1. Mrs. Fulton’s 3rd Grade Leaders
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February 1, 2016
~~ SPECIAL NEWS AND NOTES ~~
Special News & Notes
Math Write Now – This is an amazing 3-day where you and your child will learn easy minute activities to support your child’s writing development in the area of Math at home. The dates are Feb. 2, 16, and March 1, from 6:00-7:30. Dinner and child care is provided. Please return the RSVP at the bottom of the form your child brought hom.
Multiplication Madness – MPLEASE PRACTICE MULTIPLICATION FACTS UP TO 12’S WITH YOUR CHILD. After several months, we still have students who cannot do their 3’s and 4’s. Multiplication fluency is critical for being successful in 4th grade, so now is the time to get these facts mastered.
BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) -- It would be helpful to have the following apps on your child’s device: Istation, Brain Pop, and Accelerated Reader (AR).
Mrs. Fulton’s …
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ease – move slowly and carefully  
clench – hold or squeeze tightly 
display – show something
caretaker – person whose job is to take care of a building or land 
aroma – a pleasant or good smell 
slump – fall or sit down suddenly and heavily
customary – usual or normal, it happens regularly
energize – give energy or strength
appetizing – tasty or good to eat
plain – simple or not fancy
differ – not the same
refreshing – something that makes you feel more energetic or stronger
VOCABULARY TEST 2/10
STANDARDS
READING – Unit 5: Comparing Two Texts
LANGUAGE ARTS – Adjectives & Adverbs, Coordinating & Subordinating Conjunctions
MATH – Topic 11: Word Problems
SCIENCE – Stars and Space
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
ELA – Wed., 3/3, Spelling Test
MATH – Fri., 3/5, Topic 11 Test
SCIENCE – Thurs., 3/4, Chapter 2 Test
Mon., Feb. 1 – SAC Meeting, 6:00 p.m.
Mon., Feb. 8 – FSA Parent Night
Mon., Feb. 15 – No School, Presidents’ Day
IMPORTANT DATES
Reading – Due Friday
(See homework instruction sheet in Bobcat Binder for details)
Monday – Use all Smart 7 Strategies for Weekly Passage
Tuesday – Vocabulary or Spelling Activity from Choice Board
Wednesday – 5 Definitions and Sentences from Weekly Passage
Thursday – 3–5 sentence response to Question in Agenda
Math – Due Next Day
Worksheets will come home Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and are due the following day.
HOMEWORK
SPELLING TEST 2/3
1. ought
2. soft
3. yawn
4. walk
5. long
6. also
7. thaw
8. lost
9. cause
10. taught
11. pause
12. straw
13. false
14. author
15. thirsty
16. creature
17. uncurled
18. curtain
19. mixture
20. return