Weekly News

*Parents: Please remember to sign your student's planner each night. Your signature verifies that they have studied their spelling words, practiced math facts, and read for 20 minutes. This is an important part of 3rd grade and I appreciate you partnering with me on this. Also, Powerdrills are due EVERY THURSDAY and Study Island is due EVERY FRIDAY. 

December 10-14

Reading: We are continuing Unit 3 in Lead 21. We are studying the question “How does geography affect a community?” We are also working on the skills: monitor comprehension, sequencing, and homophones.  

Writer’s Workshop: This week we are continuing our Holiday Tradition story. The students will write about a tradition that they do each year around the holiday time. All parents are invited to hear the students read their stories at our Holiday Tradition Party, December 19^th at 1pm.

Math: We are finishing up Unit 7 this week and moving on to Unit 8. We will be working on coordinates this week. We will learn how to plot them on graphs and locate objects using a coordinate system.  

Social Studies: Our tour of the Midwest Region is well underway. The students have been to several interesting cities including St. Louis. We will continue the tour this week. The States and Capitals test will be FRIDAY DECEMBER 14^TH.

Important Dates:  

          Tuesday 12/11- Early Dismissal

Friday 12/14- Leawood Leopard Day

    FLAT STANLEY PROJECT DUE

    States and Capitals TEST

Study Island This Week: Text Structure and Addition & Subtraction