Volume 18, Issue 8
Newsletter Date 1-18-16
Third Grade Times
Isaac Fox Elementary School
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I M P O R T A N T
D A T E S
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2-11– Early Release/ Valentine's
Day Parties
2-12– Institute
Day– No student
attendance
Did you
know?
Mr. Spencer and
his family went
to the
Blackhawks
game on
Sunday!
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L a s t
We have been working really hard in
class over the past
few weeks. During
our social studies
time, we have started
to learn about government. Students are
learning about the
three branches and
the jobs each branch
does. During our science time, we have
spent a great amount
of time leaning about
states of matter. We
will be having a chapter test on these top-
ics early next week. I
will be encouraging
students to bring their
books home to help
Please remember to read each night.
them prepare for their
test. In reading we
have been working
N e x t
Next week we will be
working hard to review
the information we have
learned during our
States of Matter Unit.
We will have a test next
week on this unit. During our social studies
time, we will be continu-
W e e k
hard in small groups.
Students are doing a
great job reading, and
continue to improve
on their reading response journals.
Make sure to ask
your child about these
journals. We have
also continued to
work as a whole
group on nonfiction
text structures. Finally, we have been
working on a rough
draft of New Year’s
Resolutions.
w e e k
ing to learn about government. We will start
to learn a little about
taxes. During our writing time, we will be
working on a final copy
of our New Year’s
piece. I am hoping to
send these home next
week. In reading we
will be wrapping up
nonfiction over the next
two weeks. We will also continue to meet in
small groups. Make
sure to ask your child
what he/she is reading
during group time.