Third Grade News

Ms. Drury’s Class, Room 21

904-739-5260 ext 304, www.msdrury.blogspot.com, druryv@duvalschools.org

Week of: 01-12-09 thru 01-16-09

What are we learning in the following subjects?

Reading: Story/Skill: Raising Dragons/Predict and Infer

Writing: Report Writing: Editing for Final Copy
Math: New Investigations: “Fair Shares”
Science: Chapter 5, Lesson 1: Why is water important?
Social Studies: Eyes on Rome.
****Your child should be reading every night for a minimum of 30
minutes! They are also responsible for recording their reading on the
“AT HOME READING LOG SHEET”. This is recorded daily,
including weekends!
SPELLING WORDS! Science Vocabulary Words
1. large 2. until 3. gym 1. water cycle 2. evaporation
4. skin 5. quick 6. panic
3. condensation 4. precipitation
7. judge 8. park 9. picnic
10. crack 11. jeans 12. orange **IMPORTANT DATES**
13. second 14. squeeze 15. courage
January 13, 2009 – FCAT Parent Night at
16. insect 17. fierce 7:00pm
18. sentence 19. expanded 20. notation January 16, 2009 – No School/Teacher Planning
Day
READING VOCABULARY WORDS
January 19, 2009 – No School/MLK Holiday
January 21, 1009 – Early Release Day
1. chores 2. perch
3. appetite 4. hitched
5. plow 6. sown **PLEASE REMEMBER**
7. tended 8. harvested * Homework: Due DAILY
9. shelling 10. atlas *Red Folders: Sent home on Fridays,
11. farewell 12. departing Return on Mondays.
*Agenda’s: Signed nightly by
ANTHOLOGY “VOCABULARY” WORDS parent(s).
1. ordinary 2. scowl
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS:
3. mischievous 4. scan
5. apology 6. ambitious Please see your child’s agenda for
7. sympathy daily assignments, and visit my
S

webpage also.
SOCIAL STUDIES VOCABULARY WORDS
***IMPORTANT INFORMATION
1. authentic 2. eternal ABOUT TEST!
3. obelisk 4. dwarfed
There are lots of skills being tested daily for
5. custom 6. galleries all the subjects. Please remember to check
7. piazza 8. consequences my website for this information and your
child’s agenda.