T.C. Knapp Elementary Mr. Boggs’ 3rd Grade Class Week of August 26 th , 2013

1. T.C. Knapp ElementaryMr. Boggs’ 3rd Grade ClassWeek of August 26th, 2013 • Dear Families, • Our first week of school was a huge success!  Mr. Boggs’ students displayed exceptional behavior throughout the week!  As a result, they earned four special fish for their classroom.  The fish tank will be up and running by the end of the week!  Ask your child how they were able to earn such a great reward during their first week of school! Sincerely, Mr. Boggs • Reading We will begin our first story in reading this week entitled, A Fine, Fine School. Our focus will be on vocabulary words, comprehension skills and phonics. Homework will be sent home throughout the week to reinforce these important skills. On Monday, a list of the vocabulary words found throughout the story will be sent home to study as homework. The students will have a test over this reading selection during the first week of September. SpellingOn Monday, the students will be given their spelling words for the week. Please study these words throughout the week with your child. The students will have a test over this words during the first week of September. • Math: Last week, the students were introduced to place-value involving ones, tens, hundreds and thousands. We worked with base-ten blocks in order to reinforce the concept behind each place-value. We also worked with patterns in math in which students had to identify which place-value was changing. The students were introduced to the vocabulary terms, standard form and written form. An example has been provided below.Standard Form: 5,482 (digits only)Written Form: Five thousand, four hundred eighty-two (words only) • This week in math, we will again be working with place-value using place-value strips . The students will be introduced to the vocabulary term, expanded form. In expanded form, the students will be asked to break down the value of each number or EXPAND the number based on place-value. Lastly, the students will begin to compare and order numbers using the greater than, less than symbol(s). • Expanded Form: 5,482 (5,000 + 400 + 80 + 2) • Social Studies: This week we will begin to look at both continents and oceans that surround our world. The students will have a brief quiz over this content on Thursday, August 29th. A study guide will be set home on Monday.