3rd Grade Newsletter
December 7th - 11th
Happy Monday!
We hope that everyone had a great weekend!
Please see below for grade level information, learning targets and spelling words.
Important Dates
- Wednesday, December 9th: PACE referral packets are due - Please see more information below.
- December 7th - 17th: Reading MAP testing for all students
- Thursday, December 10th - Dress Like a TIger Day!
- Friday, Dec 18th: Holiday Parties at 10:45, Early Release at noon and report cards go home
- December 26th - January 4th: Winter Break
Don't Miss This!!!
If you would like to have your child assessed for possible placement in the PACE (Plano Academic and Creative Education) program, please complete and return a referral packet by 3:00 PM on Wednesday, December 9. PACE is Plano ISD’s Gifted and Talented program. Referral packets and more information can be found at the following link: http://www.pisd.edu/parents/advanced.academics/gifted.pace/index.shtml. You may also request a referral packet via email and/or ask questions by contacting Kelly Froemming, Wells PACE teacher, at kelly.froemming@pisd.edu.
- This year, ALL yearbooks will be ordered online. Click the link for detailed ordering instructions. http://files.ctctcdn.com/e5fffd0c001/267fff29-fe74-494b-8407-14ca97ae6cfe.pdf. Also, the price of the yearbook will be increasing to $28 effective November 16th.
Spelling Words
Prefixes
1. misfile
2. unwanted
3. recycle
4. undone
5. presale
6. misread
7. recall
8. precut
9. unload
10. misnumber
11. unfair
12. mistreat
13. unhappy
14. retold
15. preplan
16. hard
17.porch
18. carve
19. prejudge
20. uncertain
Learning Targets
Language Arts
I can decode words with prefixes.
I can develop vocabulary.
I can understand the characteristics of expository nonfiction.
I can identify cause and effect relationships in texts.
I can ask questions and support answers with evidence from text.
I can identify the author’s purpose for writing a selection.
I can analyze, make inferences, and draw conclusions about expository text and provide evidence from text to support my understanding.
Math
- I can show my understanding of division.
- I can show my understanding of multiplying and estimating.
- I can solve a 2-digit by 1-digit multiplication equations.
- I can use strategies to solve a 2-digit by 1-digit multiplication equations.
- I can use strategies to solve a 2-digit by 1-digit multiplication equations.
Science/Health
I can explain how a person’s health habits affect myself & others.
Social Studies
I can describe how individuals contributed to the creation & expansion of new communities.