Grade 3 

Coming up In October: 

• Students will re-engage with reading routines in the classroom:

  • Build volume and stamina

  • Discussing reading

  • Writing about reading 

• Study character traits, motivations, actions, relationships, and emotions

• In mid-October, students will launch into an information research unit on  Weather and Climate!

Coming up In October: 

• Third graders will write two narrative pieces:

  • Personal, small moment story about a special person, place or event in their life

  • A fiction adventure story based on The Magic  Treehouse series 

Coming up In October: 

• In unit 1 students represent and interpret data on scaled bar graphs and picture graphs

• Then, they are introduced to the concept of multiplication- with a focus on equal size groups. 

• 3rd grade students are also building strong collaborative problem solving skills with peers 

Coming up In October: 

• We are moving into our first science unit of the year, Balancing Forces! 

• 3rd graders will discover how magnetic force can be used to counterbalance the force of gravity through hands on science investigations both in the classroom and WIS science lab!  

Coming up In Unit 1 : 

• State Goverment and Constitution unit

•  3rd graders are desciribing how people benefit from and face challenges working together in various settings to address problems (families, governments, schools, volunteer organizations, workplaces). 

•  3rd graders are learning and explaining how democracy relies on the responsible participation of individuals and groups within school, local and state communities (advocacy, census, compromise, jury duty, taxes, voting). 

Coming up In September/Oct: 

• Our third graders are kicking off Unit 1 in Spanish class with an exciting geographical journey to South America! 

• This unit focuses on Peru, where students are exploring the country's three distinct geographic zones: the coast (la costa), the Andes mountains (la sierra), and the Amazon rainforest (la selva). 

• Students are also learning Spanish vocabulary to describe the unique weather patterns in each region. 

• We will be celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in Spanish class.

Coming up in Unit 2  

• Students will be hard at work building their fitness levels for our upcoming state fitness testing in November!

Coming up in Unit 1: 

• Health will begin in Trimester 2. 

See you then!

Coming up In October: 

• Students are reviewing duple meter rhythms and keeping a steady beat and feeling the music in groups of two.  Students are also reviewing Do, Re, Mi & So songs & tonal patterns.  We’re also exploring musical form, listening for patterns and sections in ABA and Verse/Chorus form. 

• Third grade students are wrapping up their Expressive name unit. It has been eye opening to explore the art work of Jasper Johns and create our own meaningful works that walk the line between abstraction and realism!

• This week we will begin our Story Collage Unit. We are exploring the medium of paper collage and how visual art can tell stories with Characters, Details, and a rich setting in the background.  

• We  continue to practice, practice, practice patience with ourselves and with others. We are learning to embrace the challenge of being human!

October in the Library!

• Book exchange and library check out are officially open! Students may check out up to two books at a time. Books are due back within two weeks, or may be renewed for a longer period of time. 

• The WIS Library offers volunteering opportunities for parents. Please fill out this Google Form to sign up to volunteer!

• The WIS Library is also home to the WIS Daily News! Interested in watching our news show? Download the Google Classroom app on your device and join our class using the following code: g46xmegx.

Coming up in October!

• Our Grade 3 students recently graduated from Unit 1 -- Typing! Students learned about the "home row," practiced good posture, and will now continue practicing proper typing form with the goal of increasing speed and accuracy throughout the year. We use a program called Typing Club, where students are able to progress through practice sessions at their own pace. 

• Students also reviewed and signed our Digital Citizenship Charter and pledged to be safe, responsible, and kind digital citizens!

• Unit 2 will bring our "Maker" Unit! Students will design stop motion films, create 3D prints, and design structures with KEVA planks!