Third Grades Weekly Newsletter

August 24, 2015

Lanier Elementary School

@lanierwildcats
Dates to Remember!
September 3rd 11th Monster Book Fair
September 7th No School
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This Week in School

Math- Unit 1 - Identity, Commutative,
and Associative Properties
Reading- Reading Strategies
Inferences-Using your schema and
evidence from the text to understand
what the author is saying.
Writing- How do I pull my reader in?
Strong and exciting leads- talking
leads, sound effect leads, action
leads, question leads,
Science All about Magnets
Social Studies Historical Figures:
Frederick Douglass
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Wildcat Essentials
Character TraitRESPECT
Acting in a way that shows you care about
others feelings and well-being.
Here are the Wildcat Essentials that your
teachers are looking for this month:
When responding to any adult you should answer
by saying Yes Ma'am or No Sir. Make eye
contact. When someone is speaking keep your
eyes on him or her at all times. Do not interrupt
when someone is speaking. Raise your hand in
class.

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Please call or email if you have any
questions.
chelsea.beard@hallco.org
andrea.goss@hallco.org
beth.schmus@hallco.org
mary.wingo@hallco.org
770-532-8781
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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 using all your
words (it may be kind of goofy)
Spelling Words: slip, fish, pick, rocks, lunch,
gift, thing, inch, truck, pond, from, jump,
socks, dish, thump (SPELLING HOMEWORK
MUST BE TURNED IN BY FRIDAY)
Daily Homework
Complete Nightly (Monday-Thursday)
RAH Log (Read at Home) - Complete RAH log
each night Monday through Thursday,
recommendation is 15-20 minutes.

MAH (Math at Home) - Initial agenda, complete

math facts practice each night Monday through
Thursday, recommendation is 5-10 minutes math
facts practice. Students will take a timed math
facts test each day and must get all problems
correct in order to move on to the next set.
They will keep the timed test in their homework
notebook and will practice their facts. Practice
can be flashcards, copying and solving facts on
paper, calling problems aloud, etc. Even if
students pass the test each day, they should still
do some form of math facts practice each night.

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Connections
Students will have P.E. one day every week. Make sure
your child is dressed appropriately.
Goss: Monday
Beard: Tuesday
Wingo: Thursday
Schmus: Friday

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