August 28 - September 1

Weekly Assignments:

Monday: 
Eureka/EngageNY Module 1 Lesson 20 "Homework"
Tuesday: 
Types of Sentences
Wednesday:
Read to Someone: Around the World in 3rd Grade Chapter 1
Thursday:
Read to Someone: Around the World in 3rd Grade Chapter 2

Weekly Assessments: 

Wednesday/Thursday:
Characterization Project
Wednesday:
Eureka Math End-of-Module 1 Test
Friday:
Multiplication Timed Tests 
Spelling Quiz - Lesson 4 (See "Spelling Lists" Tab)
Types of Sentences Test
Continents Quiz
Landforms Test - "Open Notes"
Weekly Studies Lesson 3 Quiz -"Open Book"

August 21 - 25

Weekly Assignments:

Monday: 
Eureka/EngageNY Module 1 Lesson 16 "Homework"(Review of Friday's concepts)
Tuesday: 
Weekly Studies Week 2 - 1. Read to Self    2. Read to Someone 3. Think and Review #7 (Be a Text Talker)
Wednesday:
Eureka/EngageNY Module 1 Lesson 17 "Homework"
Thursday:
Eureka/EngageNY Module 1 Lesson 18 "Homework"

Weekly Assessments: 

Monday:
Eureka Math Mid-Module Test
Tuesday:
Weekly Studies Lesson 2 Quiz -"Open Book"
Friday:
Multiplication Timed Tests (1s or 10s)
Spelling Quiz - Lesson 3 

August 14 - 18

Homefun/Assessments:

Weekly Assignments:

Monday: 
Eureka/EngageNY Module 1 Lesson 10 "Homework"
Tuesday: 

Eureka/EngageNY Module 1 Lesson 11 "Homework"
Wednesday:
Eureka/EngageNY Module 1 Lesson 12 "Homework"
Thursday:

Eureka/EngageNY Module 1 Lesson 13 "Homework"

Weekly Assessments: 

Friday:
Multiplication Timed Test (0s or 1s)
Spelling Quiz - Lesson 2 (See "Spelling Lists" Attachment to the Weekly Email)
Subjects and Predicates Test

Curriculum Update:

look around and you will see community, a family...

The purpose of the 3rd grade's social studies unit for the next few weeks is to explore different facets of geography. Geography is defined as the study of people and places on Earth. The study of geography helps students to develop a mental map of their community so that they can understand the "where" of places and events. But, what exactly is community? What needs do communities have? And how can children contribute to their community? When exploring the concept of community, it starts with what the children know first, and then expands outward - family, Mrs. Smith's 3rd grade classroom, the entire 3rd grade community, Campus School, The University of Memphis, neighborhood communities, the city of Memphis, the state of Tennessee, the United States, and finally, the global community. My hope is that through their participation in this unit of study, students will gain a true understanding of what it means to be a part of a community, and relate it back to their world in an authentic and meaningful way. Even something as simple as sharing recess with all the other 3rd grade classes, can be a lesson in building community... 

August 7 - 11

Curriculum Update:

Meet Jake Drake, Know-It-All! 

Jake Drake is excited about Despres Elementary School's first science fair. He wants to win the grand prize: a brand-new Hyper-Cross-Functional Bluntium Twelve computer system. And he really wants to beat the third-grade know-it-alls, Marsha McCall and Kevin Young. The trouble is, to beat the know-it-alls, Jake has to become a know-it-all himself. And he may just lose more than he wins...

Weekly Homefun and Assessments:

Weekly Assignments:

Monday: 
Eureka/EngageNY Module 1 Lesson 7 "Homework"

*Study Spelling Words All WeekTuesday: 
Eureka/EngageNY Module 1 Lesson 8 "Homework" 
Wednesday:
Eureka/EngageNY Module 1 Lesson 9 "Homework"
Thursday:
Eureka/EngageNY Module 1 Lesson 6 "Homework" (Review of Friday's concepts)

Weekly Assessments: 

Friday:
Multiplication Timed Quiz (0s)
Spelling Quiz - Lesson 1 (See "Spelling List" Below)
Sentences and Fragments Quiz

Blue Words = Review Words

Red Words = Challenge Words