Third Grade Newsletter
October 2010
October News and
Notes
It was wonderful to see so many parents at
Back to School Night last month. We are
back in full swing now and have a lot going
on in the classroom. At Back to School
Night, there were sign up opportunities for
fall conferences. If you missed Back to
School Night or if you missed signing up,
please make sure to contact your child’s
teacher to set up a conference. Conferences
will be to discuss goals for your child, the
current performance of your child and to
answer any questions specific to third grade
or to our report cards.
This month holds some of our biggest units
of the first marking period. Please continue
to encourage your child to complete homework
assignments and review content each
evening. It is also important for your child
to read each night to support the reading
instruction we are providing in school.
The PTA has two big events this month, the
Ice Cream Social and the Fundraiser Night
at CiCi’s Pizza. These are both fun social
events for families. We hope you are able to
get out and help support our fabulous PTA!
Thank you,
The Third Grade Team
Academic Notes
In October, we will be studying the
following things:
Reading:
-Comprehension Strategies
-Predicting
-Sequencing
-Summarizing
-Making Inferences
-Writing story summaries/retelling
-Reading Fluency
Writing:
-4-Square Writing Strategies
-Cursive
-Editing Strategies
Math:
-Place Value
-Addition and Subtraction
Science:
-Matter and Investigations – Test to be held on
October 6th.
-Water Cycle – Quiz to be held on October 29th
Social Studies:
-Economics Unit – Test to be held on October
22nd
Upcoming Events
October 5th – Fall Pictures
October 6th - Interims come home
October 11th – No School (Columbus Day)
October 13th – PTA Ice cream Social
October 18th - PTA Restaurant Night –
CiCi’s Pizza
October 21st – International Night 6-8
October 29th - End of the Grading Period
November 1st-2nd –
October Vocabulary
Math
Commutative
property
Identity property
Associative
property
Equivalent
Sum
Addend
Minuend
Subtrahend
Difference
estimation
Number
Hundred
Rounding
Digit
Even
Expanded form
Compare
Order
Odd
Place value
Standard form
Pattern
Value
Thousand
Solution
Science
Social Studies
Earning
Volume
Solid
Spending
Saving
Chemical change
Physical change
Physical property
Matter
Gas
Atoms
Mixture
Mass
Liquid
Wants
Needs
Goods
Services
Producers
Consumers
Opportunity cost
Natural resources
Human resources
Capital resources
Interdependence
Specialization
Supply
Demand
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Groundwater
Water cycle
Planning/Records/Conference Days
No School for Students
October Tip
Research shows that students who read 15
minutes or more per night have an
increased vocabulary and comprehension
of written text because of an increased
degree of exposure. Please make sure you
encourage your children to read for at
least 15 minutes per day.
Comments? Questions? Concerns?
School Phone: (571) 252-2940
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