McAvinnue Third Grade

Third graders are working on another property of multiplication- the associative property!! This video helps explain!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGVGwrM-vdo

Multiplication Associative Property 3rd Grade Join us in this Amazing Multiplication Video that teaches about the Associative Property of Multiplication. Kids will learn about Multiplication and how the ...

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We are working hard on comparing and contrasting two texts on similar topics. Ask your child about the articles they have been reading. How are they similar? How are they different? Here is some extra practice you can do at home.
https://www.quia.com/pop/523088.html

Quia - Compare and Contrast: Read the stories below and answer the questions that follow Story 1 Mary has a little lamb. Its fleece was white as snow. And everywhere that Mary went the lamb was sure to go. It followed her to school one day, which was against the rules. It made the children laugh and play to see a lamb at school. Story 2 Micah has a cute black-and-white puppy named Bump....

We hope everyone is enjoying their day off. Here's a wonderful website link to share with your children so they know just how important today is.
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/history/martin-luther-king-jr/

Martin Luther King, Jr. EQUALITY & JUSTICE

Ask your child about the commutative and distributive properties of multiplication! Here are some videos to help better explain these ideas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e9r8_VOO-8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APWCe2KtpjQ

Multiplication Math Ping Pong - Commutative Property Come Play Ping Pong with us as we learn about properties of multiplication. Kids will learn about the commutative property and how in multiplication you can ...

ACCESS Testing begins this week.....good luck to all of our students participating, you can do it!!

The students have been working hard building their stamina in independent reading and writing. How many minutes can your child read at home for while staying focused on the book?
http://www.online-stopwatch.com

Online Stopwatch A Free flash online stopwatch, quick easy to use stopwatch! also an online countdown!

Our Charlotte's Web holiday tree!

Students will be taking their end of the unit math test on Friday. Ask your child to show you what they have been learning about measurement problems (grams, kilograms, liters), telling time and elapsed time problems, addition and subtraction story problems, and rounding to the nearest tens and hundreds. We can't wait to see the students ROCK THE TEST!

This week students will explore a nonfiction article about how animals prepare for winter. We will work hard to find the main idea and details from the story to support this. Here is a great link you can explore to help your child build some background about animals.
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/

Animals: Facts, Pictures, and Videos -- National Geographic Kids Get facts and pictures of your favorite animals.

**IMPORTANT REMINDER** Wednesday, December 7th will be an early release day. Also, report cards will be going home that day. Please sign and return them with any questions or comments as soon as you can. Thank you!