This week, the Third Grade will be continuing and/or beginning the following:
- Beginning Spelling Unit 2: using, getting, easiest, swimming, heavier, greatest, pleased, emptied, leaving, worried, strangest, freezing, funniest, angrier, shopped (Challenge Words: included, occurred, supplying, scarier, happiest)
- Continuing with Informational Text Reading Comprehension
- Beginning our second short story from Reading Street
- Continuing with Grammar Unit 1: Sentences (compound sentences and their coordinating conjunctions, complex sentences and their subordinating conjunctions, run-on sentences)
- Continuing with Chapter 3: Understand Multiplication, Lessons 3.5, 3.6, and 3.7
- Continuing with Religion, Chapter 2: Jesus Teaches Us About God’s Love
- Beginning Religion, Chapter 3: Christ Will Come Again
- Beginning Science, Chapter 1: Types of Living Things
Upcoming Tests/Quizzes this week:
- Social Studies Chapter 1 Test- Tuesday, 9/25
- Reading Comprehension Test: Informational Text- Wednesday, 9/26
- Religion, Chapter 2 Test- Thursday, 9/27
- Spelling Unit 2 Quiz- Friday, 9/28
Homework for the week:
Monday:
ELA:
- Spelling Unit 2: Complete ABC Order in your ELA notebook.
- Reading– Read and complete Informational Text: “Holidays” and answer questions #1-9 in complete sentences.
- Grammar (Sadlier)- Complete page 30 Proofreading.
Math: Complete Lesson 3.5 pgs. 169-170.
Social Studies: Study for our Chapter 1 Test tomorrow, 9/25.
Tuesday:
Math: Online assignment (Animated Math Models 3.5)
ELA:
- Spelling– Write a sentence for Spelling words #1-5 in your ELA notebook.
- Reading- Study/Prepare for our Reading Comprehension Test: Informational Text tomorrow, 9/26.
- Grammar (NY Ready Book)- Complete Lessons 14 and 15: Coordinating Conjunctions & Simple and Compound Sentences on pages 436-439.
Religion: Begin studying for Chapter 2 Test on Thursday, 9/27.
Wednesday:
ELA:
- Spelling– Write sentences for Spelling words #11-15 in your ELA notebook.
- Grammar (NY Ready Book)- Complete Lesson 16: Subordinating Conjunctions and Complex Sentences on pages 440-441.
Math: Complete Lesson 3.6 pages 171-174.
Religion: Study for Chapter 2 Test tomorrow, 9/27.
Thursday:
Math: Online Assignment: Personal Math Trainer, Lesson 3.6
ELA:
- Spelling- Study for our Spelling Quiz, tomorrow, 9/28. Two of the five challenge words will be bonus questions on the quiz.
- Grammar (Sadlier)- Complete pages 34-35
Science: ** Due Tuesday, 10/2 **
Please use index cards to create Science vocabulary flash cards for our Chapter 1 vocabulary.Write the vocabulary word on the blank side of the index card. Then, write the definition on the lined side. Use the following definitions:
- Life Cycle– The changes that happen to an organism during its life.
- Metamorphosis– A series of changes in appearance that some organisms go through.
- Larva– The stage of complete metamorphosis after and organism hatches from its egg.
- Pupa– The stage of complete metamorphosis where an organism is wrapped in a cocoon or a chrysalis.
- Inherit– To have a trait passed on from parents.
Friday:
Science: ** Due Tuesday, 10/2 **
Please use index cards to create Science vocabulary flash cards for our Chapter 1 vocabulary.Write the vocabulary word on the blank side of the index card. Then, write the definition on the lined side. Use the following definitions:
- Life Cycle– The changes that happen to an organism during its life.
- Metamorphosis– A series of changes in appearance that some organisms go through.
- Larva– The stage of complete metamorphosis after and organism hatches from its egg.
- Pupa– The stage of complete metamorphosis where an organism is wrapped in a cocoon or a chrysalis.
- Inherit– To have a trait passed on from parents.
Writer’s Notebook: ** Due Wednesday, 10/3 **
Follow the guidelines on the Writer’s Notebook handout in your child’s red folder and have him/her decorate his/her notebook. All notebooks are due by Wednesday, 10/3. Happy decorating!
No other homework! Have a nice weekend 