1. Third Grade FYI Night Second Semester

2. Multiplication  Multiplication Test Order- 5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12  Students should be able to recite multiplication facts 0-12 in no more than 4 minutes.  Students who have truly mastered the multiplication facts can say them in less than 3 minutes.  Practice facts nightly. Students must have the facts 0- 12 memorized by the end of the year.  Multiplication Test Order- 5, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12  Students should be able to recite multiplication facts 0-12 in no more than 4 minutes.  Students who have truly mastered the multiplication facts can say them in less than 3 minutes.  Practice facts nightly. Students must have the facts 0- 12 memorized by the end of the year.

3. Multiplication Third graders will be using multiplication daily in school. If they do not have these facts memorized, they will be behind when they enter fourth grade.

4. Math Concepts - 2nd Semester Measurement (length and capacity) Problem Solving Patterns and Relationships Probability Multiplication and Division Telling Time Fractions Temperature - Celsius and Fahrenheit

5. FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS We are really working on the 3 rd graders reading directions and following them. This is an important skill that needs to be addressed in all subject areas. When completing tasks, points will be taken off for students not following written and verbal directions.

6. Reading Concepts  Cause and Effect  Drawing Conclusions  Fact and Opinion  Fiction and Nonfiction  Main Idea and Supporting Detail  Visualization  Summarizing  Cause and Effect  Drawing Conclusions  Fact and Opinion  Fiction and Nonfiction  Main Idea and Supporting Detail  Visualization  Summarizing

7. Reading Concepts  Compare and Contrast  Inferences  Plot  Predicting  Author ’ s Purpose  Making Judgments  Generalizing  Compare and Contrast  Inferences  Plot  Predicting  Author ’ s Purpose  Making Judgments  Generalizing

8. EOG Preparation  Read questions carefully (2 times)  Underline key words within the question  Read all the answer choices before choosing one  Show all your work for math  Prove all your answers for reading

9. Science and Social Studies  Heat/Energy  Matter  Plants  Human Body  Economics  Communities  Technology  Maps  Cultures  Heat/Energy  Matter  Plants  Human Body  Economics  Communities  Technology  Maps  Cultures

10. Writing Conventions Sentence formation - common errors include fragments or run-ons Answering questions with complete sentences Usage - agreement, tense, and case Mechanics - capitalization, punctuation, and spelling

11. Homework / Students have homework Mon. through Thurs. / Students are expected to read for 30 minutes 5 out of 7 nights a week. Don’t forget to record this each time and sign the agenda. / Students have homework Mon. through Thurs. / Students are expected to read for 30 minutes 5 out of 7 nights a week. Don’t forget to record this each time and sign the agenda. / Students will practice multiplication & division facts every night. / Please look at your child’s agenda and sign it every night.