The Wonderful World of Third Grade

1-30-12 to 2-3-12

I am so proud of the students who participated in Mass! 
It was wonderful!

Happy Catholic School’s Week!

Our Week:

Monday: Service Projects – Dress in Blue of Gold.  Variety Show – 1:30
Tuesday: Teacher & Staff appreciation day
Wednesday: Sports Day – sports attire ready for games.  Competitions start at 1:00.
Thursday: 100th Day of School, Groundhog’s Day and Open House/Family Luncheon
Friday: Mass/ Religion Bee -1:30 – Erin & Allison will represent Third Grade.
                    Mikayla & Anthony are the alternates.

In Religion this week we will be working on service projects throughout the week.

Third Grade will be starting a money unit.  This week we will review the value of money and we will be comparing money amounts.  Students will have multiplication quizzes on Friday. 

In Science we will be looking how animals interact with their environments.  We will review vocabulary and begin to look at food webs.

In Language Arts we will be writing poetry and finishing our book Love That Dog.

In Reading we will be reading Cloudy with A Chance of Meatballs.  We will also be learning about Groundhog’s Day and doing weather projects that will incorporate the two.

The spelling test for Unit #18 will be on Friday.  All words are posted on www.spellingcity.com.

There will be NO Simple Solutions this week!

Have a wonderful week!

The Wonderful World of Third Grade

1-23-12 to 1-27-12

 

A huge thank you for all the great donations for the
Third Grade Game Basket.
It is going to be a really great!

In Religion this week we will be finishing Chapter 7, look for a study guide on Tuesday and our quiz will be on Wednesday.  We will also be practicing for our Sunday Mass.  Parts will come home on Monday.

Third Grade will finish Chapter 9 in math on Monday and take the quiz on Tuesday.   Students will be introduced to double-digit multiplication and we will begin our money unit.  Congratulations to the students who have passed all their timed-tests.  They will receive their Happy Meals in the next week or two! (Depending on Mr. Bryant’s schedule!)

In Social Studies we will create and label world maps with many features that the Third grade will be memorizing.

In Science students will finish Chapter 4.  Look for a study guide on Tuesday and the test will be on Thursday.

In Language Arts will publish their “I have a dream” speeches. I will be video taping them reading their dreams.  Look for those at open house during Catholic Schools Week.

In Reading we will be reading the National Geographic Explorer for January.  This week we will focus on main ideas. 

The spelling test for Unit #17 will be on Friday.  All words are posted on www.spellingcity.com.

Our Simple Solution lessons are #57 and #60.  Tests will be on Friday.

Have a wonderful week!

The Wonderful World of Third Grade

1-17-12 to 1-20-12

There is still time to turn in your donation for the Catholic Schools Week Game Basket!  I need those to our classroom no later than Wednesday morning!
Thanks for your support.

Book Orders are due on Wednesday.

Report Cards come home in Thursday Folders.

In Religion this week we learn how to put our trust in God.  Students will learn about the parting of the Red Sea, Manna from heaven and God’s covenant.

Math will continue to focus on multiplication and techniques for solving problems.  Timed tests will be on Thursday this week.  Remember that 30 minutes of IXL is due by Friday.

In Social Studies we be writing our own “I Have a Dream” speeches. 

In Science students will be looking at how environments change both quickly and slowly.  We will also be exploring how humans can influence the environment.

In Language Arts will be writing in their poetry journals, and exploring new vocabulary.

In Reading we will be reading the National Geographic Explorer for January.  We will focus on cause and effect and main idea. 

The spelling test for Unit #16 will be on Friday the 20th.  All words are posted on www.spellingcity.com.

Our Simple Solution lessons are #54 and #55.  Test will be on Friday.

Have a wonderful week!

The Wonderful World of Third Grade

1-9-12 to 1-12-12

Reminder – No School on Friday or Monday – Enjoy your four day weekend1

Math will focus on multiplication and techniques for solving problems.  Timed tests will be on Thursday this week.  Remember that 30 minutes of IXL is due by Friday.

In Social Studies we will begin to look at our dreams and compare them with Martin Luther King Jr.  Students will also examine how our dreams fit into our calling as a Catholics, relating dreams to the Social Justices and the Acts of Mercy.

In Science we are reading fiction books that relate to animal ecosystems, environment and habitats.  Students will also begin to look at how animals adapt for survival.

In Language Arts students will be working in their poetry journals.  Students are also finishing Unit #3 in phonics this week.  Students will be working in the ITBS books as we begin to prepare for the upcoming IOWA tests. 

In Reading this week we will read the story Dream Wolf.   We will focus on cause and effect. 

The spelling test for Unit #15 will be on Tuesday.  We will then begin Unit #16 on Wednesday.  The test for Unit #16 will be Friday the 20th.  Again this will allow us to fit a unit in during these short weeks.  All words are posted on www.spellingcity.com.

We will have our Simple Solutions quiz for lessons #49-#52 on Wednesday.  Our lessons for this week are #52 on Monday, #53 on Tuesday and #54 on Thursday.  This way we will finish this cycle next week and resume with our Friday test on 1/20.

The students are doing an excellent job of reading.  Keep up the great work; many students are almost at their January goal!  We also have several students on the verge of earning a word number star and a reading certification!

Have a fantastic week!

The Wonderful World of Third Grade
New Year Edition

1-3-12 to 1-6-12


Happy New Year…I hope you all had a very peaceful and joyful holiday!

Please remember that third grade has the Mass on Friday at 9:00 a.m.
This week we will practice for Mass and complete a special Christmas section in our religion book.

In Math we will focus on multiplication both single and double digit.  Students will have a timed test on Friday.  Remember that 30 minutes of IXL is due by Friday.

In Social Studies we will begin a unit on Martin Luther King Jr.  This week students will watch the “I Have a Dream” speech and begin to explore Martin Luther King’s life.

In Science we will continue our life science unit working with ecosystems, animal adaptations and habitats.

In Language Arts students will begin a poetry unit, with a book entitled “Love that Dog”.  Students will be creating a poetry journal and exploring many types of poetry throughout the month of January. 

In Reading this week we will begin the story The Wind, The Sun and The Rain.   We will focus on comparing and contrasting.  For the January Book-It goal students are expected to read and pass two AR tests on chapter books appropriate to their level.  I will accept only on book if students are working on a larger chapter book.  Remember that reading journals are due on Friday, and I do expect students to read on snow days.

Spelling will be Unit #15 and all the words are posted on Spelling City.  The spelling test will be on Tuesday of next week, giving students enough time to study and we will fit one unit into our two short weeks.

We will begin Simple Solutions this week with lessons #49 to 51.  Next Monday will be lesson #52 and the tests for Simple Solutions will be on Wednesday.   This way we will fit in one unit for our two short weeks.

Please note that we do go out for recess in cold and snow make sure that your students are dressed for the weather.

Welcome back and have a wonderful week!