3rd Grade Newsletter

Week of April 9-13, 2018

SKILLS WE ARE LEARNING: Math facts:
Reading: review week (no vocabulary) 1.4+6=10 11.7x8-56
2.3+8=11 12.6x4=24
English/Writing: adverbs 3.8+8=16 13.3x7=21
Math: Comparing fractions, and 4.6+6=12 14.5x4=20
measurement (liters, milliliters, grams, 5.12-7=5 15.8x7=56
kilograms, meters and kilometers) 6.18-9=9 16.36÷6=6
Science: force, sound, and magnets 7.13-8=5 17.48÷8=6
8.15-6=9 18.18÷9=2
9.9-5=4 19.28÷4=7
Social Studies: Closed-notes 10.9x6=54 20.14÷7=2
geography quiz on Asia and
Africa - Students will be
bringing home maps to study
Important Messages:
 taraoaksthird.weebly.com is our
grade level website. Check out the
Quizlet tab to help your child study
Countries to Know: math facts and vocabulary words.
 China
 India Important Dates:
 Israel
 Japan  April 12th – PTA Meeting and Spring
 Saudi Arabia Fling
 Egypt  April 16th – TCAP Testing begins
 Kenya
 Libya  April 25th – Celebrating our
 South Africa Secretaries!
 Madagascar
 April 27th – Movie Night has been
canceled. The theme will be
Landforms/Places to Know: revealed on May 3rd after the
 Rivers – Congo, Niger, Nile Chorus’ Pirate Program
 Mountains – Kilimanjaro, Mt.
Kenya, Atlas Mountains, the
Himalayas, Mt. Everest
 Desert – Sahara
 Bodies of Water – Indian Ocean,
Lake Victoria, Southern Ocean
 Other Landforms – Cape of Good
Hope
 Ancient Civilizations - Mesopotamia