Transcript East Central 3rd Grade Newsletter

Star Students:
February 24 - 28, 2014
Week 25
Dates to Remember:
*Math Extra Credit Project – Note sent last
week (DUE: FEBRUARY 27TH)
FEBRUARY 23rd – DJ’s Birthday
*Please send counted can tabs to Mrs. A.
Mrs. Smith
Madison Evans
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Jordan
Little
Test Schedule:
Weekly -(Multiplication 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11)
*You should be able to do 50 problems in 3
minutes! PRACTICE!! Notice we added the 7’s
for this month!
Wed.- Spelling
Thurs. – Language & Northeast Region Map
Test
Friday – Math & Reading
*Cold Weather Make-up days….Monday, March 3rd, Monday,
April 21st, Thursday, May 22nd will be a full day, and Friday, May
23rd will be a half day.
*Smencils for Sale $1.00 each / Yearbooks $30
*Field Day T-Shirts on sale until Feb. 28th. $13
Please go online & complete the Jackson Co. Title I
Needs Assessment jcsd.k12.ms.us. THANKS!!
Contact Information:
Mrs. Bullock
ECUE Phone: 588-7019 Fax: 588-7046
Website: HTTP://www.jcsd.k12.ms.us/ecue/ecuemain.htm
Mrs. Bullock: [email protected]
Mrs. Smith: [email protected]
Weekly Totals:
Homeroom
Bullock
Smith
AR
AM
(Needs 40 pts.)
(Need 80 pts)
DJ
Naz
Justice
Emily
Jay
Jay
Kathryn
Kathryn
We would like to thank
you SOOO much for the
sweet cards, chocolates,
and goodies that you
shared with us on
Valentine’s Day!! We
love each of you!!!
Mrs. Bullock
Mrs. Smith
An adjective is a word a that describes a
person, place, or thing. Adjectives tell
more about nouns. A, an, and the are
special kinds of adjectives called
articles.
Adjectives – Some girls wore long, bright
skirts.
The kind man is helping the
lost child.
Articles –
A boy wore an awesome shirt to the party.
The articles “a” and “an” are used only with
singular nouns.
“A” is used before a word that begins with
a consonant sound: a jacket, a cup.
“An” is used before a word that begins with
a vowel sound: an eagle, an orange
jacket, an empty cup.
“The” is used before singular or plural
nouns: the shoe, the shoes
create
piano
video
violin
pioneer
audio
radiate
Creole
medium
idea
radio
studio duo
patio rodeo
stadium trio
audience
cereal
recreation
Syllable pattern: CV/VC
*Divide words between
the two vowels together
where each vowel has a
separate vowel sound.
Metric Units of Length
Centimeter (cm) *pinkie finger width
10 cm = 1 dm
Decimeter (dm)
Millimeter (mm)
1 meter (m) = 100 centimeters (cm)
1 kilometer (km) = 1,000 meters (m)
Metric Units of Capacity – the volume of a container measured in liquid
units
milliliter (mL)
*tiny drops from an eye dropper
Liter (L) *Think of a 2 liter Coke bottle
1,000 mL = 1 liter (L)
Metric Units of Mass – measure of amount of matter in an object
Gram (g)
*1 grape
Kilogram (kg) * cantelope
1,000 grams (g) = 1 kilogram (kg)
Practice your multiplication facts: (0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,10,11)
1. festival- a program of
entertainment; often held annually
2. paces – steps
3. pale – not bright; dim
4. handkerchief – a soft, usually
square piece of cloth used for wiping
your nose, face, or hands
5. rhythm – the natural, strong beat
of some music or poetry
6. graceful – beautiful in form or
movement
7. cotton – cloth made from soft,
white fibers that grow in fluffy
branches on a cotton plant
8. snug – fitting your body closely
Activities will be completed in
class.
You will need to know the
US: Northeast Region:
MAINE
NEW HAMPSHIRE
VERMONT
NEW YORK
MASSACHUSETTS
RHODE ISLAND
CONNECTICUT
NEW JERSEY
PENNSYLVANIA
*TEST THURSDAY!