Mrs. Reynolds' 3rd grade Newsletter
November 15, 2015 Week 11 and 12
Up Coming Events
Nov. 18
** ELAR - Unit 3 Expository Reading test
- Marco's Pizza Spirit Day
Nov. 20
- Dennis Lee Assembly, 8:00 AM
Nov. 23 - 27 Thanksgiving Break
Reading
Week 12 - Last week students read a short novel called Molly's Pilgrim. This was a realistic fiction story about an immigrant girl who was teased by her classmates until her teacher helps them realize that Molly's ideas are interesting and valuable. She learns that her mother is a modern day pilgrim. They worked with the following vocabulary words: admire, burst, embroider, factory, ignorant, interrupt, pilgrim, synagogue, tease ,and tenement.
Week 13 - Dear Juno in Texas Treasures
Social Studies
Future reading topics and stories
November 16 - Dear Juno
November 30 - We will be reading short stories about letter writing and 'how to' reading and writing.
December 7 - Cook a Doodle Do
December 14 - Best Christmas Pageant Ever