Third Grade News

Ms. Drury’s Class, Room 21

www.msdrury.blogspot.com, druryv@duvalschools.org
Week of: 03-02-09 thru 03-07-09

What are we learning in the following subjects?

Reading: Story/Skill: Reading Biographies

Writing: Procedural Writing: Conferencing Final Paper
Math: Math Investigations: “From Paces to Feet”
Science: Chapter 7: Rocks and Soil Lesson 1 and 3
Social Studies: Old and New Communities

****Your child should be reading every night for a minimum of 30 minutes! They
are also responsible for recording their reading on the “AT HOME READING LOG
SHEET”. This is recorded daily, including weekends!
SPELLING WORDS!
1. puppies 2. flies 3. stories READING VOCABULARY WORDS
4. skies 5. driest 6. candles Story: Hank Greenberg: All-Around All-Star
7. tried 8. babies 9. pennies 1. slugger 2. valuable 3. natural
10. cried 11. ponies 12. bunnies 4. professional 5. pennants 6. synagogue
13. happier 14. funniest 15. easier 7. vendors
16. busiest 17. biography
18. belly 19. already 20. apply HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS:
Please see your child’s agenda for
READING VOCABULARY WORDS
daily assignments, and visit my
Becoming a Champion:The Babe Didrickson Story
webpage also.
1. athlete 2. competitive
ANTHOLOGY “VOCABULARY” WORDS
3. cyclones 4. excelled
1. disaster 2. overrun
READING VOCABULARY WORDS 3. variety 4. magnificent
Story: Bill Melendez: An Artist in Motion 5. pursue 6. bizarre
7. imaginative
1. doodled 2. animators
3. waddle 4. stroll **IMPORTANT INFORMATION
5. sound effects 6. feedback FCAT is just around the corner….
Please make sure your child is well rested
READING VOCABULARY WORDS and has eaten a healthy breakfast before
Story: Brave Bessie Coleman: Pioneer Aviator coming to school.

1. stunt plane 2. spectators 3.

license **PLEASE REMEMBER**
4. flocking 5. cockpit 6. plunged * Homework: Due DAILY
7. spirals 8. fascinated 9. darting *Red Folders: Sent home on Fridays,
10. rehearing 11. obstacles Return on Mondays.
*Agenda’s: Signed nightly by
parent(s).