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Cherie Miller
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Welcome to
MRS. MILLER'S
THIRD GRADE
 Class News
 
 
 
 **Important Dates to Remember**

Oct. 8th - School Pictures

Oct. 9th - Field Trip to Meroney Theatre


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How are we are preparing for our EOG tests?

We have been learning the 12 Powerful words by singing each morning.  Ask your child if he or she can sing our song for you.

12 Powerful Words

Trace
Analyze
Infer
Evaluate
Formulate
Describe
Support
Explain
Summarize
Compare
Contrast
Predict

 

* We are learning how to read and understand reading selections, and answer multiple choice questions using Reading UNRAAVEL.

Reading UNRAAVEL
 
Underline title
Now predict the passage
Run through and number paragraphs
Are you reading the questions?
Are the important words circled?
Venture (read) through the passage
Eliminate the obviously wrong answers
Let the question be answered and write the    
   paragraph # where you found the answers next      
   to the question.
 
 
* We are also learning how to read and understand math word problems, and find the correct answer to a multiple choice question using Math UNRAAVEL.
 
Math UNRAAVEL
 
Underline the question
Now predict what you think you need to do to solve
   the problem
Read the word problem
Are the important words circled? (Especially the clue
   words?)
Apply the steps you chose to solve the proble,
Verify your answer (Is is reasonable? Does it make 
   sense?)
Eliminate wrong answers
Let the answer stay or rework the problem
 

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*FIND OUT WHAT WE ARE DOING*

    Reading

  Your child should read at least 20 minutes each night something that they are interested in reading and complete the reading log. I will check these logs each day to see if your child is completing this very important assignment. Please encourage your child as he or she improves reading skills this year.

Social Studies

We are studying geography.  We are learning the difference between maps and globes.  We will study landforms, regions, and changes people make to our environment. 

       
Writing

      We will continue to learn to write cursive letters.  We will practice each of the lower cased letters, then we will practice each of the upper cased letters.  Please encourage your child as he or she learns this new skill.  We are also learning how to get ideas for writing a personal narrative and learning how to write a good topic sentence.

 Please let me know if I can help in anyway!


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