Third Grade Newsletter October 3,2016
Skills for this week:
Reading – Compare and Contrast Stories/Describe How Informational Text is Organized
Language Arts –Informational Writing/Parts of Speech
Math –Multiplication/Division/Addition Subtraction Word Problems/Time
Science –Climate/Natural Disasters
Social Studies- Map Skills
Important Dates and Information
October 4, 5: EQTs
October 7: End of 1st Quarter/Kona Ice
October 10: Teacher Work Day – No School for Students
October 11: Beginning of 2nd Quarter
October 17: Parenting Day/Report Cards Sent Home
October 20-21: Bake Sale
October 24: Red Ribbon Week
October 25: Honor Roll Ceremony
*SCHOOL REMINDERS – PLEASE READ!!!
*Please check with your child and make sure that they are reading at least 30 minutes every night. There was a Renaissance Home Connect letter that was sent home with your child. It had instructions on how you can check on their Accelerated Reader (AR)progress at home. In order for your child to make their goal, they have to meet a point goal, a book level goal, and maintain a percentage of 90% or higher. This is the last week of first quarter. Please encourage your child to read and take tests. Try giving them a practice quiz at home on their books before they come to school and take a test.
*There was also a form sent home about logging into INOW. This is a way for you to check on your child’s grades at home. There was a username and password listed on the form. If you have questions about this, please let us know.
Spelling Words
drawn, hawk, crawl, lawn, point, joint, broil, spoiled, boast, coast, coach, cardboard, roadway, roaming, soaking
Vocabulary Words
Prehistoric – the time before history was recorded or written
Hunters - people whofish or hunt for animals to eat
Gatherers – people who pick or collect food
Recorded – drawing or writing down information
Images – something made to look like a person, animal, or thing
Archaeologists – scientists who study the remains of people from the past and how they lived
Plentiful – having enough of something
Compete – to try to get or win something
Nomad – people who move from place to place
Extinct – no longer existing
Atlatl – a tool used for throwing a spear
*Other words to know: latitude, longitude, hemisphere, equator, prime meridian