Bates Tribune August 24-28 Vocab 1. Habitat- a natural home of a plant or animal 2. Characters- people, animals, or inanimate objects in a story 3. Facts- statements that can be proved true 4. Details- small part of the sentence that helps explain the main idea 5. Plot- what happens in a story and why it happens 6. Setting- the place and time in which a story takes place 7. Difference- the answer to a subtraction problem 8. Sum- if you add up numbrs you find the sum Important dates Aug. 25- Highlighter day Aug. 26-Duct Tape day Aug. 27- Hawaiian day -parent meeting @ 6 Aug. 28- School Spirit Sept.1- $5 weekly reader $ due 9. Standard form- when a number is written in this form 2,731 10. Expanded form- when a number is written in this form 2,000+700+30+1 Contact Information: desireebates@mooreschools.com 405-735-4520 Created by Ashley Magee Graphics © ThistleGirlDesigns.com What We’re Learning Lunch Menu Monday: Reading: Story Elements Tuesday: Louisiana red beans and rice Wednesday: Spaghetti and meatballs Thursday: Chicken and waffles Math: Place Value Language: types of sentences Friday: mac &cheese Science: Habitats Social Studies: Teacher Notes: There will be an informational parent meeting for third grade on Thursday at 6:00 in the cafeteria. I’m looking forward to a great year! If you ever need to contact me, email is usually best!