Week of March 18

Hello Parents, Happy St. Patty’s Day!

I hope you were able to enjoy many special moments spent with family this spring break. Today’s weather was the perfect way to close the week-beautifully.

This week in Room 304:

Reading: Review of Plot, story elements including theme

Grammar: commas in compound sentences using conjunctions: and, but, or

Ex:

The leprechaun is green. It is tiny. — The leprechaun is green, and it is tiny.

Writing: continue taking notes for animal research and locate where it lives on a world map

Social Studies: Economy— Students will consider and plan how they can start saving now to allocate for the future?

Spelling: List 25

Complex consonants are letters that are combined and pronounced as a single sound. - - as in itch /tch/

1 catch

2 pitcher

3 sketch

4 watch

5 kitchen

6 latch

7 snatch

*8 usually

*9 different

*10 though

Homework: Math given by Mrs. Barrett. Spelling on Monday and Tuesday is to generate words which follow the rule -tch. Read 100 minutes per week.

Calendar

Fri. 22 - Awards Assembly 8:45

Tues. 26 - 3rd grade goes to Texas A&M Physics Dept. and Bee Creek Park 8:30 - 1:30.

Wed. And Thurs. 27-28 - STAAR Test Practice Days Math/Reading

Please schedule your 3rd Grader’s appointments around these days.

Thurs. 28 - 2nd grade musical 2:15

April

Mon. 1 - OPAS Story Pirates and Bee Creek Park 8:30 - 1:30

I hope you have a wonderful week.

Carla Youngblood

Mrs. Youngblood’s Website: http://carlayoungblood.wix.com/third-grade