Third Grade Newsletter December 3, 2018 - December 7, 2018

WEEKLY NEWS
Third Grade | St. Benedict’s Episcopal School

Here you will find important information about academics,

Language Arts announcements, assessments, projects and reminders.

Novel Studies and Reading Any spelling information for each week will be in their Spelling
Detective spiral notebooks.
• Genre Studies: Fables
• Reading Detective:
Vocabulary
Shurley English and Writing
• Ch 7: Simple, Compound
and Complex Sentences
• Ch 7 Quiz: Thurs, 12/6
Spelling and Handwriting
• Cursive lowercase
• Spelling Test: Fri,
12/7
Spelling Rule 13

How to read words with

Math “g”/j/ and “c” /s/

• Topic 5: Multiplication of
“C” says /s/ when followed by e, i, y

greater numbers

• Topic 5 Test: Fri, 12/7 “g” usually says /j/ when followed by

e, i, y

Social Studies
Ex: ice and page

• French and Indian War/

American Revolution Sight Words to Memorize:

walk, both, minute, four, does

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Third Grade Newsletter December 3, 2018 - December 7, 2018

•Shortened Reading Log for December: Students should read for at least 20 minutes on 10
days of the month. They should also answer one question in complete sentences on the back
of the log. For each day that the reading log is late, 10 points will be subtracted from the
overall grade. Reading logs are due at the end of each month. Due: Wednesday, December
19.

• Book Report: The December/January book report will be assigned in the next few weeks.
Details to come!

• Third-Topia: If you would like to donate any items to our Class Store for behavior incentives,
please send them in with your child! We would love if any parents would be interested in
donating a basketball, bouncy ball, or anything your child is interested in buying (with fake
“class” money).

•Multiplication Fluency Test Practice- Resources to help your students practice for each of
the multiplication facts: https://quizlet.com/class/7662089/ and https://
www.mathplayground.com/ASB_MeteorMultiplication.html

•Renweb: Please keep up with your child’s grade percentages and progress on Renweb.

Reminders
• Please check your child’s Daily Folder and Agenda each day after school. The agenda
contains important information regarding assessments, assignments and projects. It also
contains assignments from the day that may need to be completed as homework.

• Please try to remind your student to bring a snack each day. We are letting them know it is
their responsibility to make sure they pack them.

• Chapel is every Tuesday morning. Please have your child wear the chapel uniform and
proper accessories (ties and cross-ties).