Newsletter - 3rd Grade Skills

October 9 13 - Tests on Friday, Oct. 13

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****PICTURE DAY IS OCTOBER 10TH. *******
Excellent Learning Everyday

Skills for the Week:

Reading: Please have your child read every night!

ALCOS# 20,38,1,40,21,34,39,24,37

Story: I Wanna Iguana - by Karen Kaufman Orloff

Genre: Realistic Fiction

Comprehension Skill - Compare and Contrast
Comprehension Skill Final Syllable - le
Comprehension Strategy Visualize
English Singular and Plural Nouns

Vocabulary:

adorable- really, really cute

compassionate- kind and wanting to help; compassionate
exactly- without any error or precisely
iguana- a large lizard from Central and South America
mature- grown up; fully grown
mention- to talk about something briefly
trophies- prizes given for winning a contest, race , victory, or other competition

Spelling - Final Syllable -le

1. handle
2. trouble
3. simple
4. people Social Studies: ALCOS# 1,2
5. middle 1. Map Skills
6. table
7. little
8. gentle Science: ALCOS# 1,2
9. poodle 1. Introduce potential and kinetic energy.
10. pickle
11. noodle
12. saddle
13. juggle Math: ALCOS# 1,18,3,5,7,9
14. uncle 1. Ch. 2-Study math lessons and voc. words
15. riddle 2. Mult. 4s Facts test - 10/13
16. example
17. throttle
18. obstacle
19. miracle
20. muscle