The Week of November 12th

There is a formalized spelling list this week.   I am sure you have noticed that the spelling lists have become more challenging.   It is really important that your child recognize the pattern and study a little each night.

Base 

1. space

2. stage

3. huge

4. fence

5. price

6. police

7. office

8. engine

9. badge

10.pencil

11.excite

12.force

13.range

14.ginger

15.giraffe

Alternate

1.	strange
2.	gigantic
3.	gentle
4.	village
5.	ginger
6.	edge
7.	digit
8.	vegetable
9.	circus
10.	twice
11.	except
12.	citizen
13.	trace
14.	decimal
15.	ounce

We will be exploring the everyday life of the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Tribe.   Your child will be comparing and contrasting these two past communities.   During computer lab time, we will be learning facts and completing a Venn Diagram.    Ask your child which community he/she finds more interesting.  Can he/she tell you some facts to support his/her opinion?

In writing, we will be using web organizers and quick sketches to help us develop and organize our writing ideas.   In honor of the upcoming holiday, we will be writing a Thanksgiving poem about the small and big things we are grateful for in our lives.   Good writers make sure to include specific details to  paint a picture of their message.   Look for the finished poems coming home next week to share with the family.   

In 3A math, we will be doing a measurement investigation.  Your child will be estimating and measuring objects to the nearest quarter of an inch.    Below is a website for you child to practice this major skill for third graders:

http://www.funbrain.com/measure/

Our new learning will focus on area and perimeter using square units.  We will investigate how area is related to multiplication.    Area is the size of the surface and perimeter is the distance around a two dimensional shape.    Below are videos for reteaching area and  a website for extra reinforcement:

Area videos

http://learnzillion.com/lessons/1156-use-equal-square-units-to-find-the-area

http://learnzillion.com/lessons/1155-find-the-area-of-a-shape-using-square-units

Interactive Websites

http://www.mathplayground.com/area_perimeter.html