Sharing this week: What is your worst nightmare?

Literacy

Teacher Read Aloud: Gooney Bird Greene

Unit Theme: Money

Story of the week: Alexander Who Used to be Rich Last Sunday

Reading Strategies:

Cause and Effect

Focus Questions:

How do you decide what to do with your money?  Has there ever been a time that you spent all of your money and then regretted it? 

Writing

Writing this week:

Spelling strategy:  double consonants

Stories!  Every good story need a beginning that includes a setting and a description of the main character(s).  The middle must inclue a probelm and some action.  The end contains the solution.

Math

This week in Math:

Fractions

Exploring equivalent fractions

Comparing Fractions

Website for extra math practice:

http://www.ixl.com/math/grade/third/

Science

Solar System

Right now students are presenting their projects.  Next week we will begin to explore the solar system.

Check out the Nasa website for interesting Solar System information!

Homework

This week's homework: 

All week: 15 minutes of reading

Monday: Math Sheet

Tuesday: Spelling Strategy

Wednesday: Math Sheet

Thursday:Spelling Strategy and Pretest

News and Announcements

Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on March 26th.  I will be available before school on Wednesday, the 24th and Thursday the 25th.  I will also have slots for the following week.  Call the front office (888-3101) to sign up.

If any parents are interested in doing a Friday activity please let me know!