Homework #6

Dear Third Graders & Families,

  Welcome to our 6th Homework of the Year! By now, you all know the drill! Students, remember to do you personal best. Remember to plan out your homework over the next two weeks. We will be handing out a planning sheet as well, for those of you who would like one. If you have any questions, remember it is your job to ask us! 

Best,

Marissa & Alice

Homework is Due: FRIDAY, JANUARY 31st. 

ELA 

Part 1
* Read at least 30 minutes each day and log!
Continue to stretch your non-fiction reading muscle by choosing a non-fiction book in addition to your fiction book. 

*Choose 2 of the following 3 prompts to answer in your ELA section. Each persuasive piece should be at least 1 page.

1. Should Third Graders Have Homework?
2. Should We Have Summer Vacation or Longer Vacations throughout the Year?
3. Should the Schools Add Tables to the Recess Yard? 

Write a persuasive piece in which you give at least 3 reasons why we should/should not have homework. 

Things to Remember:

-Your audience (Who are you trying to convince?)

-What can you anticipate your audience thinking?

-3 reasons with explanations

Part 2

You were each given a copy of Hooray! Hooray! It's New Years Day! inside of your homework notebook. Please cut out the poem and glue into your notebook. Read through the poem, and underline the following parts of speech in their color. Be sure to check all your work!

 Nouns- Red     Adjective- Blue     Verbs-Green    

Hooray! Hooray! It's New Year's Day!

Hooray! Hooray! It's New Year's Day!
The day we start anew.
So this year I've decided
to become a kangaroo.

Or maybe I will learn to fly,
or how to walk through walls,
or how to turn invisible,
or surf on waterfalls.

I'll make myself elastic
and I'll teach myself to shrink.
I'll turn into a liquid
and I'll pour me down the sink.

I'll visit other planets
and meet aliens galore.
I'll travel to the distant past
and ride a dinosaur.

I've got so many wondrous plans.
I'm starting right away.
Yes, this will be the best year yet.
Hooray! It's New Year's Day!

--Kenn Nesbitt

Part 3

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

Here are some of our featured authors:

A to Z Mysteries: The Falcon's Feathers

By Oskar Lieberman

Do you like birds? Do you like birds of prey? Do you like falcons? Do you like...A to Z Mysteries Series? Well if you do I recommend The Falcon's Feathers by Ron Roy. It is about three kids that find a falcon's nest. 3 weeks later the falcons are stolen. My favorite part is when the kids get trapped in a shed. They are snooping around when someone locks the window door. Find out who did it in The Falcon's Feathers!

Charlotte's Web

By Isabelle Lusk

The book Charlotte's Web by E.B. White is about a pig named Wilbur and his friend Charlotte. Charlotte and Wilbur start out just talking in the barn and then they become great friends! Charlotte likes Wilbur so much that she spins webs for him. She writes: "Radiant" and "Humble". Soon they become famous from her webs and go to the fair. See what happens once they get to the fair!

Math

Word Problems By You! 

Please complete the following problems in your math section of your Homework Notebook!

1. Marco had 753 blueberries. He gave 324 blueberries to Henry. Then  Marco got 62 blueberries from Oskar. How many blueberries does Marco have now? Show your work! (Marco)

2. Elizabeth had 75 paper cranes at home. She brought her cranes to school and added her amount to the class amount. The total was 250 paper cranes. How many cranes did the class have originally? Show your work! (Elizabeth)

3. Alice has 95 boxes. She gave Marissa 55 boxes. How many boxes does Alice have left? Show your work! (Mario)

4. Sai has 90 books in her library and wants to give Sonja 48 to borrow. How many books does Sai's library have left? Show your work! (Sylvie)

5. Jerry had 102 legos. Jerry gave Tom 99 legos. Then, Jerry got 56 back from Tom. How many legos does Tom have? Show all your work! (Christian)

6. Tyson had 800 pet treats. He gave Cooky 50. Does Tyson have an equal amount as Cooky? If not, how could Tyson split the treats equally? Show your work! (Sonja)

World Investigations

In Social Studies, we have been exploring the big question of "What is culture?"  We have been investigating the many different parts that make up a culture.  One of them being music!  Please read/listen to the Wonderopolis article on folk music and answer the questions below. 

Click on the link below to read and listen to the article:

http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-is-folk-music/

1. What does the word "folk" traditionally mean?

2. In the 1960's, contemporary folk music was introduced in the U.S. How was it defined?

3. Why do you think folk music is an important part of a country's culture?

Homework Post #5

Homework #5: Due Friday, January 17, 2014

Dear Third Graders and Families,

   Happy New Year!! We are happy to see you all back at school.  This is the first homework set of 2014 and we are excited to see all of you continue to do your personal best.  Remember to plan out your homework throughout the next two weeks. If you have any questions or need help, it is your job to come to us before homework is due. 

Warmly,

Marissa and Alice

ELA 

Part 1
* Read at least 30 minutes each day and log!
Continue to stretch your non-fiction reading muscle by choosing a non-fiction book in addition to your fiction book. 

* Write two small moment entries every week for a total of 4 entries. Remember an entry is no longer than 1 page long.  

Part 2

In word study we have beeng studying adjectives.  An adjective is a word that describes a noun or a pronoun.

Look at the list of words below, highlighted in yellow, and identify the adjectives.  Then read the sentences.  Choose the correct adjective to place in the blank.  Be sure to rewrite each sentence using the correct adjective. Pay close attention to capitalization and punctuation.

           wind     quiet        easy     fancy     loud 

        drop     promise     bake     brave    drum 
        silly     smelly       tall      red         six

1) We threw rocks off the side of the _____ bridge.

2) We were all dancing to the _____ music!

3) I had to empty the _____ trashcan.

4) We watched the clown do some _____ tricks.

5) Kelly looked so pretty in her _____ dress.

6)  Our dog, Molly, had _____ puppies!

7) I was _____ at the dentist.

8) She gave her friend a vase of pretty _____ roses.

9) The teacher was proud of her _____ class in the hall. 

10) My timed test was so _____ because I practiced!

Now, write 2 sentences of your own.  Underline the adjective in each sentence. Be sure to use correct capitalization, punctuation and spelling in each sentence. 

   

Part 3

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

Book Corner

Bethany the Ballet Fairy

By Savannah Abbey

The book, Bethany the Ballet Fairy, by Barbara Parks is about two girls named Kirsty and Rachel whose best friends are fairies.  A group of the fairies, called the Dance Fairies are missing their dance ribbons.  Jack Frost has stolen them! Can Kirsty and Rachel help Bethany and the Dance Fairies get their ribbons back? Read the book to find out!

The Zombie Chasers

By Marco Salimbeni

The book, The Zombie Chasers, by John Kloepfer is about three kids named Rice, Madison and Zack.  The problem was that zombies were everywhere! Zack was trying to kill the zombies but there were just too many.  Zack finally finds the lead zombie and when he killed the leader of the zombies, all the other zombies died too.  Except for one!  I recommend this book to anyone who likes action! 

Math

Part 1: T-Shirts (Remember, mathematicians can draw a sketch of the problem to help them "see" the question.)

1) Tina's t-shirt store has 48 medium t-shirts. She orders 57 more medium t-shirts from the factory. How many medium t-shirts does Tina have in all? Show your work! 

2) Team A collected 82 t-shirts for the race.  Team B collected 36 t-shirts for the race.  Team C collected 56 t-shirts for the race.  What is the total number of shirts collected? Show your work!

3) Jim has 142 t-shirts in his store.  Polly has 259 t-shirts in her store.  How many t-shirts do they have altogether? Show your work!

Part 2: Counting Money

1) Josh found 4 quarters, 8 dimes, 4 nickels and 3 pennies in his wallet.  How much money does Josh have? Show your work!

2) Ethan traded 6 quarters, 2 dimes, 5 nickels and 2 pennies for $2.20.  Was that a fair trade?  Why or why not?  Explain your thinking!

3) Pam spent $3.50 on pencils and $2.75 on erasers.  She pays with a $10.00 bill.  How much change should Pam get back? Show your work!

Part 3: Elapsed Time

1) Patrick left school at 2:55pm.  He got to his soccer game at 3:35pm.  How long did take Patrick to get there? How did you know? Show your work!

2) Maggie started doing her homework at 5:25pm.  It took her 30 minutes to finish her math homework and 20 minutes to finish her writing homework.  What time did Maggie finish her homework? Show your work!

3) It takes Craig 45 minutes to get to school from home.  If school starts at 8:30am, what time does Craig have to leave his house? How did you know? Show your work!

Part 4: Polygons

We have been studying many different types of polygons (a 2-D shape that has three or more sides).  

1) Look at the polygons pictured below.  Name each polygon from the list of polygons below. Sketch each polygon, name it and tell how many sides it has. 

         rhombus       square         triangle          pentagon

       rectangle      octagon        trapezoid        

Circle all the quadrilaterals!

2)  Anna added up all the sides of a square.  She got a total of 20 inches. How long was each side of the square?

Part 5: Multiplication

Continue to practice your multiplication flashcards.  You will be taking your first 3-minute multiplication drill on Friday, January 10th! 

1)  Tom put 6 bottle of soda on a shelf.  He filled up 8 shelves.  How many bottles of soda did Tom put up in all? Show your work!

2) At the pet shop, Jill put 8 mice in a box.  Jill ended up filling 4 boxes. How many mice did Jill have altogether?  Show your work!

3) Bob baked 2 dozen cupcakes.  Jamie baked 3 dozen cupcakes.  Tim baked 4 dozen cupcakes.  How many cupcakes were baked in all? 

(Note: 1 dozen = 12 cupcakes) Show your work!

World Investigations

In Social Studies, we have been exploring the big question of "What is culture?"  We have been investigating the many different parts that make up a culture.  One of them being food!  Please read/listen to the Wonderopolis article on popular traditional foods that are eaten in various cultures, during the New Year.

Click on the link below to access the article: 

http://wonderopolis.org/wonder/what-foods-bring-luck-in-the-new-year/

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

1. What are the six categories of "lucky foods?" 

2. What are some foods that some cultures avoid during the New Year? Why do they avoid them?

3. Why should you leave a little bit of food on your plate after your meal? 

Homework Checklist:

Subject	Assignment
ELA	4 small moment entries
	1 Book review
	Adjectives & 2 Sentences
Math	T-Shirts
	Elapsed time & Counting Money
	Polygons & Multiplication
World Investigations	"What Foods Bring Luck in the New Year" and 3 questions