3rd Weekly Newsletter: May 6-10 by Tasneem Abousteit

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Third Graders have been working on identifying text evidence. Now, they have to explain WHY the text evidence MATTERS, as they write out their responses. This is how we are practicing for our upcoming STAAR writing portion.

Apostrophe to show ownership

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Adverbs

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Regular and Irregular Verbs

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Parts of an Argument

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What is opinion writing?

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Grades

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Other (10%):

Minor (40%): Opinion Writing

Major (50%):

We will learn...

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Writing: I can start my research for the wax museum presentation. I can prepare my presentation by taking notes and practicing my speech

Grammar: I can edit my writing using correct conventions.

Adding and Subtracting Video

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Addition with Place value blocks Video

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Addition with Regrouping Video

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Grades

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Other (10%):

5/7 - Addition with & Mixed Regrouping Practice

Major (40%):

None

Minor (50%):

None

Math STAAR Practice Website (still good practice until the end of the school year!)

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Your child can practice using the STAAR practice webpage: https://login6.cambiumtds.com/student_core/V78/Pages/LoginShell.aspx?c=Texas_PT&a=Student

Click on the green Sign In button ---> grade level 3 --> STAAR Released tests --> 2023 Mathematics (regular test- not ASL or Spanish)

They can practice 5 questions a day, using scratch paper working out their steps, and practice using the tools available to them.

We will learn that...

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I can..

Review concepts that were tough:

SOLVE 1 and 2-step problems involving addition and subtraction
REPRESENT 1 and 2-step problems involving addition and subtraction
Solve & represent word problems involving addition & subtraction

HUMAN SYSTEMS VOCABULARY

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Body Systems: All the systems within a living thing that work together to help it survive.

Heart Rate: The number of times your heart beats each minute.

Blood Vessels: A structure of thin tubes that carry blood throughout the body.

Circulatory System: Pumps blood throughout the body providing it with oxygen and removing waste.

Respiratory System: Its main component is the lungs. It gets oxygen into your blood stream.

Muscular System: Made up of all your muscles, it helps us perform actions.

Digestive System: Made up of the stomach, intestines, and other components. It allows us to break down food and absorb its nutrients.

Nutrients: Provide living things with energy and building blocks to grow.

Human Body Pictorial Model

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Please review & study.

B-O -N-E-S

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The human body is made up of multiple interacting systems.

We will learn about the circulatory, digestive, respiratory and muscular systems.
It takes ALL of your body systems working together to help living things survive.

Grades

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Other (10%): None

Major (40%): None

Minor (50%): Brain Pop: Digestive System

We will review...

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We will learn . . .

the major body systems and how they help prevent diseases.

The students will also be able to determine healthy foods and how to interpret labels.

The students will be able to identify reasons for avoiding drugs and alcohol as well as describe the harmful effects of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.

MAY Character Trait - Perseverance Please wear WHITE for PERSEVERANCE on May 1st (Wednesday).

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Friendly Reminder

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Parents & Guardians,

Our Spring Semester is moving fast! Please support your child's academic success by making sure your child goes to bed early every school night. Please send a healthy snack and bottled water daily for your child. We appreciate your continued support!

WME Transportation Change Email

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wmetransportation@katyisd.org

Please send emails with PHOTO ID by 2:30PM

Snack time is also instructional time!

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We do not stop for snack time. We work through snack, so please send a healthy snack that does not leave a residue on your child's fingers. Thank you for your continued support! Please don't forget a water bottle too!

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WME WAX MUSEUM

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Dear Families,

We are so excited to celebrate the end of our Biography Unit with a fun project! Students will present their research by participating in a Biography Wax Museum. All of the reading, research, and writing will be conducted and worked on in class. At home, students will need to gather up items to use as a costume so they can become a wax statue of the person they have researched! Please use only what you already have at home. We look forward to showing you what we have learned and who we will become! We will begin researching the week of May 6-10, 2024!

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Date/Time: Friday, May 17th, 2-2:30

Location: Our wax statues will be in the WME gym.

Important Dates in May

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Friday, MAY 10- 3rd Grade Fieldtrip to the Downtown Aquarium

Monday, MAY 23- WME Talent Show @ 5:30

Friday, MAY 17- WME Wax Museum for 3rd graders

from 2-2:30pm. Parents are invited! Look for more details soon!

Tuesday, MAY 21- End of the Year Learning Celebrations

Thursday, MAY 23- Last day of school & EARLY DISMISSAL

Literacy Grades

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Other (10%):

Major (40%): Module 7 Assessment

Minor (50%):

We will learn:

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Recognize characteristics of informational text.
Identify and use text features and graphics to locate and gain information.
Recognize characteristics of folktales.
Identify the topic and theme of a story.
Identify the features of fantasy.
Create mental images to deepen understanding.
Describe main characters and the reasons for their actions.
Learn the characteristics of multimodal and digital texts.
Use digital features to find information.

Grades

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Other (10%):

Major (40%):

Minor (50%): Primary Pieces Graphic Organizer

We will learn to...

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I can...

Students will be able to explain the different types of sources that
help us understand past events.

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Watch the video to learn about long and short vowel sounds.

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Sort the words into the correct column. Click the green check to submit.

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Watch the video to learn about words with silent -e.

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Complete the Seesaw activity after watching the video. Sort the words and click the green check when you are finished.

Silent -e Video

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Watch the video to learn more about silent -e.

Long O, Silent -e

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Complete the Seesaw activity.

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Complete the activity.
Sight Word: after

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Read the poem.
Underline or circle the words that you do not know.
After reading the poem, go back and try to figure out the words that you underlined or circled.

Syllable Song

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Compound Words

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Synonyms

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Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Antonyms Song

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Vowels Video

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Possessive Nouns Song

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Adding -S to make a plural

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Past Tense Verbs

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Suffixes -er and -est

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Oi and Oy Song

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Homophone Rap

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Bossy R!

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Long Vowel Song

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Compound Words and Abbreviations

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Irregular Plurals

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Double letter vowel sounds

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Grades

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Other (10%):

Major (40%):

Minor (50%):

We will learn to...

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I can recognize and decode words with Prefixes and Suffixes.

I can spell words with -ed and -ing. I can read fluently with accuracy, self correction, and expression.

Subtracting with regrouping Video

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Addition & Subtraction Task Cards practice

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Let your math teacher know if you would like to have this printed out and sent home with your child :)

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Text features may include headings, labels, and captions. Graphic features include timelines and photos.
Authors use text features to signal important ideas and to guide readers through a text. Labels are words on a photo or diagram that name something.
Graphic features explain ideas in a text by presenting them in a visual way. Draw attention to the information about timelines on the Anchor Chart. What does a timeline show?

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Combine information from the text with what they already know to make inferences, or smart guesses, about the text.
Remind students that authors don’t always state everything directly in a text. Readers use clues from the text plus their background knowledge to make a smart guess about something that is not stated in the text.
An example of a real-world situations and then make an infer. For example: The teacher gave Carlos his test results. Carlos smiled and started jumping for joy. What can you infer? Discuss the text clues and background knowledge used to make the inference.

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Focus on the Comparison/Contrast structure. Read the Purpose section.
Review that transition words can provide clues about the structure of a text. Read the transition words for a comparison/contrast structure.
Authors use specific text structures in order to make their ideas clear. The text structure can show the author’s purpose for writing the text. For example, if an author’s purpose is to inform readers about how dolphins and whales are alike and different, he or she will use a comparison/contrast structure.

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As you read informational text, you should think about the main, or central, idea. The central idea is what the text is mostly about.
Explain that if the author doesn’t state the main idea in a sentence, readers have to infer, or figure out, what the main idea is. Point out the text clues that can help readers determine the main idea of a text.
Authors include details, or supporting evidence, to tell more about the main idea.
You can find the main idea of the whole text or just of sections of the text.

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Authors may change how a word looks to emphasize the word, or make it stand out. Review the information about boldface and italic type on the Anchor Chart. Authors may also choose to use a different font to make a word stand out.
Authors use graphic features, such as illustrations or timelines, when they want to show a lot of information in a clear, visual way.

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Prefix and Suffix

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WME Wax Museum

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Dear Families,

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Date/Time: Friday, May 17th, 2-2:30

Location: Our wax statues will be in the WME gym.

Parents & Guardians, please click on the link, in order to attend the Wax Museum.

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Direct Link: https://tinyurl.com/2v25prsm