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Reading:

January 22 - 25, 2013 Week of August 17thDecemebr

This week, we are reading The Extra Good Sunday from Ramona Quimby, Age 8.
Target Skill: Understanding Characters. Characters are the people and animals in a story. The characters' thoughts, actions, and words are clues about their feelings and traits, or what they're like. Using an inference map helps readers track character's traits. Target Strategy: Infer/Predict: To infer means to figure out something that is not stated directly. Use your understanding of the characters' traits and your inference map to think more about why the characters think, speak, and act as they do. Also use story details to predict, or figure out, what the characters might do next. Fluency: Expression: Matching Expression to Content When good readers read aloud, they read with expression to make their voices show what the characters say, think, and do. Reading with expression adds interest and enjoyment to reading.

Mapping Our Week & Beyond

Jan. 24th- Report Cards go home Jan. 31st- Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night- 3rd grade teachers serve!!!! Feb. 4th- Craig and Dix to RMSC Feb. 22nd- Deadline for Columbia field trip payments March 7th- Field Trip to Columbia

Writing: Persuasive Writing

We are continuing our Persuasive Writing unit as we tackle writing book reviews. The children will learn how to summarize a book they have read, reveal their favorite part, and determine a point the author was trying to make. These students are never afraid to say what they think, so we are looking forward to hearing what they have to say about books they have read.

HAVE AN AWESOME WEEK!

Sailing the Web
Teacher Websites
http://teachers.greenville.k12.sc.us/lwin dham www.multiplication.com- great practice for multiplication!

Math: Multiplication
We will focus on the 8s and 12s facts this week. Please study at home every night. The cumulative multiplication test is scheduled for next Wednesday.

Science: Animal Adaptations Unit

How are animals and plants interdependent on each other? This week we will review the concepts learned throughout the unit. The test is scheduled for Thursday, January 24th. Please study the study guide that went home last week.

Notes from the Teacher

* Please study multiplication facts every night. It is essential that your child memorize these facts by the end of the year. The Reedy River Race is March 1 & 2- Look for more information to come home throughout the week.

Weekly Words

Spelling Words: nurse

work curly

shirt dirt

hurt third

first worry

word turn

serve stir

firm

Word Wall Words: except really probably then Bonus: incredible dangerous