Third Grades Weekly Newsletter

November 16 2015

Lanier Elementary School

@lanierwildcats
Dates to Remember!
November 16th 3rd Grade PTO
Performance
November 16th Chick-Fil-a Spirit Night
November 17th Thanksgiving Lunch
November 19th Skate Night
November 23rd Marcos Pizza Spirit Night
November 23rd 27th NO SCHOOL
December 11th Santa Night 5:00-8:00 pm
December 18th January 4th NO SCHOOL

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This Week in School
Math- Multiplication and Division Review Math
Assessment Friday
Reading- Nonfiction Text Features
Writing- Learning the elements of nonfiction writing
Grammar: Reviewing nouns
Science: Soil types loam, sand, clay
Social Studies: Ancient Greece
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Stocking Stuffers Needed

Each class is going to be filling stockings for
each student in the room. Please see the
letter about appropriate items and the
amount needed. We will have the Stocking
Stuffer Sharing Party on December 17th
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Helpful Websites:
Hall County Learning Support
http://bigideas.hallco.org/web/
Launch Point
Math Websites
http://www.yummymath.com/
www.ixl.com
http://www.oswego.org/ocsdweb/games/Mathmagician/cathymath.ht
ml
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/study
jams/ (practice math facts here!)
Science/Social Studies
www.pebblego.com
www.brainpopjr.com
www.brainpop.com
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyj
ams/

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ATTENTION PARENTS:
We are in need of volunteers to help with
Santa Night on December 11th. Please
consider working a 30 minute slot that night. Without
parent participation this night is NOT possible.
Please let your teacher know ASAP if you are available
to help.

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PTO 3rd Grade Performance November 16th
Please have students in their classroom by
6:25. We are looking forward to Spotlighting
American History! We are also offering
Chick-fil-a meals that night as well.
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IXL Skills to practice:

Multiplication: Any skills not yet mastered
Word Problems: M.9 - M.11

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Wildcat Essentials
Character Trait Mannerly Teacher
Pick

Beard Patrick
Goss Cynthia
Schmus Judayis
Wingo Remy
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Homework
Written Assignments-all due by Friday
Math Math Sheet - one page of the skills
we are working on each week (Due Friday)
Spelling Homework (Due Friday)
Written Spelling Work
-write each word 2 times each
- write all words in ABC order
-write a creative short story or sentences
using all your words
Spelling Words: sea, began, shouted, took,
river, crown, however, around, growl,
fountain, ground, pounds, influence,
multiplication, division
(SPELLING HOMEWORK MUST BE
TURNED IN BY FRIDAY)