Homework Week of Feb. 1-5, 2010

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Homework Week of Jan. 25-29, 2010

This is composition book week. All guidelines are listed on the homework sheet. Please note there is Taiko Drumming on Wednesday Jan. 27, and Bridge building on Friday Jan. 29. Happy Days!

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Homework Week of Jan. 19-22, 2010

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Due to the shortened week and late opening day, homework is completely different. There is no math worksheets to do or composition book, but a fun bridge assignment.

Happy Days!

Your Third Grade Team

 

Third Grade Update

Happy 2010! We hope you had a wonderful break and are getting back into the busy schedule of school, homework, activities, etc. We started the new year with new units in social studies, math, writing and music.

Third graders have been busy learning about bridges. We're testing out different structures and what makes bridges strong. We're also starting to study Portland's unique bridges. The next two Fridays, January 22nd and 29th, we'll have a guest bridge expert visit our classrooms. Sharon Wood Wortman, author of the Portland Bridge Book, will come in and start us on creating Portland's own truss bridges. We'll make them with popsicle sticks throughout the week and she'll come back the next Friday to test their strength.

Get your creative ideas ready....in February, we'll assign a family bridge building project. The kids are already talking about what bridge they want to create. We'll send home more information toward the end of January.

If you've noticed your child drumming on the garbage can, it might be because we've started Taiko drumming lessons. It is an extension of our study of Japan and a good excuse to scream and drum as loud as we can. The kids will be learning about the culture around the art of drumming as well as how to do it themselves! This is funded by your contributions to Run for the Arts. Thanks!

We're just finishing our math unit on Flips, Turns and Area. We've been learning about tetronimoes and the math vocabulary to explain how a shape moves. We've also been calculating area and perimeter. Now we're moving on to Combining and Comparing. Students will be work on adding and subtracting numbers with efficient strategies.

In writing, we're exploring the imaginative genre. We've been reading imaginative mentor texts and doing quick writes inspired by the stories. We'll be working on creating an imaginative story with conflict and a solution, an exciting lead, and using juicy words to make the story more interesting.

We're looking forward to all of the exciting learning and activities ahead!

Homework for Week of Jan. 11-15, 2010

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In the following PDF file is the homework for the week of January 11-15, 2010. Please know that the composition book work and final copy of the Portland paragraph are due on Tuesday January 19. January 18 is a holiday in rememberance of Martin Luther King Jr.

Happy New Year!

Your Third Grade Team

Homework Due 1/11/10

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Happy New Year!

In the attachment you will find the homework for the week of 1/4/10 through 1/11/10. It is week "A" for composition book: Spelling in ABC order, cursive practice, reading logs and a reading reflection. As always, math sheets are due on Tuesday and Thursday, Spelling and X6 test on Friday, and Comp. Book due Monday.

Note that on 1/6/10 we will be having Taiko Drumming as a Run for the Arts workshop. If you can, please provide earplugs for your children as it will get loud!

Happy Days,

Your Third Grade Team