Third Quarter:
January 3 - March 9, 2012

This quarter we are working on the following skills:

Communication Arts
Comparing/Contrasting
Idioms
Verbs (Linking, Main, Helping, Irregular)
Multiple Meaning Words
Contractions
Author's Purpose
Rhyming
Context Clues
Predictions
Dictionary Skills (Guide Words)
Sequencing
Cause & Effect
Pronouns (Subject & Object)
Possessive Nouns & Pronouns

Math
Multiplication (Up to 12x12)
Division (Basic Facts)
Arrays
Equal Groups
Tables & Graphs
Patterns (Functions & Changes)
Begin Fractions & Decimals (Finding Fair Shares)

Science
Sun & Moon
Solar System (Planets, Constellations, Shadows)
Begin Weather Unit (Water Vapor, Clouds, Precipitation, Thermometer, Barometer, Weather Patterns, Weathering & Erosion)

Social Studies
Martin Luther King, Jr. (Prejudice, discrimination, civil rights)
Black History Month
Presidents
Groundhog's Day History
Valentine's Day History
Begin Goods/Services Unit (Natural/Capital/Human Resources, Cost-Benefit Analysis)

Linda Meckem
3th Grade Teacher
Freedom Elementary
286 Eastlawn Avenue
St. Robert, MO  65584
(573) 451-2100
lmeckem@waynesville.k12.mo.us