Third Grade Newsletter
January 22, 2013
We are in need of snacks and small cups snack time
and tissues.
Reading and Spelling Test—(reading 20 minutes nightly) for The Moon Seems to
Change
Spelling Words: weakness, tension, sleepless, rarity, endless, sanity, fitness,
priceless, purity, erosion, blindness, electricity, fairness, division, careless,
breathless, explosion
Vocabulary Test—quarter moon, sliver, crescent moon, occur, phases
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JANUARY 24TH because it is PICTURE DAY!!!!!
WE WILL NO LONGER BE RESTATING THE QUESTIONS FOR THE READING TEST FOR THE CHILDREN
TO COPY FROM THE BOARD. THEY WILL BE ON THEIR OWN. WE HAVE TO GET THEM KPREP
READY.
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Study Guide for The Moon Seems to Change
Reading and Spelling Test— January 25, 2013
Spelling Words: weakness, tension, sleepless, rarity, endless, sanity, fitness, priceless,
purity, erosion, blindness, electricity, fairness, division, careless, breathless, explosion
Vocabulary Test—quarter moon, sliver, crescent moon, occur, phases
Vocabulary
 What does the suffix –less mean?
 A crescent moon can best be described as …..
 Phases is another word for …..
 Sometimes the moon is just a sliver. A sliver is …..
 A new moon is when the moon …….
Comprehension (multiple choice)
 Why does the moon seem to change size?
 What kind of moon do you see right after a new moon?
 According to the selection, where can a crescent moon be seen?
 When you cannot see the moon at all, it is called ……
 People found out what the back side of the moon looks like because of …..
Comprehension (short response)—YOU HAVE TO RESTATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 How are the full moon and the quarter moon different?
 What is the difference between the waxing and the waning moons?
 How does the moon get its light?
 How is a day on the moon different from a day on Earth?
 What causes a New Moon?
Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics
You should be able to identify an adverb in a sentence and determine whether an adverb is being used
correctly in a sentence
Linking to the Concepts (short response – several sentences)
Why can’t we see the back side of the moon from Earth? (Support your answer with information from
the story.)
Personal Response (short response – several sentences)
Which phases of the moon do you like best? Why? (Support your answer with information from the
story.)