Dear 3rd Grade Parents,
Please take a look at this week's highlights:
Vocabulary/Spelling: Unit 16 due on Wednesday. Quiz on Thursday for Vocabulary. Test on Friday for Spelling.
Reading: Using the essential skills of reading, we will begin to apply our knowledge through literary adaptation (the adapting of a literary source, i.e., short story, poem, novel, etc) to a stage play. Students will write their own versions of books they have recently read (Wayside School, Blue Dragonfly, or Terrible Trevor) into plays. They will learn how to recognize cause and effect, compare and contrast different characters, and distinguish fact from opinion.
English: We will review verbs in our parts of speech lesson and identify them as main words in predicates. We will also distinguish action verbs from helping verbs in our grammar review.
Math: An inspired lesson based on real world learning in Math, we began our week by witnessing a simple act of kindness. During our monthly fire drill Monday morning, Mr. Poyant asked the Irving firefighters if they could help us replace the rope in our flagpole by using their ladder. Students in Grades 1-8 gathered around the flagpole and looked on as one of our brave firefighters climbed up the 100ft ladder to unravel and replace the rope at the top of the 40 ft. flagpole. As we took pictures of the brave firefighter climbing up to do this, we witnessed community service at its best. Moving beyond that simple act of kindness, we returned to our classrooms and examined the pictures we took. Using the pictures from this experience, 3rd graders were introduced to the different shapes of triangles (right, acute, obtuse) as well as measurement (conversion from inches to feet). After the lesson was introduced, 4th graders invited us to their classroom to listen to the same topic using a much more complex lesson (finding the area of a triangle, calculating the sides, discussing perimeter, etc). 5th graders showed their expertise in applying the formula by participating in the lesson as well.
Science: Using the same flagpole experience as the foundation of our lesson, we will discover how simple machines work. We will use the flagpole as an example of a simple machine and discover how the pulley works to lift up the flag. Then we will discuss the other types of simple machines such as wheel and axle, inclined plane, wedge, screw, and lever.
Social Studies: Reviewing our community helpers unit, we will discuss the many different ways our Irving firefighters have helped our school community this week.
Religion: In honor of the Lady's feast day, we will learn about Our Lady of Guadalupe and Juan Diego. We will also participate in a variety of Nativity lessons campus wide.
Notes/Reminder:
1. Our Christmas party is this Friday! Please check your Tuesday folder regarding party information from Mrs. Griffin.
2. Looking for a free holiday event to take the whole family? Consider the ICE FEST 2011! The holiday celebration on Ice is at the Dr. Pepper Star Center in Euless on December 17th, 2011. Our very own 3rd grader Vanessa Griffin will skate alongside other semi-pro skaters such as US National Pair Champions Ashley Cain and Joshua Reagan. 2pm to 3pm: Free Public Skate 3:00 to 3:30 PM Free Skate with Santa 4:00 to 4:45 Free Holiday Ice Show 4:45 to 5:45 PM Skate with the Cast.
Have a blessed week!
~Mrs. Pia Villanueva-Pulido
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