October 20-23, 2015
Weekly Class News
From the third grade classrooms at AEMS
Reading Vocabulary:
Math Vocabulary:
deliberately- to do something carefully and with
purpose.
composed- to make by combining things, parts or
elements.
gratitude- feeling grateful or thankful.
compassion- to be kind to someone who needs
help.
swift- to move quickly.
vain- to think very highly of oneself.
overheard- to hear people talking when they
don’t know you are listening.
suggested- to give someone an idea to consider.
enormous- something that is very large.
exclaimed- to say something in an excited
manner.
Multiplication- mathematical operation that
consists of adding a number to itself a
specified number of times.
repeated addition- adding the same number
again and again in order to find the answer to
a multiplication problem.
arrays- items arranged in rows and columns.
commutative (order) property of
multiplication- factors can be multiplied in
any order and the product will be the same.
factors- numbers that are multiplied
together to form a product.
product- the answer to a multiplication
equation.
zero property of multiplication- states that
the product of any factor and zero is zero.
identity property- a factor multiplied by
zero keeps its identity (stays the same).
Social Studies Vocabulary:
Erosion- causing the coastal wetland to slowly
disapper.
scarcity- there is not enough of something to
meet all of people’s wants and needs.
conserve- to use resources carefully.
abundance- there is more than enough of
something.
wildlife- animals and plants that live in the wild.
Natural resource- material found in nature that
people can use.
Skills Taught This Week:
 Math: Multiplication
 ELA: Adverbs
 Reading: Theme
 Social Studies: Natural Resources
 Spelling: Prefix
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Spelling Words
review
recycle
restate
unclear
unequal
unknown
disagree
discover
disorder
disprove
reaction
rephrase
unbiased
unspoken
disconnect
Greater strides through Warrior Pride!
Important dates to remember:
October 16- 3rd Grade field trip
to the LA Museum of Arts and
Sciences
October 19- No school for
Students (PD day)
October 23- Fun Walk
October 30- End of 2nd Six Weeks
Daily Activities:
Monday, October 19
No School- Professional Development
Tuesday, October 20
Math- Multiplication
Social Studies: Natural Resources
ELA- Adverbs
Reading- Half Chicken
Wednesday, October 21
Math- Multiplication
Social Studies: Natural Resources
ELA- Adverbs
Reading- Half Chicken
Thursday, October 22
Math- Multiplication
Social Studies: Natural Resources
ELA- Adverbs
Reading- Half Chicken
Friday, October 23
Math- Multiplication
Social Studies: Natural Resources
ELA- Adverbs
Reading- Half Chicken
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