Third Grade Newsletter April 29, 2019 - May 3, 2019

WEEKLY NEWS
Third Grade | St. Benedict’s Episcopal School

Here you will find important information about academics,

Language Arts announcements, assessments, projects and reminders.

Novel Studies and Reading Any spelling information for each week will be in their Spelling
Detective spiral notebooks.
• Reading Log Due
Wed. 4/30
• Reading Portfolio
• Reading Detective: Main
Idea & Theme
• Short Reading
Detective Quiz: Fri. 5/3
Shurley English and
Writing
• End of the year review:
Types of sentences,
possessives
• Spelling Test: Fri, 5/3 Spelling Rule 27
How to add suffixes to words ending in magic
Math
“e”
• Topic 10: Geometry suffixes: ing, ed
Science Example: tape and add “ing”
drop the “e” and add “ing” for taping
• The Amazing Human hope and add “ed”
Body drop the “e” and add “ed” for hoped

Sight Words to Memorize:

there, their, wear, where, were

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Third Grade Newsletter April 29, 2019 - May 3, 2019

•Reading Log for April: Students should read for at least 20 minutes on 18 days of the
month. They should also answer one question in complete sentences on the back of the log.
For each day that the reading log is late, 10 points will be subtracted from the overall grade.
Reading logs are due at the end of each month. The April Log will be due Wednesday, April
30.

• Third-Topia: If you would like to donate any items to our Class Store for behavior incentives,
please send them in with your child! We would love if any parents would be interested in
donating a basketball, bouncy ball, or anything your child is interested in buying (with fake
“class” money).

•Multiplication Fluency Test Practice- Resources to help your students practice for each of
the multiplication facts: https://quizlet.com/class/7662089/ and https://
www.mathplayground.com/ASB_MeteorMultiplication.html

•Renweb: Please keep up with your child’s grade percentages and progress on Renweb.

Reminders
• Please check your child’s Daily Folder and Agenda each day after school. The agenda
contains important information regarding assessments, assignments and projects. It also
contains assignments from the day that may need to be completed as homework.

• Please try to remind your student to bring a snack each day. We are letting them know it is
their responsibility to make sure they pack them.

• Chapel is every Tuesday morning. Please have your child wear the chapel uniform and
proper accessories (ties and cross-ties).