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Third Grade News!

November has been a busy month! Our food drive is under way and we are looking for the students to bring in nonperishable food items. This is a good way to show your child the benefits of giving to those in need and all of our food items go to Human Concerns in South Milwaukee. We are also looking forward to our field trip on November 23 to Discovery World. This is a great hands-on facitily that the students will enjoy and learn new concepts about Matter and Simple Machines. The holidays are soon here and we give thanks to the wonderful students and parents who support us.

__Investigations Math__

We are about half way through Unit 3 in math. We are continuing to build our strategies for adding three digit numbers. These strategies include: Breaking apart both numbers Breaking apart one number 245 + 145 = 245 + 145 = 200 + 100 = 300 245 + 100 = 345  40 + 40 = 80 345 + 40 = 385  5 + 5 = 10 385 + 5 = 390  300 + 80 + 10 = 390

Finding landmark numbers 193 + 229 = 193 + 7 = 200  200 +200 = 400  400 + 20 = 420  420 + 2 = 422

We also have done some work with strips and singles and number lines. If you have any questions about the use of any of these strategies please let us know.

__Reading__ Now that WKCE testing is completed, we are busy getting assessments together for 1st trimester. Your child will be given a running record, fluency check and SRI (comprehension) along with observations in class to determine if they meet proficiency in the area of reading. Our expectations are that each student is reading at a 3.1 independent level, 110 words per minute for fluency and a score of 500 or above on the SRI. Please make sure you continue to read with your child at home and listen to them as they share their stories with you.

__Science__

We are just finishing up our unit on matter. The students have enjoyed experimenting with ice, oobleck, and making other forms of matter. We will be wrapping this unit up with an experiment involving making ice cream. We will also begin our unit on the simple machines next week. Please help your child to find some examples of these simple machines in your home. We are also looking forward to the field trip to Discovery World on November 23 to explore this more.