A Few Reminders:Gifted and Talented Screening Deadline October 30th for grades 1-4 In the Tuesday take-home folder on October 8, there was a letter explaining that it is time for the annual screening for Challenge (gifted and talented program). Parent Checklists for parents who wish to refer their child in grades 1-4 for Gifted and Talented (Challenge) screening for Challenge for the 2020-2021 school year are due by Wednesday, October 30, 2019, to the Challenge teacher. An Elementary Parent checklist can be picked up at the school front office or can be downloaded from the Katy ISD website at http://www.katyisd.org/dept/GT/Documents/Parent%20Check%20List%20Elementary%20-%20English.pdf Field Day: Third grade Field Day will be Wednesday, October 30th, from 8:45-10:30. Please send your child to school in their Field Day shirt. They will also need a water bottle and tennis shoes. Parents may attend Field Day but will need a government issued ID ready as you enter through the back gate. Reading & WritingReading: In reading this week, we will continue reading narrative nonfiction. We will practice summarizing the most important information from these types of texts, and ask ourselves, "Why is this person noteworthy?" We will also revisit how and when to tackle words that complicate understanding. Finally, we will learn to look for both information about a topic and information about a character while reading narrative nonfiction. At home, encourage your child to read narrative nonfiction, or biographies. As your child reads, ask, "What does this seem to be famous for?", "What tricky words to do you see? Is it important to stop and try to figure out this word, or should I keep reading?", "What information are you learning about a topic?", and "What information are you learning about the character?" Writing: As we continue writing our informational books, we will practice deciding on an audience and clarifying any confusing parts in our chapters. We will also learn to choose effective text features in support of our facts. At the end of the week, we will learn to group like information into paragraphs. At home, encourage your child to draft an informational piece on Field Day. They may do this orally and/or write it down. In the draft, some possible paragraphs to include might be:
On Tuesday, October 29th, we will have our Informational Writing Test. Please study the pink review sheet sent home last week. Word Study: We will have our Word Study Assessment this Friday, November 1st. This assessment will cover VCE syllables and vowel teams. Please use the "Word Study Review" homework to study. Grammar and Conventions: This week in Grammar and Conventions we will work on finding and using persuasive language. As writers, we will work on using sentences that show our opinion and convince our reader to think or act in a certain way. Math & ScienceMath: In math this week we will be starting our new unit on division. Your child will learn the various parts of a division sentence: Dividend (biggest/greatest number) / Divisor (number of groups) = Quotient (how many in each group). We will be learning various strategies that will help your child solve division problems. These strategies include: Equal groups, repeated subtraction, number line and array. Be on the look out for the Division strategy handout where you can see examples of these strategies. At home: Please continue to encourage your child to practice their multiplication facts. You can find the facts that we have learned in your child's math notebook behind the fluency tab. Practicing these facts at home will help them when solving various multiplication and division problems. The facts that we have learned are the following: X0,X1,X2,X4,X5,X10. Test: The multiplication Test that was administered on Friday, October 25th will be sent home on Tuesday, November 5th. Your child will have the opportunity to reflect over their test and work on any problems they missed during our ELT time.
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