Mrs. Arnold's 3rd Grade Class

Next Week's Homework: Packet 34 and spelling contractions: Sorts 13-14

Couldn't they'll   that'll     wouldn't    aren't     weren't this'll who'll

she'll    isn't    shouldn't doesn't    you'll   he'll    who's could've   I've    there's   he's

would've    should've    they've   she's   where's     what's might've   you've

Students should be able to spell these contractions and also know the two words that make them up. Ask them to verbally use them in sentences.

Math: What we are learning? How you can help at home? Reveiw!

3rd Grade Mathematics

 

 

The objectives listed below will be used to lead your child to mastery of the concepts covered in the 2^nd Nine Weeks Unit of study. 

 

Multiplication

• Repeated addition  (3 x 4 = 4 + 4 + 4)
• Arrays  (arrangement of things in rows and columns – 3 rows of 4 things = 3 x 4)
• Facts to 10X10
• Mental math (43 x 5 = 40 x 5 + 3 x 5 = 215)
• Apply properties 
• Identity: n x 1=n
• Commutative: a x b= b x a
• Associative:  a x (b x c) = (a x b) x c
• Estimation 
• Problem solving

 

Division

• Fair Shares  (45 ÷ 5 is the same as 45 shared equally by 5 people)
• Repeated subtraction
• Relationship to multiplication 
• Understanding of remainders
• Estimation
• Problem solving

 

Geometry

• Identify and explain properties of figures (sides, vertices, angles)
• Draw and classify geometric figures
• Scalene, isosceles, right and equilateral triangles
• Parts of a circle (center, diameter, radius)

 

Money

·     Model addition and subtraction by counting back change using

 the fewest number of coins 

Time

·     Determine elapsed time of a full, and half-hour 

 

Data

·     Create and interpret simple tables and graphs 

·     Solve problems by gathering, organizing and displaying data in

      charts, tables, and graphs 

·     Construct and interpret line plot graphs, pictographs, Venn

      diagrams, and bar graphs using scale increments of 1, 2, 5,

      and 10 

 

Here are some suggestions to help your child at home:

 

Multiplication is repeated addition of the same number.

For example: 4 x 3 = 3+ 3 + 3 + 3 = 12

Or 4 groups of 3 = 12

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Another way to think about multiplication is to think about an array, or arrangement of objects in equal rows.

 

ΟΟΟΟΟΟ     There are 3 rows.

ΟΟΟΟΟΟ     There are 6 items in each row.

ΟΟΟΟΟΟ     3 x 6 = 18

 

• Encourage your child to draw an array or to use small objects such as tiles or pennies to make an array to describe a multiplication fact.

  

Division can be thought of as dividing a collection of things into equal groups.  For example, above 18 is divided by 3.

• Have your child count the crackers in a packet, bananas in a bunch, or apples in a bag.  Then ask how many each of you would get if you both shared the food.  What if the food was shared among 3 people?  4 people? Point out that some amounts won’t divide into equal groups.  There may be crackers or apples left over after dividing them.  What should you do with the leftovers?

 

In geometry your child is learning to identify plane figures, two dimensional flat shapes such as circles and squares, and to describe them in terms of angles, sides, and vertices (corners).  

 

To help your child practice these skills play the following games together.

 

Double Compare

Materials:  A deck of cards without the face cards

 

Step 1  Deal all the cards equally between 2 players.  Players keep their pile of cards

    face down in front of them.

Step 2  Player 1 turns over his top two cards, multiplies them and says product

  aloud.

  Player 2 turns over his top two cards, multiplies them and says product aloud. 

       The player with the higher (or lower) product wins all four cards.

Step 3  Continue playing until all the cards are used.  If the products tie,

  play another set of cards and the winner takes all. 

Step 4  The player with the most cards at the end of the game wins. 

 

Multiplication Riddles

Materials: Cards with multiplication problems, 45 pennies for each player

 

Step 1 Mix the multiplication cards and place them face down

 

Step 2  Player turns over a card without player 2 seeing it.  Player 1 then uses pennies to show the multiplication problem.  For example, if the problem is 4 x 5, Player 1 places pennies in 4 groups of 5 pennies each

 

Step 3 Player 2 looks at the penny pattern and says what multiplication problem is on the card. 

 

Make an array

Materials: 50 pennies

 

Step 1  Player 1 says a division fact  For example, 12 ÷ 3

Step 2  Player 2 shows the fact in an array using pennies and says quotient.

Step 3  Reverse roles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Historical Figure Project Due December 11th

I asked the students yesterday how their historical figure project was coming along and I was VERY disappointed as many said they have not even begun to work on it yet. This project was assigned in advance to help your child begin to learn time management as many at home projects will be assigned in the coming years of school. This time management issue needs to be taught and modeled at home so that your child learns how to work little by little in spare time on a project instead of cramming at the last moment to get something done that is not quality work or really a true learning experience. The project is due on December 11th so if you have not yet begun to work then please do so immediately. I was deeply disappointed when one child asked, "What is I just don't do it at all? " Please encourage your child and assist them and monitor them and help them with this project at home. They need your direction and guidance. If you are working on this then I applaud you and I know that I will see the efforts that you have put into this. Many students also told me what they had done so far. The project requirements are under Social Studies and I have mentioned and reminded you about this many times since the project was assigned. You can use library books, school and public library, internet, google images, create a poster with captions, write a report, make a paper doll with facts attached. I gave free reign on choices so that it would be more interesting to each student. I am anxiously awaiting their presentations the last week before holiday break for this.

Study Island: First in Math: CRCT On Line: Teachers' Web Site Links

There are many things you can have your child do at home to help them improve as time allows.

Study Island: www.studyisland.com   type in your child's first initial then period then last name (no spaces) with @frey so it would look like this

b.arnold@frey

password: student

First in Math: Each student has this information taped in their binders. They go to website www.firstinmath.com and use their personalized user name and password. This has fun math games and I am already seeing improvement in a few of my students who struggle in math and have been using this site. They also love the way the math is presented to them.

I have copied again for those who have misplaced it the CRCT online practice tests that you can have your child take. It is coming home again today. It has all of the information on the sheet. Please put this in a very safe place as copies are much more limited this year with our current budget crisis. I have paid personally this year to increase my copies for the year. '

Please use these resources for your child. Study Island and First in Math are both incredible resources that have been provided to you free of charge. This is amazing in our current economic climate and I am unsure how many more years this will be done. Usually Study Iisland is something you have to pay for personally as a parent.

Dates and Stuff

 no homework this week, work on projects, regular homework again this Friday with spelling

Historical Figure Project Due on December 11th

Holiday Party: December 17th: 12:45-1:45

AR party for December, eat in room with movie, Friday, December 18th

Holiday Break: December 19th, Saturday, till January 5th, Tuesday

Happy Holidays!

Susan B Anthony

 Though Susan B. Anthony grew up during a time when most girls did not receive a formal education, Anthony’s family believed in the value of education for all children. However, even as an educated woman, Anthony was often prevented from speaking in public about causes she supported such as the abolition of slavery, educational reform, and labor reform. She felt very strongly that women deserved the same rights as men and began working closely with the women’s rights movement. At the age of 49, Anthony founded the National Women’s Suffrage Association with fellow suffragette and friend Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The goal of the organization was to help women gain the right to vote and Anthony worked to achieve this goal for the rest of her life, even getting arrested for illegally voting in the 1872 election. She appeared before every Congress between 1869 and 1906 to speak in support of the women’s suffrage amendment. Unfortunately, Anthony died fourteen years before women were given the right to vote. Finally, in 1920, the 19^th Amendment, also known as the Susan B. Anthony Amendment,  was ratified and women helped to elect President Warren G. Harding.

  Students Will Be Able to:

  discuss the role of Susan B. Anthony in expanding women’s rights and helping women gain the right to vote.

  explain the social barriers, restrictions, and obstacles that Susan B. Anthony had to overcome and how she overcame them.

  identify New York and Washington, DC on a map of the United States.

describe how Susan B. Anthony was influenced by her physical and cultural environment.

explain how Susan B. Anthony spread her ideas.

describe how Susan B. Anthony displayed the character traits of cooperation, diligence, liberty, justice,  and freedom of conscience and expression.

 

1) Why did Susan B. Anthony travel across the country giving speeches?

1. She was running for President.
2. She wanted to talk about serving on a jury.
3. She wanted to convince people to support women’s rights.
4. She was in the military.

2) Susan B. Anthony worked for

1. freedom of religion
2. women’s right to vote
3. the right to free speech
4. the freedom to own property

  Important Vocabulary:

Suffrage – the right to vote

Suffragist – a person who fought for the right to vote

Convention – a formal meeting where people discuss a subject of interest

Independent – being free to make your own decisions

Rights – freedoms that are protected by a country’s laws

Reform – to change something for the better

Amendment - an official change to the Constitution

Diligence – working hard for a long time

    Justice – equal treatment under the law

 

    For Fun: Learn more at home!

Create a diamante poem about Susan B. Anthony using the website http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/diamante/

In this poem, you will need to use many words to describe her. Think carefully about the words you will choose. You may want to use a thesaurus.

Susan B. Anthony spent her life making sure that women had equal rights in the United States. Kids have rights, too. Take a look at this PBS website http://pbskids.org/stantonanthony/bill_of_rights.html
to see ideas other kids had about what belongs in a “Kids Bill of Rights.” What would you add to this list?

Learn more about Susan B. Anthony by reading biographies about her. The Cobb County Public Libraries have these books and many more:

Susan B. Anthony: Fighter for Freedom and Equality
by Suzanne Slade

Susan B. Anthony: A Photo-illustrated Biography
by Lucile Davis

O V L Z H S W R N V H E U E O 

B E D N E O U O U K P S I Q S 

C D P V R Q I F E Q J D E U L 

A A T K N T T E F K K R T A R 

R Z E X I P E N W R I G W L H 

X R F L X M L Q E B A D J I F 

S D O P H U V L C M T G A T C 

Y B B E D U C A T I O N E Y T 

A S T H G I R A A L B W X W P 

V F S B P V J W D G X Y B T E 

E I W Z L T H Z D A S L P H G 

S G G X L K Z G I G N F P J Y 

Susan B. Anthony worked on behalf of many important causes during her lifetime. Can you find these words in the word search above? Talk to your parents about the meaning of each word when you find it.

ABOLITION

EDUCATION

EQUALITY

SUFFRAGE

WOMEN

WORKERS

RIGHTS

 

Holiday Party, Historical Figure Project due 12-11, Homework next week

We will have our class holiday party on December 17th around 12:45 in the afternoon. Several of our mom's are working on this and we are keeping it simple. I purchased some small items that are being wrapped and we will read a short story and gifts will pass back and forth and then will be opened. Maybe a game or two and some simple food items. Our class AR reward for this short month will be on December 18th. I am counting today through the 17th as the days for making the goal for this short month. It will end on Thursday so we can have our reward on Friday. We will eat in the room and have a movie for the reward before leaving on break. Encourage your child to read and test and ask how they are doing.

 

No homework this week but don't forget to work on your historical figure project due on December 11th! Homework will resume this coming Friday.

 

I hope you all had a great break. I did. It was spent with family and friends and involved great food, good company, shopping, and lots of laughs. I think all of the kids came back much rested and ready to work from what I am seeing today so far.

 

We have had grammar, went over graded papers for error analysis, math problem solving, reading lesson for fact and opinions, independent reading time. Soon we will have writing time and then Science and SS.

 

B Arnold

Have a wonderful break! Don't forget your historical figure project if you have not yet done it!

I hope you have a restful and wonderful week with your children. I am going to deer camp again this weekend where my husband hunts, and we ladies shop. ThenI have my parents and in laws coming on Wednesday and we all meet with extended family on Thanksgiving Day. Aunts , Uncles, Parents, nieces, nephews and our own children all spend a day together as our family tradition. I am really looking forward to the break.

Don't forget that the Social Studies project is due on December 11th. Hit Social Studies title on side bar if you need to refresh your memory on the expectations for this assignment.

AR Pictures!

I was able to take our Book Club photos today and they are posted in the hallway outside of our room. Come and see them when you have a chance and be sure to read your child's data from out chart that is there also. It is exciting to watch the progress of each child and as they read their data they begin to form new reading goals for the next month.

Look in your child's binder for their photos that I made for you as a keepsake.

AR Book Club Members For November 2009

Remember that this is a short month for testing as will be December. As their reading levels go up, the comprehension may go down. This is to be expected, is normal, and is fantastic! As they get more comfortable the comprehension will go back up, and hopefully they will read at a higher level with an initial drop again in comprehension scores. We want them to challenge themselves to higher and higher levels at a natural and gradual pace.

On Grade Level Readers! Fan-tab-u-lous!

Payton, Wes, Hunter, Chisom, Alex, Nadiya, Alayna, Layne, Kellie, Jansen, and Cole! Way to go! You are reading on grade level and this is truly fantastic! I am proud of you all!

Above Grade Level Readers:

Joshua, Tyler, Kaitlin, Jalen, Linia, William, Brendan! These students are reading on levels that range from 4.0 to 6.2! This is remarkable and amazing! Way to go!

70-74% Comprehension Club: Cole and Payton!

80-84% Comprehension Club: Hunter, Chisom, Nadiya, and William!

85-89% Club: Kaitlin, Linia, Brendan, Layne, Kellie, and Jansen!

90-94% Club: Wes, Tyler, Jalen, Alayna, and Paul

95-99% Club: Jake

Ask your child to tell you how they are doing at challenging themselves. Ask them what they need to work on and what their goals are for next month. Ask them to tell you what level they are reading on. Show an interest and allow them to take ownership of their progress with our support, interest, and encouragement. Come by when you can and look at our AR poster and math posters in the hallways! You will be so proud!

AR is to be reading on their comfortable levels, for pleasure, while challenging themselves gradually to raise their reading levels and comprehension scores. AR works for improving a child's reading skills.