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