The Wonderful World of Third Grade
Spring Break Edition

3-31 through 4-8

Have a wonderful and blessed Easter! 


A few ideas for Spring Break:

Keep them reading:  I will accept reading journals filled out for the week for extra credit.

Keep them thinking:  I will also accept IXL minutes, up to 60, for extra credit for Math. 

Keep the Faith:  I will also accept religion extra credit from Free Rice.  Students can do the multiplication, or vocabulary as a mission project.  Just print our and sign how many grains of rice they earn!

Remember that students will need a white t-shirt and a donation (if possible) of fabric paint for our Earth Day shirts – I am hoping to have all that we need by Monday the 12th! 

The Wonderful World of Third Grade

3-26-12 through 3-30-12

Our Week:

Third Grade will take the Writing Proficiency Test tomorrow.  Students should eat a healthy breakfast, get a great night sleep and be ready to test.  Thank you for your help with this process.

Spelling Unit #25 – test on Friday – words are on www.spellingcity.com for extra practice.

Simple Solutions #81 - #84

Thirty minutes of IXL is due by Friday.

The last day of AR testing is Friday, students are required to take and pass two Accelerated Reader tests for March.  

In Religion students will read about the Agony in the Garden and Jesus’ death on the cross.  We will also begin to discuss Holy Week. 

In math students will continue to work with graphs, division and multiplication.  Timed-tests will be on Thursday.

In Science we will have a visitor from Wayne County teaching a soil class.  Students will also learn about fossils.  In April we will be painting the traditional 3rd grade Earth Day shirts.  Each student will need a new, white t-shirt that fits, to paint for this project.  Shirts are due by April 12th – please label tag with your child’s name.  Thanks.

Our Social Studies economic unit is well underway.  Students have received (thank you PNC bank) checkbooks, registers, and covers.  Students have also been assigned jobs.  This week students will earn an income, begin to budget and look at fixed and flexible spending. Students will be making deposits into the Bank of Bryant each week.  Then students will have pay rent and utilities.  Students will then have the opportunity to save or shop at Bryant Mart.  This integrated math/social studies unit will continue throughout the remainder of the school year. 

Spring Break --- Hooray! --- March 31st through April 8th--- Happy Easter---Enjoy!

The Wonderful World of Third Grade

3-19-12 through 3-23-12

Our Week:

Spelling Unit #24 – test on Thursday – words are on www.spellingcity.com for extra practice.

Simple Solutions #77-#80

Advertising Projects are due on Tuesday.

Thirty minutes of IXL is due by Friday.

Grades will be finalized by Tuesday and report cards will be sent home next Thursday, March 22nd.

Don’t forget students are required to read and pass two Accelerated Reader tests for March.

In Religion we will have confession with Father Rob on Tuesday.  Third grade will also help to celebrate Stations of the Cross on Thursday at 2:00.  Join us if you are available.

In Math this week students will continue to work on graphing.  We will also be setting up our classroom bank.  Students will continue to practice long division.  I am looking for a volunteer to pick-up and deliver our next round of Happy Meals.  I was hoping for Thursday if anyone is available.

In Science we will begin to explore fossils.  We will also begin to review Chapter
Six.

In health students will learn how to read nutrition labels and choose healthy meals.

Enjoy the Sunny Week!

The Wonderful World of Third Grade

3-12-12 through 3-15-12

An Irish Blessing

May there always be work for your hands to do…
May your purse always hold a coin or two…
May the sun always shine on your windowpane…
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain…
May the hand of a friend always be near to you…
May God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you and until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of his hand.

Our Week:

Book Orders due by Thursday

No School on Friday – Teacher religion in-service

Thursday $1 Mission Dress-Day – Wear Green

Spelling Unit #23 – test on Thursday – words are on www.spellingcity.com for extra practice.

Simple Solutions #73-#76 (Tests will be on Monday)

Thirty minutes of IXL is due by Friday.

The end of the third quarter is Thursday.  I have spoken to students about missing work.   I will accept work through Thursday.  Please check your child’s Progressbook if you have any questions.   Grades will be finalized next week and report cards will be sent home next Thursday, March 22nd.

This will be a busy week in Religion!  We are going to make pretzels on Thursday for part of our Lenten unit.  Students will also begin to explore Holy Week, and learn about Saint Patrick.

In Math this week students are being introduced to double-digit division.  They have written the steps inside of their Simple Solutions book to help them at home.  We are also beginning to work with graphing.  This week students will use tally tables, frequency tables, bar graphs and pictographs.

In Science we will continue to learn about the rock cycle, and about different types of rocks and minerals.

In Reading students will be finishing our tall tales characters and biographies.  I hope to have them on display by Wednesday.  We will also be reviewing and practicing the skill of summarizing.

In Social Studies students will be exploring budgeting as we begin to set up a classroom store, student budgets, banking and classroom incomes.

Enjoy our Short But Busy Week!

The Wonderful World of Third Grade

3-5-12 through 3-9-12

Our Week:

CAT testing – Monday through Wednesday – Please make sure your child is well rested, well fed and packs a healthy snack.  Most of our morning school hours will be spent on Cat testing. 

Spelling Unit #22 – test on Friday – words are on www.spellingcity.com for extra practice.

Simple Solutions #69-72

Thirty minutes of IXL is due by Friday.

Third Grade will be celebrating the Mass on Friday at 9:00.  Students who have parts will be bringing them home on Monday to practice.  I hope you can join us.  We are also attending Stations of the Cross on Thursdays at 2:00 you are welcome to join us during the special Lenten observance.

In Math this week students will finish Chapter 5, students will have the quiz on Wednesday.

In Science we will be learning the rock cycle, and about different types of rocks and minerals.

In Reading students will be working with tall tales.  We will be reading and exploring Pecos Bill and Paul Bunyan.  We will be focusing on story elements and characters.

In Social Studies students will be working with opportunity cost, scarcity and opportunity cost.

Have a peace-filled week!