This weeks homework for 3B and 3C is our weekly Reading Log along with the following spelling words:

 

cast                        paragraph

drama                    scene 

lines                       stage 

poem                      story  

 

These words are related to our Study Island category of Poems, Drama and Prose, which we will discuss before the unit test on Friday.  Please review the above words with your child to ensure a passing grade.  

                                        

This weeks 3rd Grade ELA Homework is our weekly Reading Log and the following 10 spelling words.

 

adverb      inform
describe    narrate
details       persuade
entertain   setting
formal       stanza

Please review these words with your child. Our test will be this Friday 2/21. Thank you.

Homework for ELA classes 3B and 3C is the nightly Reading Log completion of Monday-Thursday.  Completing the Friday section is extra credit. Also, our classes are to select a African American writer  to feature on the classroom bulletin board for Black History Month. Choices are Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Countee Cullen and Jean Toomer.  These writers were part of the Harlem Renaissance, which we studied last quarter. Please assist your in making an informed decision on their favorite writer. There are no spelling words this week.  

ELA homework for this week is completion of the Reading Log and the spelling words listed below:

anxious           prefix
brighter           suffix
careless          talked
fixable             thankful
happily            walking.  Please review with your child to ensure a passing

                                       grade on their upcoming progress report.  Thank you                                        

3ELA homework for this week is our weekly Reading Log (20-30 minutes per night). Complete Monday thru Thursday sections. Extra credit for completing Friday. The spelling words are from our Study Island lesson on Planning (Writing):

concept          organizer

diagrams        outline

events            semantic

ideas              sequence.  These words are more advanced.  Please review 

                                          with your child.  Thank you. 

Homework for this week is Reading Log nightly Mon-Thu.

Spelling Words for test are:

Parents; No homework this week for 3B and 3C ELA students. Reading Logs and Home Connection (Spelling and Vocabulary Words) will resume after winter break. Enjoy the break. Thank you. 

LESSON 1 A Changing Nation
Use the different sections of this letter to begin conversations with your child about what he or she is learning.
Big Idea: How can we learn from our past?
Your child should Essential Questions: think about ways each reading selection over the next six weeks can answer this question.

This week’s reading selection: A New Life for Mei
Summary: Mei and Hong are Chinese immigrants who arrive in San Francisco in 1867. While Hong works far away
on the Transcontinental Railroad, Mei must support herself as a cook in a city where she is considered an outsider.
Essential Question: How did immigrants help build the country? How would you feel if you had to immigrate to an unfamiliar place?
DISCUSS with your child what it is like to be in a new place.
Vocabulary
Focus: The words below appear in this week’s reading selection.
accommodate - to do a favor or service for
alley- a narrow street or passageway
apprehensive - fearful about what may happen
bellowed - cried out in a loud, deep voice
fate - unavoidable lot or fortune
hitch - an unexpected delay or obstacle
link - to join, unite, or connect
proper - adjective suitable, appropriate, or correct for a given purpose
rush - the act of making a sudden, swift movement
strike - to find suddenly or unexpectedly
temperamental - showing moodiness, sensitivity, or irritability
tie - part of a structure that holds together other parts
HELP your child make flashcards to practice reading and defining these words.
Spelling
Focus: This week your child will spell words with
the /͝/ and /oo/ sounds and words with the
inflectional endings -ing and -ed.
1. took         6. named      11. brook
2. shook      7. hoping      12. pool
3. broom      8. stripped   13. bored
4. stood       9. scoop       14. tried
5. landing  10. amazing   15. timing

Challenge
1. staring 2. admitted 3. woodwork

 

HAVE your child practice spelling these words.
Language Arts
Writing: Your child will learn that narrative writing
tells a story and includes characters, setting(s), and
a plot. He or she will then work with the rest of the
class to plan, draft, and revise a realistic story.
Grammar: Your child will also be learning about
abstract nouns (pride, honesty, freedom) this week.
ASK your child to identify the main characters,
setting, and plot events of a favorite book or story

Vocabulary

Focus: The words below appear in this week’s reading selection.

circulating - moving around in a circle.

confident - having the belief you can do well or succeed.

huff - a sudden feeling of anger, resentment, or hurt pride.

mockingly - in a manner intended to ridicule or make fun 

particles - very small bits or pieces of something.

pressure - the force produced by the weight of the atmosphere.

professor - a teacher at a college or university.

report - a story in the newspaper or on television that gives information.

researchers - people who carefully study a subject to find new knowledge.

sputtered - spoke quickly in a confused way.

tropics - a region of Earth near the equator where it is always warm.

whirlpool - a current of water or air that moves quickly in a circle.

 

Please review the above definitions. These are more complex than previous vocabulary words.   

 

Spelling Focus: Your child will spell words he or she has practiced throughout this unit.

1. mother’s    2. piece    3. wasn’t    4. fight    5. sank    6. truth    7. tail

8. coach        9. flown    10. flew    11. argue   12. rocks  13. tuna   14. choose  15. letter

Challenge Words  1. brought   2. continue   3. jewel

 

HAVE your child practice spelling these words.

Homework week of 10/14-10/17  Please review Spelling words and complete Monday Reading Log. 

Spelling Words

1.clue               5. cool             9. permit

2.mind              6. rude            10. letter 

3.root                7. file               Challenge Words

4.noodle           8. choose       1. patient  

                                                2. jewel

Spelling Words 10/7 – 10/11/19                      

1. argue                                                                                      
2. value                                      
3. rescue 
4. ring 
5. tire 
6. change
7. rose
8. park
9. rocks
10. light 

Challenge Words

1. nephew 

2. continue

Vocabulary Words

1. meteorologist
2. instruments
3. accurate
4. concern
5. minimize
6. threat