Cursive Writing:
We will slowly introduce cursive writing to our third grade students this year. Most students have learned parts of this skill in 2nd grade. We will begin by writing our names and the alphabet in cursive. We will practice daily ,but will NOT start completing tests in cursive until after winter break.
Social Studies
We started our first social studies chapter this week with our studies of globes, maps, compasses, directions, oceans, and continents. Students will be tested on the seven continents and 4 oceans (although some people consider the “Southern Ocean” to be the 5th ocean.)
Math:
Our first chapter in math covers graphing skills. We will study bar graphs, pictographs, line graphs, tally charts, problem solving and in-out machines. We will also learn how to interpret data from graphs in order to solve word problems.

Spelling
We started Unit 3 in our Spelling books last Friday. These are words that contain a short “u” vowel sound. On Tuesday, we completed pgs 20—21 in our spelling books for extra practice. We also wrote our spelling words 5 time each and played SPARKLE BOOM!. On Thursday, Sept. 9th, we will have spelling test #3 on Unit 3 words. We will test on Thursday and begin the new Unit 4 Spelling words on Friday.
Spelling Words
Unit 3
1. lunch
2. until
3. cover
4. buzz
5. become
6. stuff
7. nothing
8. dull
9. month
10. study
11. love
12. uncle
13. cuff
14. none
under
Bonus Words
16. trunk
17. bushel
18. bucket
19. ugly
20. sponge
Reading
This week’s story is “The Tree House.” Chrissy is thrilled when her grandfather builds her the best tree house she has ever seen. When her friend, Leah, asks to come up, Chrissy says, "No, it's just for me. " Leah decides to have a tree house built too. Each girl spends time alone in her tree house, and they do not speak to each other. Chrissy is lonely in her tree house. She calls Leah in her tree house to borrow a book. This breaks the ice. They begin sharing things back and forth. Chrissy gets the idea that a bridge between the two tree houses would enable them to visit each other easily. Somehow, each house is now more special because they can each share it with a friend.
We will test on Friday!

Spelling! Reading! Vocabulary! Oh My!

In other buzz-worthy news:

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Announcements
1:30 Dismissal Wednesday, September 8th
Hat Day Sept. 8th—$1 donation :)
Reading Test on Friday
Spelling Test on Unit 3 Words on Thursday
Continents and Oceans Test Wednesday September 15.

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