Third Grades Weekly Newsletter

January 17, 2017

Lanier Elementary School

Dates to Remember!
January 19 Skate Country Spirit Night
January 20th 100th Day of School
February 16th Green Reading Board Celebration
February 17th Teacher Work Day - NO SCHOOL
February 20th NO SCHOOL Presidents Day
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This Week in School
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Math Unit 6 Fractions Comparing and ordering fractions

using a number line
Reading - Ask and answer questions to demonstrate
understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the
basis for the answers. Use information gained from
illustrations & text features and the words in a text to
demonstrate understanding of the text (e.g., where, when, why,
and how key events occur).
Writing Continue researching a nonfiction topic, begin writing
informational texts, write an introduction, develop facts and
ideas, write a conclusion, edit and revise
Grammar - identify nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives,
adverbs, identify and use prepositions
Science: Unit 4 Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, and Soil
How to identify changes to the Earths land.

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Helpful Websites to Use At Home

http://bigideas.hallco.org/web/#
www.commoncoresheets.com math practice
sheets
go.hallco.org Launch Point Link Students can
access FASTT Math (HMH) and many other
websites from this link. They must log in with
their 6-digit student id.
www.educationgalaxy.com

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Green Reading Bingo Boards

Green Reading Bingo Boards are due now! Students may

write the books they read each night on their regular Reading
Log and on the Reading Bingo Boards. Please encourage nightly
reading. The next celebration will be on February 16,
2017. Students who have completed the Green Bingo will
celebrate with a comfy pajama day!

@lanierwildcats

The midyear goal for each student is mastering multiplication

6s. If your child is not working on facts higher than 7
then they are responsible for writing out their math facts
(problem and solution) two times each night. They will turn
them into their math teacher each morning.

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100th Day of School Fun

This Friday, January 20th is the 100th Day of
School! As a way to celebrate this milestone
we want everyone to dress up like they are one
hundred years old! Get creative!
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Homework Written AssignmentsAll due by Friday

Math Math Sheet one page of the skills we

are working on each week (Due Friday)
Spelling Homework Sort 38 - The words for
this week are: thrill, threat, thrown, shriek,
shrimp, shrink, square, squish, squirm, squeeze,
babies, getting, lets, surprise, threw
SPELLING TEST FRIDAY
RAH Log (Read at Home) - Complete RAH log
each night Monday through Thursday,
recommendation is 15-20 minutes. Record the
books read on RAH Log in T.E.A.M. Binder.
MAH (Math at Home) - Initial agenda, complete
math facts practice each night Monday through
Thursday, recommendation is 5-10 minutes math
facts practice.
Dojo Tracker Please sign each Friday!

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SPELLING HOMEWORK HELP

Please use the links below for help with spelling

homework practice. We are working on Sort 38 this
week.
(Schmus/Souther) http://www.spellingcity.com/souther/
(Goss/Wingo) http://www.spellingcity.com/wingogoss/

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Math Facts Homework

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