3rd Grade Newsletter

Week of Aug.27-31, 2018

SKILLS WE ARE LEARNING: Memorize these facts.

MATH FACTS:
Reading: “Dream Catcher” 1. 17-9=8 11.12-6=6
Main idea and sequencing 2. 4-2=2 12.11-9=2
3. 16-8=8 13.15-9=6
4. 12-9=3 14.10-9=1
English/Writing: Writing a 5. 18-9=9 15. 2-2=0
paragraph. 6. 6-3=3 16. 16-9=7
7. 20-10=10 17. 13-9=4
Math: Concepts of multiplication and 8. 14-7=7 18.0-0=0
division. 9. 10-5=5 19.8-4=4
10.14-9=5 20.19-9=10
***We will take a practice test Mon.,
Social Studies: Review the location of Tues., Wed., and Thurs. daily. The test
the seven continents and five oceans using the taken on Friday is for a grade.
study guide. Review the following terms:
equator, prime meridian, western hemisphere,
eastern hemisphere, north pole, south pole
IMPORTANT MESSAGES:
(Continents and Oceans Quiz August 30th)
Please note: Homework is written in the
notebook daily and must be signed by a
Science: Plant structures (Vocab Quiz parent every day (including Friday).
September 5th)

Class Schedules:
See Third Grade Website  Thursday, August 30th – Parents are
https://taraoaksthird.weebly.com invited to the grand opening of Tara
Oak’s Seussical library! A ribbon
cutting is at 5:30pm, followed by a
Vocabulary for Language Arts PTA meeting t 6pm.

celebrate- do something special for an  Friday, August 31st – Go, Jim, Go!
important event Students can donate $1 in order to
courage- bravery in a difficult situation dress like a cowboy.
disappointment- feeling of sadness because
something is not as good as expected  Monday, September 3rd – Labor Day
precious- very valuable to a person – No school
pride- a feeling of satisfaction in something
you have done
remind- make a person remember something
symbols- a thing that represents ideas or
objects
traditions- things that have been done for a
long time.