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Remember that in addition to being out Friday, students will also be out next Monday, so they will have a four day weekend. In between having fun and relaxing, this would be a great time to take advantage of the long weekend by making sure your children read as many AR books as they can to test on when they return, as well as an ideal time to study and review their multiplication facts. We are still doing multiplication quizzes, and it is extremely important that your children learn and remember their multiplication facts. Please use this long weekend to have your child read and study their multiplication.

Below is a look ahead at next week's newsletter. (Note: You can also access a copy of the newsletter as a Word document to view, download or print by clicking here.)

October 24-28, 2011

Third Grade Teachers

http://bbces.tcboe.org/

B. B. Comer Elementary

256-315-5430

Homework:

Monday: Fall Holiday-No School

Tuesday: · FLIP-IT Binder Math: Do pages 13-16. Show all work! · Reading Log (20 Minutes)

Wednesday: · FLIP-IT Binder Reading: Choose at least one of the Fluency Builders for Lesson 5. Read the front and back and record on reading log · Reading Log (20 Minutes)

Thursday: · FLIP-IT Binder Math: Do pages 17-20. Show all work! · Reading Log (20 Minutes)

Friday: Lesson 9 Spelling Test Stone Soup Story Test Lesson 9 Vocabulary Quiz Singular and Plural Nouns Quiz

Calendar of Events:

· Fall Festival will be Tues., Oct. 25 from 5:00-7:30. We would love volunteers to help work our booths that night. Let us know if you’re interested.

· Red Ribbon Week: Oct. 25-28. Tues. is wear red, Wed. is wear caps or hats, Thurs. is wear black, and Fri. is wear costumes.

· DeSoto Caverns Field Trip is Fri., Nov. 4^th. Please return all permission forms and money by Wed, Nov. 2^nd.

· Yearbooks are on sale for $15.00. This is a special discounted price being offered through Dec. 21^st or while supplies last!

· Please remember to keep studying multiplication facts. We are still taking timed tests in class and working to earn our Christmas Cartoon Movie Marathon reward which will be on Dec. 16^th.

Spelling Words

Lesson 9: Consonant Blends str, scr, spr: spray, street, sprint, stripe,

screen, strong, spring, stray, scream, strike, spread, string, sprout,

scratch, stream, strangers, describe, strength, destroy, instruct

Stone Soup

Lesson 9 Vocabulary

Please study these definitions with your child and practice using each word in a sentence. The students will be given a quiz on Thursday that requires them to correctly match each vocabulary word to a sentence or definition.

1. dense – When something is made of things that are very close together, it is dense.

2. reaction – A response to something that happens is a reaction.

3. ingredients – Ingredients are all the foods and spices that you use to make a certain kind of food.

4. momentum – If an action or idea grows quickly and is hard to stop, it has momentum.

5. famine – When there is a famine, there is not enough food to feed everyone.

6. generous – People who are generous are happy to share with others.

7. curiosity – Something that is called a curiosity is something odd or unusual that interest people.

8. gaze – A gaze is a long look at something.

9. agreeable – Something that is agreeable is pleasing to the senses.

10. banquet – If you are going to a banquet, you are going to a special meal that will have a large amount of food.

Check Out This Website!

A Plus Math

www.aplusmath.com

(This website has good practice for the multiplication facts.)

From the Teacher:

In math class this week, we will continue Chapter 6 in the math book. We will be counting bills and coins, making equivalent sets, comparing money amounts, making change, and adding and subtracting money. In Grammar we will be discussing how to correctly write singular and plural nouns. In third grade we combine Social Studies and Science into a block and alternate subjects each week. This week we will begin our new AMSTI kit on Rocks and Minerals. We will be conducting different investigations with mock rocks this week. We will still be reading the story, The Graves Family, by Patricia Polacco this month and discussing the importance of developing good, healthy friendships and respect for others. If you have access to the Internet at home, you can research the author, Patricia Polacco to learn more about her writing and books in order to encourage the students to read more of her books.