Reading:

Next week, we will be reading Ramona Forever from our Reading book.  We will be learning new vocabulary words with this story.  We will also be practicing the skills of making inferences and identifying cause & effect relationships.    (3LA8, 16, 18-21, 23)

Language Arts:

Next week, we will practice spelling possessive nouns.  We will use a flowchart to help us understand this concept.  We will also begin writing a book of stories called Turkey Tales.      (3LA44-50, 60, 70-72)

Specials Schedule:

Monday:  Music

Tuesday:  P.E.

Wednesday:  P.E.

Thursday:  Math

Friday:  Math

Social Studies:

Next week, we will learn about the three branches of government (executive, judicial, & legislative), taxes, goods & services, and producers & consumers.  We are going to be busy!  (3SS3, 7, 8, 11, 12, 16)

Upcoming Dates:

November 26-28:  School Holidays

Math:

In Math next week, we will practice estimating sums & amounts of money, solving subtraction story problems, and identifying characteristics of solid shapes.  We will also learn about metric and customary units of weight.  Keep practicing 2s, 3s, & 5s multiplication and division facts at home!  Practicing really helps!   (3MA2, 3-4, 13-14, 18, 26-27)

Spelling Words:

                                sun                         thing

                                whole                    hear

                                example              heard

                                several                  change

Mission Statement:

Our mission will be to use the Golden Rule, have good behavior, and learn something new every day.

Thank you for coming to conferences this week.  I really enjoyed the time that we spent discussing your childs progress this year.

Dont forget to sign your childs STARS reading log and return it to school on Monday!  Our class is trying to read the most minutes out of all 3^rd grade classes!