MA NN ELE MEN TARY 3RD GR ADE

Whitley City Weekly

Week of April 2, 2012

READING: Story Title:

A Glance at Whitley Citys Weekly Targets...

Seven Spools of Thread

Comprehension Strategy: Visualize Comprehension Skill: Draw Conclusions and Make Inferences Writing Trait: Voice Genre: Fiction, Fable Grammar: Verbs - be, do, have Spelling: diphthong ou, ow LANGUAGE ARTS: -I have learned new vocabulary and can use it in my writing and speaking. -I understand that a good reader makes inferences and draws conclusions -I understand fables. WRITING: -I can creatively write a story about the day in the life of my pencil. -I understand point of view. -I can write a thoughtful literary response using details from the story. SPELLING: -I can spell my words correctly in writing. SOCIAL STUDIES: -I understand communities in 3RD GRADE MATH -I understand extended facts and estimating costs. -I know my multiplication facts. -I can name the parts of a fraction. 4TH GRADE MATH -.I can divide shapes into equal parts. -I can solve fraction-of problems. -I can use pattern blocks to make 2 dimensional shapes. history. -I can compare explorers of history. -I can read a timeline. SCIENCE: -I understand the purpose of a stem on a plant. -I can make educational observations and predictions. -I can explain how water circulates through a plant.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

August 24: First Day of home today. You may School!

Trimester 2 tests come keep all of them! Can you believe its trimester 3 already?

September No School 2: First

Friday

Whitley Happenings...
BIRTHDAY BOARD! No Birthdays
VOCABULARY:

Spring Sing April 18th

Please bring in an empty egg carton by Thursday, April 5th! We will be using it for a science experiment.

beamed, argued, possessions, fabric, purchased, quarreling