Read Aloud of The Cricket in Times Square....

Grab your book, listen, and read along with the Principals & Librarians as they read Chapters 1 -15 out loud! It will help you gain better Fluency while reading!!

April Newsletter....

Third Grade News

April 2015

Vocabulary Words

April 13-17

disbelief, glum, keen, anxiously, concluded, subway, niche, eavesdropping, jinx, forlorn

Math

We are continuing work on fluency in Multiplication facts (0-10), working on fractions on a number line along with equivalent fractions.

Writing

We have finished the first part of the PARCC testing and will complete the second part of PARCC in approximately 3 weeks. We will continue to work on our language and writing skills in class. We will be working on opinion and persuasive writing. Students will be sharing their views on topics like favorite cereal, Frida Kahlo and The Cricket in Times Square.

Reading

We are finishing our novel reading this week. The students have had a lot of fun with many activities we have done. Next week we will be working on different genres in writing: realistic fiction, autobiography, fiction, mystery, biography, folktale, poetry and fantasy. Please make sure your child shares with you the many genres they will be learning about.

Questions?

Jill.rogers@freeportschooldistrict.com

Lynn.jankiewicz@freeportschooldistrict.com

 natasha.jackson@freeportschooldistrict.com

Empire School Phone is: 815.232.0380

Homework

Every Night:

ü  Reading for 20 minutes

ü  Math fact fluency for 10 minutes

ü  Reading and Math Log

ü  Eat a good breakfast

Friday:

Vocabulary, word study, DOL and Math Quizzes begin again this week.

Parents, please send in donations for our Fun Fair Baskets. They are very empty.

Jackson- Dollar Store Surprises (any item from a dollar store)

Rogers- Vacation

Jankiewicz- Summer Fun

All other homework will be noted in the student planner. Parents, please check the student planner each night. 

Important Dates

April 16               Fun Fair

April 21               3 Hour Day

April 21               Young Author Breakfast

April 16, 17, 18   Showtime 35

April 23, 24, 25   Showtime 35

April 18               K-4 Art Exhibit Freeport Art Museum

April 29               Spring Pictures

As a school we are reading the book The Cricket in Times Square. The entire school is reading this book even the ladies in the lunch room. Be sure to check in with your child about where they are in the book. Our end date for this read aloud is May 21.

ONE BOOK, ONE SCHOOL....

Our school decided to end our year with a school-wide reading program called "One Book, One School." The teachers who headed this committee decided to have classes read "The Cricket in Times Square!!" GREAT book!! So starting after Spring Break, ALL classes (PK-4th) will be reading this chapter book aloud to our students at story time and every class will also be doing fun activities along the way!! What a FUN way to end our school.....creating a school-wide BOOK CLUB!!

Here's a clip from YouTube about the CHAPTER BOOK we'll be reading.....

3.NF.2 Fractions on Number Lines

Students are refreshing on the 3.NF.2 Fractions on a Number Line skill! I found this FANTASTIC
video to reteach this standard! Students are also linking learning about fractions on a number line to measuring with a ruler where fractions represent a fraction which is less than a WHOLE number.
Watch and refresh your learning!!

And off to the PARCC we go!!

March 10th will begin our PARCC journey! The kids have worked so hard in studying all the new 3rd Grade curriculum and now it is their time to shine!! Here is a little song to boost you up for your PARCC Journey.....Go Get 'Em Empire Eagles!!!

Fraction Math Skills......3.NF.1, 3.NF.2 and 3.NF.3

We will be studying several new math standards in fractions...

Fraction Bars ROCK!!

BrainPOP's VIDEO on Basic Parts of a Fraction...
https://jr.brainpop.com/math/fractions/basicpartsofawhole/

VIDEO on Introduction of Fractions...
https://jr.brainpop.com/math/fractions/morefractions/

And one more video on Equivalent Fractions...
https://jr.brainpop.com/math/fractions/morefractions/











ONLINE FRACTION GAMES...


http://www.mathabc.com/math-3rd-grade/fractions

http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/staff/boldtkatherine/mathresources3-6/math_fractions.htm

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skill_builders/fractions_math_third_3rd_grade.htm


A very educational video explaining the difference between the old way of learning/teaching fractions to now learning what the Common Core has added for challenging kids when learning about fractions...

VIDEO on plotting fractions on a Number Line...

Video on comparing fractions by using a Number Line...

One more good example of comparing fractions...

DANCE MAT TYPING...

FUN TYPING SKILL TUTORIAL
This website will really help students with their keyboarding skills!! I used it last year with my students and they LOVED it!!
Students will be expected to type some essays on their PARCC tests coming in March, so this would be great practice for them to get familiar with the keyboard!

http://www.dancemattypingguide.com/