1. TEAM NOTES Media Nights Many of your ask what you can do to help your child be as successful as possible at school. One of the answers to this question is Media Nights! At Media Nights, our school Librarian can work with you and your child to choose the best books for improving your child’s reading. Our Parent- Teacher Liaison is also here to help you check out items from our Resource Room to use with your child at home. In addition, teachers are 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 Thurs., Dec. 10. You can drop in anytime from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. www.pendalearning.comwww.pendalearning.com Students have username and password in their agendas. (CLASS WITH MOST PENDA POINTS EACH MONTH WINS!) www.mobymax.comwww.mobymax.com Look for username and password in your child’s agenda. www.brainpopjr.comwww.brainpopjr.com username: sawgrassbaypassword: sawgrass www.spellingcity,comwww.spellingcity,com 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 http://www.lake.k12.fl.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=6923 http://www.lake.k12.fl.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=6923 3 rd Grade Academy Pin this to your fridge so you know what’s going on! Reading/Lang. Arts – Mrs. Fulton Your child should have checked out a non-fiction book from the library last week. Have them point out the Text Features titles, subtitles, pictures, photos, captions, charts, graphs, time lines, maps, words in bold and italics, 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 http://ybpay.lifetouch.com using the ID Code: 10663015 )http://ybpay.lifetouch.com Christmas Break December 22- January 2 Reading/Language Arts – Tues., 12/3 – Spelling Test Math – Friday, 12/5 – Unit 5 test - Area and Perimeter 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., 12/1 – What a Catch!, p. 149 (non-fiction text features) Tues., 12/2 – Table of Contents, p. 150 (non-fiction text features) Wed., 12/3 – Who Sleeps the Most? p. 187 (visual information) Thurs., 12/4 – Clown Camp, p. 189 (visual information) HOMEWORK STEM HOMEWORK IMPORTANT DATES UPCOMING TESTS STEM – Mrs. Miller Learning Goal Math – Area and Perimeter 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: http://www.lake.k12.fl.us/sbe Next, click on classrooms, 3rd grade, and Mrs. Miller. 12/01 – area and perimeter 12/02– area and perimeter 12/03 – area and perimeter 12/04 – area and perimeter