1. TEAM NOTES LEARN HOW TO SUPORT YOUR CHILD’S WRITING DEVELOPMENT AT HOME WRITE NOW! -- FEB. 19, & 26 -- 6:00 – 7:30 P.M. FREE!!! DINNER PROVIDED!!! BABY SITTING PROVIDED!!! www.pendalearning.comwww.pendalearning.com www.mobymax.co www.brainpopjr.comwww.mobymax.cowww.brainpopjr.com Math practice Math practice All subjects username: sawgrassbay password: sawgrass www.spellingcity,com mwww.spellingcity,com m www.istation.comwww.istation.com Spelling/Vocabulary Reading/Language Arts download program or app Search - “Sawgrass Bay El;ementary”, “Third Grade” http://www.lake.k12.fl.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=692 http://www.lake.k12.fl.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=692 scroll to bottom, locate upcoming testing dates SBES school website and class websites 3 rd Grade Academy Pin this to your fridge so you know what’s going on! ELA – Mrs. Fulton Reading – This week we start our new unit with a focus on informational text, emphasizing Main Idea and Details and Text Structure (how the text is organized). Here are some things to ask when you are reading with your child: 1.What is the main idea of the passage or paragraph you just read, and how do you know it is the main idea? 2.What details support the main idea? 3.How is the whole passage organized? (cause/effect, sequence of events/time order, compare/contrast) 4.How is the paragraph you just read organized? Language Arts -- We will continue our review of capitalization, complete sentences, compound/ complex sentences, common/proper nouns, tenses, possessives, contractions, and subject verb agreement. February 17 – Last Day to Order Yearbook Love Notes March 2 – T-Shirt $ Due for students who were not able to order a shirt at the beginning of the year or who have lost their shirts. March 23 – 26 – FSA (Florida Standards Assessment) Reading/Language Arts – Mon., & Tues, 2/9 & 2/10 – Published Product, Unit 5 Wed., 2/11 – Vocabulary Test (1 st word “diligent”) Wed., 2/18 – Spelling Test (1 st word “ought”) Math – Wed., February 20 th – Unit 9 test. Science – There will be quizzes as we finish lessons throughout chapter 5 - Plants READING/LA HOMEWORK All Smart 7 Strategies have to be used to get credit for homework! Mon., 2/23 – Rugged Roads, p. 25 (Organization) Tues., 2/24 – The Buzz About Honey Bees, p. 123 (Main Idea & Sequence) Wed., 2/25 – Ready, Aim, Spit!, p. 23 (Organization) Thurs., 2/26– Giants of the Grassland, p. 93 (Cause & Effect) HOMEWORK STEM HOMEWORK IMPORTANT DATES UPCOMING TESTS STEM – Mrs. Miller Learning Goal Math – Understanding a fraction as 1/b as the quantity formed by 1 part when a whole is partitioned into b equal parts; Understand a fraction a/b as the quantity formed by a parts of size 1/b. Equivalent Fractions 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 – Plants *** Check out www.studyjams.scholastic.com *** 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 www.learnzillion.com. On my webpage, you will find the codes for the current skills being taught in Math.www.studyjams.scholastic.comwww.learnzillion.com 2/17– graphs 2/18– measurement 2/19 – measurement.