Homework Post #4

Homework #4

Dear Third Graders and Families,

    Welcome back from Thanksgiving Break! We hope you all had a very happy holiday. We are so proud of your work and we encourage you to continue to put your best effort. Remember to plan out your homework throughout the next two weeks so are you are not rushing to finish it all in one night! If you need help with this, please let us know. For this month, homework may appear to be a bit smaller, as some nights students will be required to take home their writing folder (which will always be returned the following day) so that they may work on any pieces. We are trying to reach our goal of publishing our next pieces by the holiday break. If you have any questions or concerns about the homework, please be sure to tell us as soon as possible so we may help you! Enjoy!

Best,

Marissa & Alice

* For Art this Thursday, please bring a copy of your favorite book to school.  You will need it during your time with Bernard. 

Homework is Due FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13^th.

ELA 

Part 1)

You are always expected to read at home for a minimum of 30 minutes and log. This month we would like you to stretch your home reading by choosing a non-fiction book in addition to your fictional selection. 
You are also expected to write two small moment entries per week in your Homework Notebook under the ELA tab (total of 4 per homework assignment). Remember, an entry should be no longer than 1 page.

Part 2)

Identifying Types of Sentences

    In grammar you learned about the four different types of sentences: Declarative, Interrogative, Imperative (Command), and Exclamatory. 

Please identify the sentences below by writing the correct type of sentence it is.

1. Please don’t go! __________________

2. Meet me at the town square. _________________ 

3. Green is my favorite color. __________________

4. Respond immediately._______________

5. Do you want Coke or Pepsi? ________________

6. Please don’t go! ________________

7. July 4th is Independence Day. _________________

8. Is it snowing? ________________

9. Hawaii is a tropical climate.________________

10. Hurray, I past the math test! ___________________

Now, please write 1 sentence for each type of sentence and label it.

Example:

              My sister's name is Jenna. (Declarative)

Part 3)

Please make sure to write a book review if you have finished a book. Your book review may appear on our class homework website! 

Book Corner

Dominic

by Sylvie Liss

     The book Dominic, by William Steig, is a beautiful book which weaves perfectly with the beautiful artwork. It follows the adventures of an outgoing dog with a pure heart. The book made me sad at times and laugh at others. Almost at once he encounters a troop of villains, named the Doomsday Gang, who have been stealing and doing worse for miles around. He is infuriated and desires to put the gang to justice, but not to hurt them. He comes across many animals who have been robbed by the Doomsday Gang. I recommend this book for any age, boys or girls, because my father read it to me at a very young age and I still loved it again at the age of 8 and 1/2 years old. In a clash of the past, present, and future, Steig has written another amazing book.

Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck

by Henry Turner

      If you think you're a regular person and you are not weird, well then you are wrong. Everybody is weird in their own way but some people are just a bit more weird. If you think you are weird, then meet Greg Heafly. In Diary of a Wimpy Kid Hard Luck, by Jeff Kinney, Greg is having some hard times. He keeps on having to do all these bold and weird things! You will also feel bad for him at the end of the book. My favorite part is when Greg finds his mom's stash of things. For example, he found a bunch of the same stuffed animals what Greg had as a kid. Whenever he would lose the stuffed animal, every morning he would wake up and find a new stuffed animal that looked exactly the same as the one he lost! What HARD LUCK!

Math

Part 1) Counting Money

Please count the money below. Be sure to show all of your work in the math section of your homework notebook. 

Part 2) Elapsed Time

Complete this homework in the math section of your homework notebook. Figure out how much time has passed from the start time to the end time. 

Part 3) Multiplication

Please complete the table below in your math notebook. 

Commutative Property= changing the order of the factors does not change the product.

 Example:  4 x 8 = 32      8 x 4 = 32

Part 4) Word Problems

In the math section of your math notebook, be sure to prove your work with evidence for each problem. Remember, mathematicians prove their thinking using a variety of strategies, models, words and equations. Don't forget to include the unit (what does the number represent) after writing down your final answer. 

1) There are 4 wheels on a car.  How many wheels are on 5 cars?

2) There are 2 wings on a bird.  How many wings are on 6 birds?

3) There are 10 dimes in a dollar.  How many dimes are in 4 dollars?

4) There are 7 days in a week.  How many days are in 2 weeks?

5) There are 6 muffins in a box.  How many muffins are in 5 boxes?

6) There are 8 legs on a spider.  How many legs are in 3 spiders?

7) There are 12 months in a year.  How many months are in 2 years?

8) There are 3 sides on a triangle.  How many sides are there in 7 triangles?

World Investigations

In Social Studies, we have been discussing cultures and have even been sharing some family traditions during morning meeting. Please read/listen the Wonderopolis article on how people celebrate the winter holidays.

Click on the link below to access the article: 

http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/how-do-people-celebrate-the-winter-holidays-in-different-ways/

After reading the article, answer the following questions using complete sentences. 

1. What is something you learned about Hanukkah?

2. What is something you learned about Kwanzaa?

3. What is something you learned about Advent? 

Homework Checklist:

Subject	Assignment
ELA	4 small moment entries
	Book review
	Types of sentences
Math	Counting money
	Elapsed time
	Multiplication & Word Problems
World Investigations	How Do People Celebrate Winter Holidays? 3 questions

Homework Post #3

Dear Third Graders and Families,

    Welcome to Alice and Marissa's 3rd grade Homework site. We have decided to create our own site so we could make homework more personal for our class. This week's posting is full of exciting information! We are so proud of your work and we encourage you to continue to put your best effort into your work. Remember to plan out your homework throughout the next two weeks so are you are not rushing to finish it all in one night! This week you will read about "Time" and you will also have a fun OUT OF THE BOX assignment as a response to your reading. 

    On the National Geographic for Kids site you will read an interesting article on the first Thanksgiving and also watch a history clip on the First People of this land. There is a written response to your reading. If you have any questions a good time to ask your teachers is during morning meeting or at our goodbye meeting. We are always happy to help you out! Have fun! Alice & Marissa

HOMEWORK IS DUE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25^th

There will be no homework assignment Novemeber 26^th due to the holiday. Homework will resume after Thanksgiving break.

*** In addition to this homework assignment, you may also have homework due for your in-school book clubs. Be sure that the work is completed and that your book is traveling between both school and home ***

ELA

Part 1)

You are always expected to read at home for a minimum of 20 mintues and log. You are also expected to write two small moment entries per week in your Homework Notebook under the ELA tab (total of 4 per homework assignement). Remember, an entry should be no longer than 1 page.

Part 2)
A common noun names a general person, place or thing.
         Examples: I went to the city.
                        The man was kind.

A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing. Always capitalize the first letter of a proper noun.
         Examples: I went to San Francisco.

                         Mr. Brown was kind.

Determine whether each noun is a common noun or a proper noun.
• If the noun is common, write common noun on the line.
• If the noun is proper, re-write the noun on the line using correct 

capitalization.
          Examples:    waterfall     common noun
                          niagra falls    Niagra Falls
1. march _________________   2. month ___________________
3. day ___________________   4. tuesday ___________________
5. holiday ________________   6. christmas ___________________
7. cereal _________________   8. cheerios ___________________
9. dr. smith ______________  10. doctor ___________________
11. city __________________ 12. new york ___________________
13. street ________________ 14. main street ___________________
15. burger king ___________  16. restaurant ___________________
17. hudson river __________   18. river ___________________
19. dog __________________ 20. captain underpants _____________

Write at least 2 complete sentences that have both a proper noun and a common noun in it.

The Book Corner

Here are a couple reviews by your classmates! Check them out and maybe you'll be interested in reading the same book!

Little House on the Prairie

By Elizabeth Newman

The book Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder is about a girl named Laura. She lives in an Indian territory in Kansas. She has neighbors named Mr. and Mrs. Scott and Mr. Edwards. There are many dangerous things on the prairie like Indians, sicknesses, and prairie fires. One night, there is even an Indian jamboree and no one can sleep! They have mostly a good life on the prairie. But then they have to leave the Indian territory after all of their hard work. Find out what happens! 

Middle School: The Worst Years of my Life

by Christian Lebron

If your in middle school now, or will be soon, this story could help you. This book will make you leave your house laughing, feeling surprised, or leaving saying, "oh no!" This is a book where a boy is trying to break all rules in HVMS (Hills Village Middle School). My favorite part is when he gets arrested for doing graffiti. He spelt his name, Rafe, but he writes his name so it is disguised into..."Rules Aren't For Everyone". It's my favorite part because a lot of action begins from there. Even when you're at the end of the book big things happen! 

When you finish a book during your two weeks, be sure to write a summary in your homework notebook under the ELA tab. Maybe yours will be featured in the next homework assignment!

Math

Marissa & Alice were roaming the school on Friday afternoon. As they were doing so, they noticed some equal groups around the school and classroom. In the pictures below, use your most efficient strategies to figure out how many items in each picture. Make sure to show your work in your homework notebook under the math tab, and to represent the problem using a multiplication equation.

Example:

4 groups of 5 ->    4 x 5 = 20

1. How many book bins in all?

 2. What is the total number of mailboxes shown?

 3. How many tiles are on the wall outside the boy's bathroom?

4. If there are two hooks per cubby, how many hooks are there in all?

CHALLENGE:

5.   If there are 30 students in Marissa and Alice's class, how many cubbies will they need to hang up 30 coats? (Remember, there are 2 hooks per cubby)

World Investigations

                             Wonderopolis

                                             http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/who-invented-time/

Have you ever wondered the many ways we can measure time? For instance, right now we've moved into autumn, just 60 days ago we were living summer! Time is measured in many ways and measurement is a theme we will be studying in Science in the weeks to come. This week in Wonderopolis you will read " Who Invented Time?" After you have completed the questions in 

"Did You Get It?" turn to your World Investigation section in your notebook and answer this question any way you'd like.  What does time mean to you? 

You may answer it in paragraph form or you may be creative and answer it in a graphic novel format 

or comic strip! Like the example below (although this is only one frame yours should be more! ) 

Have fun and remember  that no matter what the format be mindful of  spelling,  punctuation, and capitalization ! Have Fun!

Question: What does time mean to you?

2) Choose five words from the list below that you find most interesting. Write the word and its definition. Then write a sentence for each word you choose.

• axis
• future
• present
• past
• revolve
• rotation
• measurement
• dimension
• inherent

National Geographic For Kids

1. As we begin to look at peoples from around the world and  investigate the meaning of culture, let's start by doing a little investigation about this land which we call home, The United States of America. In this clip you will learn   a  bit ( there is so much more to learn!) about the native peoples of this land. http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/kids/history-kids/native-americans-kids/

2. Next, click on the link below and it will take you to an article on "The First Thanksgiving" read it. 

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/history/first-thanksgiving/

3. Under the World Investigation tab in your Homework Notebook answer this question: 

What do you know now about the First Thanksgiving that you did not know before? Use evidence from the text to support your views. 

Homework Checklist

Use this checklist to make sure all assignments are included and completed before handing in.

ELA	4 small moment entries
	Book Review
	Common & Proper Nouns
Math	5 Math Questions
World Investigations	Wonderopolis, What Does Time Mean to You?
	The First Thanksgiving Question