Mrs.

Goodnight’s Third
Grade News
Micanopy Area
April 19, 2010
Cooperative School

 Field Trip- On Friday, we are taking a field trip to Morningside Nature

Center to participate in the Farm & Forest Festival. Please be sure to
complete your child’s permission slip form and return it ASAP. We will leave
school at 8:20 and return at 1:30, so we will be eating lunch at the festival.
Be sure to provide your child’s lunch if he/she is not eating a bagged school
lunch. 

Weekly Assignments
Monday-
Math- p. 107
Snack
Spelling- practice test; write misspelled
words 3 x’s each Schedule
Read- 30 minutes
Tuesday- Week of 4/19
Math- p. 108
Spelling- 2 x’s each Monday – Rachel
Read- 30 minutes
Wednesday- Tuesday-Hunter
Math- p. 109 Wednesday – Caitlyn
Spelling- Rainbow Spelling
Thursday– Tyler
Language Arts- paragraph of the week-
assignment sent home on Wednesday Friday– Rhiannon
Thursday
Math- p. 110 *We have 19 students.
Spelling- practice test
Read- 30 min

Vocabular SPELLING LIST - -ED AND –ING WORDS

Upcoming y/ *The link below is an excellent
Events/Dates Spelling resource that provides fun practice for
each week’s spelling list. Scroll to the
to Remember Words story titled, “Cocoa Ice” on the web
4/18 Parent page for this week.
http://3rdgrade.pbworks.com/Harc
Work Day ourt-Trophies-Spelling
4/23 North hurrying buying
tropical blooming stamping
Florida Farm
iceberg settled leaving
Days Field Trip tropical liked taking
4/29 State island getting filled
Floats due *chocolate swimming rolled
hoping used
worried
Bi
Social Studies-
Math – Week of 4/19
State Floats are due April 29th. Please This week Third
make sure your child starts working on Graders will begin
it soon if he/she hasn’t already. It’s a Chapter 19, Making
Figures Congruent. This
much more fun experience if he/she chapter teaches basic
doesn’t wait until the last minute. geometric ideas and
relationships.

Quiz your child on the following at Vocabulary-

congruent- the same size
home to assist his retention of the and shape
following facts. line- A line is straight and
continues in both
 What is the name of your continent? directions.
 What is the name of your country? line segment- A line
segment is straight. It is
 What is the name of your state? the part of a line between
 What is the name of your county? two points, called end
points.
angle- An angle is formed
where two lines meet.
ordered pair- names a
point on a grid

READING- Parent Work Day,

Sunday, April 18th
This week students will read, “Cocoa Ice.”
As they read, they will focus on
This is a great way to earn
comparing/contrasting, creating mental images, volunteer hours!
developing vocabulary, and rereading to check There are a variety of things
for comprehension and improve fluency. MACS needs your help with
this day!
Below is a link to resources that will reinforce
the skills/strategies that your child is working on  wash the third grade
in class each week. Check it out!!! windows (inside & out)
http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/trophies/  help build flower planters
grade_3.html  pressure wash the
sidewalks & building exteriors
Writing-
Students are working on writing
expository essays in class. Focus
is being placed on organization,
word choice, elaboration, and using
proper conventions.
Macs Cares
Reminder- Our class is creating a Meredith Goodnight
pink themed (for breast care
Third Grade Teacher
m.goodnight@micanopyareascho
awareness) basket that will be
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auctioned off at the spaghetti
352-466-0990
fundraiser on May 7th.
Please send in items to help us to
create a basket worthy of raising a
lot of money!!!