MA NN ELE MEN TARY 3RD GR ADE

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Week of March 4, 2013

READING: Story Title:

RESEARCH TOPIC
Comprehension Strategy: Note Taking Comprehension Skill: Test Taking/Response to Literature Writing Trait: Voice, Purpose, Audience Genre: Biography Grammar: Point of View Spelling: No Spelling

Weekly Targets...
LANGUAGE ARTS: ISAT TESTING
Reading Passages Portion on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Extended Response Portion on Wednesday and Thursday

OUR IN-CLASS PROJECTS DURING ISAT!

TIPS:
-Please encourage your child to eat a healthy breakfast! -A good nights sleep will help a child perform to their full potential. -Remind your child to ask questions and just do the best they can! PLEASE BE SURE TO SEND YOUR CHILD WITH A HEALTHY SNACK! Thank you for you support!

CUBISM Your child will have their picture taken and then measure one inch squares to cut out. Then they will rearrange their picture. Each student will write three clues about themselves to see if the class can guess who is in the picture. We are excited to do this during our ISAT week together. SOCIAL STUDIES We are going to write a short story using real Indian symbols. These will be written on crumpled brown paper.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

MATH: ISAT TESTING

Multiple Choice Portion on Tuesday and Thursday Extended Response Portion on Friday

ISATs March 4-15 August 24: First Day of SPRING SING School! April 3rd Homework Packet #4 Due March 18 September 2: First

Preparing for the MAP test, your child should know these key terms.: Fable, fantasy, fairy tale, moral, folktale, and fiction,.

BIRTHDAY BOARD!
Tanner 2nd Callum & Jamie 6th

VOCABULARY:

ASK YOUR CHILD 1. What clues did you give to the class on your cubism picture? 2. What did you write about in social studies?

Genre, synonym, expression congruent