1. Third Grade Why we do what we do…

2. Science (Reading Text) Second Grade Text Before dinosaurs or people, sharks were swimming and hunting in the world’s oceans. They are still around today. Third Grade Text Each measurement and science observation from experimental or observational testing is a piece of data. For Example, the number of pennies on a raft is data. We use collected data as empirical evidence. This evidence is used to show whether a hypothesis is or is not supported. Scientists look for patterns in evidence to help explain the world around them.

3. Science (Math) 2. A student designs an experiment to test the force of a spring using a spring launcher and four spheres with the same diameter but with different masses. 15 g 10 g 18 g 22 g What other piece of equipment would be most useful for this experiment? A. A graduated cylinder to measure the volume of each sphere before the sphere is launched B. A beaker to collect the spheres after they are launched C. A stopwatch to measure how long it takes to load each sphere on the spring D. A meter stick to measure the height each sphere reaches after the sphere is launched SubstanceMass (g) Water125 Toothpicks 5 Table Salt 30 Sugar Cubes 20 Alcohol 98 Cooking Oil 75 Marbles 40 Plastic Cubes35 1. A student measures the mass of several substances and records the results in the table below. What is the difference in grams between the total mass of the liquid substances and the total mass of the solid substances used in the investigation? Record your answer and fill in the bubbles on your answer document. Be sure to use the correct place value.

4. Social Studies Second Grade Tony’s Uncle Franco is a hero. Franco is a firefighter. Franco tells Tony stories about fighting fires. Tony loves to hear the stories. Third Grade You have seen that different communities have different geography. They have different landforms, bodies of water, and climates. The people in these communities learn to live with the land, water and climate around them. Knowing about the geography of different communities helps us understand the different ways people live.

5. Reading Homework Children need to read 25 minutes nightly and record it in Reading Log Monday- Thursday. This can be the fluency pages in their baggie, books from home or school AR Tests Students need to be taking AR tests on library books when in computer lab The AR goal is 5 points per 6 weeks. The 1 st 6 weeks I will not give a grade for getting points. Most books are.5 points each.

6. Reading Fluency Students will be bringing home a fluency page that they need to practice during the week. Their Primetime teacher will assess them on Monday & Thursday. They should have fewer errors and their speed should be much quicker by Thursday. Words Per Minute Students should be able to read the following # of words correctly per minute on grade level material at the end of these grades… 1 st - 60 wpm 2 nd - 90 wpm 3 rd - 115 wpm WPM- You can time your child for 1 minute at home and see how many words they read correctly.

7. Language & Spelling Language There will be language homework on Tuesday night. We learn new homophones daily. Ask your child which ones we did today. (write/right) Have them write short stories anytime you can get them to! Spelling The spelling list is in a sheet protector on Monday. Each week the words will have the same phonics skills. The last week will be a review of the previous 5 weeks.

8. Spelling Study Ideas Rainbow Write Words (Write with pencil & trace with marker or crayon) Type Spelling Words Write 3 sentences using all of your spelling words. Write the words in ABC order Use sidewalk chalk to write words outside Roll a dice, write the word that many times Make flash cards to use in the car & say them orally when driving Write the words in a pan of rice, salt or sand Sky-write the words Have a practice test at home Word Triangles u un unf unfa unfai unfair

9. Math Go Math! http://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/ePCstart.do