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3rd Grade Literacy- Week of October 21, 2019

Learning Targets
Students will be able to change fragment sentences into complete sentences.
Students will be able to add punctuation to change run-on sentences into complete sentences. 
 
This week...
Students will dive into the specifics of fixing incomplete and run-on sentences.
Students will be working in small groups this week. They will be rotating in groups between the following centers: reading, phonics, mini-lesson work, and meeting with the teacher. 
 
Home Connections
A. Complete the nightly reading homework every night: Read for 20-30 minutes and write a reading response using complete sentences. (This will be coming home with students on Monday, it is due Monday October 28).
B. Practice October's No Excuse Words www.spellingcity.com

3rd Grade Literacy Class- October 14- 18

Learning Targets
Students will be able to write a complete sentence that includes a subject and a predicate.
Students will be able to change fragment sentences into complete sentences.
 
This week...
Students will dive into the specifics of writing complete sentences and fixing incomplete sentences. They will learn that the subject of a complete sentence is the who or the what of the sentence. They will also learn that the predicate of a complete sentence is the action the subject does or what the subject is. 
Students will be working in small groups this week. They will be rotating in groups between the following centers: reading, phonics, mini-lesson work, and meeting with the teacher. 
 
Home Connections
A. Complete the nightly reading homework every night: Read for 20-30 minutes and write a reading response using complete sentences. (This will be coming home with students on Monday).
B. Practice October's No Excuse Words (www.spellingcity.com) 

Ms. Tomlin has become Mrs. Maslen

Over the break, I was married and am excited to share with the students my new name : Mrs. Maslen. 

3rd Grade Language Arts- Week of 9/23/19

Last week students worked hard on close reading Nasreen's Secret School. They also found evidence to answer questions and wrote their answers in complete sentences while restating the question in their answer.
 
This week, we only have 3 days of school due to conferences. Even though our time is short, we will continue to work hard. As such, students will be writing a paragraph answering the question, "What does Nasreen want in the story Nasreen's Secret School? In your answer, explain why she wants this." Paragraphs will be due on Wednesday and shared with families at conferences on Thursday and Friday. 

3rd Grade Language Arts- Week of 9/9/19- 9/13/19

Learning Targets
Identify the main message of a story.
Discuss how the main message is conveyed through details.
 
This week...
Students will begin close reading a new book: Narseen's Secret School. Students will be reading it multiple times, finding evidence to answer questions, and writing answers to the questions. 
 
Home Connections
A. Read some sections of Narseen's Secret School out loud to someone
at home or in front of a mirror. Tell someone at home what you already
have figured out about the story. What is the story mostly about? What
details are important, and why? How are students in that school like you?
How are they different?
B. Have a conversation about any feelings you may have had while reading the text Narseen's Secret School.
C. We are learning that a lesson is the overall topic of the theme, usually this is one or two words. Examples are friendship, hard work, loyalty, etc. (Next week we will be learning how to identify themes: theme is the lesson the author wants us to learn from a story and are complete sentences).
D. Practice September's No Excuse Words (email with Spelling City login information will be coming soon)

3rd Grade Language Arts- Week of 9/2/19- 9/6/19

We are continuing to practice close reading skills. Students will also be learning how to pick books that are a good fit for them. 

3rd Grade Language Arts- Week of 8/26/19-8/30/19

This week students will be continuing to dive into "Close Reading." Students will be learning how to ask questions about a text, mark unfamiliar words, understand the "gist" of the reading, and collect important details. Students daily work and exit slips will be graded for this week's grades.