This weekly classroom newsletter provides information about the upcoming week's lessons and tests in Miss Daniel's 3rd grade class. Students will have quizzes on Friday in social studies and reading, and a fractions test in math. The newsletter reminds students to come prepared with supplies like scissors and glue, and for parents to sign homework on Thursdays. It includes the vocabulary words and spelling words for the week, with definitions and a challenge section to be completed.

1. Name: _______________________
Classroom Newsletter for January 27 - 31
Miss Daniel 3rd
Grade Pirates Room 16
Contact me at Jennifer_C_Daniel@fc.dekalb.k12.ga.us or through the agenda
What to expect this week:
 Social Studies – Mary McLeod Bethune – Quiz Fri.
 Reading – Author study on Marc Brown – Test
over Arthur series, Marc Brown, and vocabulary
Friday
 ELA - independent timed Opinion Writing
piece. Revising and editing quiz Friday.
 Math – Fractions;
subtraction
 Spelling test Friday
Several students are still missing scissors and glue. Students will be able to participate
more when prepared for each activity every day.
Please sign the homework schedule Thursday night, signifying that you have checked
over your child’s homework. Several worksheets have been turned in incomplete or
with missing pages.
Vocabulary
Write a definition for our words for this month. The last 4 are new.
Test this Friday.
1. compare ____________________________________________
2. contrast ____________________________________________
3. theme ______________________________________________
4. setting______________________________________________
5. plot________________________________________________
6. characters___________________________________________
7. author______________________________________________
8. illustrator___________________________________________
9. series_______________________________________________
10.pattern ____________________________________________
11. main idea____________________________________________
12.detail_______________________________________________
13. trait_____________________________________________
14. motivation ________________________________________
15. sequence _________________________________________
16. event____________________________________________
Spelling Words
1. food
2. hood
3. cool
4. shook
5. school
6. look
7. roost
8. tool
9. took
10. room
11. moon
12. foot
13. wood
14. pool
15. good
16. crook
Challenge
Words
17. theme
18. setting
19. plot
20. character