Third Grade
Welcome to third grade. We are excited to have your child in our classrooms this year. To learn more about our team of awesome third-grade teachers, click our team above. If you have any questions, let us know.
Daily Schedule
8:30 - Doors are open
8:40 -First bell/Morning Work/Announcements
9:00- Literacy
10:20 Recess/Snack
10:40 Literacy
11:10 Science/SS
11:55 Lunch/Recess
12:35 Class Activities
1:00 Math
2:00 Planner/Homework
2:20 Specials
3:15 Wrap up the day
3:30 Dismissal
Energy Bus
Transform Negativity
Our next principle is transforming negativity. A great example of this is changing a negative growth mindset to a positive mindset.
How can you show good sportsmanship?
How can you help someone else transform their negativity?
Reminders
Please make sure that your child comes to school with appropriate clothing for our changing Colorado Weather. We ask that your child has two healthy snacks and water bottle at school each day. Bottles with tight-fitting lids are preferred.
Our Focus
Life Cycles
Forces
Weather
Multiplication 0-9
Division
Native Americans
Economics- Charities/Store
Upcoming Dates
March 23 - Dine Out Night - Mod Market(11am - 9pm)
April 4 - 6 - CMAS(see schedule below)
April 6 - PTA Meeting 6 PM
April 12- Nicolo's Dine Out Night
April 30 - Daddy-Daughter Dance
CMAS SCHEDULE: Please try to plan appts around the schedule so that students are here during testing.
April 4 - 6 9:40 to 11:30 and 12:45 - 2:15
Subjects
Updated March 21
Reading
Unit Big Idea: What are different ways to meet challenges?
Essential Question: What choices are good for us?
Story Type: Folktale
Reading Strategies:
Ask and Answer Questions: Good readers will ask questions as they read and answer with support from the text.
Point of View: Point of view is what a narrator thinks about events or other characters in a story. Readers look for details that show what the narrator thinks to figure out point of view.
Math
Topic 12: Fraction Equivalence and Comparison
Essential Question: What are the different ways to compare fractions?
Key Concepts:
Fraction Equivalence: using fraction strips and models along with number lines
Fraction Comparisons: Using models, benchmarks like 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 3/4, and 2/3, and number lines
Writing
Compare and Contrast: Students will venture into writing a compare and contrasting paragraph using two texts.
Many of our writings are related to supporting answers with text evidence in reading and completing claims-evidence-responses through all subjects.
Third Grade Non-Negotiables
Begin the sentence with a capital letter
Proper Nouns need a capital
End with the proper punctuation
Accountable for correct spelling
Create a plan
Indent a paragraph
Paragraph with topic and conclusion sentence
Stretch ideas/details and sentences
Vocabulary
Root Words: A root word is the simplest form of a word. it helps you figure out the meaning of a related word.
Wonders Story Vocabulary:
aroma
expect
flavorful
graceful
healthful
interrupted
luscious
variety
Spelling Words:
Test: April 1
Basic List: spoon, booth, gloom, tube, clues, chew, shook, notebook, could, goose, rude, due, true, July, look
Base List Challenge: classroom, include, through, childhood, groups
Extended List: spoon, booth, gloom, tube, clues, chew, shook, notebook, could, classroom, include, through, groups, renew, childhood
Extended List Challenge: smoothly, aloofness, balloonist, utensil, uniqueness
Life Science
Student Wondering of Phenomena: What do plants and animals have in common?
We will be exploring the life cycles of plants and animals.
Other areas we will explore are related to plants and animal extinction to include fossils, inheritance traits and social/group behavior.
Curriculum
Ways to Help
PTA
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Join us on one of the following dates:
April 5 @ 6:30 PM
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