Monday, December 11, 2017

Upcoming Dates
Thursday, December 14th - 3rd Grade Merry Math Night 6:00- 7:00 PM
Friday, December 15th - 3rd Grade Town Hall & Winter Celebration
Friday, December 15th - Scholastic Book Orders due
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Important Information
Transportation Update!
Killian Transportation Department, which services Rice Creek, sends messages for morning and afternoon routes when the buses are running behind. To improve communication about delays, you may download the Free App through Blackboard to receive the messages.

iPhone- App Store- Look for Bb District by Blackboard- Once installed select our District

Android- Google Play- Look for Bb District by Blackboard- Once installed select our District

A Message from the Media Center
Access Reading Log Here (scroll down below Big Universe Trivia Question link)
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Take a Peek at the upcoming week!
Reading
Character Traits while Reading Fiction
Main Idea & Details in Nonfiction Texts

Writing
Personal Narratives

Practice Links
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Math
Finishing Graphs and Data
Multiplication Strategies: equal groups, repeated addition, and arrays

Practice Links
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Social Studies
European Explorers

Practice Links
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Science
Investigating the different types of soil

Practice Links

Thursday, December 7, 2017

Upcoming Dates
Thursday, December 7th - Winter Chorus Performance 6:30 PM
Thursday, December 14th - 3rd Grade Merry Math Night 6:00- 7:00 PM
Friday, December 15th - 3rd Grade Town Hall & Winter Celebration
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Important Information
Transportation Update!
Killian Transportation Department, which services Rice Creek, sends messages for morning and afternoon routes when the buses are running behind. To improve communication about delays, you may download the Free App through Blackboard to receive the messages.

iPhone- App Store- Look for Bb District by Blackboard- Once installed select our District

Android- Google Play- Look for Bb District by Blackboard- Once installed select our District

A Message from the Media Center
Access Reading Log Here (scroll down below Big Universe Trivia Question link)
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Take a Peek at the upcoming week!
Reading
Character Traits while Reading Fiction
Main Idea & Details in Nonfiction Texts

Writing
Personal Narratives

Practice Links
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Math
Finishing Graphs and Data
Multiplication Strategies: equal groups, repeated addition, and arrays

Practice Links
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Social Studies
European Explorers

Practice Links
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Science
Investigating the different types of soil

Practice Links

Friday, November 24, 2017

Upcoming Dates

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Important Information
Transportation Update!
Killian Transportation Department, which services Rice Creek, sends messages for morning and afternoon routes when the buses are running behind. To improve communication about delays, you may download the Free App through Blackboard to receive the messages.

iPhone- App Store- Look for Bb District by Blackboard- Once installed select our District

Android- Google Play- Look for Bb District by Blackboard- Once installed select our District

A Message from the Media Center

Germs Are Everywhere!
Please take a moment to read over the information from DHEC about when to keep your child home from school. Please click on the link below for some useful information.

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Take a Peek at the upcoming week!
Reading
Using good reading strategies while reading Just Right Books

Writing
Personal Narratives

Practice Links

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Math
Collecting and Analyzing Data
-Tally Charts & Frequency Tables
-Picture Graphs
-Bar Graphs

Practice Links
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Social Studies
SC Native Americans

Practice Links
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Science
Food Chains

Practice Links

Monday, November 6, 2017

Upcoming Dates
Thursday, 11/2 - Report Cards Issued
Friday, 11/17 - Covey Clubs (1:40-2:40)
Wednesday, 11/22 - Friday, 11/24 - No School
Thursday, 11/30 - Town Hall (1:30-2:30)
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Important Information
Veteran’s Day Information
Veteran’s Day Assembly - Thursday, November 9th:
CD, K, 1st, 4th - Assembly at 8:40am
2nd, 3rd, 5th - Assembly at 9:25am
Third grade is asked to wear WHITE shirts this day.
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Veteran’s Day Luncheon - Friday, November 10th
Please RSVP using the form that was sent home in Boomerang Folders by Tuesday, Nov. 7th.


Parent University is Coming Up!


Finding Just Right Books for You!
During conferences I mentioned using www.lexile.com to help generate a list of books that are “just right” for your child.  Below is a quick link to the portion of the site that will do this for you.  Be sure to have your child’s Lexile score handy when using this site.  Happy Reading!


Germs Are Everywhere!
Please take a moment to read over the information from DHEC about when to keep your child home from school. Please click on the link below for some useful information.


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Take a Peek at the upcoming week!
Reading
Using good reading strategies while reading Just Right Books


Writing
Personal Narratives


Practice Links


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Math
Continuing to expand our knowledge on place value through HUNDRED THOUSANDS
Compare & Order Numbers
Rounding Numbers to the Nearest 10 and 100
Addition to 1,000
Subtraction from 1,000


Practice Links
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Social Studies
SC Native Americans


Practice Links
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Science
Food Chains


Practice Links

Sunday, October 29, 2017

Upcoming Dates
Thursday. October 26th - Skate Night
Thursday, October 26th - End of the first nine weeks
Friday, October 27th - Covey Clubs (1:40-2:40)
Thursday, November 2nd - Make-up Picture Day
Thursday, November 2nd - Report Cards
Thursday, November 9th - Parent University 6:00-7:30
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Important Information
Parent University is Coming Up!
Skate Night
Rice Creek Skate Night is October 26 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.  Admission is $5.00  plus $1.00 skate rental.  There will be lots of games and races.  The class with the most students present will have a pizza party that evening--a slice of pizza and small drink.


Finding Just Right Books for You!
During conferences I mentioned using www.lexile.com to help generate a list of books that are “just right” for your child.  Below is a quick link to the portion of the site that will do this for you.  Be sure to have your child’s Lexile score handy when using this site.  Happy Reading!


Germs Are Everywhere!
Please take a moment to read over the information from DHEC about when to keep your child home from school. Please click on the link below for some useful information.



Important Information About Third Grade

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Take a Peek at the upcoming week!
Reading
Good Readers:
* Use Context Clues
* Understand Figurative Language
* Understand Author’s Purpose


Language
SIngular and Plural Nouns


Practice Links
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Math
* Continuing to expand our knowledge on place value through HUNDRED THOUSANDS
* Compare & Order Numbers
* Rounding Numbers to the Nearest 10 and 100
* Addition to 1,000
* Subtraction from 1,000


Practice Links
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Social Studies
SC Native Americans


Practice Links
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Science
Applying our knowledge of Habitats and Adaptations
Food Chains


Practice Links