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3 Grade News
Story of the Week
Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome
Your child is reading “Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome” by Margaret Davidson. This
selection tells the true story of how a sled dog led his team and driver through a raging
blizzard to take medicine to Nome, Alaska, to halt an outbreak of diphtheria in 1925.
Share what you know about living where winters are very cold with your child.
Vocabulary Words
splinters
telegraph
trail
guided
drifts
temperature
Friday Tests:
Spelling
Comprehension/Vocabulary
Timed Math
Spelling List
Words with
sh, ch, and tch
1. shot
2. chance
3. match
4. watch
5. showed
6. shock
7. pushed
8. such
9. crash
10. chew
11. batch
12. hitched
13. sharp
14. mush
15. speech
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