Friday, October 31, 2014


Dear Parents,

In your child’s Friday Folder, you will find his or her reading bookmark for November. Please keep this in a safe place and return November 20. I hope each of you has a safe and happy Halloween!

Lauren Ehlers, Ed.S.
Third Grade Teacher

School Wide Information 
November 4 – No School
November 14 – Mid-term reports go home
November 20 – Holiday Lunch (11:15 - 11:40)
November 24-28 – Thanksgiving Holidays

Next Week at a Glance
Reading: Summarizing
Language Arts: Informational Writing; Adverbs
Word Study: among, idea, learn, nothing, write, girl, first, third, squirt, chirp, fire, wire, fire, drier, pliers, submarine, subtitle, subway, subsoil, subtract  
Social Studies: Susan B. Anthony
Science: Rocks and Minerals (Test Wednesday)  
Math: Understanding Division (Test Friday)



Thursday, October 30, 2014

Tonight's homework:

Read for 20 minutes
Finish science study guide (posted if needed)
Math p. 237

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Word Work
Math p. 255-256

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Tonight's homework:

Read for 20 minutes
Word Work
Math p. 249-250

Friday, October 24, 2014

Third Grade Parents,

Next week is Red Ribbon Week at Burnette Elementary. Please see the Blast for more information about the theme for each day. Have a wonderful weekend!

Lauren  Ehlers, Ed. S.
Third Grade Teacher

Looking ahead to next week. . .

Reading Skill: Character Traits
Writing: Informational Writing
Math: Understanding Division
Word Work: under, really, early, such, leave, fern, germ, heard, Earth, learn, near, year, beard, cheer, steer, exhale, expand, explode, exit, exclaim
Science: Rocks and Minerals (Vocabulary Test Tuesday)

Thursday, October 23, 2014

Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Study for Rocks and Minerals Vocabulary Test (Tuesday)
Be prepared for adjective test (tomorrow)

Have a great afternoon!

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Hello! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Study Rocks and Minerals vocabulary (Test Tuesday)

Have a great evening!

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Hello! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Study Rocks and Minerals vocabulary (Test moved to next Tuesday)
Math: Multiplication Concepts Chart

Friday, October 17, 2014


Third Grade Parents,
Enclosed you will find your child’s report card. Please sign the envelope and return it to school. You can keep the report card at home for your records. Your child has done a great job in third grade so far. Please encourage your son or daughter to keep up his or her hard work!
Also, don’t forget the ITBS will be given next week. We will begin testing promptly at 8:55. Please make sure your child arrives by 8:30 each morning.J
Lauren  E. Williams, Ed. S.
Third Grade Teacher

Looking ahead to next week. . .

Reading Skill:  Questioning
Writing: Informational; Adjectives (Test Friday)
Math: Understanding Division
Word Work: NO Word Work
Science: Rocks and Minerals (Vocabulary Test Friday)

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Word Work
Study for Paul Revere Quiz
Math p. 232-233

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Hello! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Word Work
Math- addition and subtraction worksheet
Study Paul Revere study guide and words (QUIZ Friday)

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Hello! I hope you enjoyed your weekend and are staying dry!

Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Work Work
Study Paul Revere study guide (Quiz Friday)
Math p. 231

Have a great evening!

Friday, October 10, 2014

Third Grade Parents,
We have now entered the second nine weeks. Time is flying by, but I guess that’s what happens when you are having fun! Report cards will be sent home next week. Have a fabulous Friday, and enjoy your three day weekend!! J

Lauren  E. Williams, Ed. S.
Third Grade Teacher

School Wide Information…
October 16: Chick-fil-A Night
October 17: Report cards go home
October 20 – 24: ITBS testing

Looking ahead. . .
Reading Skill: Close Reading Strategies
Language Arts: Informational Writing; Adjectives
Math: Multiplication continued (Test Wednesday) 
Word Study: easy, proud, wrote, angry, favorite, part, spark, march, carve, dare, glare, scare, fair, stair, chair, illegal, illogical, illiterate 
Social Studies: Paul Revere (Quiz Friday)
Science: Rocks and Minerals

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Math p. 217-218

Have a great evening!

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Word work
Study for pollution test
Math p. 207-208

Have a great evening!

Monday, October 6, 2014

Good afternoon! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read for 20 minutes
Word work activity
Study pollution study guide (test Thursday)
Math p. 209- 210

Friday, October 3, 2014


Dear Parents,
Your child has been learning so much this week, and he or she has worked very hard! Please encourage him or her to relax and play this weekend. We will have another busy week ahead as we take the first nine weeks interims and “fall” into the second nine weeks. As always, please let me know if you have any questions.

Lauren Ehlers, Ed.S.
Third Grade Teacher

School Wide Information 
October 3 – Burnette Dance at PRHS (Movie Night)
October 13 – Student Holiday

Next Week at a Glance
Reading: Reading closely and supporting answers with evidence
Language Arts: Pronouns (Test Friday); Finish opinion writing
Word Study: once, animal, life, enough, took, bribe, twice, quite, high, bright, thigh, shy, multiply, pie, lie, impolite, impossible, impatient, immature, improper
Social Studies: Paul Revere
Science: Pollution (Test Thursday)
Math: Multiplication (Test Friday)


Thursday, October 2, 2014

Hi! Tonight's homework is as follows:

Read 20 minutes
Complete science study guide
Math p. 203-204

Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks!