we are sending work to help review and it is important for your child to continue to practice. We will have a problem of the week this week and a fast facts quiz on Friday. Please study the multiplication facts nightly. Your child needs to complete all of their multiplication facts before they leave third grade. Please check their progress on their multiplication checklist located in their green binder.
Science: In science this week, we will begin discussing the planets in our solar system. We will learn the order off the planets. We will use the mnemonic device - My Very Excellent Mother Just Served Us Nachos- to help us remember the planets in order. Your child will also have an opportunity to create their own mnemonic device.
***UPDATE - The Solar System test will be on Tuesday, April 26th***
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