Social Studies: European Explorers

Visit your local library and research European exploration in North America. Discuss some of the obstacles the explorers may have had in North

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Third Grade Gazette

Parents,As we continue with learning the content in all subjects, please review the materials that were previously covered during previous weeks. When study guides are provided, please review them with your child and ask him/her questions to make sure he/she understands.

Tips for Success

All students are expected to have mastered addition and subtraction basic facts coming into 3rd grade and multiplication facts by the end. Please help your student practice basic subtraction facts daily for 5-10 minutes.

Try these tips: -Practice writing them down on paper -Practicing on the computer -Have a family member call them out orally. - Students can make their own flash cards

Students take timed tests every 2 weeks to achieve a personal goal. We want all of our students to feel successful.

Important Dates Nov. 14-16 Thanksgiving Luncheons Wednesday, 11/15 -3rd GradeNov. 20-24 Fall Break-No school

November 3, 2017

Reader’s Workshop: Text StructuresRead Nonfiction text and look for text features together. Read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text complexity band independently and proficiently by the end of grade 3

Writer’s Workshop: Informational Writing

Have your child make a list of topics he/she could do research about in the public library.Explain that this kind of writing is informational writing. Locate interesting facts about the topic.

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Math Workshop: Multiplication / Division

Solve multi-step word problemsContinue to practice reading and interpreting word problems. Understand and apply the Properties of Multiplication

Science: Rocks, Minerals and Soil, Fossils

We are continuing our study of rocks,

minerals, soil and fossils.We will explore obtain, evaluate, and communicate information on how fossils provide evidence of past organisms