Transcript East Central 3rd Grade Newsletter

Mrs. Pearson
Mrs. Shoemaker
Dates to Remember:
Thursday, Oct. 16 report cards
Friday, Oct. 31 –
3rd Grade County Fair
Tues., November 18 –
Field Trip to Landrum’s
Information is attached!!!
Oct. 13 - 17, 2014
Week 11
Test Schedule:
Wednesday – Spelling
Thursday – Math, Reading ,
Language
*HOMEWORK DUE on
Star Students:
Mrs.
Pearson
Mrs.
Shoemaker
Lauryl
Goodnight

Taylor
Ortiz
Weekly Totals:
AR
AR:
AM:
Pearson
Preston-30
Ladarion,
Joseph, and
David-22
points
Shoemaker
Kameryn-35
Aliyah-28
Madi-27
Thursday!
*Name must be on all
homework to receive
credit! This is for a grade!
*Practice multiplication!
Mrs. A needs fun size
packs of m & m’s for a
science lab activity
AM
(0,1,2,3’s)- 2nd Test
October 29
Lauryl Taylor
*RED RIBBON WEEK
October 27 – 31
Ladarion 10/27
Deanna 10/1
Chelsea 10/24
Madi 10/13
Ethan 10/4
1. Check out the Jackson County Web Page: Click on Curriculum ---->
Parent Resources for some great links to Common Core materials
2.*Treats will be greatly appreciated! Thanks to those who have already sent! We
use these weekly for good behavior & homework snacks!
3.*Please do not allow your child to bring toys to play with at school!
This is becoming a problem in class ( Legos, etc….)
4. Girls: Only solid color tights and leggings (school colors) are allowed. The student handbook
states that the only socks, tights, leggings, or hose allowed are solid school colors only.
Contact Information:
ECUE Phone: 588-7019 Fax: 588-7046
Website: HTTP://www.jcsd.k12.ms.us/ecue/ecuemain.htm
Mrs. Pearson: [email protected]
Mrs. Shoemaker: [email protected]
Language
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Reading
Sequence Writing: Students will
practice sequence writing by writing the steps
that Wilbur uses to spin a web. Students will
begin with the topic sentence: “Wilbur
decided to try to spin a web one
day in the barn.”
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Spelling: injustice, promptly, occupation,
stealthily, cunning, inheritance, anesthetic,
envy, rambled, boasting, gullible, descended
Math
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injustice - unfair act
promptly - quickly done
occupation - a person’s job
stealthily - sneakily
cunning - craftiness or sly
inheritance - quality passed down
from parents
anesthetic - substance that causes
a loss of feeling
envy - longing to possess
something
rambled - to talk in an aimless
manner
boasting - to speak of with
excessive pride or vanity
gullible - easily deceived
descended - to move down from a
higher place
solemnly - seriously
Science
Social
Studies
– Unit B,
Chapter 1
We will
study the
continents/
maps this
week.
Activities
will be
completed
in class.
Fractions ( CC Topic 9-1,2,3,4)
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Fraction – a symbol, such as ½ or 2/3, that names equal parts of a
whole ( a part of something)
Numerator – tells how many equal parts are described. It is the
number on top. UP
Denominator – tells the total number of equal parts. It is the number
on bottom. DOWN
Unit fraction- a fraction with 1 as its numerator 1/3, 1/5, etc…. (unit
means 1)
Benchmark fraction – commonly used fractions ¼,1/3, ½,2/3
Please send a regular sized Hershey bar!
Halves – 2 equal parts
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Fourths – 4 equal parts
Fifths – 5 equal parts
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Sixths, - 6 equal parts
Eighths – 8 equal parts
11. Tenths – 10 equal parts
Twelfths -12 equal parts
Fact family – a group of related facts using the same numbers
Difference - the answer when subtracting two numbers
Equation - a number sentence that uses an equal sign to show
that the value to its left is the same as the value to its right
Example: 20+9=29
15 = (20+5)-10 18 = 11 + n
Multiplication – an operation that gives the total number
when you join equal groups
Factors – the numbers that are being multiplied 8 X 3 = 24
Product – the answer to a multiplication problem
8 X 5 = 45
Inverse – the opposite operation
Example: addition is the inverse of subtraction/multiplication is the inverse of division
20. Mixed number – numbers that have a whole number part and a fraction part
Examples: 2 ½
5¾
9¼