3rd Grade / Kimbrell’s and Taylor’s
Crews’ News / Week of:
05/01/17
Reading/Language: / Math:
Focus: Vertebrates & Invertebrates
We will focus on passages and activities on these topics to review reading skills, but most of our focus this week is on a writing assessment that is for a grade and practicing various writing prompts to prepare for next week’s state Writing test. Math and Writing Sections – May 8-10
WRITINGSKILLS:
- Topic & Conclusion Sentences
- Paragraph structure (essay form)
- Using sentence variety: simple, compound, & complex sentences
- Using transition words
- Using evidence to answer prompts
- DON’T FORGET R.A.C.E:
A – Answer the prompt (exactly what it
is asking for)
C – Cite evidence from passage
E – Explain your answer
TESTS THIS WEEK:
1) A Writing Assessment will be given on James and the Giant Peach.
2) Vocabulary Test (List 2) – given on Thurs.
3) Daily Grade 4.2 – given on Friday / Math Skills this week include:
Topic 16: Data and REVIEW
Monday- 16:3- Reading Pictographs and Bar Graphs
Tuesday- 16:1-3 Lesson Check and 16:4- Making Pictographs
Wednesday- 16:5- Making Bar Graphs
Thursday- 16:6- Problem Solving: Using Tables and Graphs
Friday- Topic 16 Test and Pep Rally!!
CAPTIVATING CREATURES VOCABULARY
LIST 2 -TEST IS THISTHURSDAY, MAY 4th!
1.aquatic - growing or living in water; taking place in water.
2. invertebrate - a living creature that lacks a backbone
3. marine biologist - a scientist that studies things that relate to the sea
4. predators - an animal that lives by killing and eating other animals
5. prey - an animal hunted by another animal
6. vertebrate - a living creature that has a backbone
7. nocturnal - active at night
8. diurnal - active during the day
9. arachnid - spiders and other related creatures with eight legs and no antennae
10. hibernate- a period of inactivity in which some animals conserve energy due to lack of food
11. molting - the act of shedding old feathers, skin, hair or an old shell to make room for new growth
12. echolocation - the location of objects by reflected sound, in particular that used by animals such as dolphins and bats
Note from Your Teachers: / Writing:
OUR TESTING PEP RALLY IS THIS FRIDAY AFTERNOON! Each class will get to perform their class cheer or song for the whole grade. **Students only
Please review the words for our class song that should be in your child’s binder. We will also wear our class shirts on Friday. They will be passed out then. We will keep them for Monday testing. They will not be sent home until May 10thafter testing is over. / We will be examining writing prompts and writing paragraphs daily to prepare for the state writing test. We will do extra writing during Enrichment time, as well. Please review the R.A.C.E. book at home.
PLEASE LOOK ON THE BACK
Reminders: / Spelling:
1.Remind:
For TAYLOR’S homeroom: text @8ka3fe to 81010
For KIMBRELL’S homeroom: text @g6776 to 81010
2. INSTAGRAM:
Check us outat kimbrelltaylor_2017.
3. THIS IS THE LAST WEEK FOR HOME READING RECORDS! Because of testing and the end of the year, this is the last night your child will do Tuesday night reading for homework.
myOn choices for this Tuesday night:
- Velociraptor (2.6)
- Grubs, Bugs, and Worms (3.5)
- Super Spiders (3.9)
- World’s Fastest Dinosaurs (4.0)
- World’s Scariest Dinosaurs (4.0)
- Diceratops and Other Horned Dinosaurs (4.8)
- Ocean Food Chains (5.4)
5. Brick Street Pops will be on Friday! / We will NOT have anymore Spelling Tests this school year!!!
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**MUSIC PROGRAMS**
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
Mrs. Kimbrell’s class:
Thursday, May 18th @ 9:30 – 10:10
Mrs. Taylor’s class:
Friday, May 19th @ 9:30 – 10:10
Classroom Business or Needs:
1) PLEASE GRAB ANY BAGS OF GUM, PEPPERMINTS, OR CANDYIF YOU CAN. WE ARE GETTING VERY LOW ON TREATS. WE NEED THESE FOR TESTING, TOO. THANKS!
2) WE ARE GETTING LOW ON KLEENEX AND PENCILS IF YOU CAN SEND SOME.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO AT HOME!
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