Crain’s Happy Campers, Elder’s Eagles,
& Ladd’s Leopards
3rd Grade Newsletter
Week of Oct. 31-Nov.4, 2016
SKILLS WE ARE LEARNING:
ELA: See back of newsletter
Math: Subtracting 2 and 3 digit numbers
Social Studies: Levels of Government
government- the governing body of a nation, state, or community
executive branch- the part of state and national government that carries out laws
judicial branch- the branch of government that, through the court system, decides what laws mean and whether they obey the Constitution
legislative branch- the branch of government that makes laws
Constitution- a document that states the basic laws and ideas that a government and its people follow
Congress- the legislative branch of the U.S. government made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate
Supreme Court- the highest judicial court in a country or state
President- the elected head of a republican country
taxes- fees that citizens and others pay to the government
scarcity- not having enough resources to provide all the things people want
******TEST TUESDAY!!!
IMPORTANT MESSAGES:
Nov. 4 Career Day
Father/Daughter Dance
Nov. 10 Wear Red White and Blue
Nov. 11 Veteran’s Day-No School
Nov. 18 Classroom Pictures
Nov. 23-25 Thanksgiving Break
Please note: Homework is written in the notebook daily and must be signed by a parent every day (including Friday).
Science: Heredity & Life Cycles
seed- a structure that can grow into a new plant
embryo- a young plant
flower- a plant structure that makes seeds
pollination- the movement of pollen from the male part of a flower to the female part
fruit- a plant structure that holds seeds
cone- a plant structure that makes seeds
life cycle- how a certain kind of organism, grows, changes, and reproduces
life stages- the steps in an organism’s life cycle
egg- a structure that protects and feeds young of certain kinds of animals
larva- the stage in some insects’ life cycles which comes after hatching
pupa- the stage of some insects’ life cycles before becoming an adult
metamorphosis- a series of very different body forms
heredity- the passing of traits from parents to young
inherited trait- a characteristic that comes from parents
learned trait- something you are taught or learn with experience
trait- a characteristic or feature of a living thing
offspring- an organism’s young
******Test Thursday!!
MEMORIZE THESE MATH FACTS:
1. 6x12=72 11.6x2=12
2. 6x11=66 12.6x1=6
3. 6x10=60 13.5x5=25
4. 6x9=54 14.4x8=32
5. 6x8=48 15.5x8=40
6. 6x7=42 16.4x9=36
7. 6x6=36 17.4x7=28
8. 6x5=30 18.3x9=27
9. 6x4=24 19.5x4=20
10. 6x3=18 20.4x2=8
***We will take a practice test Mon., Tues., Wed. and Thurs., The test taken on Friday is for a grade.