This website will be updated at the beginning of each month with upcoming information and a short summary of the concepts covered for the month.
Important Dates for October
10/9 Citizen Breakfast
10/23 End of 1st Quarter
10/24 No Sschool: Teacher In-Service
10/31 Halloween and Report Cards
Reading:
We begin our next unit of study with Animal Classifications. We will be learning about nonfiction with stories related to animals. We will focus on main idea, author's purpose, compare/contrast, sequence of evenets, context clues, and cause and effect. Students will have their first Spelling test with this unit. In Grammar we will be students parts of speech.
Math:
Unit 2:Unit 2 focus will on multiplication and the different models of multiplication: arrays, equal groups, number line, and ratio tables. They will also apply the associative property and the distributive property to develop efficient, reliable, and generalizable strategies for multiplying.Religion:
Chapter 2: God Gives Us Gifts
Chapter 3: We Are God's Holy People
Important Dates for August and Septemeber:
8/21 First Day of School
8/22 Opening Assembly 9:15am
8/28 3rd Grade Open House 7:15pm
9/5 Open School Mass-All are Welcome
9/10 Rock the Challenge
9/19 1st Quarter Progress Reports
9/24 Picture Day for Grade 3
Reading:
We begin a new Reading Series for our school. Our first unit is on Classic Tales. We will read an excerpt from The Winds of Willows along with Aladdin and Alice in Wonderland. We will compare and contrast characters, identify the theme, analyze characters, ask and answer questions with text evidence for support. Grammar and Spelling are also in this new curriculum. Spelling lists will begin with unit 2.
Math:
Unit 1: Addition and Subtraction PatternsAddition and subtractions facts through 20, double-digit addition, word problems and strategies. Students should be reviewing their addition and subtraction facts through 20.Number Corner Skills: identifying the calendar and date.