MA NN ELE MEN TARY 3RD GR ADE

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Week of September 10, 2012

TREASURES READING: Story Title:

Amazing Grace
Comprehension Strategy: Analyze Story Structure Comprehension Skill: cause/effect, character, setting, plot Writing Trait: Ideas/Family Essay Genre: Folktale, Poem, Fiction, Legend Grammar: commands/ exclamations Spelling: Final e

Weekly Targets...
community. WRITING: -I can explain what ideas mean in the 6+1 Traits of Writing. -I can brainstorm ideas using a web (graphic organizer). -I can edit my draft. -I can write a three paragraph paper using the topic of family. MATH: -I can find the maximum, minimum, range, and mode of a given set of numbers. -I can find equivalent names for numbers. -I can find differences between pairs of numbers. SPELLING: -Spelling Test Friday HOMEWORK REMINDERS... \READING HOMEWORK Please remind your child to read 20 minutes every night. \MATH HOMEWORK The math Home Links are NOT intended to be time consuming. They should only take approximately 5 minutes to complete. Please only complete the homework assigned by your childs teacher and do not move ahead. \SPELLING HOMEWORK: Please make sure your child is practicing their spelling words with all lowercase letters. If unable to tell the difference, it will be counted incorrectly on the test. LANGUAGE ARTS: -I can identify the cause and effect in a story. -I can talk about a story structure. -I can complete a comprehension test. -I understand statements, questions and exclamations. -I can use a dictionary. S.OCIAL STUDIES: -I can learn about communities. -I can explain the role of citizens in a community. -I can determine the reasons for rules and laws in a

UPCOMING EVENTS:

August 24: New Family First Day of Potluck 9/13/11 School! 6:30pm

September 2: First

Happenings...
VOCABULARY:
Challenge your child to use our weekly vocabulary adventure, sparkling, exploring, fantastic, auditions, success

BIRTHDAY BOARD! 9th Philip

MYSTERY READER:
Friday: 9:45-10:00 Please bring in your own book to read. Kids LOVE hearing about your favorite books. You may choose a picture book or chapter book...the kids enjoy hearing them all!