March 14

Religion:  Third grade will be in charge of our Lenten Prayer Service on Tuesday, March 26 at 8:40. The students will also continue working on their Stations of the Cross booklet. They will also be taking some time to make decorations for the Sunsational Seniors next meeting in March.

Writing: This week we focused on adding adjectives with our Mentor Sentence. We started a unit over opinion pieces. Students will practice trying to convince their reader to change their mind about a topic.

Math:  Unit 8 starts after Spring Break. Our focus will be on fractions. The concepts that will be reviewed and introduced are using the number line to understand fractions, equivalent fractions, comparing fractions, and fractions greater than one.

Spelling: Week 23 R-Controlled Vowels (eer, ear) / Suffixes (able, ly, ward)

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 have a review day for our Moon Test on Monday, March 25th. Our Moon unit test will be on Tuesday, March 26th. We will start our plant unit on Thursday, March 28th.

Comprehension: After spring break we will start our Reader's Theater unit. Each child will be assigned a part and they will act out their part using only their voice. This unit focuses on fluency and expression.

March 8

Religion:  We have continued 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. We will be starting our Lenten prayer services next week. Third grade will be in charge of the prayer service on Tuesday, March 26 at 8:40.

Writing: This week we focused on adjectives and compound predicate with our Mentor Sentence. Next week we will present our functional writing pieces and then begin our unit on opinion writing.

Math:  Unit 7 continued 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. The test for this unit will be on Wednesday, March 13 before Spring Break.

Spelling: Week 22 R-Controlled Vowels (eer, ear) / Prefixes (mis, dis, im, un)

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:

- The moon's gravitational pull

- Solar and Lunar Eclipses

 - Phases of the moon
Test Review will be on March 25 and Moon Test will be on March 26.

Comprehension: We have one more week of our nonfiction text features unit. The students should now understand the importance of reading and utilizing these features. After spring break we will start Reader's Theater.

March 1

Religion:  We will continue our focus on Lent next week. The kids will be able to participate at Mass on Ash Wednesday. The students have started a project on the Stations of the Cross.  They will continue working on this throughout Lent.

Writing: This week we focused on adjectives with our Mentor Sentence. We are continuing to work on Functional Writing. The students are practicing writing step by step directions. We will soon edit and revise one of our drafts.

Math: Unit 7 continued this week with a focus on multiplication and division. The students will be using parentheses to create different scores for basketball. They will also be practicing extended facts for multiplication and division. The test for this unit will be on Wednesday, March 13 before Spring Break.

Spelling: Week 21 R-Controlled Vowels / Prefixes (mid, tele, re, pre)

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 the Earth's rotation and what that causes here on Earth. Students will also learn about Earth's revolution and how our seasons are determined. Students will also gain information about Earth's closest neighbor in space...the moon.

Comprehension: We are working on a nonfiction text feature unit. This week each child has learned about the various features and how they help us understand and learn more about the subject.