This Week!

I can…
Reading- read for a purpose!
Writing- publish my poem OR question and answer, and write a quality ACE!
Math- compare fractions!
Social Studies- research the career I chose!

Reminders:
Theme 10 test- January 31st
Global School Play Day- February 1st

*Update on our quarter 3 writing piece: Opinion
As many of you know, your student has selected a career that they think would be a good choice for them in the future! Over the next few weeks we will be researching these career choices. 🙂 Hopefully you saw a practice organizer come home about “should recess be longer?” Our goal by completing this was to help the students understand that a quality opinion has at least two reasons to support their opinion. In addition each reason has details to further support/explain their opinion. We will continue to practice organizing a quality opinion while we research our career choices.

Theme 10

Theme 10:Money Matters
Focus: Author’s Purpose (ask questions)
Big Idea: Asking a question about the author’s purpose helps you understand the main point of a reading. *The questions are focused around the main idea.
Review: compare and contrast (make connections)
Big Idea: you see how things are the same or different

Vocab: pages 328 and 342

Grammar
Singular and Plural pronouns
Big Idea: A singular pronoun is one person/thing (he, she, etc) a plural pronoun is more than one person/thing (they, we, etc)
Subject/Object Pronoun:
Big Idea: pronouns include both subject pronouns and object pronouns. Subject pronouns include I, you, he, she, it, we, and they. An object pronoun (me, you, him, her, it, us, and them) is used as the object of a verb or as the subject of a prepositional phrase.
Example: I let her read my book and asked her to give it back to me on Friday.
Proper Noun Review
Big Idea: Specific people, places, and things get capitalized
Action Verbs
Big Idea: specifically describe what the subject of a sentence is doing (jumping, hiking, swimming, smiling, etc).

Word Study Week 1: Reference Materials
Dictionary: gives the meanings of words and also the pronunciations and parts of speech
Encyclopedia: gives information about different topics
Thesaurus: lists the synonyms of words
Word Study week 2: Action Verbs

Writing: Procedural
Big Idea- this genre includes steps or a procedure for doing something

Target Skill: repetition of language
Big Idea- words are often repeated to help the reader understand an important idea

Theme 10 Test: Tuesday, January 31st
*Our two writing pieces for theme 10 are Poem and Question and Answer. After the theme test on the 31st, your student will choose one of these pieces to publish and turn in for a grade. The narrative rubric will be used to grade the poem, and the informative rubric will be used to grade the question and answer.

This Week!

I can…
Reading- determine author’s purpose and ask quality questions (theme 10)!
Writing- write a poem, write a question and answer, and describe the elements of a quality opinion piece!
Math- identify equivalent fractions and fractions greater than one!
Social Studies- identify different career choices and describe profit, cost, and consumer!

Reminder: Kindness week is this week! Below are the dress up days.
Monday- All-School Rainbow Photo Day (3rd Grade wears green)
Tuesday-SCORE for Friendship. Wear Your Favorite Sports Attire
Wednesday-Mismatch Day
Thursday- Dress Like a Super Hero
Friday- Warm and Cozy Day: Wear Your Favorite Cuddly sweatshirt or attire

This Week!

I can…
Reading- find evidence to support my answer and cite the text!
Writing- describe the elements of a quality opinion!
Math- use number lines to identify fractions and identify equivalent fractions!
Social Studies- explain how natural resources determine career choices!

Writing Pieces: Theme 9

Our two short writing pieces for theme 9 are:

Diary: We read “My cotton dress” (page 314). Then the students wrote their own diary entry about their Christmas break! *The informative rubric will be used to grade this writing piece.

Realistic Fiction: We read “A loaf of Fun” (pg. 298). Then the students wrote their own realistic fiction story! *The narrative rubric will be used to grade this writing piece.

Reminder: On the day of the theme test, your student will get to decide which ONE of these pieces they would like to publish and turn in for a grade. Our theme test will be Friday, January 13th.

Next Week!

I can…
Reading- compare and contrast the character, setting, plot, and theme within two different stories!
Writing- write a realistic fiction!
Math- describe what a fraction means!
Science- describe the layers of the earth!

*** Theme 9 Test is Friday, January 13th!

Theme 9

Theme 9:From Factory to You
Focus: Compare and Contrast (make connections)
Big Idea: you see how things are the same or different.
Review: determine importance
Big Idea: When you determine importance while you read, it helps you understand the main idea of a passage. Within each paragraph some details are more important to the main idea than other details.

Vocab: Pages 294 and 308

Grammar
Contractions: a shortened version of a word
Example- Cannot = can’t, will not = won’t, they are = they’re
Pronouns and Antecedents: A pronoun takes the place of a noun. The antecedent is what the pronoun is replacing.
Example- Dillon and Jayden love watching action movies because they are exciting. The pronoun “they” has replaced “action movies”
Noun- a person, place, or thing
Proper Noun- a specific person, place, or thing
example- Thanksgiving, Mrs. Ellis, May

Word Study Week 1: Nouns
Word Study week 2: Proper Nouns

Writing: Story
Big Idea- Stories have characters, a setting, and a plot.

Target Skill: personification
Big Idea- when human qualities are given to animals, objects, or ideas.
Example: My computer throws a fit every time I try to use it.

Theme 9 Test: *Friday, January 13th