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Third Grade News
Issue 12 November 5, 2010
What are we doing next week?

Math- We will not have a test this week. We will also be learning about capacity, reading thermometers to the nearest degree, freezing and boiling points, comparison signs, and horizontal, vertical and oblique line segments.

Language Arts- Reading-We will be reading the story, “Amazing Bird Nests.”
English- We will be learning about singular possessive nouns.
Writing- We will be writing our final draft of our letter and a mini research paper.
Spelling words- /consonant digraphs /father, chapter, other, alphabet, watch, English, weather, catch, fashion, shrink, pitcher, flash, athlete, trophy, nephew.

Vocabulary words-
goo-sticky stuff
materials- what something is made of or used for
platform- a high, raised, flat surface
tons- measures of weight equal to two thousand pounds each
twig- a small branch of a tree or bush

Word of the Week- shun-to keep away from; to take pains to avoid

History- We will be talking about how people change the environment.

Science- We will talk about living thing in the past.

Handwriting- We will be learning the letters g, y, and q.

Christian Studies- We will continue to talk about how Moses led the people out of Egypt.

Memory-Wednesday- The Sixth Commandment- You shall not commit adultery. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we lead a sexually pure and decent life in what we say and do, and husband and wife love and honor each other.
* This verse stresses children out because of the word “sexually”. Your child will have the option of saying the verse to me or filling the blanks in on a piece of paper. They get to choose. You might have to explain what this means as some will be intrigued.

STAR OF THE WEEK-
There is a yellow insert in your Friday Folder that explains all the instructions. It is picked at random every Friday after our spelling test. I don’ t know who it is until I pull a stick. Everything is due by Monday.
The star of the week is…………Zachary Lewman!!!!

OTHER NEWS

We have filled our Marble Jar!!! We will be watching a movie on Friday Afternoon. Please bring in movies to watch but I will have the final vote.

Study Hall next week on Monday and Wednesday.

We sing in church on Sunday at the 8:45 service. Please do your best to be there! Remember it is Day light savings this weekend. We “fall” back. ?

Horn of Plenty due on Monday.

F.R.O.G. (Fully Rely On God),
Mrs. Wilson