Third Grade Newsletter SES Third Grade Newsletter April 1, 2019 Skills for the Week Reading- Compare and contrast how an author uses characters to develop theme Word Study- Possessive plural nouns Writing- Begin research—choosing a topic Generate questions Math- perimeter and area Science: Landforms and earth’s changes, erosion experiments Dates to Remember Mar. 27th Early Release Day March 29th Spirit Day, Chick Fil A Day Apr. 3rd REPORT CARDS Apr. 4th Steam Night 6pm Apr. 5th Awards Day, 8:30am Apr. 1lth Field Day Apr. 15th-19th Spring Break Apr. 26 Spirit Day, Chick fil A May 1st Early Release Day Phonograms ea, ou, wh, ch, th, ai, ngth, er, ar, ew, Spelling Words 1. sale 11. sail 2. subtract 12. hundred 3. nearly 13. o’clock several 14. decimal equal 15. amount since 16. complaint animal 17. strength 8. curious 18. caterpillar 9. ninth 19. newspaper 10. which 20. hearse Multiplication Math Goals 2’s and 5’s by the end of August 3’s and 4’s by the end of September 6’s and 7’s by the end of October 8’s and 9’s by the end of November 10’s and 11’s in December 12’s in January Science Vocabulary- Legend, Map Key, Scale, Cardinal Directions, Compass Rose Contact Information: 3A caliwilliams@dorchester2.k12.sc.us 3B ajeffries@dorchester2.k12.sc.us 3C jeldridge@dorchester2.k12.sc.us 3D twhite@dorchester2.k12.sc.us Jean Wright Teaching the “Wright” Way © 2015