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Third Grade News Ms. Drury’s Class, Room 21 www.msdrury.blogspot.com, [email protected] Week of: 03-09-09 thru 03-13-09 What are we learning in the following subjects? Reading: Story/Skill: Across the Wide Dark Sea/Inferences Writing: Procedural Writing: Conferencing Final Paper Math: Math Investigations: Finishing with “From Paces to Feet” Science: Chapter 8: Changes on Earth

****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!

PLEASE HELP YOUR CHILD EAT A GOOD BREAKFAST AND GET PLENTY OF REST FOR FCAT THIS WEEK! SPELLING WORDS! 1. tooth 4. cook 7. boot 10. balloon 13. loose 16. soon 19. start

2. chew 3. grew 5. shoe 6. blue 8. flew 9. shook 11. drew 12. spoon 14. brook 15. good 17. decide 18. when 20. write

READING VOCABULARY WORDS 1. anchor 2. journey 3. cramped 4. rigging 5. furl 6. shuddered 7. huddled 8. desperate 9. overboard 10. plucked 11. miraculously 12. survive 13. jack 14. seeping 15. worship 16. faith 17. lurked 18. shelter 19. swamps 20. settlement 21. weary 22. rough 23. defend 24. cannons 25. sprouting 26. thatch-roofed

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

1. excel 2. remote 3. industrious 4. accompany 5. gesture 6. reveal 7. conserve

**IMPORTANT FCAT INORMATION March 10, 2009 - Tuesday Reading Session 1 – 60 minutes March 11, 2009 - Wednesday Reading Session 2 – 60 minutes March 12, 2009 - Thursday Math Session 3 – 60 minutes Math Session 4 – 60 minutes

**PLEASE REMEMBER** * Homework: Due DAILY *Red Folders: Sent home on Fridays, Return on Mondays. *Agenda’s: Signed nightly by parent(s).