TEAM NOTES ~Polar Express Family Night~ Movie – Hot Chocolate – Cookies – Glitter Tattoos – Fun! Friday, December 19, at 5:30 p.m.$1 Movie Tickets$1 Hot Chocolate$1 Cookies Proceeds Benefit the Relay for Life Team 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 We are continuing to work on Text Features and Text Structure this week. 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. Fri., Dec. 19 – Polar Express Movie Night 5:30 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., 12/17 – Spelling Test (first word – “coarse”) & Grammar Quiz (capitalization/punctuation) Wed., 1/14 – Cold Read & Vocabulary Test (students will receive a study guide before Winter Break) Math – Thurs., 12/18 - Shape attributes and Perimeter of polygons Test Science – Wed., 12/17 Final Chapter 4 assessment - Energy READING/LA HOMEWORK All of the Smart 7 Strategies have to be used to get credit for homework! Mon., 12/15 – A Treat on a Stick, p. 86 (non-fiction text features) Tues., 12/16 – Not the Way to Start the Day, p. 161 (cause & effect) Wed., 12/17 – Upside Down Works Best, p. 89 (cause & effect) Thurs., 12/18– NO HOMEWORK – HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 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 out *** There are great Science and Math videos that can help your child review for the upcoming tests. Also, you may find helpful math videos on On my webpage, you will find the codes for the current skills being taught in Math /15 – shape attributes 12/16– shape attributes and perimeter 12/17– shape attributes and perimeter 12/18 – shape attributes and perimeter.