John P.

Freeman
Optional School
Memphis, TN
December 7 - 11, 2015

Third Grade Newsletter

News for the college bound third graders at John P. Freeman
Spelling List
contractions
1. hole
2. whole
3. its
4. its
5. hear
6. here
7. won
8. one
9. our
10.
hour
11.
their
12.
there
13.
fur
14.
fir
15.
road
16.
rode
17.
peace
18.
piece
19.
risky
20.
crops

Friday,
states
Friday,
Friday,
Friday,

This Weeks Academics

Language Arts: Tops and Bottoms
Grammar: Quotation marks
Phonics: Homophones
Writing: Informative Writing
Fluency: Stress
Comprehension Skills: Theme and point of view
Target Strategy: Monitor and clarify
Math: Topic 8
Science I can analyze various weather aspects
Social Studies: I can identify and explain local and
national government

Please study the following nightly

with your child:
-

Multiplication tables- Each child knows what

they are testing on this week
State test over all 50 states.

**Test Schedule**

December 11 State Test over all 50

December 11 Multiplication Test
December 11- Spelling Test
December 11 Reading Test

Important dates

Healthy Habitats Kickoff 12/8 at 6:00

pm
Holiday Concert 12/10 at 6:30 pm
Holiday Party 12/17 from 12:30 2:30
12/18- Students dismiss at 11:30