Mrs. Skeen’s 3rd Grade Class

January 30, 2020

Parents/Guardians: 

This afternoon we experienced some electrical issues at White Oak Primary and Intermediate campuses. Currently SWEPCO is on site and working through the issues. 

At this time we are expecting to have power restored and a regular school day tomorrow, Friday, January 31st. 

If the issue is not resolved we will notify you by 6:00 a.m. in the morning.

Please check the campus Facebook pages, campus blogs and teacher blogs for notification and updates. 

This would affect the primary and intermediate campuses only. 

Thank you.

Mike Morrison

Interim Superintendent 

White Oak ISD 

Math Night has been cancelled.  We will let you know when we reschedule it.  Thanks.

This week we are reading Owl Moon, Dancing in the Wings, and Tomas and the Library Lady.

Students are learning about IMAGERY and how the author uses language using their 5 senses to help the reader paint a picture in their minds.

Vocabulary: disappointed, gulps glaring, chattered, clearing, faded, sewn, shrugged, eager, meadow

You can study the vocabulary words here:  https://quizlet.com/_7w0jhl?x=1jqt&i=27iv1i

Spelling- Compound Words: 

airplane, anybody, daylight, everybody, inside, sometime, whenever, without, nobody, playground, haircut

Wednesday, January 29 if an EARLY RELEASE.

Thursday, January 30, is MATH NIGHT! 6:00-7:00 in the Elementary Gym. PTO will be serving hot dog plates starting at 5:30 prior to doors opening at 6:00 pm. Hope to see everyone there!

This week in Reading we will be focussing on an Author’s Study: Janell Cannon.

The books in our text set are: Stellaluna, Crickwing, Pinduli, and Verdi.

To study the vocabulary words this week you can go to our Quizlet and review them.

https://quizlet.com/_7p8nw1?x=1jqt&i=27iv1i

We will also continue working on Character Traits, Synonym and Antonyms, Sequencing Events, Multiple Meaning Words, Main Idea, and Author’s Purpose.

We will be starting the Writing Process this week. First up is identifying complete and incomplete sentences.

I will be sending homework home on Monday and it is due back Friday.

Spelling Words: multi-syllabic words

1. mattress
2. basketball
3. refill
4. recess
5. uphill
6. princess
7. carry
8. traffic
9. village
10. blizzard
11. hammer

Have a great week!

It’s time for January Benchmarks! We can’t wait to see how much progress these amazing kiddos have made since August!

Our Benchmark exams will be:

Thursday, January 9: MATH

Friday, January 10: READING

On these days, students may bring a DRY snack (cereal, crackers, pretzels, etc. ) and a bottle of water. Students are also allowed to have 2-3 pieces of peppermint candy OR 2-3 pieces of gum. These items are put away once the test is over.

Happy New Year!