Reminder!

Don't forget to study for your tests this week! 

Vocabulary for our Map Test can be found under the "Science and Social Studies" page located on the right. You can also find out what we're reading this week under "Reading," and find out this week's spelling words under the "Spelling."

	REMINDERS
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday	Thursday Folders
Friday *Early Dismissal	*Trial of Cardigan Jones Reading Test & Spelling Test *Map Test

Reading This Week

This week we will begin reading, The Trial of Cardigan Jones, as a class. While reading the story we will continue to focus on comprehension skills. A few new vocabulary words that we will study are: trial, jury, convinced, guilty, pointed, honest, murmur, stand. You may read and study the story online by using the link below. Our test is on Friday! Don't forget to study.

https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/content/hsp/reading/journeys/na/gr3/ese_9780547360270_/volume1/launch.html#

Convinced	Made someone believe or agree to something
Guilty	Having done something wrong
Pointed	Used a finger to show where something was
Honest	Truthful
Trial	A meeting in court to decide if someone has broken the law
Murmur	The sound of people speaking very slowly
Jury	The group of people who make the decision in a trial
Stand	The place where a witness in a trial sits while being questioned

This Week's Newsletter: Aug 29 - Sept 2

Here you'll find a link to our weekly newsletter. Newsletter Issue 2

Reminder: Quizzes

There will be a Contractions Quiz on Friday as well as a Map Quiz on Friday, August 26th. For the Map Quiz should be able to label the 7 continents and 5 oceans on a map.

The site below is a great site to review contractions
Contractions Practice

Weekly Newsletter - Issue 1 August 22

REMINDER - About Me Bags & Paper Work

Don't forget About Me Bags are due Friday, August 19. Students need to put 5 items that tell about themselves in the brown paper bag I provided.

Example: If you always wear a bow in your hair, put in a bow. If you like baseball, put in a baseball card. If you collect seashells, put in a shell.

Be prepared to tell your classmates the significance of each item in the bag.

AND

Also, remember to turn in all paper work signed that you picked up at Open House!

Reading This Week (and into next week)!

We have been reading the story, A Fine, Fine School, in class. We will have a test on this story on Tuesday, August 23 (comprehension and vocabulary). Students made flash cards for the story’s vocabulary words in class and should have them in their Take Home folder. As we read, we have been working on comprehension skills starting with predicting and questioning. We will also discuss story elements (character, setting, plot, problem, resolution) during this Quarter. 

You can study and read the story online by using the link provided below. Vocabulary words and definitions are also found below: 

https://www-k6.thinkcentral.com/content/hsp/reading/journeys/na/gr3/ese_9780547360270_/volume1/launch.html#

Principal	The head of a school
Proud	Feeling pleased and satisfied over something owned, made, or done
Strolled	To walk in a slow, relaxed way
Soared	To rise or fly high in the air
Announced	To officially make known
Worried	To feel or cause to feel uneasy
Fine	Excellent; of high quality
Certainly	Surely, without a doubt

Welcome!

Welcome back to PES. You're officially a third grader for the 2016-2017 school year! I am so excited you are here. I can't wait to get to know you. This year we are going to grow together as thinkers and learners, and of course, have some fun! Come meet me in Room 69!