May 31, 2024

Third Grade Families,

Quick Notes for the Weekend…

Desk and Locker cleaning on Monday 6/3

• End of the Year Party on Tuesday 6/4…bring your picnic blankets! For those bringing a lunch from home…Please REMEMBER your lunch! 😃

• Please let us know if your child will be out of school for attendance...I know there are many outside celebrations/graduations/early vacations going on right now :)

Have a great weekend,

Mrs. Andrade & Mr. Graves

Upcoming Dates

• Desk and Locker Cleaning, June 3rd (bring an extra bag) 10am

• End of Year Party, June 4th @12pm

• Game Day! Bring your favorite game to play with your friend

• LAST DAY OF THIRD GRADE…June 6th

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am

May 30, 2024

3rd Grade End of the Year Activities

Thursday, May 30th- 4th grade teachers will talk to the students for 10-15 minutes and pass out their summer letters…ask your child for the letters. 

Friday, May 31st-

Pizza Money Due for the End of the Year Picnic $10…if your child wants to bring a home lunch, instead of the $10 pizza money that’s totally fine! (we just need a count for ordering food)

Monday, June 3rd- 

Desk and locker cleaning…bring extra bags for locker items! 

Tuesday, June 4th- 

End of the Year Picnic…Pizza or Home Lunch…bring picnic blankets!  12-2pm

Wednesday, June 5th 

Board and Card Game Day! Bring your favorite game to school and play with your friends! 

Make a Memory Book!

Thursday, June 6th 

Last Day of School! Report Cards sent home…if your child is absent, then the report cards will be in the office for pick up! 

Summer here we come!

May 17, 2024

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday third grade families! The sun is shining and the weather forecast for the weekend looks amazing! 

Please check your email for three flyers for EPIC reading website, USA volleyball, and Chicago Summer Achievement Camp.

The End of the Year Pizza Party will take place on June 4th at 12pm! Please send in $10 to cover pizza, chips, sweet treat, and juice…Party slips will be sent home today 😀

Next week is Spirit Week! 

• Monday- Pajama & Crocs Day

• Tuesday - 90s Day

• Wednesday - Drip or Drown Day (wear best outfit)

• Thursday - Twin Day

• Friday - School Spirit Day (wear class t-shirts, Murray gear or Murray school colors) 

Enjoy the sunshine this weekend!

Have a great weekend,

Mrs. Andrade & Mr. Graves

This week in the classroom…

Language Arts

• Finish Lesson 22 from last week…independent/learning partner day

• I-Ready Reading Testing Wednesday and Thursday 

Writing

• Reader Response…supporting our thinking with text evidence

• May Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

• Grammar Practice- Subject-verb agreement, pronoun-antecedent agreement, Capitalization in Titles

Social Studies 

(continue this lesson from last week) 

Chapter 5 Citizenship and Civic Engagement

Essential Question: How can I participate?

Lesson 3: Taking Action for Our Rights

Learning Objective:

Describe actions and contributions of historical figures who have helped secure the rights and freedoms of our country’s citizens.

Academic Vocabulary: convention, suffrage, civil rights, segregate, delegate, convince, aware

Math

Topic 14: Solve Time, Capacity, and Mass Problems

• Students will be able to show and tell time to the nearest minute using analog and digital clocks.

• Students will be able to tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals in minutes.

• Students will be able to solve word problems involving addition and subtraction to measure quantities of time.

Science 

Environments and Survival

• How can organisms’ traits help engineers make successful designs?

• Students will be able to brainstorm ways to apply ideas about grove snails’ adaptive traits to an engineering problem

Language Arts Homework

• Reading Article and Questions (due 5/24)

• Response Logs (due 5/24)

Math homework -Time homework due 5/24

Upcoming Dates

• Memorial Day,  No School, May 27th 

• Desk and Locker Cleaning, June 3rd (bring an extra bag)

• End of Year Party, June 4th @12pm

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

Have a great week!

Ms. Andrade & Mr. Graves

May 10, 2024

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday! What a week we had in third grade.  The science showcase was a success! The students did a great job making and presenting their group projects.  We will be taking the STAR360 text next week in class for both math and reading.

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the moms, aunts, cousins, grandmothers, and caregivers…enjoy your day!

Have a great weekend,

Mrs. Andrade & Mr. Graves

This week in the classroom...

Language Arts

Common Core State Standard

Lesson 22 Comparing and Contrasting Stories 

• Compare and contrast themes, settings, and plots of stories by the same author about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series) 

Essential Question

 How can we compare two different stories?

Lesson Objectives

• · Compare themes of stories by one author about similar characters.

• ·Compare settings of stories by one author about similar characters. 

• ·Compare plots of stories by one author about the same characters. 

Academic Talk

 Characters, Compare, Plot, Contrast, Settings, Themes

Writing

• Reader Response…supporting our thinking with text evidence

• May Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

• Tall Tales

• Grammar Review

Social Studies 

Chapter 5 Citizenship and Civic Engagement

Essential Question: How can I participate?

Lesson 3: Taking Action for Our Rights

Learning Objective:

Describe actions and contributions of historical figures who have helped secure the rights and freedoms of our country’s citizens.

Academic Vocabulary: convention, suffrage, civil rights, segregate, delegate, convince, aware

Math

Star 360 Tuesday and Wednesday

Topic 13: Fraction Equivalence and Comparison Review 

• Students will be able to represent equivalent fractions on the number line.

• Students will be able to compare fractions

• Students will be able to use fractions to name the whole number.

Science 

Environments and Survival

• An organism’s traits can make it easier or harder for the organism to meet its needs in its environment. (2.3)

• Students will be observing fossils and making inferences about how traits helped the organisms survive (2.3)

Language Arts Homework

• Spelling (due 5/17)

• Response Logs (due 5/17)

Math homework Fraction Review due 5/17

Upcoming Dates

• Memorial Day,  No School, May 27th 

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am

April 28, 2024

Third Grade Families,

Happy Sunday!  We’re delighted to share that our students have had an outstanding week! Their dedication and hard work have truly paid off.  

Progress reports will go home next Friday! 

Students have been working so hard to attend the The Spring Fling Dance…students who have zero behavior incidents, and perfect attendance will be able to attend on May 10th!

Finally, Murray will hold their “Science Showcase” on Thursday, May 9th.  Third and fourth grade students will be showcased in the gym from 10-10:30 am….see you there! 

Have a great week!

Mrs. Andrade & Mr. Graves

This week in the classroom…

Language Arts

Unit 5 Test- “Integration of Knowledge and Ideas in Informational Text”

Lessons 17-20

Writing

• Reader Response…supporting our thinking with text evidence

• April/May Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

Social Studies 

Map and Graph Skills- Interpreting Graphs

Objective: 

• Identify data shown on a graph

• Analyze data in a graph to draw conclusions about changes over time

Academic Vocabulary: generalizations

Math

Topic 13: Fraction Equivalence and Comparison

• Students will be able to find equivalent fractions that name the same part of the whole.

• Students will be able to represent equivalent fractions on the number line.

• Students will be able to compare fractions that refer to the same whole and have the same denominator.

Science 

Environments and Survival

• Students will be able to make inferences about organisms’ likelihood to survive in different environments

• Prepare environments that will best fit their organisms needs

Language Arts Homework

• Spelling Words (test 5/3)

Math homework- Comparing Fractions

Daily Fraction review (Due 4/19)

Upcoming Dates

• Spring Fling Incentive Party, May 10th 

• Science Showcase, May 9th

• Memorial Day,  No School, May 27th 

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

Have a great week!

Ms. Andrade & Mr. Graves

April 12, 2024

Third Grade Families,

We want to both thank you for a productive 4th quarter report card pick-up.  Whether in-person or virtual, it's always great to discuss student academic progress with our families. 

Students are working toward their next incentive party- The Spring Fling Dance…students who have zero behavior incidents, and perfect attendance will be able to attend on May 3rd!

Murray will hold their “Science Showcase” on Thursday, May 9th.  Third and fourth grade students will be showcased in the gym from 10-10:30 am….see you there! 

Have a great weekend! 

Mrs. Andrade & Mr. Graves

This week in the classroom…

Language Arts

Lesson 19

Describing Comparisons

Standards Focus:

Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g. comparison) RI3.8

How can readers compare types of text?

• Describe how sentences in a text are connected by comparisons

• Describe how paragraphs in a text are connected by comparisons 

 Academic Talk :Connection, cause/effect, sequence, comparisons

Writing

• Reader Response…supporting our thinking with text evidence

• Cursive Handwriting

• April Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

• Poems

Social Studies 

Lesson 4 Landmarks, Symbols, and Documents

Objective: 

• Connect the meaning of holidays, landmarks, and symbols to history and culture.

Academic Vocabulary: Ideal, document, symbol, landmarks

Math

Topic 12: Understand Fractions as Numbers

• Students will be able to represent fractions on a number line

• Students will be able to measure to the nearest half in and show the data on a line plot

Science 

Environments and Survival

• Students will be able to make inferences about organisms’ likelihood to survive in different environments

• Students will be able to comprehend that sometimes the differences in characteristics between individuals of the same species provide advantages in surviving, finding mates, and reproducing.

Language Arts Homework

Reader Response Logs (due 4/19)

Spelling Words (due 4/19)

Math homework-

Daily Fraction review (Due 4/19)

Upcoming Dates

• Spring Fling Incentive Party, May 3rd

• Science Showcase, May 9th

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

March 22, 2024

Third Grade Families,

Hope this email finds you all in high spirits! With Spring Break starting at dismissal, it's time to kick back, relax, and soak up the sunshine (or maybe just enjoy some well-deserved downtime indoors).

We wanted to take a moment to wish each and every one of you a fantastic, fun-filled, and utterly relaxing Spring Break! Whether you're jetting off to a tropical paradise, having a cozy staycation, or simply catching up on sleep, we hope you make the most of every moment.

And as we bid farewell to Spring Break and dive headfirst into the final stretch of the school year, let's gear up for an epic 4th quarter together! Let's tackle those assignments, projects, and exams with enthusiasm and determination. With a positive mindset and a little hard work, we'll finish the year on a high note!

Wishing you all a Spring Break filled with laughter, relaxation, and unforgettable adventures! And here's to an amazing 4th quarter ahead!

Please remember to fill out your homeroom teachers report card pick up form to secure your conference time! (Check email) 

Rest, relax, and recharge! 

Spring Break Resources

https://www.cps.edu/sites/spring-break/ 

Mrs. Andrade & Mr. Graves

Upcoming Dates

• Spring Break, March 23-April 1st

• No School, Teacher PD Day, April 1st 

• Report Card Pick-Up, April 10th 

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

Have a great week!

Ms. Andrade & Mr. Graves

March 15, 2024

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday! Next week is the last week of the third marking period.  We will be sending out the Report Card Sign Up form next week.  

Spring Break will be from March 23-April 1st.  The students have been receiving more paws for hallway and transition behavior!! Awesome job! 

Have a great weekend! Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 

Mrs. Andrade & Mr. Graves

This week in the classroom…

Language Arts

• IXL Test prep review for the upcoming IAR testing in April

• Book Report Writing…Country, States, Biography, and realistic fiction (Student Choice) to celebrate literacy month! 

Writing

• Reader Response…supporting our thinking with text evidence

• Cursive Handwriting

• March Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

• Book Report Writing 

Social Studies 

Unit Essential Question- What is Government?

Lesson 3 Levels of Government

Academic Vocabulary

Charter, mayor, governor, council, census, organize, legal

Learning Objectives:

I will know why the United States has three levels of government and what each level does.

Math

• Addition and Subtraction Test Retake Wednesday 

• IAR test prep on IXL

• Jeopardy math skill review 

Science 

Inheritance and Traits chapter 2.5

• Students will be able to explain that traits are inherited from parents genes

• Students will be able to explain that offspring can inherit traits from one or both of their parents. 

Language Arts Homework

Reader Response Logs…DUE 3/22

Math homework- Skill Review (✖️➗➕➖)

Upcoming Dates

• Spring Break, March 23-April 1st

• No School, Teacher PD Day, April 1st 

• Report Card Pick-Up, April 10th 

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

Have a great week!

Ms. Andrade & Mr. Graves

March 8, 2024

Third Grade Families,

     Happy Saturday!  Here is a snapshot for the week in third grade.  Have a great weekend and enjoy this sunny weather! Two more weeks to go until Spring Break.  Let’s have an amazing week :)

This week in the classroom…

Language Arts

Lesson 18

Describing Connections Between Sentences and Paragraphs 

Standards Focus:

Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g…cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence) 

Essential Questions

How can I make connections between sentences and paragraphs?

Lesson Objectives

• Describe how sentences in a text are connected by cause and effect and sequence

• Describe how paragraphs in a text are connected by cause and effect and sequence

Academic Talk

·  Connection

·  Cause

·  Effect

·  Sequence

Writing

How can I make my sentences say more? 

• Reader Response…supporting our thinking with text evidence

• Cursive Handwriting 

• March Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

• Book Report Writing 

Social Studies 

Essential Question- What is Government?

I will know what each of the branches of government does.

Lesson 2 Branches of the Government

Academic Vocabulary

Role, approve, representative, bill,

Veto, cabinet, checks and balances

Learning Objectives:

Identify the responsibilities of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the government.

Math

We will be continuing working on fluently Adding and Subtracting within 1000

• Students will be able to add and subtract 3-digit numbers

• Students will be able to use regrouping in addition and subtraction problems

Science 

Inheritance and Traits chapter 2.4

• Students will be able to understand that traits are inherited from parents genes

• Students will be able to understand that offspring can inherit traits from one or both of their parents. 

Language Arts Homework

Reader Response Logs…DUE 3/15

Spelling Words…Test 3/15

Math homework- adding and subtracting. Homework help videos on Google Classroom. 

Upcoming Dates

• Spring Break, March 23-April 1st

• No School, Teacher PD Day, April 1st 

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

Have a great week!

Ms. Andrade & Mr. Graves

March 4, 2024

Third Grade Families,

This week in the classroom…

Language Arts 

Lesson 17 Connecting Words and Pictures in Informational Text

Standards Focus:

Use information gained from illustrations (e.g. Maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text

Essential Question:

How can we connect words and pictures in Informational Text?

Learning Objectives

• Show understanding of a text by correctly combining information in visual features with information in the text 

• Read and interpret maps and photographs associated with a text. 

Writing

• How can I make my sentences say more? 

  • Reader Response…supporting our thinking with text evidence

  • Cursive Handwriting 

  • March Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

Social Studies 

Essential Question- What is Government?

Objective: I will know how the federal government is organized.

Academic Talk- Federal, judicial, executive, congress, legislative

Math

Fluently Adding and Subtracting within 1000

• Students will be able to add and subtract 3-digit numbers

• Students will be able to find the sum of 3 addends

Science 

Inheritance and Traits chapter 2.3 

• Students will be able to identify pattern between parents and their offspring 

• Students will be able to identify relationships based on organisms traits 

Math homework- adding and subtracting. Homework help videos on Google Classroom. 

This week is Literacy week to celebrate National Reading Month!

• Monday March 4th: Get creative by designing a new cover for your favorite book.

• Tuesday, March 5th: Another chance to drop everything and read during "Read Across Murray Day" from 9:30-9:45am.

• Wednesday, March 6th: Dress up as your favorite book character and be ready to present to the class

• Thursday, March 7th: Blackout Day – wear black and enjoy a tech-free independent reading session.

• Friday, March 8th: Surprise! Guest Reader Day! 

March Homework Calendars will be sent home today with students

Upcoming Dates

• Literacy Week, March 4th-8th 

• Spring Break, March 23-April 1st

• No School, Teacher PD Day, April 1st 

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

Have a great week!

Ms. Andrade & Mr. Graves

February 23, 2024

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday families! Students are still winning many pawsome awards!!  This is the last week before the pizza party winners will be announced! Good luck third grade students!   

Thursday, February 29th will be the Annual Black History Fair from 5-8pm.  The third grade students will have their “poem pictures” on display in their homeroom classrooms from 5-5:45pm….stop by and check their amazing artwork!

Families can pre-order dinner from Lenore’s Kitchen catering…forms went home yesterday 2/22…ordering information on the backside. 

Have a great weekend! 

Ms. Andrade & Mr. Graves

This Week in the Classroom…

Language Arts

Unit 4 Interim Assessment (Lessons 13-16) Tuesday and Thursday

Essential Questions: What are stories, plays, poems made of?  How can I determine the author’s point of view?

Writing

How can I make my sentences say more? 

• Poetry Writing

• Reader Response…supporting our thinking with text evidence

• Cursive Handwriting (Uppercase I, J, Q, T, P)

• February/March Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

Social Studies

• Black History Month- Langston Hughes Poetry and Visual Interpretation Drawing Projects (will display on African American History Fair)

• Poetry Writing (explaining their poem drawings)

Math

Topic 8: Use Strategies and Properties to Add and Subtract (math test Thursday)

Standard:3.NBT.A.2- Fluently add and subtract within 1000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.

Essential Question: How can sums and differences be estimated and found mentally?

Objectives:

• Use place value and a number line to round numbers.

• Use rounding or compatible numbers to estimate a sum.

• Use mental math to subtract.

• Use mental math to add 

*Math videos that review our lessons will be found on google classroom. Videos will appear the day of lesson.* 

Science

Topic: Inheritance and Traits

Investigation Question: Why do only some organisms of the same species have similar traits?

Chapter 2 Question: Why do offspring have similar traits to their parents but not always to each other?

Key Concepts: 

• Organisms can have traits that are similar to their parents’ traits. (2.2)

• Offspring inherit instructions for each trait from both their parents.

Language Arts Homework Next Week…

• Reader Response Logs DUE 3/1

• Drama story and Questions DUE 3/1 

Math Homework 

• Adding, subtracting, rounding homework 

• Videos reteaching our skills from class will be on google classroom. 

Upcoming Dates

• February 29th, African American History Fair 5pm 

• Literacy Week, March 4th-8th 

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am

February 16, 2024

Third Grade Families,

     Happy Friday families! There will be no school on Monday, February 19th (President’s Day)  Rest, relax, and recharge over the long weekend! Practice your math and reading on IXL, or curl up with a good book!

     Students are continuously winning pawsome awards!!   We have been receiving awards from other teachers and staff in the building as we move throughout the day! Good job students! 

Ms. Andrade & Mr. Graves

This Week in the Classroom…

Language Arts

Lesson 16 Point of View

• Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of characters 

Essential Questions

• How can we determine the author’s point of view?

Lesson Objectives

• Recognize the point of view of the narrator of the story 

• Understand the differences between their own point of view and that of the narrator and characters 

Academic Talk

• Narrator, comparing, characters, contrasting, point of view

Writing

• Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling. 

• Basic Grammar (verbs and adjectives)

• Reader Response…supporting our thinking with text evidence

• Cursive Handwriting 

• February Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

Social Studies

• Black History Month- Langston Hughes Poetry and Visual Interpretation Drawing Projects (will display on African American History Fair)

Math

Topic 8: Use Strategies and Properties to Add and Subtract

Standard:3.NBT.A.2- Fluently add and subtract within 1000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.

Essential Question: How can sums and differences be estimated and found mentally?

Objectives:

• Use place value and a number line to round numbers.

• Use rounding or compatible numbers to estimate a sum.

• Use mental math to subtract.

*Math videos that review our lessons will be found on google classroom. Videos will appear the day of lesson.* 

Science

Topic: Inheritance and Traits

Investigation Question: Why do only some organisms of the same species have similar traits?

Chapter 2 Question: Why do offspring have similar traits to their parents but not always to each other?

Key Concepts: 

• Organisms can have traits that are similar to their parents’ traits. (2.2)

• Offspring inherit instructions for each trait from both their parents.

Language Arts Homework Next Week…

• No Homework this week! 

Math Homework 

• No Homework - Videos reteaching our skills from class will be on google classroom. 

Upcoming Dates

• February 19th, President’s Day, No school 

• February 29th, African American History Fair 5pm 

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am

February 9, 2024

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday Families! Middle of the year test results were sent home this week along with progress reports.  We only have 1 and ½ quarters left in 3rd grade…time is flying by!

Wednesday, February 14th is Valentine’s Day! Students may bring in cards for their classmates.  We will have a card exchange at 2:30pm within our homeroom classes. Watch out for Cupid!

Students have been doing a better job with their transitions throughout Murray.  We have been receiving Pawesome Awards from other teachers and staff in the building as we move throughout the day! Good job students! 

Have a great weekend and Go Kansas City Chiefs! 

Ms. Andrade & Mr. Graves

♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️ ♥️

This Week in the Classroom…

Language Arts

Lesson 15

What are poems made of?

Refer to parts of…poems…using terms such as…stanza…describe how each successive part of builds on earlier sections 

Essential Question

HOW CAN READERS DETERMINE WHAT Poems ARE MADE OF?

Lesson Objectives

• ·Understand that poems are made of parts called “stanzas”

• · Describe how stanza builds the poem’s story 

•  Refer to the term “stanza” when writing or speaking about a poem. 

Academic Talk: Stanza, speaker, verses

Writing

• Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling. 

• Basic Grammar (verbs and adjectives)

• Reader Response…supporting our thinking with text evidence

• Cursive Handwriting Continue (Upper Case Letters and Review)

• February Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

Social Studies

Chapter 3 Building a Nation

Lesson 6 Building a New Nation (continue this lesson from last week)

Essential Question: What were the causes and effects of the American Revolution?

Objective

Students will know the causes and effects of the American Revolution.

Academic Vocabulary- tax, impose background, patriot, revolution

Black History Month- Langston Hughes Poetry and Visual Interpretation Drawing Projects (will display on African American History Fair)

Math

Topic 8: Use Strategies and Properties to Add and Subtract

Standard:3.NBT.A.2- Fluently add and subtract within 1000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.

Essential Question: How can sums and differences be estimated and found mentally?

Objectives:

• Students will be able to solve real-world problems using properties of addition.

• Use mental math to add.

• Use mental math to subtract.

*Math videos that review our lessons will be found on google classroom. Videos will appear the day of lesson.* 

Science

Topic: Inheritance and Traits

Investigation Question: Why do only some organisms of the same species have similar traits?

Chapter 2 Question: Why is Wolf 44’s color similar to one pack but different from the other?

Key Concepts: 

• Scientists ask questions they can investigate by making observations.

• Organisms in a species have many similar traits, but for each trait there can be variation.

• Organisms can have traits that are similar to their parents’ traits.

Language Arts Homework Next Week…

• Spelling & Reader Response Logs (DUE 

Math Homework 

• Math Homework- Adding and subtracting 2 digit numbers

Upcoming Dates

• February 14th, Valentines Day Card Exchange 2:30pm 

• February 19th, President’s Day, No school 

• February 29th, African American History Fair 5pm 

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am

February 2, 2024

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday!  We will be sending home the Middle of the year reports on Monday, February 5th.

On Monday, February 5th the third grade students have a field trip to Daley College to watch and participate in a performance with the Ayodele Drum & Dance Group. We will be leaving at 10:15am…students need to bring lunch from home :) 

Please remind your child about quiet hallway transitions and cleaning up in the lunchroom and classroom…thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Have a great weekend, 

Ms. Andrade & Mr. Graves

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

This Week in the Classroom…

Language Arts

Lesson 14

What are plays made of?

Standards Focus:

Refer to parts of…dramas…when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as…scene…describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections RL.3.5

Essential Question: HOW CAN READERS DETERMINE WHAT PLAYS ARE MADE OF?

• Understand that dramas are made of parts called “scenes” 

• Describe how each scene advances the plot of a drama 

• Refer to the term “scene” when writing or speaking about a drama. 

Academic Vocabulary- Scenes, Drama, Play

Writing

• Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling. 

• Basic Grammar (pronouns) 

• Reader Response…supporting our thinking with text evidence

• Cursive Handwriting Continue (Upper Case Letters) 

• February Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

Social Studies

Chapter 3 Building a Nation

Lesson 6 Building a New Nation

Essential Question: What were the causes and effects of the American Revolution?

Objective

Students will know the causes and effects of the American Revolution.

Academic Vocabulary- tax, impose background, patriot, revolution

Black History Month- Langston Hughes Poetry and Visual Interpretation Drawings

Math

Topic 7: Represent and interpret data

Standard:Draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar graph to represent a data set with several categories. Solve one- and two-step "how many more" and "how many less" problems using information presented in scaled bar graphs.

Objectives:

• Students will be able to use graphs to compare and interpret data.

• Students will be able to use frequency tables and picture graphs to compare and interpret data.

• Students will be able to use scaled bar graphs to represent data sets.

• Test on Thursday

Science

Topic: Inheritance and Traits

Investigation Question: Why do only some organisms of the same species have similar traits?

Key Concepts: 

• Organisms within a species can have similarities and variation

• Organisms in a species have many similar traits, but for each trait there can be variation.

• Gather info about how traits vary within a species

Language Arts Homework Next Week…

• Word Ladders (vocab) & Reader Response Logs 

Math Homework 

• Math Vocabulary 

• February 5th, Third Grade Field Trip 

• February 9th, No school (Professional Development Day) 

• February 14th, Valentines Day Card Exchange 2:30pm 

• February 29th, African American History Fair 5pm 

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

January 26, 2024

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday!  Middle of the Year Testing make-ups will take place next week.

On Monday, February 5th the third grade students have a field trip to Daley College to watch and participate in a performance with the Ayodele Drum & Dance Group. 

Please remind your child about quiet hallway transitions and cleaning up in the lunchroom…thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

Have a great weekend, 

Ms. Andrade & Mr. Graves

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This Week in the Classroom…

Language Arts

Lesson 13 What are stories made of? 

Standards Focus:

Refer to parts of stories…using terms such as chapter…describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.  

Lesson Objectives…

• Understand that stories can be made of parts called chapters

• Understand the plots of stories

• Describe how each chapter advances the plot of a story

Writing

• Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling. 

• Sentence Fluency, Word Choice, and organization. 

• Basic Grammar (end marks & capitalization rules) 

• Reader Response…supporting our thinking with text evidence

• Cursive Handwriting Continue (Upper Case Letters) 

• February Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

Social Studies

Chapter 3 Building a Nation

Lesson 5 Early English Communities

Essential Question: Why did English settlers/explorers come to North America?

Objectives

• Explain Why the English explorers settled this land?

• Explain the key events of English Exploration

Academic Vocabulary: Expedition, territory, undertake, influence

African American History-Famous poets and authors (gearing up for our African American History Drawing Project)

Math

Topic 7: Represent and interpret data

Standard:Draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar graph to represent a data set with several categories. Solve one- and two-step "how many more" and "how many less" problems using information presented in scaled bar graphs.

Objectives:

• Students will be able to use graphs to compare and interpret data.

• Students will be able to use frequency tables and picture graphs to compare and interpret data.

• Students will be able to use scaled bar graphs to represent data sets.

Science

Topic: Inheritance and Traits

Investigation Question: Why do only some organisms of the same species have similar traits?

Key Concepts: 

• Within a type of organism, there can be many species.

• Organisms within a species can have similarities and variation

Language Arts Homework Next Week…

• Article (main idea focus) and Questions & Reader Response Logs 

Math Homework 

• Worksheet- Using graphs and tables to understand and represent data

• February 5th, Third Grade Field Trip

• February 9th, No school (Professional Development Day) 

• February 29th, African American History Fair 5pm 

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am

January 19, 2024

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday!  This week we will have a full week of school!!!  Middle of the Year Testing will continue next week (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday). 

On Monday, February 5th the third grade students have a field trip to Daley College to watch and participate in a performance with the Ayodele Drum & Dance Group. Please submit the permission slip and $9 by January 26th.

Have a great weekend, 

Ms. Andrade & Mr. Graves

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This Week in the Classroom…

Language Arts

• Middle of the Year STAR 360 Testing

• I-Ready Middle of the Year Testing

Writing

• Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling. 

• Sentence Fluency, Word Choice, and organization. 

• Basic Grammar (end marks & capitalization rules) 

• Reader Response…supporting our thinking with text evidence

• Writing with figurative language  

• Cursive Handwriting (Upper Case Letters) 

• January Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

Social Studies

Chapter 3 Building a Nation

Lesson 4/5 Early French/English Communities

Essential Question: Why did French and English settlers/explorers come to North America?

Objectives

• Explain Why the French/English explorers settled this land?

• Explain the key events of French/English Exploration

Academic Vocabulary: Expedition, territory, undertake, influence

Math

Star 360 MOY Math test on Tuesday

Topic 6: Connect Area to Multiplication and Addition (Area  Test on 1/25)

Standard: Relate area to the operations of multiplication and addition

Objectives:

• Students will be able to find the area of a shape using unit squares. 

• Students will be able to show that the area found by counting is the same as would be found by multiplying the side lengths

• Students will be able to find the area of Irregular Shapes.

Science

Topic: Inheritance and Traits

Investigation Question: Why do only some organisms of the same species have similar traits?

Key Concepts: 

• Having many of the same traits can mean that organisms are more closely related.

• Some groups of animals are more closely related to one another.

• Within a type of organism, there can be many species.

• Organisms within a species can have similarities and variation

Language Arts Homework Next Week…

• Spelling and Reader Response Logs 

• Math Homework (Area practice)

• February 5th, Third Grade Field Trip

• February 9th, No school (Professional Development Day) 

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am

January 12, 2024

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday!  The students had a great first week from a VERY relaxing Winter Break! 

• Report cards will be sent home with students today…please be on the lookout for them.  

• There will be no school on Monday, January 15th…MLK Jr. Day! 

• Middle of the Year Testing next week (Wednesday & Thursday)

Looks like Chicago will have some intense winter weather for the next few days.  Please be careful with the snow, and the cold air moving into the area.

Ms. Andrade & Mr. Graves

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This Week in the Classroom…

Language Arts

Lesson 12  Words in Context 

Standards Focus:

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, distinguishing literal from nonliteral language.

BIG Question: How can a reader determine literal and nonliteral language in text?

Student Objectives:

• Figure out the meanings of words and phrases as they are used in a text

• Distinguish between literal and nonliteral language

Writing

• Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling. 

• Sentence Fluency and Word Choice

• Basic Grammar (end marks & capitalization rules) 

• Reader Response…supporting our thinking with text evidence

• Writing with figurative language  

• Cursive Handwriting (Upper Case Letters) 

• January Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

Social Studies

Chapter 3 Building a Nation

Essential Question: What were the causes and effects of European explorations/exploitation?

Student Objective:

Identify reasons for exploration by European explorers

Academic Vocabulary explorer, route, motive, claim

Math

Topic 6: Connect Area to Multiplication and Addition

Standard: Relate area to the operations of multiplication and addition

Objectives:

• Students will be able to find the area of a shape using unit squares. 

• Students will be able to show that the area found by counting is the same as would be found by multiplying the side lengths

Science

Topic: Inheritance and Traits

Investigation Question: Why do only some organisms of the same species have similar traits?

Key Concepts: 

• Scientists ask questions they can investigate by making observations. 

• Organisms can have traits that are similar to their parents’ traits. 

Homework Next Week…

• No homework for the week…get rest for testing :) 

• January 15th, MLK Dr. Day, No school

• February 9th, No school (Professional Development Day) 

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am

December 21, 2023

Third Grade Families,

Happy Thursday everybody! Today will be the last day of school before we start Winter Break! Yesterday’s pizza party was fantastic.  Spirit Week was a success. We loved seeing all the students so enthusiastic and excited for some festive fun! May you and your family have a wonderful, safe and relaxing holiday season. See you next year!

Homework for Winter Vacation…

• Rest…Sleep in…you deserve a break!

• Relax…have fun with family and friends!

• Recharge…be ready to go on January 8th!

• READ…reading is power…just a little everyday! 

Extra Credit Language Arts homework is on the 3rd grade Website for December and January (higher order thinking skill activities) Extra Credit 

Math Extra Credit homework is on Ms. Andrade’s Website. Math Extra Credit 

Finally, have a wonderful holiday and Happy New Year! See you in 2024! 

Ms. Andrade & Mr. Graves

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• December 22nd, End of 2nd Quarter

• Winter Break, December 22-January 7th 

• January 8th, School Resumes

• January 15th, MLK Dr. Day, No school

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am

December 8, 2023

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday! Only nine more school days until Winter Break! The third grade holiday pizza party will take place on Wednesday, December 20th @ 12PM…please send in $10 for pizza, chips, drink, and sweet treats! 

The third grade students will be performing at the winter program on Friday, December 15th @ 9:30am…make sure you get there on time for a great seat.  Looking forward to seeing you at the assembly.

The students' reading and writing skills are improving so much.   It’s so much fun talking and teaching new skills in small groups!  

In math the students are showing improvement with their multiplication skills. With continued practice, I know they will improve even more with their multiplication and division. 

Thanks for the support at home and at school. Have a safe and wonderful week!

Ms. Andrade & Mr. Graves

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Language Arts 

• Unit 3 Reading Test 

• Celebrations around the World! (informational reading)

• Reading Learning Pathway (i-ready)

Writing

1. Winter Creative Writing (Poems and stories)

2. Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling.

3. Strong Lead sentences to grab the reader’s attention

4. Reader Response…supporting our thinking within our writing

5. Continue cursive lowercase and joinings 

6. December Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

Social Studies

Chapter 3 Building a Nation

Essential Question: What were the causes and effects of European explorations/exploitation?

Objective… Identify reasons for exploration by European explorers

Academic Vocabulary explorer, route, motive, claim

Math

• Students will be able to fluently multiply and divide. 

• Understand division as an unknown-factor problem

Finishing Topic 5- Multiplying and Dividing with Fluency

Topic 5 Test On Friday.

Science

Chapter 5: Why does the train change from floating to falling?

Focus: Investigating Unbalanced Forces

• Magnetic force decreases as the distance between the objects involved increases.

• The force of gravity also decreases as distance increases, though this is not possible to observe without getting far from Earth into outer space.

SEL/Community Building-

• Practicing our winter program song

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts Homework Next Week

• Reader Response Homework (Due 12/15)

• Reading Passage and Questions (Due 12/15)

Math Homework

• Multiplication and Division Homework (Due 12/15)

Quick Notes:

• December 15th, Winter Program @ 9:30am 

• Holiday Pizza Party, December 20th, 12PM $10

• December 21st Last Day for Students

• December 22nd, End of 2nd Quarter

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

December 1, 2023

Third Grade Families- 

Happy Friday & Happy December! We have nineteen days until Winter Vacation…and we are busy in our classrooms.  

The Winter Program will take place on Friday, December 15th (time TBD)  Students have been working hard on their singing for the program.  We will be singing Frosty the Snowman. Hope you can make it out and enjoy the show.

The admin will be hosting a Pop-up party for students with only 0-1 absences and no behavior infractions for the month of December. 

Please see the attached flier for our Annual Third Grade Winter Pizza Party on December 20th…$10 cash please…thank you!

Mrs. Andrade & Mr. Graves

Language Arts 

Lesson 11 

Author’s Point of View 

Standards Focus:

Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How can readers determine the author’s point of view?

Student Objectives…

• Determine an author’s point of view based on the words and phrases that signal the author’s opinion

• Distinguish one’s point of view from the author’s point of view

Academic Vocabulary- Point of view, topics

Writing

1. Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling.

2. Strong word choice to make our writing more interesting

3. Reader Response…supporting our thinking within our writing

4. Continue lowercase letters with cursive writing

5. December Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

Social Studies

Chapter 3 Communities Build a Nation

The Big Question…

How does our past affect our present? 

Lesson 1- America’s First Peoples

Students will learn how geography influences communities and how the past connects to the present…Continued from last week :)

Math 

Topic 5- Fluently Multiply and Divide within 100

Focus: Use strategies to solve multiplication and division facts. 

• Students will be able to fluently multiply and divide . 

• Students will be able to use strategies such as skip counting and properties of operations to multiply.

Science

Chapter 5: Building a Bridge

Students will use their knowledge of forces to build a bridge. 

Focus: unbalanced forces. 

SEL/Community Building

• “Listening the first time”

• Practice the Winter Program song!

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts Homework Next Week

• Reader Response Homework (Due 12/8)

• Spelling Words (test 12/8)

Math Homework

• Multiplication and Division Review

Quick Notes…

• December 15th, Winter Program

• December 20th, Winter Class pizza party $10 

• December 21st, Last Day for students

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am

November 17, 2023 

Third Grade Families- 

     Happy Friday! Progress Reports will be sent home today with students.  We can’t believe this year is flying by so fast! 

      Next week there will be no school…Thanksgiving Vacation.  Even though there is no official homework, please have your child read, practice their multiplication tables, rest, relax, and recharge (and of course have fun!!) There is November extra credit for language arts @ Language Arts Extra Credit and for Math @ Math Extra Credit

     Be safe and have an amazing Thanksgiving! 

Mrs. Andrade & Mr. Graves

Language Arts 

Lesson 10 Text Features

Essential Question: How can we use text features to better understand what we read?

Standards Focus:

• Use text features and search tools (e.g keywords, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently. 

• Understand that text features help to organize text and make it easier to locate information. 

• Use text features to locate information in a text. 

Academic Talk: Text features, sidebars, search tools, headings, key words, hyperlinks

Writing

1. Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling.

2. Strong Lead sentences to grab the reader’s attention

3. Reader Response…supporting our thinking within our writing

4. Continue Cursive

5. December Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

Social Studies

Chapter 3 Communities Build a Nation

The Big Question…

How does our past affect our present? 

Lesson 1- America’s First Peoples

Students will learn how geography influences communities and how the past connects to the present.

Math 

Finishing Topic 4- Multiplication and Division

Focus: Use multiplication to divide. 

• Students will be able to fluently multiply from 0-10. 

• Students will understand the relationship between multiplication and division (Fact Families). 

Test will be given on 12/1

Science

Chapter 5: Why does the train change from floating to falling?

Focus: unbalanced forces. 

SEL/Community Building

• “Listening the first time”

• Using our time wisely!

• Behavior Emoji Check-in

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts Homework Next Week

• Reader Response Homework (Due 12/1)

• No Spelling

• Article and Comprehension  Questions (Due 12/1)

Math Homework

• Multiplication and Division equations (Due 12/1)

Quick Notes…

• December 2nd, Community Action Day @ Murray 9am

• December 21st, Last Day for students

• December 23rd Last Day for Students

• COVID testing on Wednesdays

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am

November 9, 2023

Third Grade Families,

Happy Thursday families! What a great week we had in third grade.  We had our second Wildcat Round Up assembly celebrating Quarter one. Admin gave important announcements to students and celebrated student accomplishments for quarter one!  Third grade rocks! 

Parents, please talk to your child about keeping their phones safely secured in their lockers.  Students should not have phones out of their coats, or backpacks.

Please also talk to your child about respecting materials and other student’s property. They should not touch or take things that do not belong to them. 

Remember no school tomorrow for Veterans Day. A huge “thank you for your service” to all the Veterans out there today! 

Have a great long weekend! Rest, relax, and recharge! 

Mrs. Andrade and Mr. Graves

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Language Arts 

• Lesson 6-8 Spiral Review 

• Unit 2 Reading Quiz 

• Thanksgiving Articles and Questions

Writing

1. Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling. 

2. Sentence Fluency

3. Thanksgiving Day Poems (Word Choice)

4. Reader Response…supporting our thinking with text evidence 

5. Cursive Handwriting (4 basic strokes)

6. November Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

Social Studies

The Big Question

Why do we celebrate Thanksgiving? 

• Students will learn about Thanksgiving and discuss different points of view.

Math

Objectives: Use fact families to see how multiplication and division are related. 

Topic 4 - Using multiplication to divide

Next week will continue to focus on using multiplication to divide. We will specifically focus on dividing by 8, 9, 1 and understanding why can't divide by 0.

Science

Finishing Chapter 4: Why does the train float, even though gravity is acting on it?

Objectives: Understand that multiple forces can act on an object at the same time and that these forces can be balanced, which means the motion of the object will not change.

Social Emotional Learning

• Self-Awareness…I am aware of my actions and words. 

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts Homework Next Week

• Spelling Words (test 11/17)

• Nonfiction Article and Questions (DUE 11/17)

Math Homework

• Related Multiplication and division facts 

Quick Notes:

• Progress Reports, November 17th 

• Thanksgiving Vacation, November 20th-24th 

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

10/27/2023

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday Families! What a great turn out for report card pick up conferences! It was a pleasure talking to all of the families!  YOU ARE AMAZING!

We are still concentrating on two major areas we are working on inside and outside the classroom are 1. active listening and 2. following directions.  

Please support the idea of re-reading directions multiple times to gain understanding.  I always give the example of when I’m cooking and constantly re-reading the directions/recipe. 

When you can, listen to your child reading…please make sure they are not skipping, or omitting words. 

Please encourage your child to study and practice their times tables. Knowing their multiplication tables is necessary for this year. 

IXL accounts are being set up for math and reading!  We will send home login information when we receive it from the administration. 

Thank you for the continued support and positive notes and emails! 

Ms. Andrade & Mr. Graves

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Language Arts (continued from previous week)

Lesson 8 Determining the Central Message (Theme)

Determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through the key details in the text

• Understand that a central message is the lesson a story teaches. 

• Understand that fables, folktales, and myths often teach a moral or a lesson. 

• Identify a central message conveyed through key details. 

 Writing

1. Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling. 

2. Reader Response…supporting our thinking within our writing

3. Basic Handwriting review…cursive strokes next week! 👏

• October/November Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic and proper use of punctuation marks (.?!)

Social Studies

The Big Question

Lesson 3  Economic Choices

Big Question- How are economic choices made?

• Differentiate Between wants and needs

• List steps for making economic choices

• Explain the role of opportunity cost in economic choices

Lesson 4 

Math (Topic 3 Assessment Thursday)

Students will be able to use strategies to solve multiple problems. 

Students will be able to multiply fluently 

• 3,4,6,7,8 multiplication facts

• Associative property of multiplication

• Distributive property of multiplication.

Science: Magnetic Force - Chapter 3- Gravity

• Gravity is a force that causes objects to move downward toward Earth. 

SEL/Community Building

Behavior Check-in, Making good choices, & active listening

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts Homework Next Week

• Spelling…Spelling test on (THURSDAY 11/2)

• Reader Response Logs (DUE FRIDAY 11/3)

Math Homework 

• Study Multiplication Tables ( Test THURSDAY 11/2)

• Math word problems (Due Friday 11/3) 

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Quick Notes:

• HALLOWEEN Treat exchange, 2:40pm, October 31st 

• Veteran’s Day, November 10th (NO SCHOOL)

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am

10/20/2023

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday Families! Just like that, we have finished the first quarter! 

Two major areas we are working on inside and outside the classroom are 1. active listening and 2. following directions.  Please support the idea of re-reading directions multiple times to gain understanding.  I always give the example of when I’m cooking and constantly re-reading the directions/recipe. 

Next week will be a short week with report card pick-up on Thursday from 10-5pm and no school Friday for a professional development day! 

Ms. Andrade & Mr. Graves

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Language Arts 

Lesson 8 Determining the Central Message (Theme)

Determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through the key details in the text 

• Understand that a central message is the lesson a story teaches. 

• Understand that fables, folktales, and myths often teach a moral or a lesson. 

• Identify a central message conveyed through key details.  

Writing

1. Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling. 

2. Reader Response…supporting our thinking within our writing

• October Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

Social Studies

Lesson 3  Economic Choices

Big Question- How are economic choices made?

• Differentiate Between wants and needs

• List steps for making economic choices

• Explain the role of opportunity cost in economic choices

Math

Students will be able to use the Associative Property of Multiplication to group factors when multiplying 3 factors.

• Understand what the Associative Property of Multiplication is

• Be able to use the associative property to group factors. 

Science: Magnetic Force

How can magnet force cause a train to rise without anything touching it?

• Students will apply what they have learned about magnetic forces to construct a written explanation. 

SEL/Community Building

1st Quarter reflections/self assessment 

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts Homework Next Week

NO HOMEWORK NEXT WEEK! 

Math Homework

NO HOMEWORK NEXT WEEK!

Quick Notes:

• Report Card Pick-up, October 26th 10am-5pm

• No School for Students, October 27th 

• HALLOWEEN Treat exchange, October 31st 

• Veteran’s Day, November 10th 

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am

October 13, 2023

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday Families!  Please remember to talk to your child about following the rules before and after school.  We enter and exit the doors promptly at 8:45 and 3:45.  We want everyone to be safe, on time, and know where to go after school. 

Picture Day will take place on Monday, October 16th! 

Please complete the Conference Sign-Up google form (mailed earlier today). We will email you the finalized schedule by next Friday. 

Enjoy your weekend! 

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Language Arts 

Lesson 7 

Recounting Stories

Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures

• Identify key events in a story

• Understand the proper sequence of events when retelling a story. 

• Recount a story by telling only the most important details from the beginning, middle, and end.

Writing

1. Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling. 

2. Reader Response…supporting our thinking with text evidence

3. Handwriting Unit 1 (reviewing basic letters) 

• Students will work on writing on one topic with five complete sentences…October writing prompts and basic sentence structure rules. 

4. Re-telling stories 

Social Studies

The Big Question- The BIG Question-  How do people get and what they want and need? 

• Lesson 2- Types of Resources (Human, Capital, Natural)

Social Emotional Learning Growth vs. Fixed Mindset…How can I grow my skills? 

Math We will be taking a step back from the distributive property and focusing on our multiplication facts first. Then we will be returning to the distributive property. 

• 6, 7, and 8 multiplication facts

• Understanding what is the distributive property of multiplication

• how to solve equations using the distributive property of multiplication.

Science

• key concept: Magnets can attract or repel other magnets.

• key concept: Magnets can attract some metal objects.

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts Homework Next Week

• Spelling (test 10/20)

• Poem of the Week and Comprehension Questions  (DUE 10/20)

Math Homework Next Week

• Multiplication facts homework

Quick Notes:

• Picture Day, October 16th 

• Report Card Pick-Up October 26th

• No School October 27th

• HALLOWEEN Treat exchange, October 31st 

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

• Please complete the Conference Sign-Up

Have a great weekend! 

Ms. Andrade & Mr. Graves

October 6, 2023

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday Families!  We have another exciting, but short week.  No school on Monday, October 9th.   Wow, time has flown by this marking period.

Please make sure to talk to your child about lunchroom expectations.  We’ve been seeing food left on the tables and on the ground from third grade classes.  We reminded the students, so please talk about this at home. Thank you for the support at home! 

Again, parents and caregivers, please utilize the public library! We don’t have a library schedule this year, and students need to read books for independent reading…We only have so many in my room! 

Picture Day will take place on Monday, October 16th! 

Happy Autumn! 

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Language Arts 

Lesson 6 Describing Characters

Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events}

Lesson Objectives

• Identify characters’ traits, motivations, and feelings, and describe how characters change from the beginning to the end of a story.

• Recognize how characters’ actions contribute to a sequence of events.

Writing

1. Response Writing with text evidence to support our thinking!

2. Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling. 

• Students will work on writing on one topic with four complete sentences…October writing prompts and basic sentence structure rules. 

• Basic handwriting skills…Remember to capitalize your first and last names please!!!! :)

• Writing the date correctly on papers 

Social Studies

The Big Question- The BIG Question-  How do people get and what they want and need? 

Lesson 1-Goods and Service- How have goods and services have changed over time and where goods are produced? 

Lesson 2- Types of Resources (Human, Capital, Natural)

SEL Learning- 

Think Win-Win…have an abundance mindset…there is enough for all of us!!!! 

Listening Skills…How can I be a better listener to my teachers and to my friends?  

Math

Topic 3: The distributive and associative properties of multiplication

Week 8 will focus on the distributive property of multiplication, which is breaking up a multiplication equation into two smaller equations to add together. 

Ex. 7x3= (7x1)+(7x2) 

Science

Balancing Forces: Chapter 2 Lesson 3: Investigating ways Magnetic Force moves objects. 

Objective- Students will be able to understand that Non-touching forces can act between magnets and some, but not all, other objects.

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts Homework Next Week

• No Spelling This Week! :) 

• Reader Response Logs (DUE 10/13)

Math Homework- No homework since it’s a short week. 

Quick Notes:

• No School, Monday, October 9th

• La Lotera, Friday, October 13th 4-6:30pm

• Picture Day, Monday, October 16th

• Report Card Pick-Up, October 26th Time TBD

• No School, Friday, October 27…end of 1st Quarter

• HALLOWEEN Treat exchange, October 31st @ 2:30pm

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

Have a great weekend! 

Ms. Andrade & Mr. Graves

September 29, 2023

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday! Hope everyone had a great week.  We’re ready to start the new month of October! Please mark your calendars for Virtual Data Night on October 3rd @ 5:30pm…will send the Google Meets link this upcoming week! 

Parents please utilize the public library! We don’t have a library class, and students need to read books for independent reading…We  only have so many in our  room! Thanks and have a great week! 

Happy Autumn! 

🍁🍂🍁🍂🍁

Language Arts 

Unit 2 Key Ideas and Details in Literature

Lesson 5- Asking and Answering Questions About Stories 

Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for answers. 

• Show understanding of stories by asking and answering questions

• Refer to the text to support answers to questions asked about the text.

Writing

Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling. 

• Students will work on writing on one topic with four complete sentences…October  writing prompts and basic sentence structure rules. 

• Students will start working on their handwriting skills…Remember to capitalize your first and last names please!!!! :)

• Response writing using text evidence. 

Social Studies

The Big Question- The BIG Question-  How do people get and what they want and need? 

Lesson 1-Goods and Service- How have goods and services have changed over time and where goods are produced? 

SEL- Integrity! Doing the right thing when no one is watching! :) 

Math

Topic 2 Assessment Tuesday: Students will be tested on their 0, 1, 2, 5, 9, 10 times tables. 

Beginning topic 3: Apply Properties: Multiplication Facts for 3, 4, 6, 7, 8

Lesson 1&2: Students use arrays to understand the Distributive Property,which states that a multiplication fact can be broken apart into the sum of other multiplication facts.

Science

Balancing forces Chapter 2 Lesson 2: What objects do magnetic forces act on? 

Students investigate objects on which a magnetic force can act.

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts Homework Next Week

• Spelling Words 

• THINKSHEET (creative writing) Homework

Math homework

• Daily review questions

Quick Notes:

• Data Night, October 3rd a@ 5:30pm 

• No School, Monday, October 9th…National Indigenous Peoples Day

• No School, Thursday, October 26…Report Card Pick-Up

• No School, Friday, October 27…end of 1st Quarter

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

Be safe and have a great weekend! 

Ms. Andrade & Mr. Graves

September 22, 2023

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday Families! 

Progress reports and BOY test scores will be sent home yesterday at dismissal. The students should successfully understand the procedures and routines for inside and outside of the classrooms.  Please remind your child to bring their homework folder and agenda to write down their weekly homework assignments.

The first five weeks of school have been extremely busy with back to school activities, learning new procedures with switching classes, and being upstairs!  As we reflect on the first few weeks, the students have done an amazing job with the schedule.  We are still working on transitions from class to class, but hopefully in the next couple weeks things will improve.

On Friday, we had our first school-wide assembly.  Mr. Baker talked about the importance of being silly, being serious, and being nice.  We had a fun morning in the gym! Ask your child about the assembly! 

Happy Autumn! 🍁🍂🏈

Language Arts 

Unit 1 Key Ideas and Details in Informational Text Review and Assessment 

Writing

Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling. 

• Students will work on writing on one topic with four complete sentences…September writing prompts and basic sentence structure rules. 

• Students will work on supporting their thinking with text evidence

• Basic Handwriting strokes (review before cursive)

Social Studies

The Big Question- How do we interact with our planet?  

• Lesson 4- Interacting with the Environment

  • How do people affect the environment?

• Hispanic Heritage Month

Social Emotional Learning

• Being nice and improving our listening skills with each other. 

Math

Topic 2: Multiplication Facts: Use Patterns

• X10 Facts

• use number patterns to support their recall of the 0, 1, 2, 5, 9, 10 multiplication facts.

Science 

Unit: Balancing Forces

Finishing Chapter 1: Why does the train rise?

• Chain reactions 

Starting Chapter 2: Why does the train rise without anything touching it?

• Lesson 1: Exploring non-touching forces. 

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts Homework

• Reader Response Logs due Friday, September 29th

• Spelling words (Monday) & Spelling Test on Friday, September 29th 

Math Homework

• Study 0,1,2,5,9, 10 times tables

Quick Notes:

• Data Night, October 2nd, Virtual Event (details on progress reports)

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

Have a great weekend!

Mrs. Andrade & Mr. Graves

September 15, 2023

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday Families! We are in the 5th week of school! Progress reports and BOY test scores will be sent home together.  After five weeks, the students should successfully understand the procedures and routines for inside and outside of the classrooms! 

Happy Autumn! 🍁🍂🏈

Language Arts 

Lesson 4 Describing Cause and Effect

Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time...cause/effect 

How do readers identify a cause and effect relationship during reading scientific text?

How does a reader identify cause and effect words in a text?

Objectives 

• Describe the cause–effect relationship between a series of ideas in a scientific text.

• Identify and use words that signal cause and effect. 

Writing

Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling. 

• Students will work on writing on one topic with four complete sentences…September writing prompts and basic sentence structure rules. 

• Students will work on supporting their thinking with text evidence

Social Studies

The Big Question- How do we interact with our planet?  

Lesson 3 Natural Resources 

• How do citizens use natural resources?

• Identifying cause and effect relationships within social studies 

Social Emotional Learning

Being a leader and great friend!

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts Homework

• Reader Response Logs due THURSDAY, September 21st!

Quick Notes:

• No School, September 22nd, Professional Development Day

• Data Night, October 2nd, Multi-Purpose Room 

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

Have a great weekend!

Mr. Graves

**Mrs. Andrade is out of school today and will update her subject areas next week! :)

September 8, 2023

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday!  What a great week three! Students are starting to follow the routines and procedures.  We are still working on transitioning quickly and quietly in the hallways.  Please remind your child we are at a school with a level zero talking when passing from class to class. 

We have finished the BOY testing for the start of the school year.  Test reports will be sent home with their progress reports.  Stay tuned for the Data Night date…will be coming soon. 

Have an amazing weekend!  Enjoy the great weather.

Language Arts 

Lesson 3

Reading About Time and Sequence

Standards Focus

Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence…

• How do readers retell the series of events within a historical text?

• How can readers identify signal time order and sequence words? 

Writing

Staying on topic! Students will work on writing on one topic with three-four complete sentences…September writing prompts and basic sentence structure rules. 

Sequence words…FIrst, Then, Next, and Finally 😁Students will also continue to work on response writing with supporting evidence from the text. 

Social Studies

The Big Question- How do we interact with our planet?  

Lesson 2 Weather, Climate, and Forces of Nature 

Students will learn how climate affects the land, plants, and animals. 

Math 

Unit 1 Assessment Tuesday - Students will be tested on using repeated addition to multiply, using a number line to multiply, the commutative property of multiplication, Using arrays, and understanding division is separating objects into equal groups. A reteach and review assessment will be posted on the website. 

Beginning Unit 2- Multiplication Facts: Use Patterns

Multiplication facts of 2 and 5

Science 

Lesson Question: What makes an object start to move?

Lesson 3: Forces all around. 

Students will learn to identify when force is acting on an object. 

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts

Reading Response Homework and Spelling Words (Due on Friday, 9/15)

Math 

Study for Tuesday’s test. We will be taking a practice test on Monday for students to study. No homework the rest of the week. 

Quick Notes:

• No School, September 22nd, Professional Development Day

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

Have a great weekend!

Ms. Andrade & Mr. Graves

September 1, 2023

Third Grade Families,

It was a pleasure meeting all of you at Open House on Tuesday night.  Please reach out if you ever have any questions or concerns.  

We have a long weekend, so enjoy your friends and family.  Have some fun! I’ll be watching college football and BBQing! 

Language Arts

Lesson 2

Finding Main Ideas and Key Details

Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.

• Identify the main idea from a text. 

• Recount key details and explain how they support the main idea of a text. 

Writing

Staying on topic! Students will work on writing on one topic with three-four complete sentences…September writing prompts and responding to reading with text evidence (in-class)

Social Studies

The Big Question- What is geography? How do we interact with our planet? 

• Globes and Continents

• United States Regions

• Major bodies of water

Community and Team building

Being Proactive vs. Being Reactive…We are in control of ourselves.

Math

End of Topic 1 (Assessment will be the following week 9/12)

How can thinking about equal groups help you understand the connection between multiplication and division?

● Understanding the relationship between repeated addition and multiplication

● Using number lines to show multiplication

● Using arrays to understand multiplication

● Sharing into equal groups (dividing

● Understanding division is repeated addition

Science 

Lesson 3: Forces All around

Students learn:

• Scientists pay attention to change because understanding how and why something changes can be a way of

figuring out how something works.

• Scientists gather information and evidence from books.

• Setting a purpose before reading can help readers focus their attention.

• When an object starts moving or stops moving, that is evidence that a force has acted on it.

• A force acts between two objects.

Homework:

There is no language arts/social studies homework next week…we will resume reading homework on September 11th 

Math homework will be 3 questions from the assessment we are taking on September 12. 

Quick Notes:

• No School, Monday, September 4th (Labor Day)

• No School, Friday September 22nd

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

Have a great long weekend!

Ms. Anrande & Mr. Graves

Third Grade Families,

We made it through the first week of Third Grade! It’s been amazing talking and building a rapport with the students to create a caring classroom community. 

Here is a quick peek of what we will be learning about next week in the classroom...

Language Arts

Lesson 1 Ask and Answer Questions and Key Ideas

• Show understanding of a text by asking and answering questions. 

• Refer to the text to support the answers to questions formulated about the text. 

• Foundations of Independent Reading (reading to self…what does this sound like?  What does this look like in the classroom?

• Metacognition…”Thinking about our thinking” while we read.

• Listening skills (podcast Wednesday)

Writing-

Staying on topic! Students will work on writing on one topic with three-four complete sentences…August and September writing prompts- students choose what they want to write about each day. 

Social Studies

The Big Question- How do we interact with our planet?

Students will take a look at globes, maps, physical and political maps.  Students will also discuss current events to make connections.

Community/Team Builder- Creating Mission Statements, classmate interviews, morning  meetings & team building activities to create a calm and caring learning environment.

Math- 

Topic 1: How can thinking about equal groups help you understand the connection between multiplication and division?

• Understanding the relationship between repeated addition and multiplication

• Using number lines to show multiplication

• Using arrays to understand multiplication

• Sharing into equal groups (dividing)

Science- 

Chapter 1: Why does the train rise?

The Big Question- What makes an object start to move?

Using simple materials, students observe what makes an object start to move. They learn that the pushes and pulls by one object on another are called forces and that a force can make an object start moving.

Homework Next Week…

Language Arts Homework- 

All About Me Posters due on Monday, August 28th

Math Homework - Will be given to students on Monday and is DUE on Friday. 

Quick Notes:

• All About Me Posters Due Monday, August 28th 

• Back to School Night- August 29th 5PM

• Be ready to line up outside at 8:45am

• No School, Monday, September 4th 

• No School, Friday September 22nd

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

Have a great weekend and enjoy the sun! 

Off to the beach!

Ms. Andrade & Mr. Graves

May 5, 2023

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday!  Warm weather = a Friday bonus recess for working hard on their End of the Year i-ready test.  Next Tuesday, we will be taking the CPS star360 reading test (quick 25 minute test)

Attached you will find the Spirit Week flier! 

Thank you, be safe, and have a great weekend! 

Mr. Graves

Language Arts

Lesson 21 Connecting Words and Pictures

Explain how aspects of illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story.

• Explain the contribution of specific aspects of illustrations associated with a text to text’s meaning. 

• Explain how illustrations help create mood in a text, and how they tell more about characters or setting.

Big Question…How can readers connect words and pictures?

Writing- 

• May Journal/Writing Prompts

• Cursive…wrapping up all of the letters, and writing in cursive!

• Reader Response writing with our reading lessons

Social Studies 

Chapter 6 A Growing Nation

Essential Question: How does life change throughout history?

Lesson 1 New Ways to Travel

Lesson 2 Immigrants and New Homes in America

Leader in Me

Habit Synergizing…seeking a third alternative/being a positive teammate…Having an abundance mentality! 

Mr. Graves

Looking Ahead…

Spirit Week May 8th-12th

Teacher Appreciation Week May 8th-12th 

STAR 360 Testing May 9th

Mother’s Day May 14th 

Mental Health Awareness Spirit Week May 15th-19th

Memorial Day May 29th 

Roller Skating Party June 2nd

Locker Clean and Desk Cleaning June 5th 

End of the Year Party…Note coming next week June 6th

Last Day of School June 7th 

April 21, 2023

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday!  Where did the warm weather go???  Tomorrow is Earth Day…think Green! 

50 WAYS TO HELP THE EARTH 🌏 🌎 🌍 

Next Tuesday, we will have the Title IX  (OSP) Sexual Misconduct, Title IX and Bias-based Behavior Student Training at 10am…a letter went home this past week.  If you choose to opt your child out of training, please return the form sent home.  

Thank you, be safe, and have a great weekend! 

Mr. Graves

Language Arts

Spiral Review Lesson 16-20 Monday and Tuesday

Unit 5 Interim Test Wednesday and Thursday

Social Studies 

Essential Question Chapter 5-

How can I participate as a citizen? (Continue this from last week)

• Lesson 4- American Heroes through the Years

• Identifying Facts and Opinions within history

• Citizenship- Being a positive Problem Solver!

Leader in Me

Habit Synergizing…seeking a third alternative/being a positive teammate

Mr. Graves

Looking Ahead…

• Principal Candidates Forum April 24th @ 6pm

• Poetry Project due April 28th 

• Progress Reports April 28th

April 14, 2023

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday!  What an amazing week back from spring break.  The students were refreshed and ready to work! April is National Poetry months dn students will learn about writing a bio poem.  We will go over this in class with examples.  Students will bring home the project directions on Monday, April 17th.

Language Arts

Lesson 20

Comparing and Contrasting Two Text Texts

Standards Focus…

Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic RI3.9

• Combine information from two different texts on the same topic 

• Use the integrated information to write or speak about the topic 

THE BIG QUESTION: How can readers compare two types of text?  

Social Studies 

Essential Question Chapter 5-

How can I participate as a citizen?

Lesson 3- American Heroes through the Years

Identifying Facts and Opinions within history

Leader in Me

Habit Synergize…seeking a third alternative/being a positive teammate

Mr. Graves

Looking Ahead…

Poetry Project Directions April 17th

Principal Candidates Forum April 24th @ 6pm

Poetry Project due April 28th 

Progress Reports April 28th

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday!  IAR testing has finished this year.  Students who were absent will make up their tests after spring break.  Spring weather means warmer weather!! Please make sure your child knows to line up at 8:45am and where they are going after school.  Remember there is no one on duty outside before school. 

Students will receive an April language arts/social studies homework schedule today along with their Spring Break Reader Response log.

I hope all families have a fun and wonderful spring break.  Be safe if you are traveling! I’m off to see my mom and family in Michigan next week.

Rest, relax, and recharge…see you April 10th!

Mr. Graves

Looking Ahead…

April 1st-9th, Spring Break Vacation

March 24, 2023

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday Families!  Next week we will finish up IAR testing in both math and reading on Monday and Tuesday!  We will promptly start at 9:20am.  If your child is absent, or late they will test during make-up sessions next week.

Report card pick up will take place on Wednesday, March 29th from 8:45am-3:45pm.

This is the 4th quarter and we are still talking with the students about transitioning from essential classes and recess/lunch.  Students need to be mindful about staying focused when moving from class to class…remember the hallway and lunch/recess expectations.  We are also talking about taking ownership over our behavior and learning.  All students should know the expectations inside and outside of the classroom.

Have a great weekend…It’s still March Madness…one week until Spring Break!

Mr. Graves 🏀

Language Arts 

• IAR Testing Reading and Math 

Monday and Tuesday

9:30-11am

• Women’s History Month Nearpod Activities

Writing 

1. Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling.

2. Uppercase Cursive Letters 

3. Sentence Fluency…short and long sentences…not all starting with “I”

4. Reader Response…using evidence to support our thinking with details

5. March Writing prompts…6 complete sentences on topic.

Social Studies

Chapter 5 Citizenship and Civic Engagement

• The BIG Question “How can I participate?”

• Lesson 2- Being a great citizen

Leader in Me- 

• Synergize…seeking a 3rd alternative

Looking Ahead…

March 27th-28th, IAR Testing 9:30-11am

March 29th, Report Card Pick up (NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS) 8:45-3:45pm

April 1st-9th, Spring Break Vacation

Language Arts/Social Studies Homework Next Week

No Homework this week…plenty of rest, healthy breakfast, and a growth mindset for IAR testing!

Quick Notes

• COVID testing on Wednesdays

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am

March 17, 2023

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday Families!  Next week we will be IAR testing in both math and reading.  We will promptly start at 9:30am.  If your child is absent, or late they will test during make-up sessions next week.

I talked with the students about transitioning from essential classes and recess/lunch.  Students need to be mindful about staying focused and moving from class to class…remember the hallway and lunch/recess expectations.

Have a great weekend…March Madness!!!!!! 

Mr. Graves

SPRING PICTURE DAY ON MONDAY, MARCH 20th 

☘️🏀☘️🏀☘️🏀☘️🏀☘️🏀☘️

Language Arts 

• IAR Testing Reading and Math 

Tuesday-Friday

9:30-11am

Writing 

1. Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling.

2. Uppercase Cursive Letters 

3. Sentence Fluency…short and long sentences…not all starting with “I”

4. Reader Response…using evidence to support our thinking with details

5. March Writing prompts…6 complete sentences on topic.

Social Studies

Chapter 5 Citizenship and Civic Engagement

• The BIG Question “How can I participate?”

• Lesson 1- The Reasons for Rules and Laws

Leader in Me- 

• Think Win-Win (Creating an abundance mentality for all) 

• Synergize…seeking a 3rd alternative

Looking Ahead…

March 20th Spring Picture Day

March 21st-28th, IAR Testing 9:30-11am

March 29th, Report Card Pick up (NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS) 8:45-3:45pm

April 1st-9th, Spring Break Vacation

Language Arts/Social Studies Homework Next Week

No Homework this week…plenty of rest, healthy breakfast, and a growth mindset for IAR testing!

Quick Notes

• COVID testing on Wednesdays

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

March 3, 2023

Third Grade Families,

Happy Thursday! I sent home the March Homework calendar and Literacy Month ideas this week. Both classes had a great time reading (even me) during our Read Across Murray Day today…both classes wanted more time to read…yah!

IAR testing will begin on March 21st…Students will be testing in both math and reading (three test sessions for each subject)  . I will send home a schedule next week.

Please be safe tomorrow with the snow. Have fun and be safe this weekend…rest, recharge, and relax!

Mr. Graves

😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃

Language Arts 

Lesson 18

Describing Connections Between Sentences and Paragraphs 

Standards Focus:

Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g…cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence)

• Describe how sentences in a text are connected by cause and effect and sequence 

• Describe how paragraphs in a text are connected by cause and effect and sequence. 

Writing

1. Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling.

2. Uppercase Cursive Letters 

3. Sentence Fluency…short and long sentences…not all starting with “I”

4. Reader Response…using evidence to support our thinking with details

5. March Writing prompts…6 complete sentences on topic.

Social Studies

Chapter 4 Government, Landmarks, and Symbols (continued this week)

BIG QUESTION: What is the government? 

 Women’s History Month (reading mini-biographies)

Leader in Me- 

• Think Win-Win (Creating an abundance mentality for all) 

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts/Social Studies Homework Next Week

• Article and Reading Comprehension Questions (Making Inferences) Due 3/10

• Spelling Words (Test 3/10)

Quick Notes

• Literacy Week 3/13-3/16

• No School for Students 3/17

• St. Patrick’s Day 3/17

• IAR testing 3/21

• COVID testing on Wednesdays

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am

February 24, 2023

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday! I will be sending home the March homework schedule next week…green paper!

March is National Literacy Month and Women’s History month…explore different genres of books at home and at school.  The students loved the poetry and drama lessons. Great site for scripts Readers theater scripts

Please remind students to be ready to line up outside at 8:45pm. Also, remind your child to come right into the classroom in the morning.  There were way too many students lingering around their lockers this week after arriving late to school. 

Thank You for the support at home and at school.

Have fun and be safe this weekend…rest, recharge, and relax!

Mr. Graves

😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃

Language Arts 

Lesson 17 

Connecting Words and Pictures in Informational Text

Standards Focus:

Use information gained from illustrations (e.g. Maps, photographs) and the words in a text to demonstrate understanding of the text….

• Show understanding of a text by correctly combining information in visual features with information in the text 

• Read and interpret maps and photographs associated with a text.

Writing

1. Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling.

2. Cursive Books…lowercase letters…downward strokes

3. Sentence Fluency…short and long sentences…not all starting with “I”

4. Reader Response…using evidence to support our thinking

5. March Writing prompts…6 complete sentences on topic.

Social Studies

Chapter 4 Government, Landmarks, and Symbols

BIG QUESTION: What is government? 

Lesson 3-

What are the levels of government? 

What does each of the levels (local, state, national) do for the people? 

African American Mini-biographies 

Leader in Me- 

• Seek first to understand, then to be understood…learning to be an active listener. 

• Active listening skills

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts/Social Studies Homework Next Week

• Poem of the Week and Comprehension questions (due Friday, March 3rd)

• Response Logs (due Friday, March 3rd)

Quick Notes:

• Read Across Murray Day…March 2nd 10:15-10:45

• COVID testing on Wednesdays

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

February 17, 2023

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday! Long weekend…No school on Monday, February 20th. 

Open Library Grade 3 Books is a great site for books for students to read.  Please take a look. 

Please remind students to be ready to line up outside at 8:45pm. Also, remind your child to come right into the classroom in the morning.  There were way too many students lingering around their lockers this week after arriving late to school. 

Thank You for the support at home and at school.

Have fun and be safe this weekend…rest, recharge, and relax!

Mr. Graves

😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃

Language Arts 

Unit 4 review and test

Writing

1. Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling.

2. Cursive Books…lowercase letters…almost finished with lowercase letters

3. Sentence Fluency…short and long sentences…not all starting with “I”

4. Reader Response…using evidence to support our thinking

5. February Writing prompts…6 complete sentences on topic.

Social Studies

Chapter 4 Government, Landmarks, and Symbols

BIG QUESTION: Why do we have a government? 

Lesson 2-

The Branches of Government

What does each of the branches of government do for the American people?

• African American Inventors 

Leader in Me- 

• Seek first to understand, then to be understood…learning to be an active listener. 

• Not to react…circle of control

• Reading others feelings

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts/Social Studies Homework Next Week

• Geography Homework (due Friday 2/24)

Quick Notes:

• No School, Monday, February 20th 

• COVID testing on Wednesdays

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

January 27, 2023

Third Grade Families,

Short week for students.  No school on Friday, February 3rd.

As a reminder, the 3rd graders will have a field trip to Daley College on Wednesday, February 1, 2023. We will depart Muray at 10:00am. We will enjoy an interactive performance by the Ayodele Drum & Dance group. This is an interactive performance for the students, so please encourage and remind them to wear comfortable clothing and shoes. The performance and lunch is scheduled for 11:00am - 1:00pm. Students must bring a bag lunch. 

Permission slips will be distributed today during World Language classes & the cost is $9.00.

Please remember to utilize the Chicago Public Library for independent reading at home!  This will improve their reading skills tremendously! 

Thanks for the support at home and at school. Have a safe and wonderful long weekend! 

Mr. Graves

♥️☃️⛄️♥️☃️⛄️♥️☃️☃️♥️

Language Arts 

Lesson 14

What are plays made of?

Standards Focus:

Refer to parts of…dramas…when writing or speaking about a text, using terms such as…scene…describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections

Key Vocabulary: Scenes, Drama, Play

Writing

1. Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling.

2. Cursive Books…starting cursive strokes. 

3. Strong details…show us with descriptive words, not just “telling us”

4. Reader Response…supporting our thinking within our writing

5. January Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

Social Studies

Chapter 3 Communities Build a Nation

The Big Question

How does our past affect our present? 

• Lesson 4

• Early French Communities 

• Early English Communities

What was the result of more European Settlers exploring present day North America?

Leader in Me- 

• Think Win Win!

• Be ProActive! 

•   Let’s have an abundance mentality…there is enough to share!  Both classes are doing a great job practicing this habit! 

• Using our time wisely!

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts Homework Next Week

• Reader Response Homework (Due THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd) 

Quick Notes:

• No School for Students, February 3rd 

• COVID testing on Wednesdays

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am

January 20, 2023

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday Families! I will be out of the building today!  We will start back up with spelling and reader response logs next week.

Please remember to utilize the Chicago Public Library for independent reading at home!  This will improve their reading skills tremendously! 

Thanks for the support at home and at school. Have a safe and wonderful long weekend! 

Mr. Graves

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Language Arts 

Lesson 13 What are stories made of? 

Standards Focus:

Refer to parts of stories…using terms such as chapter…describe how each successive part builds on earlier sections.

• Understand that stories can be made of parts called chapters

• Understand the plots of stories. 

• Describe how each chapter advances the plot of a story 

• Plot Maps

Writing

1. Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling.

2. Cursive Books

3. Strong details…show us with descriptive words, not just “telling us”

4. Reader Response…supporting our thinking within our writing

5. January Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

Social Studies

Chapter 3 Communities Build a Nation

The Big Question

How does our past affect our present? 

• Lesson 3 Early Spanish Communities and the Effects of their Exploration Continued from last week

Leader in Me- 

• Think Win Win!

• Be ProActive! 

•   Let’s have an abundance mentality…there is enough to share!  Both classes are doing a great job practicing this habit! 

• Using our time wisely!

• Winter Ball with 20 points! 

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts Homework Next Week

• Spelling Words and Test (January 27th)

• Reader Response Homework (Due January 27th) 

Quick Notes:

• No School for Students, February 3rd 

• COVID testing on Wednesdays

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am

January 13, 2023

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday Families! What a wonderful first week back from vacation.  The students seem resting and ready to tackle the second half of the year.  I can’t believe we are at the halfway point in the school year.

Report Cards will be sent home at dismissal today 😀

Please remember to utilize the Chicago Public Library for independent reading at home!  This will improve their reading skills tremendously! 

Thanks for the support at home and at school. Have a safe and wonderful long weekend! 

Mr. Graves

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Language Arts 

• Middle of the Year I ready testing T-TH 

• Reading Learning Individualized Pathway (i-ready)

Writing

1. Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling.

2. Cursive Books distributed on Tuesday

3. Strong Lead sentences to grab the reader’s attention

4. Reader Response…supporting our thinking within our writing

5. January Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

Social Studies

Chapter 3 Communities Build a Nation

The Big Question

How does our past affect our present? 

• Map and Graph Skills…reading and interpreting a historical timeline

• Lesson 3 Early Spanish Communities and the Effects of their Exploration

Leader in Me- 

• Think Win Win!

• Be ProActive! 

•   Let’s have an abundance mentality…there is enough to share!  Both classes are doing a great job practicing this habit! 

• Using our time wisely!

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts Homework Next Week

• Geography Homework…DUE January 20th 

Quick Notes:

• Report Cards sent home, January 13th 

• No School Monday, January 16th

• No School for Students, February 3rd 

• COVID testing on Wednesdays

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am

December 22, 2022

Third Grade Families,

Happy Wednesday Families! I hope this letter finds you safe and well! The end of the quarter is Friday and there will be no school for students! 

I sent home the January homework schedule and Language Arts extra credit for Winter Break…these are Higher Order Thinking Skills mini-activities (no pressure) 

Over break, I really want the students to rest and recharge their “batteries.”  I told students to READ books and practice their IXL reading/social studies skills.

IF YOU ARE TRAVELING PLEASE BE SAFE!  I’m trekking up to see family in Northern Michigan Saturday, then off to London and Amsterdam for New Years! 

Have a safe and wonderful holiday & Winter Vacation! 

Mr. Graves

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Quick Notes:

• December 22nd Last Day for Students

• Winter Break, December 23rd - January 8th 

• COVID testing on Wednesdays

December 16, 2022

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday Families!  Only 4 more school days until Winter Break! The third grade holiday pizza party will take place on Wednesday, December 21st @ 12PM…please send in $10 for pizza, fruit, drink, and a sweet treat.

It’s Winter Spirit Week!

M Flannel Shirt Day! 

T Holiday Hat/Headband Day

W Festive or Ugly Sweater Day

TH Holiday Scarf/Sock Day 

FRIDAY NO SCHOOL…End of 2nd Quarter

Thanks for the support at home and at school. Have a safe and wonderful week!

Mr. Graves

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Language Arts 

• Winter Reading!  

• Book Recommendation Due on Monday, December 19th 

• Reading Learning Pathway (i-ready)

Writing

1. Winter Creative Writing (Poems and stories)

2. Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling.

3. Continue Handwriting 

4. December Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

Social Studies

Chapter 3 Communities Build a Nation

The Big Question

How does our past affect our present? 

Lesson 2- Early Explorers

What were the causes and effects of the European Exploration? 

Leader in Me- 

• Think Win Win!  Let’s have an abundance mentality…there is enough to share!  Both classes are doing a great job practicing this habit! 

• Using our time wisely!

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts Homework Next Week

• Book Recommendation (Due 12/19 for hall display)

Quick Notes:

• December 16th, Holiday Program

• Holiday Pizza Party, December 21st, 12PM $10

• December 22nd Last Day for Students

• COVID testing on Wednesdays

December 11, 2022

Third Grade Families,

     Happy Sunday Families!  I hope you are enjoying your weekend! Only nine more school days until Winter Break! The third grade holiday pizza party will take place on Wednesday, December 21st @ 12PM…please send in $10 for pizza, fruit, drink, and a sweet treat.

     The third grade students will be performing at the winter program on Friday, December 16th @ 9:30am…make sure you get there on time for a great seat.  Looking forward to seeing you at the assembly.

     The students' reading and writing skills are improving so much.   It’s so much fun talking and teaching new skills in small groups! 

     Thanks for the support at home and at school.

Have a safe and wonderful week!

Mr. Graves

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Language Arts 

• Unit 3 Reading Test 

• Book Recommendation Directions

• Reading Learning Pathway (i-ready)

Writing

1. Winter Creative Writing (Poems and stories)

2. Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling.

3. Strong Lead sentences to grab the reader’s attention

4. Reader Response…supporting our thinking within our writing

5. Continue Handwriting 

6. December Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

Social Studies

Chapter 3 Communities Build a Nation

The Big Question

How does our past affect our present? 

Lesson 1- America’s First Peoples…continue from last week 

Students will learn how geography influences communities and how the past connects to the present.

Leader in Me- 

• Think Win Win!  Let’s have an abundance mentality…there is enough to share!  Both classes are doing a great job practicing this habit! 

• Using our time wisely!

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts Homework Next Week

• Reader Response Homework (Due 12/16)

• Book Recommendation (Due 12/19 for hall display)

Quick Notes:

• December 16th, Holiday Program

• Holiday Pizza Party, December 21st, 12PM $10

• December 22nd Last Day for Students

• COVID testing on Wednesdays

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

December 2, 2022

Third Grade Families,

     December is here….and that means busy, busy and more busy.  Progress reports will go home today at dismissal.  The third grade holiday pizza party will take place on Wednesday, December 21st @ 12PM…please send in $10 for pizza, fruit, drink, and a sweet treat.  Please see the attached flyer. 

Have a safe and restful weekend! 

Mr. Graves

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Language Arts 

Lesson 11 

Author’s Point of View 

Standards Focus:

Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author.

Lesson Objectives:

• Determine an author’s point of view based on the words and phrases that signal the author’s opinion. 

• Distinguish one’s point of view from the author’s point of view.  

Writing

1. Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling.

2. Strong Lead sentences to grab the reader’s attention

3. Reader Response…supporting our thinking within our writing

4. Continue Handwriting 

5. December Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

Social Studies

Chapter 3 Communities Build a Nation

The Big Question

How does our past affect our present? 

Lesson 1- America’s First Peoples

Students will learn how geography influences communities and how the past connects to the present.

Leader in Me- 

• Think Win Win!  Let’s have an abundance mentality…there is enough to share!  Both classes are doing a great job practicing this habit! 

• Using our time wisely!

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts Homework Next Week

• Reader Response Homework (Due 12/9)

• Spelling (test on 12/9)

Quick Notes:

• December 2nd, Progress Reports sent Home

• December 16th, Holiday Program 9:30am

• Holiday Pizza Party, December 21st, 12PM $10

• December 22nd Last Day for Students

• December 23rd, End of 2nd Quarter

• COVID testing on Wednesdays

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am

November 18, 2022

Third Grade Families-

Just a quick Friday note!

Remember no school next week! Report Card Conferences on Monday 8:45AM-3:45PM

Have a great week off students! Rest and recharge third grade families...Here’s to enjoying the company of good friends and family. I wish you a happy Thanksgiving! My mother is coming and I'll be cooking...cross your fingers!

Stay Safe and Healthy!

Mr. Graves

November 11, 2022

Third Grade Families,

Last week of school before Thanksgiving Break! Also, please pay attention to the weather…it’s that time of year for gloves, mittens, coats, scarfs, and boots.  Please remind your child to keep these personal items safe at school and labeled with their names.  

Please talk to your child about whistling in the hallway and classrooms…this is not allowed and distracting. 😃

A huge “thank you for your service” to all the Veterans out there today! 

Have a safe and restful weekend! 

Mr. Graves

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Language Arts 

Lesson 9  Unfamiliar Words

Standards Focus: 

Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area. 

Lesson Objectives:

• Use context clues to help determine meanings of unfamiliar words. 

• Use domain-specific knowledge to determine meanings if content- or subject- area words and phrases. 

Writing

1. Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling. 

2. Reader Response…supporting our thinking within our writing

3. Continue Handwriting 

4. November Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

5. Verbs and adjectives

Social Studies

The Big Question

How do people get what they want and need? 

Lesson 3 - Economic Choices…determining needs and wants (continued)

Lesson 4 - Human Capital and your Future  

Leader in Me- 

Think Win Win!  Let’s have an abundance mentality…there is enough to share!  Both classes are doing a great job practicing this habit! 

25 points to gain entry to the Sip and Sing party in December

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts Homework Next Week

• Informational Article and Questions (due on November 18th)

• Spelling (test on November 18th)

Quick Notes:

• Veterans Day, November 11th 

• Thanksgiving Recess November 21st-25th 

• Conferences, November 21st, 8:45-3:45

• December 2nd, Progress Reports sent Home

• December 16th, Holiday Program

• December 23rd, End of 2nd Quarter

• COVID testing on Wednesdays

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am

November 4, 2022

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday Families! REMEMBER TO TURN YOUR CLOCKS BACK THIS WEEKEND! 😃 Students love the new playground and turf field…get that energy out during the day! 

  Please make connections to the social studies economics with your child.  I’m attaching the unit letter with some suggestions to talk about at home. Students LOVE this unit of study because they can make real life connections about their needs and wants.  Get ready because they are ALL talking about what they need and want for the holiday season! 

Remember no school on Tuesday, 11/8 for Election Day!

 Rock the Vote! Enjoy the weather! Stay safe and healthy!

Mr. Graves

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Language Arts (short week…no new lesson)

• Unit 2 Test Monday and Wednesday

• CPS Performance Task Thursday and Friday 

Students did very well with the first literature unit! They love the folktales and fables

Writing

1. Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling. 

2. Reader Response…supporting our thinking within our writing

3. Continue Handwriting 

4. November Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

5. Verbs and adjectives

Social Studies

The Big Question

How do people get what they want and need? 

Lesson 3 - Economic Choices…determining needs and wants 

Leader in Me- 

Think Win Win!  Let’s have an abundance mentality…there is enough to share!  Both classes are doing a great job practicing this habit! 

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts Homework Next Week

• Poem of the Week and Reading Questions (DUE 11/11)

• No Spelling

Quick Notes:

• Election Day, November 8th NO SCHOOL

• Conferences, November 21st, 8:45-3:45

• COVID testing on Wednesdays

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

10/28/2022

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday Families! The second quarter has started off on the right foot! Two major areas we are working on inside and outside the classroom are active listening and following directions.  Please support the idea of re-reading directions multiple times to gain understanding.  I always give the example of when I’m cooking and constantly re-reading the directions/recipe.

Monday students can exchange their candy/treats at 2:30pm with their homeroom class.

Fall Festival tomorrow at Murray! The playground is almost finished!

Have a great weekend, rest and recharge…I’m off to Michigan to run a Fall 5k with the family! 

Mr. Graves

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Language Arts 

Lesson 8 Determining the Central Message (Theme)

Determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through the key details in the text

• Understand that a central message is the lesson a story teaches. 

• Understand that fables, folktales, and myths often teach a moral or a lesson. 

• Identify a central message conveyed through key details. 

Writing

1. Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling. 

2. Reader Response…supporting our thinking within our writing

3. Continue Handwriting Unit 1 (reviewing basic letters) 

• November Writing prompts…5-6 complete sentences on topic.

Social Studies

The Big Question

How do people get what they want and need? 

Lesson 2- Types of Resources (Human, Capital, Natural)

Leader in Me- 

Put first things first...WORK, THEN PLAY!

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts Homework Next Week

• Article and Reading Questions (DUE 11/4)

• No Spelling

Quick Notes:

• HALLOWEEN Treat exchange, October 31st 

• Election Day, November 8th NO SCHOOL

• Conferences, November 21st, 8:45-3:45

• COVID testing on Wednesdays

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

Have a great weekend! 

Mr. Graves

October 21, 2022

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday Families!  Please remember to talk to your child about following the rules before and after school.  We enter and exit the doors promptly at 8:45 and 3:45.  We want everyone to be safe, on time, and know where they should go after school.

Fall Festival at Murray on Saturday, October 29th!  The playground is almost finished!

Enjoy the weather this weekend! 

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Language Arts 

Lesson 7 

Recounting Stories

Recount stories, including fables, folktales, and myths from diverse cultures

• Identify key events in a story

• Understand the proper sequence of events when retelling a story. 

• Recount a story by telling only the most important details from the beginning, middle, and end.

Writing

1. Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling. 

2. Reader Response…supporting our thinking within our writing

3. Handwriting Unit 1 (reviewing basic letters) 

• Students will work on writing on one topic with four complete sentences…October writing prompts and basic sentence structure rules. 

Social Studies

The Big Question- The BIG Question-  How do people get and what they want and need? 

Lesson 2- Types of Resources (Human, Capital, Natural)

Leader in Me- 

Begin with the end in mind! Leaders plan ahead! 

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts Homework Next Week

• Spelling

• ThinkSheet Writing Homework  (DUE 10/28)

Quick Notes:

• HALLOWEEN Treat exchange, October 31st 

• COVID testing on Wednesdays

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

Have a great weekend! 

Mr. Graves

October 13, 2022

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday Families!  We have another exciting, but short week.  No school on Friday. Last day of the first quarter on Thursday.  Wow, time has flown by this marking period.

Please make sure to talk to your child about lunchroom expectations.  I’ve seen food left on the tables and on the ground from third grade classes.  I told the students I would be telling their parents about this issue.  Thank you for the support at home! 

Again, parents please utilize the public library! We don’t have a library schedule this year, and students need to read books for independent reading…I only have so many in my room! 

Happy End of First Quarter! 

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Language Arts 

Lesson 6 Describing Characters

Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events}

Lesson Objectives

• Identify characters’ traits, motivations, and feelings, and describe how characters change from the beginning to the end of a story.

• Recognize how characters’ actions contribute to a sequence of events.

Writing

1. Response Writing with text evidence to support our thinking!

2. Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling. 

• Students will work on writing on one topic with four complete sentences…October writing prompts and basic sentence structure rules. 

• Students will start working on their handwriting skills…Remember to capitalize your first and last names please!!!! :)

Social Studies

The Big Question- The BIG Question-  How do people get and what they want and need? 

Lesson 1-Goods and Service- How have goods and services have changed over time and where goods are produced? 

Lesson 2- Types of Resources (Human, Capital, Natural)

Leader in Me- 

Think Win-Win…have an abundance mindset…there is enough for all of us!!!! 

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts Homework Next Week

• No Spelling This Week! :) 

• Geography Homework  (DUE 10/20)

Quick Notes:

• No School, Friday, October 21…end of 1st Quarter

• HALLOWEEN Treat exchange, October 31st 

• COVID testing resumes next week…please sign up for weekly testing.

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

Have a great weekend! 

Mr. Graves

October 6, 2022

Third Grade Families,

Happy Thursday!  I will be out of the building tomorrow! (off to see my mom in Michigan)...we went over the rules and procedures for a guest teacher.

Parents please utilize the public library! We don’t have a library schedule this year, and students need to read books for independent reading…I only have so many in my room! Thanks and have a great long weekend 😃

Happy Autumn! 

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Language Arts 

Unit 2 Key Ideas and Details in Literature

Lesson 5- Asking and Answering Questions About Stories 

Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for answers. 

• Show understanding of stories by asking and answering questions

• Refer to the text to support answers to questions asked about the text.

Writing

Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling. 

• Students will work on writing on one topic with four complete sentences…September writing prompts and basic sentence structure rules. 

• Students will start working on their handwriting skills…Remember to capitalize your first and last names please!!!! :)

Social Studies

The Big Question- The BIG Question-  How do people get and what they want and need? 

Lesson 1-Goods and Service- How have goods and services have changed over time and where goods are produced? 

Leader in Me- Think Win-Win…have an abundance mindset…there is enough for all of us!!!! 

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts Homework Next Week

• No Spelling

• Poem of the Week and Questions (DUE 10/14)

Quick Notes:

• No School, Monday, October 10th…National Indigenous Peoples Day

• No School, Friday, October 21…end of 1st Quarter

• COVID testing resumes next week…please sign up for weekly testing.

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

Be safe and have a great weekend! 

Mr. Graves

September 30, 2022

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday! We will be celebrating today with the Silent Disco Party @ 12:45PM! Everyone received points for transitioning in the hallway! Dance, Dance, Dance! 

I will be out of the building next Friday, October 7th (off to see my mom)...I will review the expectations and procedures with a guest teacher.

Happy October! 

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Language Arts 

Unit 1 Review this week! The unit test will be on Wednesday and Thursday! 

Writing

Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling. 

• Students will work on writing on one topic with four complete sentences…September writing prompts and basic sentence structure rules. 

• Students will continue working on nouns and verbs this week.

Social Studies

The Big Question- How do we use Earth’s resources?

Renewable vs. Non-renewable resources! 

Leader in Me- Put first, things first…We work, then play! 

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts Homework Next Week

• Spelling Test on 10/7

• Reading Passage and Questions (DUE 10/7)

Quick Notes:

• No School, Monday, October 10th! 

• Field Trip, October 13th (Details to Come) 

• COVID testing resumes next week…please sign up for weekly testing.

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

Have a great weekend!

Mr. Graves

September 22, 2022

Third Grade Families,

Happy Thursday! No School tomorrow…Teacher Professional Development Day!  Progress reports will be sent home today in Homework Folders.  

Have a restful and relaxing long weekend! 

Happy Autumn! 🍁🍂🏈

Language Arts 

Lesson 4 Describing Cause and Effect

Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time...cause/effect 

How do readers identify a cause and effect relationship during reading scientific text?

How does a reader identify cause and effect words in a text?

Objectives 

• Describe the cause–effect relationship between a series of ideas in a scientific text.

• Identify and use words that signal cause and effect. 

Writing

Staying on topic and showing details, not just telling. 

• Students will work on writing on one topic with four complete sentences…September writing prompts and basic sentence structure rules. 

• Students will work on nouns and verbs this week too! 

Social Studies

The Big Question- How do we interact with our planet?  

Lesson 4 Primary Sources

Leader in Me- Put first, things first…We work, then play! 

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts Homework (Will handout on Monday 9/26)

• Spelling (TEST on Friday, 9/30)

• ThinkSheet Writing (Due on 9/30)

Quick Notes:

• No School, September 23rd, Professional Development Day

• Picture Day, September 26th S M I L E 😃

• Field Trip, October 13th (Details to Come) 

• COVID testing resumes next week…please sign up for weekly testing.

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

Have a great weekend!

Mr. Graves

September 16, 2022

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday!  There will be no school next Friday, September 23rd (teacher professional development)  The classes have been really working hard at transitions in the hallway at a level zero.  Third grade is in first place for the Live School Points! Way to go students!  Picture day will be held on Monday, September 26th.

Progress Reports go home on September 22nd! 

Language Arts 

Lesson 3

Reading About Time and Sequence

Standards Focus

Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence…

• How do readers retell the series of events within a historical text?

• How can readers identify signal time order and sequence words?

Writing

Staying on topic! Students will work on writing on one topic with three-four complete sentences…September writing prompts and basic sentence structure rules. 

Sequence words…FIrst, Then, Next, and Finally 😁

Social Studies

The Big Question- How do we interact with our planet?  

Lesson 3 Using Earth’s Resources

• Reading a Natural Resource map

Leader in Me- Begin With the End in Mind

How can we make a plan to be successful? 

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts

Poem of the Week and Questions (Due on Friday, 9/16)

Quick Notes:

• No School, September 23rd, Professional Development Day

• Picture Day, September 26th

• COVID testing resumes next week…please sign up for weekly testing.

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

Have a great weekend!

Mr. Graves

September 9, 2022

Third Grade Families,

We had an amazing short week in Room 201.  I emailed a Scholastic News Book Order on Wednesday for families to place orders online.  We have been really working on our transition to and from classrooms around the school! Students have practiced their listening with our Wednesday “Curious Kids” podcasts! Ask them about the topics we have been working on.

Progress Reports go home on September 22nd! Five weeks already! 

Language Arts (Continued into this week because of Iready Testing)

Lesson 2

Finding Main Ideas and Key Details

Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.

• Identify the main idea from a text. 

• Recount key details and explain how they support the main idea of a text. 

Writing

Staying on topic! Students will work on writing on one topic with three-four complete sentences…September writing prompts and basic sentence structure rules. 

Social Studies

The Big Question- How do we interact with our planet?  

How does weather and climate affect where people live in the world? 

Leader in Me- Being Proactive 

• Ask students to describe what obstacles get in the way of proactive behavior and how we can overcome these obstacles.

Looking Ahead…

Language Arts/Spelling Homework for Next Week

Spelling Words (handout and in agenda planner)

Think Sheet Writing (Due on Friday, 9/16)

Quick Notes:

• No School, September 23rd, Professional Development Day

• COVID testing resumes next week…please sign up for weekly testing.

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

Have a great weekend! 

Mr. Graves

September 2, 2022

Third Grade Families,

It was a pleasure meeting all of you at Open House on Tuesday night.  Please reach out if you ever have any questions or concerns.  We have a long weekend, so enjoy your friends and family.  Have some fun! I’ll be watching college football and BBQing! 

Language Arts

Lesson 2

Finding Main Ideas and Key Details

Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.

Identify the main idea from a text. 

Recount key details and explain how they support the main idea of a text. 

Writing

Staying on topic! Students will work on writing on one topic with three-four complete sentences…August and September writing prompts. 

Social Studies

The Big Question- What is geography? How do we interact with our planet? 

Globes and Continents 

Leader in Me- Being Proactive vs. Being Reactive…We are in control of ourselves. 

Social Studies Homework

Geography Homework- Globes…Will send home on Tuesday…these will be due on Friday 9/9

Quick Notes:

• No School, Monday, September 5th (Labor Day)

• COVID testing resumes next week…please sign up for weekly testing.

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

Have a great long weekend!

Mr. Graves

August 26, 2022

Third Grade Families,

We made it through the first week of Third Grade! It’s been amazing talking and building a rapport with the students to build a caring classroom community.  Here is a quick peek of what we will be learning about next week! 

Language Arts

Lesson 1 Ask and Answer Questions and Key Ideas

• Show understanding of a text by asking and answering questions. 

• Refer to the text to support the answers to questions formulated about the text. 

• Foundations of Independent Reading

Writing-

Staying on topic! Students will work on writing on one topic with three-four complete sentences…August and September writing prompts. 

Social Studies

The Big Question- What is geography?

Leader in Me- Creating Mission Statements

Language Arts Homework- 

WIll hand out to students and discuss the expectations…This will be DUE on FRIDAY 9/2…work on a little each night! :)

ThinkSheet- Topic- “Back to School”

Quick Notes:

• All About Me Posters Due 8/29

• Back to School Night- August  30, 2022 5PM

• Be ready to line up at 8:45am

• Breakfast is from 8:45-8:55am 

Have a great weekend and enjoy the sun! 

Off to the beach!

Mr. Graves

Third Grade Families,

Awesome first FULL in-person week for the third grade! 

Please make sure all the forms are back from the first week of school.  These are very important for the school to have on file...especially the emergency forms.

Celebrations

• Routines and procedures...students are transitioning in the hallway quickly! 

• Social Studies-  Students love their new social studies book...Unit 1: How we interact with our planet!

• Masks...much better with our mask wearing (We know it can be difficult to wear them all day.)

• Math- There are only a few lessons left until our Unit 1 Assessment. Please check Aspen and Seesaw to ensure that your child is completely caught up.

• Science- The students really enjoyed the hands-on activities this week, especially the activity about forces that happen even when things aren’t touching like magnetism.

• Language Arts- Reading logs will be assigned on Monday and they are due on Fridays...spelling will start in October

• The October Homework Schedule will be sent home next week.

Improvement Areas

• Attendance...please be on time...we still have about 50% of our students in class at 8:45...we need this to improve.

• Before and After school...please make sure your child knows where they will be lining up in the morning, and where they will go after school.

Have a restful weekend and sharpen your saw!

Mr. Graves & Mr. Idlas

September 10, 2021

Third Grade Families-

We made it through a full week of remote learning!  Thank you for being so patient and supportive while we flipped back online! 

Thank you for attending the Virtual Curriculum Night...below are the slides and recorded meets. 

We will be remote on Monday and Tuesday next week, then return to school on Wednesday, September 15th for in-person instruction.  Please remember to wear your masks at all times, except when eating.

Have a wonderful weekend.  Rest and recharge! 

Mr. Graves & Mr. Idlas

Remote Learning Schedules

ALL MEET LINKS FOUND IN THE SPECIFIC CLASSROOM BANNERS INSIDE GOOGLE CLASSROOMS

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Good afternoon 3rd grade families,

You all should have all received an email from CPS stating that 3rd grade will be quarantining and learning from home until September 14th.

Students should log on to Google Meets and log in with their homeroom teacher tomorrow at 8:45. Both Mr. Idlas and Mr. Graves spent a lot of time practicing logging in with the kids this afternoon. We also sent home emails and passwords for both IXL and students CPS Google accounts. Their usernames are everything before the @ sign in their email. For example, if my CPS email is jaidlas@cps.edu, my username is just jaidlas.

To prepare for the possibility of quarantining, we reset all student passwords. Students should have these memorized by now. They are also on the slips of paper that we sent home. 

Thank you so much for your patience as we get our remote learning programs up and running. We will be discussing schedules first thing tomorrow morning.

Thank you,

The Third Grade Team

Third Grade INFO, Reading and Math Packets, and Supply List for 2021-22 School year! 

Third Grade Families! 

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June 18, 2021

Third Grade Families,

The health screener needs to be completed at home before arriving at Murray.

In person learners, please make sure you are wearing your masks over your nose and mouth. Please do not play with the mask. Finally, please do not take off the masks.

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

Monday, June 21st  - Remote-Virtual Celebration Picnic! 

• Make your favorite breakfast

• Throw down a beach towel or blanket

• Wear your favorite picnic outfit

• Log-in to class for the End of 3rd Grade Breakfast/Movie Party!

Tuesday, June 22nd - Last Day of School & Return School Chromebooks...Login for attendance! 

Students who were issued a CPS Chromebook and Hotspot must return these items back to Murray. Devices will be collected for 3rd Graders on Tuesday, June 22nd, 8:45-3:45 PM

Have a restful weekend and see you Monday for Breakfast and Movie!

Happy Father’s Day! 

Mr. Graves

Ms. Blair

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES

Friday, June 18th will be the last day we switch classes between Mr. Graves and Ms. Blair. Students will have essentials and stay with Homeroom teachers the week June 21st.

Monday, June 21st  - Celebration Picnic! 

• Make your favorite breakfast

• Throw down a beach towel or blanket

• Wear your favorite picnic outfit

• Log-in to class for an end of 3rd Grade picnic celebration

Tuesday, June 22nd - Last Day of School & Return School Chromebooks

Students who were issued a CPS Chromebook and Hotspot must return these items back to Murray. Devices will be collected for 3rd Graders on Tuesday, June 22nd 8:45-3PM

June 11, 2021

Third Grade Families,

The health screener needs to be completed at home before arriving at Murray.

In person learners, please make sure you are wearing your masks over your nose and mouth. Please do not play with the mask. Finally, please do not take off the masks.

Returning School Chromebooks

Students who were issued a CPS Chromebook and Hotspot must return these items back to Murray. Devices will be collected on the following dates:

·         Kindergarten and 8th Grades, Monday June 21, 2021

·         1st through 6th Grades, Tuesday, June 22, 2021...8:45-3PM

Celebrations

• 7 More Days!

• Becoming more independent and stronger readers and mathematicians! 

• End of the Year testing is over!

• Improved on time assignments! Keep up the hard work

• We are almost to the finish line!  You have worked so hard this year! 

Areas to Improve

• Cameras- Please make sure cameras are on and participating....again logging in and turning your camera off is not participating.

• Completing Daily Assignments...PLEASE make sure you are turning in your work.  Teachers cannot grade work that’s not turned in.

Have a restful weekend and see you Monday...Thank you for your continued support!

Mr. Graves

Ms. Blair

June 4, 2021

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday Third Grade!

Next week, we will administer the EOY Benchmark Assessment.  The EOY assessment is the same as the MOY Benchmark Assessment administered through Checkpoint  this past winter.  PLEASE, make sure your child is on time for both math and reading to avoid make-up testing...thank you!

BE ON TIME! THANK YOU! We have to finish this test on Monday and Tuesday!

Monday-

Room 201 Reading Test/Room 202 Math Test 9-11 am

Tuesday-

Room 201 Math Test (Login to Ms. Blair)/Room 202 Reading Test (Login to Mr. Graves)

Wednesday- Make up and finish test

The health screener needs to be completed at home before arriving at Murray.

In person learners, please make sure you are wearing your masks over your nose and mouth. Please do not play with the mask. Finally, please do not take off the masks.

Celebrations

• Improved on time assignments! Keep up the hard work

• We are almost to the finish line!  You have worked so hard this year! 

Areas to Improve

• Cameras- Please make sure cameras are on and participating....again logging in and turning your camera off is not participating.

• Completing Daily Assignments...PLEASE make sure you are turning in your work.  Teachers cannot grade work that’s not turned in.

Have a restful weekend and see you Monday...Thank you for your continued support!

Mr. Graves

Ms. Blair

May 28, 2021

Third Grade Families,

Happy Friday Third Grade!

I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A SAFE AND WONDERFUL WEEKEND!  ALL OF YOU DESERVE A BREAK!