3rd Grade
Home Base

Our first week of school was a blast! We would like for you to meet our new enthusiastic and curious students at ANS: Gerard, Adrian, Saskia, and Kai.

What We’ve Been Up To:

1. Getting to Know Each Other

We introduced ourselves and we talked about our hobbies. It’s amazing to discover that most of us talked about similar hobbies and interests.

2. Setting Up Our Classroom Rules

We discussed what makes a classroom a safe and happy place to learn. Together, we created our class rules, focusing on respect, responsibility, and kindness. The students did an awesome job contributing their ideas and perspectives!

3. Introduction to Our Subjects

• Reading: We started our class read-aloud with a fun and engaging story that we’ll be using to practice making predictions and asking questions. Moving forward, we are now working on building our reading stamina in the classroom and at home.

• Math: We reviewed basic addition and subtraction facts to get back into the math mindset. We also explored the number of the day where we recalled some concepts that we learned in second grade. We will continue strengthening our understanding of number sense and place value.

• Science: The students will begin their first unit on “Ants." We will be exploring the ants’ different behavioral patterns for survival. Mr. Kittles will take our students on a journey around the classrooms to observe ants movements and behavior.