1. Third Grade News– Week of September 4th, 2017
Lesson Focus:
Upcoming Dates:
9/11: 3rd grade
First
Responder’s
Lunch
9/27: Picture
Day & See
You at the
Pole
10/11: AR
deadline for QI
10/13: ½ Day
10/23:
Homecoming
Week
10/27: ½ Day
11/3: Harvest
Day
Bible Verse : Matthew 3:17 “And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”
Reading: “The Tree House” (Vocabulary is on the website) Test Thursday
Math: Timed multiplication test over 3 on Wed.; weekly Math test Wednesday
English: Kinds of sentences; test Tuesday over pages 1-11
Science: Chapter 1 Test Friday (Words are on the website)
Spelling: Lesson 3: Long e ; see Spelling City link on our website
Writing: Expository Writing-All About Books
No School Monday! Happy Labor Day 
Reading and Science vocabulary words are on the website. Be sure to have your child study the definitions so they will do well on the test.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
3C Music/Art
3H PE/Sci. Lab
No School!
You will only need to read 4 days and complete 3 spelling menu items this week!
3C Comp./Library
3H Art/Spanish
Language Test Homework
Read 20 min.
Math pg. due Friday
3 Spelling menu items due Friday
3C PE/Sci. Lab
3H Music/Library
Mult. Speed Drill x3
Math Test
3C Art/PE
3H Art/Music
Reading Test
Chapel
3C Music/Spanish
3H PE/Computer
Science Test Bible Test
Spelling Test
Homework Due

2. Science Chapter 1-Ecosystems
organism-any living thing
environment-everything around an organism
ecosystem-a group of living and non-living things and their environment
producer-an organism that can make its own food
consumer-an organism that eats food
decomposer-an organism that breaks down dead plant and animal material to return it to the soil
food chain -a sequence of how organisms use other organisms for food
predator-an animal that hunts another animal for food
prey-an animal that is hunted by a predator
scavenger-an animal that feeds on dead or decaying animals or things
Reading Vocabulary Words: magnificent - great, wonderful marvelous - outstanding beautiful - lovely, pleasing to look at peered - looked height - how tall someone or something is
Language Test 1
-Complete Sentences
-Declarative Sentences (.)
-Interrogative Sentences (?)
-Exclamatory Sentences (!)