Contact information:
My email is jespinal@pacatholicschool.org
You can also message me on Remind.
Schedule:
Monday-Afterschool enrichment and music.
This year, we are focused more on our mathematical skills.
During enrichment, we practice current. old and new skills.
Much of this is used through a website called IXL that offers different activities that match those skills.
We also use this time to practice our multiplication facts through games.
Wednesdays and Thursdays we have gym.
Fridays we have art.
What we're currently learning in 3rd grade:
Math
So far, we have learned how to round up to the ten thousands place and with money, how and when to use different units of measurement, regrouping with addition and subtraction and we are now getting into multiplication!
Spelling
We have weekly spelling tests of about 17 words that focus on different phonetical skills (CVC words, magic e, long and short vowel sounds, vowel pairs, etc. )
Vocabulary
Everyweek we learn a set of different vocabulary words.
Some more fun stuff we've learned:
How to summarize text.
How to write acrostic poems
How to impliment different virtues into our day to day lives.
Different saints.
Cause and effect.
Figurative language.
Different forms of energy.
Prefixes and suffixes
Letter writing.
How to find main idea and supporting details.
When to use "a" and "and" in writing.
Class News:
We can always schedule times to meet if needed throughout the day.
Please ensure that your child has headphones and brings water to school daily.
Students are aware of current assignments and classroom expectations.