3rd Grade Weekly Newsletter
Mr. Robinson’s Class
Week of: November 9 – 13, 2015
“Loved Best” pages 306 – 323
Plural Possessive Nouns – (2 or more) most
plural nouns end in s. To show that one of
those plural nouns owns or has something, I
just add an apostrophe (’) after the final s.
Spelling Words: (C-le syllable)
Ex: The boys’ poems were good ones.
Reading Story:
1. title
2. table
Robust Vocabulary Words/Definitions:
3. uncle
1. Swooned – if you had a terrible shock or
surprise that made you faint or fall, you might
have swooned.
4. apple
5. cable
6. bubble
7. beetle
8. rattle
9. purple
10. little
11. middle
12. simple
13. saddle
14. trouble
15. scribble
Challenge Words: (for extra credit)
16. twinkle
17. scrambled
18. sprinkle
19. buckled
20. tablecloth
Grammar Skill:
Singular Possessive Nouns – (only 1) shows
who or what owns or has something. To make
a singular noun into a possessive noun, you
usually add ’s at the end.
Ex: The boy’s dog is brown.
2. Astonished – when you are amazed and
surprised by something, you are astonished.
3. Envious – if you feel envious, you want
something that someone else has.
4. Rivalry – people who have a rivalry are
competing against each other for something.
5. Encouraging – an encouraging word from a
friend can make you feel that you can do
something well.
6. Brief – if something is brief, it does not take
much time.
7. Chuckling – if you are chuckling, you are
laughing quietly to yourself.
8. Soothing – something that is soothing
makes you feel calm.
9. Sobbed – someone who sobbed cried very
hard.
10. Praised – if you praised someone, you told
that person that he or she did something well.
Focus Skills:
Plot – what happens in the story. The plot
presents a problem and tells how the
characters solve it.
3rd Grade Weekly Newsletter
Mr. Robinson’s Class
Week of: November 9 – 13, 2015
Skills and Strategies:
Use Context Clues – to learn what a new
word means, look at the words around it.
These words can give clues about the word’s
meaning.
*There will be No School on November 24th,
25th, 28th, or 29th due to Thanksgiving and deer
season. School will resume on November 30th.
*SpellingCity.com – if your child would like an
opportunity for extra practice with their spelling
words, please visit:
www.spellingcity.com/Rockhill
Lesson 11 – 3rd
Science / Social Studies:
Science: Where Living Things Are Found
Important Events in November:
Math Skills:
Monday – Ch. 4 Review (last 3 pages)
Tuesday – Chapter 4 Test (last 3 pages)
Wednesday – Describe Patterns
Thursday – Find Unknown Numbers
Friday – Use the Distributive Property
Specials / Weekly Schedule:
Monday – B
Tuesday – C – Art
Wednesday – D
Thursday – E – Gym
Friday – F – Library
Important Announcements / Reminders:
*Reminder that the PTO Fundraiser orders
need to be picked up on Wednesday,
November 16th between 3 and 5 P.M.
*There will be an Early Dismissal on Wed.,
November 23rd due to an Act 80 Day.
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23
24-25
28-29
PTO Fundraiser pick-up – 3 to 5 P.M.
Early Dismissal @ 11:45 A.M. Act 80 Day
Thanksgiving Vacation – No School
Deer Season – No School