Third Grades Newsletter

September 12, 2016

Spelling Words

Upcoming Events
PTA Budget
Meeting/
Zootopia Movie
Night
Friday, September 16,
6:00pm

Half Day
Friday, September 23

SchoolNet
Week of September 26

End of 1st 9 Weeks

Friday, September 30

Academic Vocabulary and Definitions. Students will need

know the spelling and be able to match the word to the
correct definition.
1. Embryo the baby plant
2. Dispersal how seeds are scattered
3. Noun names a person/animal, place, thing, or idea
4. Verb action words tell what the noun is doing
5. Subject tells who or what the sentence is about
6. Predicate tells what the subject is doing or has done
7. Germinate when the embryo starts to grow and the
seed coat breaks open.
8. Egg the first stage in an animals life cycle
9. Pupa the stage of an insects life cycle between the
larva and the adult stages.
10. Chrysalis the hard-shelled pupa of a moth or
butterfly

Reminders to Parents

Reminders to Students

Computers are our classroom

Charge your computer

tools. We do not have textbooks

Homework goes in your S.O.A.R.

in the classroom. Please remind

binders

your child to bring their

P.E. is at 8:00, please wear gym

shoes to school

computer EVERY day.

Grades can be viewed in iNow

What Were Learning

Reading: Review refer to parts of stories, dramas, and poems when writing
or speaking about a text, using terms such as chapter, scene, and stanza;
describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections
Social Studies: Locate the prime meridian, equator, International Date Line,
and lines of latitude and longitude on maps and globes
Math: 0, 5, and 10 facts, Multiplication/division, word problems,
quadrilaterals
Science: Plant life- life cycle of a bean
English: Pronouns and verbs
Writing:

Personal narrative

Third Grades Newsletter

Arafat Notes

- I'm looking for a parent

volunteer to help me find and
label new AR books. If you can
spare few hours with us, please
email me at maha.arafat@hsv-
k12.org. Thank you!

Gipner Notes
-Have your child practice
their 5 and 10s facts
5x0=0
10 x 0 = 0
5x1=5
10 x 1 = 10
5 x 2 = 10 10 x 2 = 20
5 x 3 = 15 10 x 3 = 30
5 x 4 = 20 10 x 4 = 40
5 x 5 = 25 10 x 5 = 50
5 x 6 = 30 10 x 6 = 60
5 x 7 = 35 10 x 7 = 70
5 x 8 = 40 10 x 8 = 80
5 x 9 = 45 10 x 9 = 90
5 x 10 = 50 10 x 10 = 100
5 x 11 = 55 10 x 11 = 110
5 x 12 = 60 10 x 12 = 120

Morris Notes

-Only 10 academic
vocabulary spelling words
this week. Students must
also know their
definitions.

Reading: Read 20min. and
record in your reading log
Math: Spiral worksheet for Tuesday
Spelling: Copy words and definitions into
your red folder
Science: No homework
Social Studies: No homework

Reading: Read 20min.
and record in your reading log
Math: Spiral worksheet for Wednesday
Spelling: Study your words and definitions
Science: No homework
Social Studies: No homework

Reading: Read 20min. and

Reading: Read 20min. and
record in your reading log
Math: Spiral worksheet for Thursday
Spelling: Study your words and definitions
Science: No homework
Social Studies: No homework

record in your reading log

Math: Spiral worksheet for Tuesday
Spelling: Study your words and definitions
Science: N o homework
English: Copy the sentences onto notebook paper.
1. Underline the subject one time and the
predicate two times, 2. Circle the nouns in the
sentences, 3. Draw a b ox around each verb in the
sentence.
Social Studies: No homework