Apr+4th

Grade 2 and 3 Newsletter April 4, 2011 **// NO School for students Friday, April 8th //** ** 3rd Grade testing Mon, Tues, & Wed: Eat a good breakfast and get lots of sleep. ** ** What we are studying this week: **

** 2ND ENGLISH ** ** 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, oral language, vocabulary development, and follow & give directions ** 2.4, ** 2.5 phonics, 2.6 use reading strategies, 2.7 fluency, 2.8 read and comprehension fiction, 2.9 read and comprehend nonfiction 2.10 use reference materials, 2.11 write in manuscript and begin cursive, 2.12 write stories, letters etc., 2.13 writing, grammar and mechanics ** ** 2ND MATH ** ** 2.11time, 2.12 money ** ** 2ND SOCIAL STUDIES ** ** 2.7, 2.8, 2.9 economics ** ** 2ND SCIENCE 2.4 Life ** ** cycles, 2.5 living things are part of a system ** || ** third grade ** ** 3RD ENGLISH ** ** 3.1 oral communication, 3.2 present reports, 3.3 word analysis, 3.4 use reading strategies, 3.5 comprehend fiction, 3.6 comprehend nonfiction, 3.7 use reference sources, 3.8 cursive, 3.9 writing process, 3.10 writing and grammar ** ** 3RD MATH ** ** 3. measurement ** ** 3RD SOCIAL STUDIES ** ** 3.1, 3.4, 3.6, 3.7 Greece and Rome ** ** 3RD SCIENCE ** ** 3.8 natural cycles. ** ||
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** Notes and reminders: ** --3rd grade: Field trip-April 26- Please return all permission slips and payments to school as soon as possible. Thank you. ** --3 **** rd Grade testing Monday, Tuesday (reading), and Wednesday (Math): Eat a good breakfast and get lots of sleep. ** April 4 – Report Cards go home April 4-7 - Book Fair (Family NightApril 63:30-6:00 pm) April 8 – Professional Dev. Day – School Closed April 11 – PTA Meeting/Science Fair – 6:30 PM April 12 – Spring Challenge AR Incentive/Liberty Station April 18-22 – Spring Break April 26 – 3rd grade Field Trip – Regal Cinema-Roanoke

** Homework: ****__ No __**** word study for 3rd grade this week. ** Read for 20 minutes every night. Word study daily assignments are listed in the student’s word study book. Study to recall math facts every night. Other assignments are written in the planner. Parents please sign your child’s Planner every night.

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