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Third Grade News Ms. Drury’s Class, Room 21 www.msdrury.blogspot.com, [email protected] Week of: 03-02-09 thru 03-07-09 What are we learning in the following subjects? Reading: Story/Skill: Reading Biographies Writing: Procedural Writing: Conferencing Final Paper Math: Math Investigations: “From Paces to Feet” Science: Chapter 7: Rocks and Soil Lesson 1 and 3 Social Studies: Old and New Communities

****Your child should be reading every night for a minimum of 30 minutes! They are also responsible for recording their reading on the “AT HOME READING LOG SHEET”. This is recorded daily, including weekends!

SPELLING WORDS! 1. puppies 4. skies 7. tried 10. cried 13. happier 16. busiest 18. belly

2. flies 3. stories 5. driest 6. candles 8. babies 9. pennies 11. ponies 12. bunnies 14. funniest 15. easier 17. biography 19. already 20. apply

READING VOCABULARY WORDS Becoming a Champion:The Babe Didrickson Story 1. athlete 3. cyclones

2. competitive 4. excelled

READING VOCABULARY WORDS Story: Bill Melendez: An Artist in Motion 1. doodled 2. animators 3. waddle 4. stroll 5. sound effects 6. feedback

READING VOCABULARY WORDS Story: Hank Greenberg: All-Around All-Star 1. slugger 2. valuable 3. natural 4. professional 5. pennants 6. synagogue 7. vendors

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS: Please see your child’s agenda for daily assignments, and visit my webpage also. ANTHOLOGY “VOCABULARY” WORDS

1. disaster 2. overrun 3. variety 4. magnificent 5. pursue 6. bizarre 7. imaginative **IMPORTANT INFORMATION

FCAT is just around the corner…. Please make sure your child is well rested READING VOCABULARY WORDS and has eaten a healthy breakfast before Story: Brave Bessie Coleman: Pioneer Aviator coming to school. 1. stunt plane 2. spectators 3. license 4. flocking 5. cockpit 6. plunged 7. spirals 8. fascinated 9. darting 10. rehearing 11. obstacles

**PLEASE REMEMBER** * Homework: Due DAILY *Red Folders: Sent home on Fridays, Return on Mondays.

*Agenda’s: Signed nightly by parent(s).