Math update with Mrs. Neal

Hello all!
Last week in math we focused on subtraction using partial difference. This week we will continue partial difference and review partial sum so please refer to the videos I posted earlier if you need help with those strategies. The homework for this week will be as follows:
Week of 10/30
3rd grade:
Monday- Partial difference page, back
Tuesday- No homework- Happy Halloween!
Wednesday- Practice test, evens
Thursday- Practice math facts

Thanks and Happy Halloween!

Update from Mrs. Luyt 10/23-10/26/17

Halloween Day:

The Halloween parade at 10:45 a.m. If you would like to see the parade, please go to the lunch room so there is enough room for students to walk through the halls. 

Our class will also be going to the Book Fair on Tuesday afternoon. The students will be able to write down books they would like to have. I sent home a Book Fair Flyer on Thursday. The book fair is open October 30-November 2 from 7:45 a.m. - 8:45 a.m; 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.; 3:45 p.m.  - 4:30 p.m.; and Family Night on November 2 from 6-8 p.m. 

We will have a class party at 2:30 p.m. You are welcome to send in a treat if you wish. We have no allergies in our class.

Reading: This week we learned about themes in books. On Thursday, we took a spelling test. If you child received a 1, please be sure to sign and return the test so I know you have seen it. Students will receive new spelling lists on 10/30/17. The next spelling test is 11/9/17. Next week, we will be reviewing character traits, point of view, context clues, plot structure, and themes. In addition, students will be having a Latin/Greek test on Thursday, 11/2.

Writing: We continue to practice cursive everyday. We also finished our favorite animals opinion writing. Next week, students will be writing an opinion piece on their own to assess their writing skills.  

Grammar: This week, we learned about coordinating conjunctions, and reviewed nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, and simple subject/predicates using a mentor sentence. Next week we will be learning about subordinating conjunctions to combine one independent clause and one dependent clause to create a compound sentence. We will also review subject and predicate, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs and coordinating conjunctions using our new mentor sentence.

Projects: This week we started coming up with their "51st state." Next week, students will continue creating the components of their state. 

Homework: Read 20 minutes everyday. Study Latin/Greek words for assessment  (assessment 11/2). Study spelling words (assessment 11/9). 

Math update with Mrs. Neal

Hello 3rd grade families,
This week in math we work on addition, focusing on the partial sum strategy. We will now be moving into subtraction. Here is a video to review partial difference.

The homework for this week will be as follows:

Week of 10/23
3rd grade:
Monday- Subtraction page 1
Tuesday- Subtraction page 2
Wednesday- Subtraction page 3
Thursday- Partial difference page

Thanks and have a great week!

10/16-10/19 Update from Mrs. Luyt

Reading: This week we learned about evidence based terms. On Thursday, we took a Latin/Greek test. If you child received a 1, please be sure to sign and return the test so I know you have seen it. Students will receive new Latin/Greek words on 10/23/17. The next Latin/Greek test is 11/2/17. Next week, we will be introducing theme and having the students figure out the theme of read aloud books. In addition, students will be having a Spelling test on Thursday, 10/26.

Writing: We continue to practice cursive everyday. We also started researching our favorite animals, and began to write a rough draft on their opinion. Next week, students will be finishing their favorite animals opinion rough drafts and we will revise and publish the final piece.  

Grammar: This week, we learned about simple subject sand simple predicates, and reviewed nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs using a mentor sentence. Next week we will be learning about coordinating conjunctions to combine two independent clauses to create a compound sentence. We will also review subject and predicate, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs using our new mentor sentence.

Projects: This week we began researching all about Nevada. Once the students finished learning about some key information such as major cities, rivers, land forms, and state symbols, they started coming up with their "51st state." Next week, students will continue creating the components of their state. 

Homework: Read 20 minutes everyday. Study spelling words for assessment  (assessment 10/26). Study Latin/Greek words (assessment 11/2). 

Math update with Mrs. Neal

Hello 3rd grade families,
Last week in math we began working with addition and subtraction, focusing mostly on two mental math strategies that they learned from last year, branching and arrow method. This week we will be moving on to the partial sum strategy. If the partial sum strategy is new to you, here is a video to explain this strategy:

We will be focusing only on the partial sum strategy from here on out, they will not learn the traditional algorithm until 4th grade. If you have any questions about this, feel free to ask me. The homework for this week will be:

Week of 10/16
3rd grade:
Monday- Practice math facts on IXL (any of the Fs or Js)
Tuesday- Partial sums page, back
Wednesday- IXL C.1, write out 5 problems using partial sum strategy to turn in
Thursday- IXL C.1, write out 5 problems using partial sum strategy to turn in

Thanks and have a great week!

10/9-10/12/17

Reading: This week we learned about character traits. On Thursday, we took a spelling test. If you child received a 1, please be sure to sign and return the test so I know you have seen it. Students will receive a new spelling list on 10/16/17. The next spelling test is 10/26/17. Next week, we will be introducing evidence based terms. In addition, students will be having a Latin/Greek roots test on Thursday, 10/19.

Writing: We continue to practice cursive everyday. We also finished our rough draft and final paper of our opinion piece on ants. Next week, students will be researching their favorite animals and begin to write a rough draft. 

Grammar: This week, we learned about regular and irregular verbs, superlative and comparative adjectives, and adverbs. Next week we will be learning simple subject and predicate, and reviewing nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs.

Projects: This week we worked in small groups to finish our compound machines and on Tuesday, the kids got to test them out with a raw egg. They were all very excited and it was great to see all of the ideas that they came up with as a team. Wednesday and Thursday, we started our next project, 51st State, by creating an All About Me Map. Next week, students will research all about Nevada in preparation of coming up with their own 51st state. 

Homework: Read 20 minutes everyday. Study Latin/Greek words for assessment  (assessment 10/19). Study spelling list (assessment 10/26). 

Math update with Mrs. Neal

Hello 3rd grade families,
We wrapped up our unit on rounding this week and took an assessment. That will be graded and returned this next week. The homework for this week will be:
Week of 10/9
3rd grade:
Monday- IXL B.7
Tuesday- IXL B.8
Wednesday- IXL B.5
Thursday- IXL B.9

Thank you and have a wonderful week!

10/2-10/5 Hello October!

Reading: This week  we learned about first and third person point of view.  On Thursday, the students took their first Latin/Greek test. I'll be returning those to the students on Monday. If you child received a 1, please be sure to sign and return the test so I know you have seen it. Students received a new spelling list distributed to them on 10/2/17. The next spelling test is 10/12. Next week, we will be introducing character traits. In addition, students will be getting new Latin/Greek roots. The next test for Latin/Greek will be 10/19.


Writing: This week in cursive, we finished learning upper case letters. Next week, students will be given a cursive booklet to practice cursive even more. We also began writing our rough and final draft of our opinion piece on ants this last week. Next week, students will be finishing up on their final drafts. 

Grammar: This week, we reviewed adjectives and took an assessment. We also began learning about verbs. Next week, we will learn about regular and irregular verbs, superlative and comparative adjectives, and adverbs.


Projects: This week we worked in small groups to build a prototype of compound machines that will help keep their egg from breaking in our Egg Drop Project. Next week, we will be testing the compound machines. We will also be starting our next project by creating a Me Map.


Homework: Read 20 minutes everyday. Study spelling list (assessment 10/12). Study Latin/Greek words for assessment  (assessment 10/19).

Math update with Mrs. Neal

Hello 3rd grade families!
This week in math we continued working on our place value knowledge. We also started rounding numbers to the nearest 10 and 100. This week the homework will be:
Monday- IXL P.1
Tuesday- IXL P.2
Wednesday- Practice test, evens
Thursday- Practice math facts

Thanks and have a wonderful week!