Author: Emily Susan Maxwell

Wellborn Elementary School

Week of Nov. 13th — Nov. 16th 26th

3rd Grade News

Objectives for the week

Reading - “Loved Best” - realistic fiction
Focus skill : plot– what happens in a story. Plot presents a problem and tells how the characters solve it.
Phonics– -le syllable
Grammar— possessive nouns
Math —Chapter 4– subtraction– with and without regrouping
Social Science— Danger Zone– volcanoes
Character Education-Self –control

Dates to remember:
November 20th—Money is due for field trip to see the Nutcracker !
November 21—23rd- Thanksgiving Break!!

Spelling Words
title
table
uncle
apple
cable
bubble
beetle
rattle
purple
little
middle
simple
saddle
trouble
scribble

Test Dates
Thurs. Nov. 15th
Subtaction w/ regrouping.
Friday Nov. 16th–
Reading test—
Lesson 11
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Field Trip!!!!!
We will be going on a field trip December 3rd. We will be viewing the Nutcracker and eating lunch at CiCi’s Pizza. Parents are welcome to join us at CiCi’s at 1:00 PM.

Vocabulary Words
swooned – if you had a terrible shock or surprise that made you fait or fall, you might have swooned
astonished – when you are amazed and surprised by something
envious – if you feel envious, you want something that someone else has
rivalry – people who have a rivalry are competing against one another for something
encouraging– something that is encouraging gives someone hope or confidence
brief– if something is brief, it does not take much time
chuckling –if you are chuckling, you are laughing quietly to yourself
soothing– something that is soothing makes you feel calm
sobbed– someone who sobbed cried very hard
praised – if you have praised someone, you have told that person that he or she did something well