Welcome to our third grade blog! Please check our blog each week to see what we are learning as well as announcements and calendar updates for TCE and Third Grade!
Calendar
December 13th - Jingle Bell Jog
December 18th - Grade Level PJ Day
December 19th - Winter Parties @ 2pm
December 20th - Early Release @ 12:15
December 13th - Jingle Bell Jog
December 18th - Grade Level PJ Day
December 19th - Winter Parties @ 2pm
December 20th - Early Release @ 12:15
Announcements
Holiday Food Baskets and Toys
Each year the Lions Club of Coppell provides holiday baskets and toys to families in need in Coppell's attendance area. The food baskets and toys are delivered by members of the Lions Club of Coppell, and the identify of the recipients is kept confidential. All they need to know is the address and the family demographics, sizes, and any special needs the family may have. If your family would benefit from this, please return to our school nurse or front office by December 1st.
Yearbook Orders
Town Center Parent Newsletter
Here is the link to Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter for the week.
Holiday Food Baskets and Toys
Each year the Lions Club of Coppell provides holiday baskets and toys to families in need in Coppell's attendance area. The food baskets and toys are delivered by members of the Lions Club of Coppell, and the identify of the recipients is kept confidential. All they need to know is the address and the family demographics, sizes, and any special needs the family may have. If your family would benefit from this, please return to our school nurse or front office by December 1st.
Yearbook Orders
Town Center Parent Newsletter
Here is the link to Ms. Martin's Parent Newsletter for the week.
What are we learning?
Math
In math, we will be working through our multiplication and division choice board. Each learner will be working through different tasks on their choice board based upon their individual Schoology checks taken over the last few weeks. While students work through the choice board, teachers will be pulling small groups to reteach and re-engage based upon these Schoology checks as well. Our multiplication and division post test will take place on Friday, December 13th.
We will continue taking our multiplication fact quizzes on Mondays and Wednesdays. If all 10 facts are correct in 2 minutes, your child will be able to move on to a new quiz the next day we are testing. If they're not mastered, then that same quiz will be taken again until all 10 are correct. Additionally, any practice with fact fluency that can be done at home is VERY helpful. Each learner has been placed on multiplication and division on Reflex Math for this reason. Flashcards at home also work.
Language Arts
In language arts, we are exploring fables, myths, legends, and fairy tales. We will be adapting a classic fairy tale and writing one of our own. We will be reading various fables, myths, and legends, and discussing the theme of these works. We will be studying the overall message of stories and how it can be translated to other books that we have read.
Science
In Science, the learners will be researching rapid changes to earth's surface. We will research the causes and effects of natural disasters including volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and landslides. The learners will make a survival guide for the natural disaster of their choice.
Social Studies
In social studies, we are starting a new geography project. Each student will research various aspects of geography in an assigned state. We will be focusing on landforms, natural disasters, and weather and climate.
Math
In math, we will be working through our multiplication and division choice board. Each learner will be working through different tasks on their choice board based upon their individual Schoology checks taken over the last few weeks. While students work through the choice board, teachers will be pulling small groups to reteach and re-engage based upon these Schoology checks as well. Our multiplication and division post test will take place on Friday, December 13th.
We will continue taking our multiplication fact quizzes on Mondays and Wednesdays. If all 10 facts are correct in 2 minutes, your child will be able to move on to a new quiz the next day we are testing. If they're not mastered, then that same quiz will be taken again until all 10 are correct. Additionally, any practice with fact fluency that can be done at home is VERY helpful. Each learner has been placed on multiplication and division on Reflex Math for this reason. Flashcards at home also work.
We will continue taking our multiplication fact quizzes on Mondays and Wednesdays. If all 10 facts are correct in 2 minutes, your child will be able to move on to a new quiz the next day we are testing. If they're not mastered, then that same quiz will be taken again until all 10 are correct. Additionally, any practice with fact fluency that can be done at home is VERY helpful. Each learner has been placed on multiplication and division on Reflex Math for this reason. Flashcards at home also work.
Language Arts
In language arts, we are exploring fables, myths, legends, and fairy tales. We will be adapting a classic fairy tale and writing one of our own. We will be reading various fables, myths, and legends, and discussing the theme of these works. We will be studying the overall message of stories and how it can be translated to other books that we have read.
Science
In Science, the learners will be researching rapid changes to earth's surface. We will research the causes and effects of natural disasters including volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and landslides. The learners will make a survival guide for the natural disaster of their choice.
Social Studies
In social studies, we are starting a new geography project. Each student will research various aspects of geography in an assigned state. We will be focusing on landforms, natural disasters, and weather and climate.
