TEAM NOTES Media Nights Reminder Don’t forget about Media Night this Thursday. Our school Librarian will be there to work with you and your child on choosing the best books for improving their reading. Our Parent-Teacher Liaison will also be there to help you check out items from our Resource Room to use with your child at home. In addition, teachers will be on hand to assist you with helping your child with his or her homework. Media Nights are held one Thursday each month in the Media Center. The next event is this Thurs., Dec. 11. You can drop in anytime from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Students have username and password in their agendas. (CLASS WITH MOST PENDA POINTS EACH MONTH WINS!) Look for username and password in your child’s agenda. username: sawgrassbaypassword: sawgrass search schools, type “sawgrass bay elementary”, find Third Grade, scroll to bottom, locate upcoming testing dates, play FREE games with your vocabulary and spelling words Sawgrass Bay School Website rd Grade Academy Pin this to your fridge so you know what’s going on! Reading/Lang. Arts – Mrs. Fulton This week, we will continue to look at text features and how they help us understand what we read, and we will also be starting to look at text structure (how a text is organized). Text Features -- titles, subtitles, pictures, photos, captions, charts, graphs, time lines, maps, words in bold and italics, etc. Text Structure – cause & effect, chronological order, compare & contrast, etc. Here are some questions to ask when you are reading with your child: 1.What can you learn from the pictures in the text? 2.How do the text features help you understand the text better? 3.How is this text organized? Why do you think it is organized this way? 4.What is the author’s point of view (opinion) of the topic they are writing about? How do you know? 5.What is your point of view (opinion) of the topic of the text? In Language Arts, we will continue working on capitalization and punctuation. Thurs., Dec. 11 – Media Night 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Fri., Dec. 19 – Last day to get early bird discount on Year Book orders … $18 (send in cash or money order or order online with a credit card at using the ID Code: ) Christmas Break December 22- January 2 Reading/Language Arts – Wed., 12/10 – Vocabulary Test & Math – No test this week. Science – Lesson checks for Energy as we finish lessons. READING/LA HOMEWORK All of the Smart 7 Strategies have to be used to get credit for homework! Mon., 12/8 – Pushed to the Top, p. 117 (non-fiction text features) Tues., 12/9 – Making a Sweet Treat, p. 49 (sequence) Wed., 12/10 – Stamping Made Easy, p. 50 (sequence) Thurs., 12/11– Don’t Fall for This Trap, p. 85 (sequence) HOMEWORK STEM HOMEWORK IMPORTANT DATES UPCOMING TESTS STEM – Mrs. Miller Learning Goal Math – Quadrilaterals – Students will learn about different shapes and their attributes, and how to find perimeter of different shapes. At the end of the year, your child will take a timed test on multiplication facts. They need to start practicing their tables at home. Learning Goal Science – Energy ** Check my webpage for some helpful Math and science videos. To access my page simply go to the Sawgrass Bay website: Next, click on classrooms, 3rd grade, and Mrs. Miller. 12/08 – shape attributes 12/09– shape attributes 12/10 – shape attributes 12/11 – perimeter and shape attributes