November 9

Religion:  Our focus will be on the Works of Mercy the next couple of weeks. They will be using what they learn to create a word cloud in the computer lab.

Writing: Grammar Lesson - Pronouns
Next week the third graders will continue working on our Personal Narratives unit. We will be listening to examples of personal narratives that other children have written. We will write about times when we have persevered and discuss using temporal words (next, then, finally).

Math:   Our third unit will be wrapping up next week with a test on Wednesday. They will review on Tuesday. The fourth unit will focus on multiplication and division.

Spelling: Week 9 Long Vowel Review & Medial Consonant

The spelling section of the website contains all of the weekly lists and the choice words in case your child misplaces their words.  You can also find a copy of LSCW if you need it.

Science/SS: Students will finish learning about our government. Focus will be on the 3 branches and levels of government. We will be starting a new unit on American Spirit.

Comprehension: Next week we will begin our unit on making inferences. We will practice being detectives and look for clues within passages.

November 2

Religion:  The students will be learning about how all life is important to us. We will focus on the books, If I Only Had a Green Nose and Horton Hears a Who to have a discussion about this topic.

Writing: Grammar Lesson - Possessive Nouns
Next week the third graders will continue working on our Personal Narratives unit. We will be listening to many examples of personal narratives, and we will then write about some of our own special memories. We will spend some time writing about situations where we've faced challenges, and we will explain how we persevered.

Math:   Our third unit continues next week with measurement. The students will focus on creating line plots, exploring perimeter and area, and then applying that knowledge with measurements.. There is a lot of vocabulary in this unit for your child to recall.

Spelling: Week 8 Long O (Co, oa, ow) & Consonant Digraphs ph & gh

The spelling section of the website contains all of the weekly lists and the choice words in case your child misplaces their words.  You can also find a copy of LSCW if you need it.

Science/SS: Students will begin a short government unit. The students will learn about the levels and branches of government.

Comprehension: We will continue to work on visualizing next week. We will read the book Aunt Flossie's Hats and discuss the pictures that we created in our minds. Then we will notice and write down words that helped us visualize in our own reading books.

October 26

Religion:  The students were assigned a saint to research. They went to the computer lab to find a picture of their saint and started research this week. On Tuesday they will be typing their information onto a slide. In technology class they will learn how to use the different features of Google Slides. They will be able to work on the slide at home using their email address to access their drive. On Friday we will be sharing their slides with the class.

Writing: Grammar Lesson - Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Next week the third graders will begin a unit on Personal Narratives. We will be listening to many examples of personal narratives, and we will then write about some of our own special memories.

Math:   Our third unit starts next week with measurement. The students will focus on measuring with a ruler, standard linear measures and perimeter. There is a lot of vocabulary in this unit for your child to recall.

Spelling: Week 7 Long I (Cie, Cy, CCy, igh) & Final Consonant Digraphs ck, ng, nk

The spelling section of the website contains all of the weekly lists and the choice words in case your child misplaces their words.  You can also find a copy of LSCW if you need it.

Science/SS: Students will review matter content and test will be on Tuesday, October 30. They will do a fun activity on Thursday to wrap up the unit! We will start a Government Unit on Friday.

Comprehension: We will continue to work on visualizing next week. We will read the book The Spooky Tail of Prewitt Peacock and discuss the pictures that we created in our minds. Then we will notice and write down words that helped us visualize in our own reading books.

October 19

Religion:  Next week the students will be assigned a saint to research. They will be going to the computer lab to so some research. The final project will be a google slide they create using google classroom. They will be able to work on the slide at home using their email address to access their drive.

Writing: We have officially completed our units on the Writing Process. The third graders will begin a unit on Personal Narratives after Iowa Assessments are finished.

Math:   We will not have any lessons next week due to Iowa Assessments. Unit Three will focus on linear measures and area.

Spelling: NO SPELLING this week.
The spelling section of the website contains all of the weekly lists and the choice words in case your child misplaces their words.  You can also find a copy of LSCW if you need it.

Science/SS: Students will learn about Physical Changes in Matter.

Comprehension: We will begin to work on visualizing next week. We will read the book Have You Seen Bugs? as a class. We will discuss words that helped us picture the story in our minds.

October 5

Religion:    We will continue with the Rosary and our focus on the Joyful Mysteries. Third grade is in charge of the Rosary on Tuesday, October 16 at 9:00. We will also be talking about using our growth mindset because Jesus doesn't expect us to be perfect. After conference week we will be getting some things ready for Grandparent's Day.

Writing: Next week our grammar lesson will be over Descriptive or Vivid Verbs. We will finish editing and revising. We will also be making our first final draft and present those to the class.

Math:   We will be continuing our unit on addition and subtraction. The test for this will be on Thursday, October 18. Please continue to review the basic addition and subtraction facts with your third grader.

Spelling: Week Six - Long e (ei & ie)) & Consonant Digraphs (ch, sh, tch, th, wh)
The spelling section of the website contains all of the weekly lists and the choice words in case your child misplaces their words.  You can also find a copy of LSCW if you need it.

Science/SS: Students will continuing exploring the concept of matter. Students will be able to identify the different states of matter, the melting properties of matter and the physical changes that can occur with matter.

Comprehension: In the next week and a half we will have all of our centers in place for guided reading. This includes listening, partner, writing and word work. Students are still focusing on making connections. They will be writing a letter to explain their connections.

September 28

Religion:    We will be starting the Rosary and are focusing on the Joyful Mysteries. We will be using the Bible to find the Joyful Mysteries. Third grade is in charge of the Rosary on Tuesday, October 26 at 9:00.

Writing: Next week our grammar lesson will be over Conjunctions and how they are used in Compound Sentences. We will be continuing to work on editing and revising our pieces. Students will also be sharing their writing with a partner and the students will be giving feedback to one another.

Math:   We will be continuing our unit on addition and subtraction. Please continue working on basic facts with your child. Story problems have been the focus and we will continue with those skills next week.

Spelling: Week Long E (ee, ea) & Initial Three Letter Consonant Blends
The spelling section of the website contains all of the weekly lists and the choice words in case your child misplaces their words.  You can also find a copy of LSCW if you need it.

Science/SS: Students will recognize that people start communities in many different places. We will be looking at the history behind the drugstore in preparation for our Living History Farms visit. LHF field trip will be on Thursday, Oct. 4 from 9:00 - 12:00.

Comprehension: Next week the students will be introduced to the partner center of our reading block. They will work with a classmate to read an article and answer questions together. Our class will continue to make connections to our reading. We will focus on text to text connections.

September 21

Religion:    We will start doing activities in preparation for the feast day of St. Francis. We'll be looking at his life, his prayers and the San Damiano cross.

Writing: Next week our grammar lesson will be over Simple Subjects and Simple Predicates. We will begin to work on revising and editing our writing. We will be looking to add strong verbs and descriptive words. We want our writing to create a picture.

Math:   The second unit will be starting next week. It will focus on adding and subtracting whole numbers. Please be sure to practice basic facts with your child to help them prepare for this unit.

Spelling: Week Four - Long e (Ce, y, ey) & /Z/ Sounds of S
The spelling section of the website contains all of the weekly lists and the choice words in case your child misplaces their words.  You can also find a copy of LSCW if you need it.

Science/SS: Students will be learning about where people start communities and recognize that they are in different places. We will also work on map skills. Looking ahead - Field trip to Living History Farms will be on Thursday, Oct. 4 from 9-12. More information to come home with them on Monday!

Comprehension: We are gearing up to begin reading groups and some centers next week. Our writing center will require students to make text to text connections with their chosen reading book. We will also be working on our spelling words during our reading block.