3rd Grade Newsletter

Week of Jan.29 – February 2, 2018

SKILLS WE ARE LEARNING: 1. 24÷2=12 11.30÷10=3
2. 22÷2=11 12.27÷3=9
Reading: on the back 3. 20÷10-2 13.48÷12=4
English/Writing: Writing an opinion 4. 18÷9-2 14.44÷11=4
essay 5. 16÷8=2 15.40÷4=10
Math: area, fractions 6. 24÷3=8 16.36÷4=9
7. 32÷4=8 17.60÷12=5
Social Studies: governments 8. 40÷8=5 18.55÷5=11
Science: weather, clouds, and climate 9. 36÷12=3 19.50÷10=5
10. 33÷3=33 20.45÷5=9
S.S. Vocabulary:
Important Messages:
1. Monarchy – a type of government led by  taraoaksthird.weebly.com is our
one person, usually a king or a queen, who grade level website. Check out the
makes all the decisions for a country Quizlet tab to help your child study
math facts and vocabulary words.
2. Dictatorship – a type of government led by
one person makes all the decisions for a  Report cards for the second nine
country and has complete power; force is weeks are now available on
used to keep control and citizens have almost PowerSchool.
no rights

3. Republic – a type of government where

people elect leaders to vote for them
4. Democracy – a type of government where
people have the power to directly vote on
everything and individual rights are
protected
5. Democratic Republic – a type of
government where people elect leaders to
represent them, but individual rights are
protected
* 1/30 – PTA Pastries with Parents (last
name A - F) 7:45 – 8:20AM
* 1/31 – PTA Pastries with Parents (last
name G - P) 7:45 – 8:20AM
* 2/01 – PTA Pastries with Parents (last
name Q - Z) 7:45 – 8:20AM
*2/15 – Parent-teacher conferences
*2/16 – No School – Teacher Work Day

*2/19 – No School – President’s Day

*2/22 – Travel Around the World at

Tara O (Open House)

*2/28 – 3rd grade field trip to the

Botanical Gardens

Math facts: