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


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Science
Applying our knowledge of Habitats and Adaptations
Food Chains


Practice Links

Thursday, October 19, 2017

Important Dates
October 23-27- Red Ribbon & Bullying Prevention Week

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Important Info
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.

Germs Are Everywhere!
Please take a moment to read over the information from DHEC about when to keep your child home from school.


Important Information About Third Grade

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English Language Arts
Good Readers:
  • Use Context Clues
  • Understand Figurative Language
  • Understand Author’s Purpose

Language
Singular & 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 & 100
  • Addition
  • Subtraction

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
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Sunday, October 8, 2017

Important Dates
October 9-13- Book Fair
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Important Info
It’s Book Fair Time!
We will be having our Fall Book Fair this week - yay!

On Tuesday, October 10, from 5:00 - 6:30pm, we will have Family Night at the Book Fair. This year's theme is the Wild West, so saddle up!

Germs Are Everywhere!
Please take a moment to read over the information from DHEC about when to keep your child home from school.


Important Information About Third Grade

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English Language Arts
Good Readers Set Goals



Practice Links
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Math
Expanding Our Knowledge on Place Value Through Hundred Thousands
Standard Form, Expanded Form, Word Form, Place Value Drawings
Compare, Order, and Round numbers

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Social Studies
SC Regions

Practice Links
Regions Information (Courtesy of Ms. Hall’s Class)
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Science
Habitats All Around Us
Plant and Animal Adaptations

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