1. TEAM NOTES New Year … New Outlook … New Opportunities! As we start this New Year, we are looking forward a new focus on making good choices, based on the Shared Vision and Code of Cooperation the students created before the break. A “new and improved” Class Dojo will reflect these new goals. Points will be awarded daily and will accumulate until the end of the 9-weeks. Rewards will reflect the points students earn. Please encourage your child to come to school with a new outlook and resolve to do their best! www.pendalearning.comwww.pendalearning.com www.brainpopjr.comwww.brainpopjr.com Math practiceAll subjects username: sawgrassbaypassword: sawgrass www.mobymax.comwww.mobymax.com www.istation.comwww.istation.com Math practiceReading/Language Arts download program or app www.spellingcity,com http://www.lake.k12.fl.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=692 www.spellingcity,com http://www.lake.k12.fl.us/site/Default.aspx?PageID=692 Spelling/Vocabulary SBES school website and class websites Search - “Sawgrass Bay El;ementary”, “Third Grade”, scroll to bottom, locate upcoming testing dates 3 rd Grade Academy Pin this to your fridge so you know what’s going on! ELA – Mrs. Fulton Reading Text Features -- titles/subtitles, pictures/photos, captions, charts, time lines, maps, bold words, etc. Text Structure – cause/effect, time order, compare/ contrast, etc. Author’s Point of View – key words that alert you to the author’s feeling about their topic; how knowing the point of view helps you understand the text better Here are some questions to ask when you are reading with your child: What can you learn from the pictures in the text? How do text features help you understand the better? How is the text organized? Why do you think it is organized this way? What is the author’s point of view (opinion) of the topic they are writing about? How do you know? What is your point of view of the topic of the text? Language Arts Review of grammar and writing skills in preparation for the Unit 4 Published Product. January 16 th – No school – teacher workday. January 19 th – No School – Martin Luther King Jr. January 26 th – Report Cards Issued Reading/Language Arts – Wed., 1/14 – Cold Read & Vocabulary Test (1 st word “speck”) Wed., 1/21 -- Spelling Test (1 st word “word”) Wed., 1/28 – Vocabulary Test (1 st word “floppy”) Mon. & Tues., 1/12 & 1/13 – Unit 4 Published Product Math – Performance task – Thurs., January 8 th Science – There will be quizzes as we finish lessons throughout chapter 2 – The Solar System. READING/LA HOMEWORK All Smart 7 Strategies have to be used to get credit for homework! Mon., 1/5 – Rainforest Gliders, p. 90 (cause & effect) Tues., 1/6 – Please Make Spelling Simple, p. 162 (cause & effect) Wed., 1/7 – The Best Pets, p. 91 (fact & opinion) Thurs., 1/8– A Nice Place to Visit, p. 92 (fact & opinion) HOMEWORK STEM HOMEWORK IMPORTANT DATES UPCOMING TESTS STEM – Mrs. Miller Learning Goal Math – Draw bar graphs and pictographs, and answer questions about the data. At the end of the year, your child will take a timed test on multiplication facts. They need to start practicing their tables at home. Learning Goal Science – The Universe *** Check out www.studyjams.scholastic.com *** There are great Science and Math videos that can help your child review for the upcoming tests. Also, you may find helpful math videos on www.learnzillion.com. On my webpage, you will find the codes for the current skills being taught in Math.www.studyjams.scholastic.com www.learnzillion.com 1/5 – Answer questions about a bar graph 1/6– Answer questions about a bar graph 1/7 – Use data to draw a bar graph 1/8 – Answer questions about a pictograph.