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Good Afternoon All!
Today the report cards were given to the students. Please make sure to return the report cards to school.

This week we are focusing on practice tests for the NJ ASK. The testing will begin for third grade on Monday, May 10, 2010.

We are reading an article on Tornadoes - and will continue to work with/on tornadoes for the rest of the week.

The spelling words this week are the same as last week. The focus is on adjectives that compare and the test will be this Friday, April 30th.

In math we are reviewing multiplication, division, and multiples of ten.

We are beginning our unit on Earth Materials in science.

In social studies we are continuing our unit communities.

Good Afternoon!
I apologize for the gap in new postings.

In Literacy, our students will focus this week on Author's Purpose - why do authors write what they do?

• To Entertain
• To Inform
• To Persuade
• To Give Directions

We will accomplish this task by taking a look at everything we read and asking ourselves why the author wrote this piece and finding information in the reading that can validate our reasons.

We are working with adjectives that compare and also working on writing rhyming poems this week.

Fractions are still the name of the game during math. We will have a test on Thursday on Fractions.

In Social Studies we will begin our unit on Communities Over Time. The students will have the opportunity to read informational text and asnwer questions using our new text books.

We will begin our unit on Earth Materials in Science this week.

Spelling Words:

1. faster 2. wisest 3. bigger 4. slowest 5. cooler

6. hottest 7. soonest 8. shorter 9. kindest 10. louder

11. slimmer 12. wildest 13. tamer 14. whitest 15. strangest

16. characters 17. actor 18. director 19. stagehand 20. orchestra

Homework

Spelling Word Search

Math Home Link pg 191

Speak to you tomorrow!

Good Afternoon All!
I hope we all had a fun and safe break.

Today the students got right to work with new spelling and vocabulary words.
We will be reading a folktale about mosquitoes and comparing it to previous folktales read in class.

In math we have started our unit on fractions - we will work diligently to grasp the concept. Please wok at home with the students.
Also, continue to practice with the students the multiplication/ division facts.

In Social Studies we will review "The Community" - we just received text books and the students have really taken to the text and pictures.

In Science we are continuing our unit on the rain forest.

Spelling Words:
1. Curl 2. Birth 3. Burned 4. Perfect 5. Thirty
6. Church 7. Firm 8. Skirt 9. Clerk 10. Jerked
11. Dirt 12. Shirt 13. Person 14. Purse 15. Term
16. Fault 17. Wrong 18. Error 19. Trouble 20. Reason

Homework for 4/5/10
1. Spelling - Word Search Worksheet
2. Math - Home Links Pg 181