Mrs.

Goodnight’s Third
Grade News Micanopy Area
June 1, 2010
Cooperative School

 Field Day- Next Monday, June 7th- Please ensure that your
child comes to school wearing cool, comfortable clothing and sun
block. I suggest that you also provide your child with sunglasses
and/or a hat. We will be at the ball park all day, and it will be
HOT!

Weekly Assignments
Monday-
*HOLIDAY
Snack
Tuesday- Schedule
Math- p. 134
Spelling- n/a Week of 6/1
Read- 30 minutes
Wednesday- Monday –
Math- Chapter 1-23 Test in class
*no homework Tuesday- Megan
Spelling- n/a Wednesday-Zachery
Read- read 30 min.
Thursday– Tristan
Thursday
Math- p. 135 Friday– Caleb
Spelling- n/a
Read- 30 min *We have 19 students.

Upcoming Vocabulary/
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Events/Dates to Spelling *Finished for the remainder of this
Remember Words school year!
6/7 Field Day
*early dismissal The link below is an excellent resource
6/8 Last day of that provides fun practice for each
school week’s spelling list.
http://3rdgrade.pbworks.com/Harcourt-
*early dismissal
Trophies-Spelling
Bi
Social Studies-
Math – Week of 6/1
Students will continue to work on states On Wednesday, students will
and capitals. During class, students will take a cumulative test that covers
have the opportunity to engage in a chapters 1-23. For the last few
days of school, students will
variety of activities to assist with their further explore customary
retention of this material: labeling measurement.
maps, U.S.A. bingo, on-line interactive Vocabulary
sites… 12 inches = 1 foot
3 feet = 1 yard
 What is the name of your state?
 What is the name of your county?
READING-
This week’s selection is titled, “The Armadillo
from Amarillo.” To find out where his home is,
Macs Cares
an armadillo leaves the Texas woods, crosses Please look out for a
prairies, rides on an eagle’s back, and then
boards a space shuttle. From space he sees packet in your child’s
that his state, Texas, is in the United States on
the North American Continent, on the planet homework folder this
Earth. This selection ties right into our week that will inform
geography unit and will further reinforce your
child’s understanding of his/her relative location you of many FREE
on our planet, Earth. 
activities (just for fun
Below is a link to resources that will reinforce or educational) available
the skills/strategies that your child is working on
in class each week. Check it out!!! around Gainesville or
http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/trophies/
grade_3.htm Micanopy this summer.

FCAT NEWS
Congratulations, Third Graders! All of Meredith Goodnight
MACS Third Graders received a 3 or Third Grade Teacher
higher on the math portion of the m.goodnight@micanopyareaschool.org
FCAT! 63% earned above average 352-466-0990
scores in math, and 58 % earned an
above average score in reading. WE
ARE SO PROUD OF YOUR SUCCESS!

Parents will receive a copy of your

child’s individual scores in your child’s
report card. Please take note of your
child’s strengths and weaknesses, and
encourage him/her to keep learning
over the summer! 