rd
3 Grade News 11/7 – 11/11
Reminders
There will be no school for
students this Tuesday,
November 8th.
Permission Slips for the MTSU
Basketball Game Field Trip will
come home this week. They
must be returned to school by
11/22/2016.
A Peek at Our Week:
We will continue making connections to our STEAM question, “What is the relationship
between the balance of order and chaos and how does it serve a purpose.
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Phonics: Prefixes re-, pre-, un- and dis-. Please see the attached page for more information.
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Writing: Students will continue the informational writing unit.
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Reading: Students will identify key details to help identify the main idea and build an
understanding of the text.
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Math: Students will solve two-step word problems using multiplication and division.
Lunch Menu:
Turkey Burger or
Hot Dog
Tuesday
No School
Wednesday Pasta Bake or
Meatball Sub
Thursday
Beef Nachos
Fish Tacos
Friday
Cheese Pizza or
Beef & Bean Burrito
Monday
Lunch Times
Nanney & Dickerson 11:35 – 12:10
Moore & Troutman
11:40 – 12: 15
Horn & Owens
11:45 - 12:20
Sanders
11:50 – 12:25
Rem
Important Information
Make sure to mark your
calendar:
Book Fair, Cook-Out, MTSU Math
Night and STEAM Night II.
All the fun is on November 17th!
Phonics Skills
Prefixes re, pre, un and dis
A prefix is a small unit of meaning (morpheme) that is placed in front of a base
word or root word. It can change the meaning of the base word.
A base word is a word that can stand alone.
A root word cannot stand without a suffix, prefix or another root attached.
 The meaning of the prefix re: back or again.
Examples: rejoin, retell or reuse.
 The meaning of the prefix pre: before or earlier.
Examples: precook, preplan or pretest.
 The meaning of the prefix un: not or opposite.
Examples: unhappy, unlock or unpaid.
 The meaning of the prefix dis: not, absence of, apart.
Examples: dislike, dislocate or discomfort.