Third Grade News– Week of October 30th, 2017 Upcoming Dates: 10/27: ½ Day 11/1: Mahaffey 11/3: Harvest Day 12/22: Christmas Party (1/2 Day) Wish List -Small cups for water cooler (Cooke) -Cups for hot drinks -Band-Aids Lesson Focus: Bible Verse : Proverbs 15:29 “The Lord is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.” Reading: “Two Days in May” (Vocab is on back and website) Test Thursday Math: Timed multiplication test over 9 on Wed.; weekly Math test Wednesday English: Comma Rules Science: Life of Plants (Words are on back and the website) Test 11/3 Spelling: Lesson 9-Consonant Blends Writing: Thanksgiving Books: narrative, persuasive, expository Next week is a busy week! We have our field trip on Wednesday and Harvest Day Friday. Decorated pumpkins and Harvest Day items are due by Friday. You are welcome to send in the items a head of time if you would like. Parents who are volunteering for Harvest Day should arrive by 12:15 to receive your center assignments and help set up the center. Thank you! Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 3C Music/Art 3H PE/Sci. Lab Homework Read 20 min. Math pg. due Friday Spelling pg. due Friday 3C Comp./Library 3H Art/Spanish 3C PE/Sci. Lab 3H Music/Library Mult. Speed Drill x9 Math Test **BRING A LUNCH FOR THE FIELD TRIP! 3C Art/PE 3H Art/Music Reading Test Chapel 3C Music/Spanish 3H PE/Computer Bible/Spelling Test Science Test Homework Due HARVEST DAY!

Chapter 2-Life of Plants carbon dioxide-a colorless, odorless gas that people and animals breathe out and plants take in chlorophyll-the green coloring in a plant that captures the sun's energy microscope-an instrument that uses lenses and light to make it easier to see small objects cell membrane-the thin covering of a cell nucleus-the control center of the cell cytoplasm-the jellylike material that fills the inside of a cell chloroplast-the tiny green part inside a plant cell pollination-the process by which pollen is carried to the pistil of a flower stamen-the part of the flower that produces pollen pollen-a fine powder in a flower that is needed to make seeds pistil-the part in a flower where seeds are formed germinate-sprout, or begin to grow heredity-the passing of characteristics from parent to offspring Reading Vocabulary Words: does - female deer bucks - male deer territory - an area belonging to a group organization - a group, association, society relocates - moves to a different place population - the total number of people or animals in a given area