The Wonderful World of Third Grade
9-6 to 9-9

I hope everyone had a very peace-filled and fun Labor Day Weekend!


❈    This week in Religion we will be working on the Apostle’s Creed, and The New Commandment.

❈    In Math we will continue to work with place value and reviewing the multiplication tables for 0 and 1.  Students will have an interactive lesson on place value with using our Smartboard.  Please utilize the IXL math program nightly to help your child practice their math skills, www.ixlmath.com.  I have added an IXL component to the reading journal.  I would like students to spend 30 minutes weekly on IXL math.  This can be done any night or combination of nights throughout the week.

❈    In reading we will be focusing on comprehension strategies with a non-fiction monthly magazine, “National Geographic Explorer”.  This week we will read the September edition, which contains two, life science stories and one earth science story.  Students will also enjoy an interactive Smartboard lesson that correlates with the story, “Lessons in Lava”.

❈    In Language Arts students will be focusing on proper nouns, subject and predicate and proofreading.  Students will play a Smartboard game to help them identify sentences.  Students will also continue to work through the steps in the writing process, while writing and publishing their name paragraphs.

❈    In Health we are continuing to learning about germs and disease.

❈    In Science we are finishing our unit on the Scientific Method.  Students will be learning about inquiry skills and science tools.  We will also conduct an investigation on bubbles.

❈    Spelling this week is Unit #2, silent e.  All words are posted on www.spellingcity.com for practice.  The test will be on Friday.

❈    Reading Journal needs to be completed nightly as it is very important for students to read daily for at least 20 minutes.  However, IXL math, spelling and the Simple Solution books can adapt to your scheduling needs.  I only ask that the students work ahead just for the week we are in, and also they can work ahead, but cannot fall behind in their homework.   Hopefully, that freedom will help with your weekly scheduling.

Simple Solutions 9/6 to 9/9
Math – Lessons #9 through #12
Science – Lessons #7 through #9
Grammar – Lessons #8 through #10

Have a great week!