Altamonte Elementary School

3rd Grade Newsletter

During Winter Break, please continue to read and work on iReady Reading and Math. Memorize those multiplication facts!

Focusing on…

Here’s a preview of the skills we will be working on this month!

English/Language Arts (ELA) Focus Skills:September

  • Focus Skills:

Main Idea, Point of View, Compare and Contrast

  • Grammar: Subject and Predicates, Parts of Speech, Pronouns
  • Writing: How to write meaningful sentences. Focus on Narrative pieces.

Math Focus Skills: Unit 3: Expanding Multiplication and Division

  • fluently multiply and divide
  • find the unknown number in multiplication and division problems
  • use the properties of multiplication and division
  • solve multi-step word problems

Science Focus Skills: Light Energy

  • demonstrate how light travels
  • explain reflection, refraction, absorption

Social Studies Focus: Government

  • World Communities- Spelling Lists

List 1

thumb / gnaw
written / know
climb / design
wrist / crumb
assign / wrench
knot / wrinkle
lamb / knob
knit

List 2

wolves / scarves
knives / mice
feet / geese
men / wives
children / elves
women / banjos
sheep / halves
heroes

List 3

third / perfect
early / verb
world / nerve
certain / worm
dirty / thirsty
herself / earth
earn / word
workout

List 4

prepaid / midnight
pretest / midpoint
prefix / Midwest
overflow / outdoors
overtime / outgoing
overdue / outline
outside / outfield
overgrown

NOTES

HOMEWORK: Students should be reading a minimum of 30 mins every night. Parents should encourage discussion with your child about what they are reading to check for understanding. Please also speak with your child about reading an even amount of fiction and nonfiction books. Math facts are also a necessity for fluency. This will range from adding to subtracting to multiplication facts. Students are also encouraged to work on iReady Reading and Math for 20 minutes per session.

PLANNERS: Please check and sign planners nightly! This is our most immediate form of communication with home!

DIVIDENDS: If you are interested in being a dividend at our school or for field trips, please fill out the application online to be processed. The process for approval may take anywhere from 1-3 weeks. Even if you have applied in the past, every year, you are required to reapply.

Questions? Contact us!

Mrs. Ortiz

Mrs. Fentress

Mrs. Keener

Ms. Downer

Mrs. Strittmatter

Mrs. Adams

Ms. Batcheler

Mrs. Kindy