Third Grade Newsletter for the Week of October 27, 2009
From Mrs. Godwin
We will have our Spelling and Reading tests on Tuesday, Nov. 3rd. The first 15 Spelling words are the most important. The Challenge words will be given as a bonus. Please read “Balto, The Dog Who Saved Nome” for the Reading test too.
Just some notes for the week:
*Fri., Oct. 31st is the Halloween Parade and Party.
*Mon.-Wed., Nov. 2nd – Nov. 4th – Conferences; 1:00 Dismissals
*Thurs.- Mon., Nov. 5th- Nov. 9th – School Closed for Teacher Convention and Veteran’s Day
*Tues., Nov. 10th – PTA PJ Storytime 7:00; Make-up Picture Day
Spelling Words Challenge Words
shot medicine
chance equipment
match crutch
watch nurse
showed hospital
shock
pushed
such
crash
chew
batch
hitched
sharp
mush
speech
Vocabulary Words
splinters – sharp, thin pieces that have broken off something
telegraph – a device used to send words in code from one place to another
trail – a path through wilderness
guided – led others to where they needed to go
drifts – large piles of snow heaped up by the wind
temperature – the measure of how hot or cold something is
