November 30 - December 11
3rd grade with the Jones TWINS
SHINING STARS
Language Arts and Math News
STORIES FOR THE NEXT
TWO WEEKS….
“Around One Cactus”
“Fly Eagle Fly”
“Happy Birthday, Mr. Kang”
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Skills for the NEXT 2 weeks
CLOSE Reading Strategy
Comprehension Skill: Cause and Effect REVIEW:
Author’s Purpose, Fact and Opinion, Comparing
and Contrasting, and Main Idea and Details
Phonics/Spelling Skill: consonant patterns: mb,
gn, wr, kn, Vocabulary Strategy: Context Clues
Conventions: Mentor Sentences
Writing: Solid paragraph that meets the following:
topic sentence, capitalization and correct end
marks, conclusion sentence, indention, 4-5
supporting details, and vivid verbs and
adjectives. Writing: proper indention, capitalization,
punctuation, staying on topic, topic sentence,
supporting details, and a concluding sentence.
Handwriting: We are finishing up with our proper
manuscript and DIVING into cursive! Language Arts Testing Schedule
• MAP (READING) TEST…12/3
• Vocabulary Test (week 13) on.…12/4
• MAP (LANGUAGE) TEST…12/8
• “Spelling Skills” test on….12/9
• Spelling Test on… 12/10
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Mentor Sentences/Writing Quiz
#11 on …12/10
• Vocabulary Test (week 14) on.12/10
• Reading Comprehension on … 12/11
Grade 3
Della Davidson Elementary
For PARENTS in the KNOW..
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Don't miss Deck the Halls with Della on December 1st
from 5pm-8pm at The Powerhouse! The event is open to
the entire community. We will have crafts, treats, and
Santa is making an appearance as well. Food is being
provided by Yoknapa Taco. Each class has painted their
very own 4ft canvas representing their Oxford Community.
The canvas paintings are GORGEOUS!!! Each canvas will be
auctioned off to raise money for the teacher’s lounge at
Della. There will also be prints to purchase as well. Make
plans to be there. You don’t want to miss this!!
•The Oxford School District Reading Fair Competition will
be held in the Della Davidson Library on January 12th.
On-line registration is November 16-January 1st! Look for
more information inside of yellow folders this week! •All students that meet their AR goals for the 2nd nine
weeks will be going bowling! AR ends on 12/18/15. The
bowling date will be determined at a later date.
Upcoming Dates:
Dec. 18- AR goals due
Dec. 21-Jan.4- Winter/Holiday break
Jan.5- Students return
Jan.7- Report cards
REMINDERS.
•The love pack food for the month of December is
pop-top chicken noodle soup.
•Please ensure that you are viewing the contents
sent home in yellow folders weekly.
•It is IMPERATIVE that you view all homework
assignments nightly. All assignments will assist
your child with classwork the next day.
✦ Please ensure that your child is reading for at
least 20-30 minutes nightly!
November 30 - December 11
3rd grade with the Jones TWINS
Vocabulary Words
Week 13
1 extraordinary-very unusual: very different
from what is normal or ordinary
2 compassionate- feeling or showing concern
for someone who is sick or hurt
3 foreign-located outside a particular place or
country and especially outside your own
country
4 magnificent-very beautiful or impressive
5 pesky-making someone annoyed or irritated
6 gully- a long narrow cut or low area in the
ground that water moves through when it rains
7 preserve-to keep (something) in its original
state or in good condition
8 agile- able to move quickly and easily
9 manage- to have control of something, such
as a business, department, sports team
10 assemble- to connect or put together the
parts of something
Spelling Words
1. thumb 11. knot
2. gnaw 12. wrinkle
3. written 13. lamb
4. know 14. knob 5. climb 15. knit
6. design 16. wrestler
7. wrist 17. bologna 8. crumb 18. cologne 9. assign 19. honeycomb
10. wrench 20. knickknack
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13’s vocabulary
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Week 14
1 affectionate-felling or showing love and
affection
2 appreciate-to understand the worth or
importance of something
3 protrude-to stick out
4 retrieve-to get and bring
5 coil- to wind something into circles
6 origin- the point or place where something
begins or is created
7 lofty- very high and good
8 noble-having, showing, or coming from
personal qualities that people admire (such
as honesty, generosity, courage)
9 foolish-having or showing a lack of good
sense or judgement
10 nag- to annoy by often complaining about
his or her behavior
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Grade 3
AR UPDATE
Congratulations to Henry,
Brendan, Lila, Madison Smith,
Akevia, Ellie, Mennah, Cooper, and
Jacob for meeting the
challenge! You are going Bowling!
Math NEWS with Mrs. P.J.
Division: Fluency,
fact families, and onestep word problems
Math Testing Schedule
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MAP (MATH) TEST...12/4
Division TEST...12/10