(Long Vowel Diagraphs) What’s Happening in 3rd Grade? Newsletter Aug. 21- Aug. 25 Spelling Words (Long Vowel Diagraphs) clean agree teeth dream grain coach display window shadow cheese peach braid Sunday float thrown entertain complain bleachers willow wheat , What’s Happening in 3rd Grade? This week we are reading “Boom Town” by Sonia Levitin. We will focus on some vocabulary words in this story. It would be helpful if you could reinforce the meaning of these words at home with your child. Also, on this newsletter you will find our spelling words for the week. Please practice these words at home as well. Weekly Skills Math- place value; addition; subtraction; rounding (0’s, 1’s, 5’s multiplication facts) Grammar- Types of Sentences; fragments/sentences Reading- Sequence & Visualize, Main Idea, Genre, Fluency Social Studies- Map Skills Science- Plant and Animal Structures Just a Reminder Study assigned multiplication facts with your child * Read with your child for 20 minutes each night! * Return $25.00 technology donations. *Remember to sign up for Beach Club Important Dates Aug. 25th-PTA Bingo Night Sept. 4th-Labor Day Holiday Sept. 8th-Book Fair Please check your child’s binder nightly for all Homework Assignments. mlloyd@bartlettschools.org jmorris@bartlettschools.org khanna@bartlettschools.org emashour@bartlettschools.org