Religion: We have started our focus on the Lenten season. The students are working on a Stations of the Cross booklet. Each station includes a description, activity and prayer for the students to complete. Each Monday the whole school is participating in a prayer service for Lent. The third graders will be in charge of the one on March 18 at 9:10 in the Church.
Writing: This week we focused on conjunctions our Mentor Sentence. We finished our functional writing unit. Next week we will begin our Opinion Unit.
Math: Unit 7 started this week with a focus on multiplication and division. The students will be using parentheses to form more complex number sentences. They will also be practicing extended facts for multiplication and division.
Spelling: Week 19 Vowel Digraphs / Compound Words
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 new unit in science on our solar system and the moon. We will read an informational book about the planets and create postcards to display new knowledge of the different planets.
Comprehension: We are working on determining importance from various pieces. We are looking at our own reading and trying to figure out the author's purpose.