Classroom News
Week of September 14th
Mrs. Durand
A Peek at the Week
Spelling:
-Long /a/ and long /e/ ex. Plain, Please
Writing/Grammar:
-Taking notes from a video
-Informational writing using notes
-Prewriting step for a narrative story
Reading:
-Read The Three Hawaiian Pigs and the
Magic Shark
-Real vs. fantasy
-Anthropomorphism (animals doing things
that only people do in real life)
-Story structure
Math:
-Estimate differences
-Strategies to find differences mentally
(using a number line or the break apart
strategy)
-Using place value to subtract
-Problem solving
-MAPS testing
ddurand@usd365.org
Upcoming Tests and
Assignments
September 17th-
Science Chapter 2 Test
September 18thMAPS Math Test
Spelling Test
4 Corners Math Quiz
Homework Packet Due
Mark Your Calendars
September 14th- Site Council and PTO
meetings
Science:
-Read “How Do Fishes, Frogs and
Mammals Grow?”
-Read “How Do Babies Learn?”
-Review/Study guide
Social Studies:
-Studies Weekly- Identify contributions of
both the Greeks and Romans to
American ideas
A Note from Mrs. Durand
I will be posting my weekly newsletter and the spelling lists on my class webpage. You can
access it by going to http://gec.usd365.org/ , clicking on Classroom Pages> Third Grade>
Danielle Durand.