Odds and Ends:
*Spelling Bee: A word list was sent home with your child this week to help them prepare for the spelling bee. We will have a "practice" bee on Tuesday and our classroom spelling bee will be on Friday. The top 2 spellers will advance to the grade level bee, which will take place on Wed. 1/19. The top 2 spellers in the third grade will then move onto the district wide spelling bee which will take place the week of 1/24.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
* Tues. 1/11: MAPS Testing: Reading
Practice Classroom Spelling Bee
* Wed. 1/12: Juggling Assembly
*Thurs. 1/13: Math: 3's multiplication timed test
* Fri. 1/14: MAPS Testing: Math
Classroom Spelling Bee
A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:
*Reading: We will continue to work on the reading strategies of monitoring and clarifying what we read as well as distinguishing facts and opinions while concluding our work with the story Nights of the Pufflings or starting a novel study. We will also be reviewing various other reading strategies to comprehend our reading materials.
*Spelling: Due to MAPs testing this week, we are working on synonym practice during spelling. We will not have a test this week or spelling homework. We will be working on a unit of "snowy synonyms". We will be back to working on Lesson #13 the following week.
*English: The students are doing a fantastic job on their personal narratives. We will continue to work on creating our narrative picture books. Our next unit is ch 4: adjectives and adverbs.
*Science: We are learning about matter in ch 11. We will finish up lesson 1 and begin lesson 2.
*Social Studies: The students are busy learning about Ancient Egypt. We will focus on the Nile River and the afterlife this week.
* Math: We are working on ch. 6: Data and Graphs. The test is tentatively set for Tues. 1/18. A study guide will be sent home this week for the test. We will also work on 3's multiplication facts. Please study these facts with your child each night. The test will be on THURS. 1/13 this week due to no math on Friday due to MAPS testing.
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