Crain’s Happy Campers, Elder’s Eagles,
& Ladd’s Leopards
3rd Grade Newsletter
Week of Oct. 17-21, 2016
SKILLS WE ARE LEARNING:
ELA: See back of newsletter
Math: adding 2 and 3 digit numbers
Social Studies: Levels of Government
government- the governing body of a nation, state, or community
executive branch- the part of state and national government that carries out laws
judicial branch- the branch of government that, through the court system, decides what laws mean and whether they obey the Constitution
legislative branch- the branch of government that makes laws
Constitution- a document that states the basic laws and ideas that a government and its people follow
Congress- the legislative branch of the U.S. government made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate
Supreme Court- the highest judicial court in a country or state
President- the elected head of a republican country
taxes- fees that citizens and others pay to the government
scarcity- not having enough resources to provide all the things people want
IMPORTANT MESSAGES:
Please note: Homework is written in the notebook daily and must be signed by a parent every day (including Friday).
Oct. 9-14 Fall Break
Oct. 20 Open House
Science: Heredity & Life Cycles
seed- a structure that can grow into a new plant
embryo- a young plant
flower- a plant structure that makes seeds
pollination- the movement of pollen from the male part of a flower to the female part
fruit- a plant structure that holds seeds
cone- a plant structure that makes seeds
life cycle- how a certain kind of organism, grows, changes, and reproduces
life stages- the steps in an organism’s life cycle
egg- a structure that protects and feeds young of certain kinds of animals
larva- the stage in some insects’ life cycles which comes after hatching
pupa- the stage of some insects’ life cycles before becoming an adult
metamorphosis- a series of very different body forms
heredity- the passing of traits from parents to young
inherited trait- a characteristic that comes from parents
learned trait- something you are taught or learn with experience
trait- a characteristic or feature of a living thing
offspring- an organism’s young
Memorize these facts.
1. 5x1=5 11.5x11=55
2. 5x2=10 12.5x12=60
3. 5x3=15 13.9x2=18
4. 5x4=20 14.7x3=21
5. 5x5=25 15.6x4=24
6. 5x6=30 16.7x4=28
7. 5x7=35 17.12x4=48
8. 5x8=40 18.9x4=36
9. 5x9=45 19.9x3=27
10. 5x10=50 20.8x4=32
***We will take a practice test Mon., Tues., and Wed., These will come home daily. The test taken on Friday is for a grade.