Heather Mullins
Third Grade
What we are studying
Language Arts
Skills - cause and effect, simple subjects and simple predicates, vowel diphthongs (ow,ou), dictionary/glossary entry
Spelling Words - clown, round, bow, cloud, power, crown, thousand, crowd, sound, count, powder, blouse, frown, pound, house, found
Bonuses: mountain/coward
Vocabulary Words
familiar - known from being seen often
blurry - unclear or smeared
vacant - empty
jerky - moving in sudden, uneven, or awkward ways
applause - clapping meant to show appreciation
blasted - made a sudden, loud sound
rude - impolite or having bad manners
rickety - shaky or likely to fall apart
Link to this week's stories:
Circle - Before the Talkies
Triangle - Tall Tale Tuesday
Square - The Kabuki Kid
Science
Ecosystems
Week 10
Important Dates
12:30 Dismissal Tuesday, October 9!!
Reading benchmark Tuesday, October 9
Math benchmark Wednesday, October 10
Students will have homework EVERY night!!
Please check folders daily.
Please return yellow folders on Tuesdays. Graded papers will come home in these on Mondays.
Vocabulary and comprehension (on leveled reader) tests will be on Thursdays.
Spelling and weekly skills tests will be on Fridays.
All dates and tests are subject to change
Encore
Day 1 - PE Greear
Day 2 - Library
Day 3 - PE Sturgill
Day 4 - Computer Lab
WISH LIST
Cap Erasers
Pencils
Loose leaf paper
Black dry erase markers
Clorox wipes
Hand sanitizer
Lysol spray
Ways to help your child:
* Ask what we did in class today. Find out what we are learning about and allow your child to show you.
* Ask your child to use the vocabulary words in a sentence.
* Read a story with your child and ask him/her to summarize what happened. Ask about the title, author, characters, setting, problem, and solutin.
Helpful websites:
Link to our reading book: https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/content/hsp/reading/journeys/na/gr3/ese_9780547360270_/volume1/launch.html#
www.ABCya.com
www.IXL.com
Sight word lists : https://sightwords.com/sight-words/fry/#lists
Mrs. Mullins's and Mrs. Boggs's Third Grade Facebook Group