Third Grade News

Ms. Drury’s Class, Room 21

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

Week of: 09-08-08 thru 09-12-08

What are we learning in the following subjects?

Reading: Story for the week: Cliff Hanger, Strategy: Comprehension

Writing: How to improve their writing skills through conferencing.
Math: More Practice with Multiples and Number Patterns.
Science: Investigations about plants and their natural habitats.
Social Studies: Topic: Community
****YOUR CHILD SHOULD BE COMING SOON…
READING EVERY NIGHT FOR A A TEST NEAR YOU!
MINIUM OF 15 MINUTES! THEY ARE
ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR Monday 09-08-08: 1 minute math
RECORDING THEIR READING ON skills test on addition & subtraction
THE “AT HOME READING LOG
SHEET”. THIS IS RECORDED DAILY, Tuesday 09-09-08: Science
INCLUDING WEEKENDS! Vocabulary Test: Fill in the blanks
SPELLING WORDS! within a story. (Visit my website for an
1. mix 2. milk 3. smell example of the test)
4. last 5. head 6. friend
7. class 8. left 9. thick Thursday 09-10-08: Spelling Test
10. send 11. thin 12. stick
13. test 14. dish 15. empty Friday 09-11-08:
16. glance 17. with 18. was Chapter Test: “CLIFF HANGER”.
Summer Reading Book Reports DUE!
Key Vocabulary words from
“Cliff Hanger” DAILY MATH SKILLS:
1. belay 2. descent Please review simple addition and subtraction
3. harness 4. ledge problems with your child. This week will begin our
5. rappel 6. trekked 1 minute addition and subtraction math skills test.
SCIENCE VOCABULARY WORDS **PLEASE REMEMBER**
1. safety goggles 2. thermometer 3. telescope * Homework: Due DAILY
4. hand lens 5. binoculars
6. rulers and metersticks 7. balance *Red Folders: Sent home on Fridays,
8.microscopes 9. graduated cylinder Return on Mondays.
10. sound recorder 11. camera 12. calculator *Agenda’s: Signed nightly by
13. computers 14. magnets 15. clocks and parent(s).
stopwatches 16. hot plates
17. collecting nets 18. spring scale and force meter HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS:
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Please see your child’s agenda for daily
**IMPORTANT DATES** assignments, and visit my webpage also!
September 10, 2008 – Early Release Day
PLEASE JOIN OUR CLASS’
September 11, 2008 – OPEN HOUSE at
7:00pm
Parent-Teacher Association PTA”!**
September 24, 2008 – Early Release Day WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT!!!