Good Morning Boys and Girls,

I hope you are all enjoying your sunny long weekend with your families.  It is so nice that the warm weather seems to be upon us.  I hope that you will still take some time to do your homework in between activities outside.  I would encourage you to spend some time on Dreambox and do some reading on Epic if you aren't already into a chapter book at home.  Keeping up your reading skills is very important for next year.  I have read some books myself on rainy cold days when my children were studying for their courses.  Reading is something i hope you will enjoy throughout your lifetime.  So take a little time each day to read a good book at your level.  Remember, if there are more than 5 words on a page you do not know, the book is too difficult for you yet.  Happy Reading!

Mrs. Vickers

Literacy

Syllables- Every word can be divided into syllables or segments.  Each syllable has one vowel sound in it.  That vowel sound can be from one vowel or can be made up of two vowels that together make one sound.  ie. sail = 1 vowel sound

Breaking words into syllables can help when you are sounding out a word to read it or when you are sounding out a word to spell it.

ie.  com/pan/y          or/der          in/tro/duc/tion          us/u/al/y          com/pu/ter          run/ning

Try breaking some words into syllables while remembering every syllable has one vowel sound.

Reading Strategies to remember when you come across an unknown word:

Lips the Fish- Get your lips ready to say the first sound in the word or the first blend of sounds until you hit a vowel.

ie. f in           sh ip          sk ipper           spl ash

Eagle Eyes- Look for clues in the pictures

Chunky Monkey- Look for chunks in the word you already know such as suffixes, prefixes or vowel sounds.

ie.  ing       er      ly        un       est         tion       

Stretchy Snake- Stretch ou the sounds in a word using syllables

ie.   plan/ ta/ tion

Tryin' Lion- Don't give up on the word.  Try it again before you ask someone.

Reading Comprehension

There are different types of questions wihich can be asked about a text.  Try asking your child some of each.

Hand Questions

These types of questions are easily answered from the text because you can literally put your finger on the answer in the book.  

ie.  What was Sylvia carrying in her bookbag?   a puppy

Heart Questions

These questions are asking for your opinion and are more inferential in nature.  (reading between the lines)

ie.  What would you have done if you were in the same situation as the character in the book?  How do you think the characer was feeling when she got caught with the puppy in her backpack at school?

Head Questions

These questions require the student to draw on their life experiences or prior knowledge to answer.

ie.  Why are dogs not allowed in public buildings such as libraries, malls, schools or churches?

Writing

Write a story this week comparing "home learning" to "classroom learning."  Say wha tyou like and dislike about each.  Use a new paragraph for each point.  Try to think of at least 3 things to compare.

ie.  I love seeing my friends at school.  We can walk in the gym together duriing "Walking Program" each morning, hang out in the cafeteria during Snack, and play on the playground at Recess.  At home I get to play with my siblings but I can't see my friends unless their family is in my bubble.  I love playing with my sister but I miss my freiends.

- no bus rides                     no lunch cans                   no early mornings                  study in my PJ's               etc.

Math

Review of Key Concepts in Grade Two (focus on 5/14 this week)

1.  Skip Counting by 2, 5, 10 to 100 going forwards and backwards.

ie.  Begin at 3 and go forward by 2's to 21.         3, 5, 7. 9. 11. 13, 15, 17, 19, 21

     Begin at 95 and go backwards by 5's to 60.         95, 90, 85, 80, 75, 70, 65, 60

2.  Doubles up to 10 + 10 = 20

ie.  1+1=2    2+2=4    3+3=6  and so on

3.  Mental Math Addition Strategies to 18 and the the ability to explain orally what you did.  (Doubles, Making Ten Pairs)

ie. What is the sum of 9+4?      9+4= 13   I used my "making 10 pairs" and said 9+1 = 10 plus 3 more equals 13.

4.  Subtraction Mental Math Strategies to 18 and the ability to explain what you did.

ie.  What is the difference of 12-7 ?  12 - 7 = 5  I used my doubles.  I know that 6+6 = 12 but 7 is one more than 6 so the answer is 5 becasue it is one less than 6.       6+6 = 12  so 7+5 =12

5. Balancing Equations  ( equal or not equal)

ie.  5 + _____  =  9 + 2               7 + 3 not equal 4 + ______ (there could be an array of answers here as long as it isn't 6)

Practice several of each daily.

Grade Three     

Division- taking a larger number and dividing it (sharing) in equal parts.  It is the opposite of multiplhying.

You can make fact families in multiplication and division like you can in addition and subtraction.  They are related.

ie.  2X3=6,   6/2=3  

     3X2=6   6/3=2   (two multiplication and two division sentences using the same numbers)

Division consists of a dividend (largest number)  being divided by the divisor(number of groups) equalling the quotient (answer of how many per group)  Watch the attached videos to see a visual.

In grade three you are required to know up to 25/5=5  If you know your multiplication facts up to 5X5 = 25 division will be easy.

Review of Key Math Concepts in Grade 3 (5/14 this week)

1. Compare and order numbers to 1000.

ie.  Where would you place a certain number on a number line?

2.  Determine value of a set of coins.

3.Place value for numbers up to 1000.  

ie.  if shown base ten blocks you could tell the number represented or you could put a number in a place value chart.  

Hundreds/  Tens/   Ones

4.  Multiplication - making and interpreting arrays up to 5X5 = 25

ie.     XXX               3X4 = 12   or    4X3 = 12                  Factor X Factor =  Product

       XXX

       XXX

       XXX

5. Division  ( a dividend up to 25)

ie.     15/5 = 3   or   15/3 = 5        Dividend/Divisor = Quotient