Third Grades Weekly Newsletter

September 12, 2016

Lanier Elementary School

@lanierwildcats
Dates to Remember!
September 13th Yankee Candle Fundraiser begins
September 15th BINGO Reading Boards Due
September 15th Skate Night (6-8)
October 10th NO SCHOOL Columbus Day
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BINGO Reading Boards

The red BINGO Reading Boards are due back

Friday, September 14th. Students who have
completed the entire board will celebrate on
Friday, September 16th with 15 minutes of
extra recess. KEEP READING!!!
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In the coming weeks students will

be learning about a new math fact
practice website to use at home. It
is our goal to help students build
fact fluency in second grade.

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This Week in School
Math:

Math fact strategies (adding zeros, counting on,

doubles)
Read & Write Numbers to 1000
Comparing two 3 digit numbers
Comparing and ordering numbers
Picture & Bar Graphs

Reading:

Collaborative Conversations with Partners

Strategies to decode unknown words

Comprehension strategies
Writing:

Narrative Writing

Story Structure

Word Choice & Punctuation

Authors as Mentors

Science/Social Studies:

Moon and Stars

Historical Figures

Chelsea.beard@hallco.org
amanda.wayne@hallco.org
tracy.puerto@hallco.org
kayla.byrd@hallco.org
@lanierwildcats
PE Days
Puerto ~ Monday
Byrd ~ Wednesday
Wayne ~ Thursday
Beard ~ Fridays
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Helpful Websites to Use At Home
http://bigideas.hallco.org/web/#
(MATH FACT PRACITICE)
http://www.oswego.org/ocsdweb/games/Mathmagician/cathymath.html
go.hallco.org Launch Point Link Students
can access FASTT Math and many other
websites from this link. They must log in
with their 6-digit student id.
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*Reminders*
*Students are ONLY allowed to bring WATER to drink in
class and for snack. No Gatorades, soft drinks, capri
suns, etc.
*Students may bring their own personal ear buds to keep
at school to use with computers and IPads
* When sending money to school, place in an envelope
with your childs name, teachers name, and what the
money is for.
*Please return library books to school after reading
them at home.

**Homework**
RAH Read a book each night (Monday thru Thursday) and
complete the response to literature. Return the completed form
to school each Friday.
Math Facts & Skills Study math facts each night. Use IXL to
practice any 2nd grade math skills!

Spelling Patterns Students have not yet started with Word

Pattern homework. When they do, directions for their homework
will be listed here.
Remember, homework is mostly based on the honor system.
Students progress in class is a showing sign of whether or not they
are practicing these skills at home.

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Sept. 6-9

Sept. 12-16

Short u
drum, jump, just, club, hunt,
cup

CVC short
crop, crab, lost, drip, skin

Long u
huge, cute, rude, June, flute
High Frequency Words
over, new, sound, take, only

Word Sorts for September

CVCe long
safe, mule, note, cape, wipe

High Frequency Words

little, work, know, place, years