Mr.

Brians Class
STAR OF THE
WEEK

Khalid Al
Thaqeb

Important Dates
January 4

1st Day Back

January 22

Grade 3 Assembly

January 25

Reading week

January 27

Evening of the Arts

January 4, 2015
Please have your child read 20
minutes every night and answer the
questions of who, what, when,
where, how, and why while reading.

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Dear Parents,
Happy New Year! Welcome Back! I hope you all had a wonderful and restful break. We are coming
back to school hitting the ground running. We will be reviewing many of the concepts covered before
the break this week. Please pay attention to the important dates this month. Grade 2 will be holding our
own Fine Arts Gala and we will be sending home invitations for you to enjoy your childs art soon.
Literacy

Write Narratives

Review the structure of a narrative story

Home Connection: Please have your child pick their favorite fairy tale to read to you and then tell you the lesson
that is learned. They can also identify the characters, setting, and the problem . Please ask your child the following
questions: Why is there a problem? What is happening in the story? What is the most exciting part and how do you
know?

Math

Shapes (angles, sides, edges, vertices)

Add and Subtract to 1000

Home Connection: Please ask your child to identify shapes around their environment and to tell you
if they are 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional. Then have them try to draw it and identify the number of
sides, edges, angles and vertices.

Unit
Central Idea: Art reflects personal perspectives.

-Key Concepts

Form
Function
Perspective

Questions: 1. What is art? 2. Why is there art? 3. How does art make you feel? 4. How do our experiences influence art?
Home Connection: Please have your child look for art anywhere they may go and have them practice
telling you how it makes them feel.