Reminders from the office: 3rd Grade Newsletter P-G Elem. Aug. 28-Sept. 1 Math Monday- Number Patterns Tuesday- Round to the Nearest ten or hundred Wednesday- Estimate Sums Thursday- Mental Math Strategies for Addition Friday- Use Properties to Add Specials Monday- Art- 12:00-12:40 Music- 12:40-1:10 Tuesday- Library- 1:00-1:30 P.E. 2:55-3:30 Wednesday- Keyboarding- 2:15-2:45 Thursday- P.E. 12:25-1:00 Guidance- 2:30- 3:00 Friday- Music- 12:40-1:10 Science: How Do Scientists Investigate? Social Studies: Mapping Our World Spelling Words 1. crop 2. plan 3. thing 4. smell 5. shut 6. sticky 7. spent 8. lunch 9. pumpkin 10. clock 11. gift 12. class 13. skip 14. swing 15. next 16. hug Challenge Words 17. hospital 18. fantastic Lunch Menu *See back of newsletter Reminders/ Notes *We had a great first two days of school! *Reminder if you haven’t sent the $6 for Weekly Reader’s, please send it with your child. Make checks to Platte-Geddes School. *If you ever need to get ahold of me, please e-mail me at phyllis.j.daum@k12.sd.us *Reminder- Mr. Kemnitz would like students to keep a pair of P.E. shoes here at school. *If your child would like to bring a change of clothes (shorts and a t-shirt) for P.E. he will be giving them time to change before class. *This is not required but optional. P.E. will be on TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS!  Reminders from the office: *Please stop and pay for school lunches if you haven’t done so *Please let us know if you did NOT receive Mrs. Knecht’s e-mails or the school reach phone call. We want to make sure we have correct e-mails and phone numbers so when we do utilize this, everyone will be getting it. *If your child is sick, please call preferably before 8:30 *If your child needs to leave school early, they HAVE TO be picked up in office. Reading/Language Arts Essential Question: How is learning at school different from learning at home? Writing: Narrative Writing Comprehension: Story Structure/Summarize Phonics: Short Vowels Vocabulary Strategies: Context Clues Grammar: Simple Sentences