Only two more weeks before STAAR! Where has the time gone! Although we have been preparing students all year, these last two weeks we will spend a little more time reviewing and practicing for STAAR. Of course, we'll continue with our regular units. Read below to find out more about the upcoming week.
Science: We are wrapping up our unit on structures and functions of plants and animals this week after we design an animal for a specific ecosystem. We'll take the unit test on Wednesday and then begin our next unit on life cycles. During this unit, we'll observe our ladybug larvae that arrived last week as well as the tadpole we have had for about a month. Hopefully, we'll see some legs begin to develop in the next few weeks. It's always so much fun to observe the ladybugs change! Also, we will have a turtle as a pet for the next week! Reading: This week we will focus on bridging reading strategies and skills to test taking in preparation for STAAR. We will practice passages throughout the week and review specific skills including antonyms, synonyms, prefixes, multiple word meanings, homophones, and reading dictionary entries. Writing: We'll work on informational writing which will be related to our PBL on habitat loss as well as expository writing. Math: We have a few more lessons before completing our unit on 2 digit by 1 digit multiplication. These will include problems solving, using strip diagrams, and using a table to understand patterns in real world relationships. There isn't a unit test, but we will have a quiz as an assessment before beginning our last unit on place value and financial literacy. In this unit, we will compose and decompose numbers up to 100,000, describe the relationships found in the base-10 place value system, represent numbers on a number line, and compare & order numbers up to 100,000 using symbols. The financial literacy will be a review and extension of our economics unit in social studies. Upcoming Events Thursday night is Spotlight Night! This is a time for your child to show you their best work from the year and explain how they have grown. The Book Fair will be open from 5:30-7:00. Classrooms are open from 6:00-7:00. Hope to see you there! The Book Fair will also be open for sales on Wednesday. May 14 & 15 STAAR Testing May 23-Field Day
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November 2019
Mrs. Swyers3rd Grade Teacher |