October Newsletter
Third Grade
Calendar of Events
October 2 – Early Release – 1:20 pm
October 5 – Individual Pictures
October 6 – PTA Meeting – 7 pm
October 12– Open House
October 16– NO SCHOOL – MSEA Convention
October 30 – Halloween Parade and Parties
November 2 – Professional Day – No School for Students
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Science and Health
In October, students will continue to use the engineering design process to develop solutions to problems. They are
investigating controlled variables and applying Newton’s Laws of Motion. Each investigation tests either speed or distance
and the relative position of objects.
Social Studies
In October, students will:
 Identify goods and services provided by the government and paid for by taxes.
 Describe how taxation affects individuals, families, and communities.
 Explain reasons for paying taxes.
 Investigate how people lived in the past using a variety of sources.
Health Education
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Identify safe practices for using prescription and over the counter (OTC) drugs.
Identify and examine physical consequences of the use of tobacco.
Identify caffeine as a drug.
Special Notes
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Please remember to send a water bottle with students. The water fountain is too far away to send students out
for drinks during class.
Please remember that no hand-held accessories (weapons, brooms, etc.) are allowed during the Halloween
parade. Also, please avoid gory costumes as they frighten the younger students.
Be sure to check your child’s planner for information regarding homework. Also, please check the green
communication folder daily. It may contain important information.
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October Newsletter
Third Grade
Writing and Language
During October, students will:
Vocabulary
 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing.
 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
when writing.
 Form and use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs, and choose between them
depending on what is to be modified.
 Use conventional spelling for high-frequency and other studied words and for adding suffixes to base
words (e.g., sitting, smiled, cries, happiness).
 Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings, syllable patterns,
ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words.
Writing Process
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Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.
Introduce the topic or text they are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational
structure that lists reasons.
Provide reasons that support the opinion.
With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are
appropriate to task and purpose.
With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by
planning, revising, and editing. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language
standards 1–3 up to and including grade 3 on pages 28 and 29.)
With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing (using
keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief
notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories.
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter
time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and
audiences.
Use of Language
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Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings.
Choose words and phrases for effect.
Form and use the simple (e.g., I walked; I walk; I will walk) verb tenses.
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