Week of September 1 - 5

I'd like to welcome Mrs. Cox as our math and science teacher! Mrs. Cox has been teaching third grade at Bartram Springs for three years. Previously, she taught in Duval County at Bank of America Academy for 9 years and in Texas. Our transition has gone very well and we are looking forward to working together to make this a great year for all! Also, we would like to welcome our 6 new students who joined our classes this week!

Please see the post below with information about the flu mist program. A flyer was sent on Friday.

RESOURCES THIS WEEK:
Tuesday: PE Wear tennis shoes!
Wednesday: Art
Friday: Music

READING CGA BASELINE: Wednesday and Thursday

Reading: This week, we will begin our first novel study: Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. We will read this book in class. Students will not bring the book home. The novel is used for instruction of reading strategies and standards. Students will not have comprehension tests about the book, but will be assessed as they read other passages followed by questions based on the strategies we are working on.

For example, our first lessons address the following Florida standard:

LAFS.3.RL.1.3 Describe characters in a story (e.g. their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events

As we read Because of Winn Dixie, we will collect evidence about the main characters to help us understand their traits, motivations, and feelings. Students will complete multiple activities based on this standard. Below are some typical question stems related to this standard. They can be applied to any fictional character or text!

•  Select the sentences in the story that show the main character is _____.
• The main character is ___ in the passage.  Select the sentences that show this feeling.
•  How does the main character feel in the paragraph below?   Select the sentences that show this feeling. 
• Which of the following phrases describes both the main character’s behavior and the author’s writing.

Language: We will review the function of nouns: to name a person, place or thing. Students should be able to identify nouns in a sentence and tell if they name a person, place or thing. Students should be able to write a sentence including three nouns using correct capitalization, punctuation, and spelling of third grade words.

Writing: We will look carefully at the author of Because of Winn Dixie, Kate DiCamillo and what we can learn from her as a story teller that will help us as authors. Students will also work on planning out the characters, setting and sequence of events for a story about Winn-Dixie before he came into the grocery store using a narrative planning tool. 

Math: This week in math we will be sequencing numbers to 1,000.  Using place value to determine the size of numbers to 1,000.  Estimating the sums of 2 and 3 digit numbers and recognizing and representing the groups of 10’s in 3 digit numbers.

Math Homework:

Monday: No School

Tuesday: Unit 3 page 2

Wednesday: Unit 3 pp. 4-5

Thursday: Unit 3 pp. 9

Science: This week in Science we will be learning about the tools scientists use when conducting investigations.  We will be discussing the importance of communication when conducting investigations.