Third Grade News
December 2014
Reminders:
In Language Arts We will
continue to read fiction and
non-fiction texts as we
Brookville Toy Drive December 1-12
choose independent reading
books at our “just right”

level. We will continue the
practice of questioning and
wondering within a text to
support comprehension, as

Students are expected to have a “just right”
Please continue collecting Box Tops for our
Expressions Kick-off
school and our class competition.
In writing, we will continue
our focus on crafting and
editing true stories. We will
also write persuasive pieces
for the holidays.
We will use the month of
December to REVIEW previously learned grammar skills.
Math
December 19
End of 2nd Nine Weeks
Week of Dec. 1
r-controlled words
aloud.
Toy Drive
December 8
and make inferences within a
duced with in-class read
December 1-12
chapter book at school each day.
well as continue to visualize
text. Vocabulary is intro-
Calendar
/or/ or, ore, oar, our,
ar
Week of Dec. 8
r-controlled words
/ur/ er, ir, ur, or, ear
Week of Dec. 15
Review week
grading period
Exploration
Barry– Reading Royalty w/
Mystery Guests
Davis– Math Menu
Ferguson– Power Projects
Johnson– Power Reading
Mitchell– Power Reading
Rainer– Creative Expression
Each nine week grading period, our third graders will
December 19
Class Holiday Party
8-9:30
Dismissal: 2:00
December 20-January 5
Winter Break
January 6
Welcome Back!
Students return to
visit an Exploration class-
school
understanding multiple step
*Students may use Spelling
City as well as Spelling Menu
word problems using all op-
room of their choice from
from my website to practice.
1:30-2:00.
January 7
We will work on reading and
erations. Students should be
Science/
practicing multiplication
facts every night! We are
currently working on fact
sets for 3 , 4, 6, 5, 10
Handwriting
Social Studies
Begin uppercase
Geography– Study of Maps
review
and Globes
Report Cards issued
Have a very
Merry Christmas !
Non-fiction Prezi’s to be
See you in the
completed & presented in
NEW YEAR 2015!
class this month.