3rd Grade News
January 11-15
This Week’s Highlights
Monday: Library, AR Tests
Facts Test (Subtracting 5 and 6)
Story Quiz
Tuesday: Computers, Help Session/Jump Start
Memory: "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty" v. 1
Facts Test (100 - Facts)
Math Test
Wednesday: Music
Memory: OT Books--Genesis to Ruth
Reading Projects Due!
Thursday: AR Tests, Gym, Jump Start
Memory: OT Books--1 Samuel to Nehemiah
Midwest Map Quiz
Friday: Art
Memory: "Praise to the Lord, the Almighty" v. 2
Story Quiz
Spelling Test
Classroom Happenings
Religion
Unit 3/4--David and Bathsheba; Absalom
Reading--Days of Digging
Skills: Prefixes (bi-, mid-, dis-, auto-); Clarifying; Asking Questions; Summarizing
Language—Descriptive Writing
We will be revising, editing, and publishing our descriptive essays.
Math—L. 80-83
Subtracting 7, 8, and 9; Predictions and Probability; Square Roots; Adding Money (Decimals); Celcius Temperatures
*Facts Focus: Subtracting 5-9
Social Studies—Indiana Geography
Climate Maps; IN Geography Collages
*Be able to label the 12 Midwest states; 5 Great Lakes, and 3 major rivers for Thursday's quiz!
Science—Force and Motion
Motion and Position; Speed; Forces; Friction
Spelling Words—Lesson 17 (homophones)
there their they're hour
our to too two
tail tale hole whole
weak week
*boarder *border *soar *sore
Homework: Worksheet Packet (due Friday)
No Enrichment this week.
Notes:
--I am still looking for some magazines to cut apart for a S.S. project, especially ones with pictures of trees, wildlife, landscapes, etc. If you have any that you would like to donate, please send them with your child. We will be starting to use them on Tuesday.
Miss Kaisler
812-968-9138 (before 9:00 p.m.)