John P.

Freeman
Optional School
Memphis, TN
October 19-23, 2015

Third Grade Newsletter

News for the college bound third graders at John P. Freeman
Spelling List
Three-Letter Clusters
1. Three
2. Scrap
3. Street
4. Spring
5. Thrill
6. Scream
7. Strange
8. Throw
9. String
10.
Scrape
11.
Spray
12.
Threw
13.
Strong
14.
Scratch
15.
Imagine
16.
Illustrate
17.
Research
18.
Scribbles
19.
Tools
20. Sketchers

**Test Schedule**

Friday, October 23- Social Studies Test

Friday, October 23 State Test over the
western states Alaska, Oregon, Hawaii,
California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Idaho,
Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico,
Washington
Thursday, October 22 Multiplication Test
Friday, October 23 - Spelling Test
Friday, October 23 Reading Test

This Weeks Academics

Language Arts: What Do Illustrations Do? And Jack
Draws a Beanstalk
Grammar: Verb Tenses
Phonics: Three-Letter Clusters
Writing: Opinion Writing: Response Paragraph
Fluency: Reading Rate
Comprehension Skills: Point of View
Target Strategy: Question
Math: Topic 5 and 6 Multiplication
Science I can explore the relationship between an
organisms characteristics and its ability to survive in a
particular environment. I can classify organisms as
thriving, threatened, endangered, or extinct.
Social Studies: I identify 3 Grand Divisions and I can
identify supply and demand and import and export.

Please study the following nightly

with your child:
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Multiplication tables- Each child knows what

they are testing on this week
State test over the western states - Alaska,
Oregon, Hawaii, California, Nevada, Arizona,
Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado,
New Mexico, Washington

Important dates

October 22 - Muffin for Moms

Moms come read a book and share the
following circled treat: 10 juices,
muffins, doughnuts, spoons, forks,
napkins or 10 fruit cups
November 11 - Veterens Day (Students
are out!)
November 25-27 - Thanksgiving Break