Hello Parents and Students,
TLS Showcase: Our students have been working hard in both music and dance this year. Our music and dance teachers have put together a school-wide showcase. 3rd grade will be performing at 1:00 THIS Friday, March 27th. Families are encouraged to come watch in the MPR!
Homework and Reminders:
Turn in the signed Weekly Green Folder on Tuesday
Daily 20 reading log due on Friday
Check homework and sign communicator daily
Wear House color every Thursday
Wear a kindness shirt every Wednesday (optional)
Hawk Spirit Day every Friday (optional)
Our Week at a Glance
Math: We will continue Module 5 this week. This module focuses on fractions. Students will be doing lessons 9 and 10. On Wednesday, students will receive a study guide in class that we will do together. Then on Thursday, students will take a test.
All students should be practicing their multiplication facts for a minimum of ten minutes every night as part of their homework. They must be fluent in multiplication facts as they continue their educational career. Flashcards are not needed, but if you would like to print a set, visit this site. If you are interested in having your student practice on IXL, please view the following video. IXL Video Link
Students will iterate unit fractions to create non-unit fractions concretely, pictorially, and numerically in unit form and fraction form. They compose and decompose wholes with unit and non-unit fractions by using number bonds and tape diagrams. After establishing that the fractions refer to the same whole, students compare unit fractions and fractions with the same numerator concretely and pictorially by reasoning about the size of the parts.
Reader's Workshop: This week, we will be starting our Unit 7 Benchmark books this week. Unit 7 is called Communities Then and Now. The essential question that students will be focusing on is: What is a community?
Writer's Workshop: We will begin our unit on Opinion writing this week! Students will be writing about what clubs they think Tierra Linda should offer using the OREO writing method.
Social Studies: This week in social studies we will learn about California's Natural Regions. Students will learn about California's Pacific Coast, mountains, central valley, desert, and delta.
P.E.: Please dress appropriately on Monday for P.E.
Weekly Reminders:
Daily 20 Reading Log: Please make sure your child is reading a "Just Right" chapter book. Picture books or books that are too easy will not be accepted for daily 20 reading. Your child should begin a book and continue reading it throughout the week. Please make sure they are writing the book title correctly and neatly in their folders.
Weekly Folder: A parent/guardian signature is required weekly. Students will return the folder the next school day.
Communicator: Each day, please read the communicator with your child, check off completed assignments, then sign the communicator.
Thank you,
Mrs. Gibbins