Oct.17, 2017

Parents, 

We started a new unit and chapter on multiplying by 1-digit numbers. Yesterday's lesson dealt with multiplicative comparisons where their homework was on pg. 67. The following below is what was sent home in the G Force Gazette yesterday.

• I am happy to announce that Mrs. Hamill has started today in place of Mrs. Cerny for the rest of the year. Her email is not set up yet, so please send her correspondence to Mr. Utter or Mrs. Ward.
• Think Central is working but it may take some time before Mrs. Hamill has access to it.
• Students should know all of their multiplication tables 1- 12 upon leaving 3rd grade.  Please work with your child as much as possible as we still have a very high number of students who do not know them with speed or accuracy and confidence. A suggestion would be practicing flash cards with your child.
• Please encourage students to take reading counts tests as they complete their books throughout the year. Reading counts points are being calculated for neighborhood recognition.
• The Scholastic Reading Inventory (SRI) is a test that students will take each quarter to measure your child’s reading level. SRI growth is usually related to continual reading.  The more a student reads, the better reader they will become.  
• If you need to contact any of us, the quickest way is probably through email. Our emails are as follows: charles.utter@am.dodea.edu;  and judith.ward@am.dodea.edu.
• If your child will be absent from school, please let the office know with a call, email, or note. You can email the school at CESattendance@am.dodea.edu
• New DODEA rules prohibit food for birthdays so please do not send in cupcakes or other food for your child.

Weekly Homework:

Monday:

• Math homework on pg.67 to be completed on concepts learned in class.
• Read for at least 20 minutes
• Practice your multiplication facts

Tuesday:

• Math homework on pg.73 to be completed on concepts learned in class.
• Read for at least 20 minutes
• Practice your multiplication facts

Wednesday:

• Read for at least 20 minutes.
• Practice your multiplication facts

Thursday:

• Math homework on pg.79 to be completed on concepts learned in class.

• Read for at least 20 minutes.
• Practice your multiplication facts

Friday:

• Read for at least 20 minutes
• Practice your multiplication facts

Educational Targets:

Math:

Students are beginning unit 2, chapter 2 on the multiplication of one-digit numbers. The first few lessons are on modeling multiplicative comparisons. Later in the week the students will be multiplying tens, hundreds, and thousands, and estimating products.

Science/ Social Studies:

Students are being introduced to the five regions of the United States, learning about different types of maps, and gathering information about the significant landforms in each region.

Language Arts:

Students are reviewing  cause and effect and subject and predicates by completing a comic strip. They are still practicing text based evidence with reading passages and are writing familiar narratives. They will be learning about author’s purpose later in the week.

Oct.16th - Oct.20th

Book Fair

Oct.19th

Book Fair Family Night

Oct.20th

Smoke House/Fire Truck Visit

Reminder

Early Dismissal Every Wednesday at 1:40