Happy Friday! Here's a look at what we did this week in 3rd Grade:
Math - Students are working through their addition/subtraction unit and are now on to subtraction. They have learned multiple strategies to do both, but we are focusing our efforts on making sure they have the standard algorithm down.
Reading - This week, we read the story "Spiders at Work". Our reading strategy was important/non-important information. We focused on finding the main idea of a text and then figuring out which information is important and which is not. We are also continuing to work on comprehension and restating questions. Students are getting very good at restating questions!
English - In English, we have been focusing on nouns. Students have learned about common nouns, proper nouns, plural nouns, irregular plural nouns, and soon possessive nouns. Next week we will review and have a noun test at the end of the week.
Science - In science, we wrapped up our Astronomy unit. Next week we will visit the Planetarium and start our next unit.
Religion - We finished chapters 1-4 in our religion book. This wraps up our religion unit 1. We have spent the week reviewing, and next week Monday we will have our unit 1 test.
*Halloween* - Students may dress down in Halloween costumes on Monday. Costumes must be age appropriate, no masks, non-violent in nature and please leave accessories at home. Students may also bring treats to pass out to their peers, but they must be wrapped, peanut free, and they must have enough for all 24 students in the class. If you need suggestions on what to bring, let me know and I will gladly send you some! We will also be having a Halloween parade around the block at 9:00am, weather permitting, to showcase our Halloween costumes. Parents/Grandparents/Friends are welcome to come watch our parade! (In the event of inclement weather, we will be parading throughout the school and end in the gym).
NEXT WEEK IS SPIRIT WEEK!
Monday - Halloween Costumes
Tuesday - Team Spirit Tuesday: Wear BCA Spirit Wear or the school colors!
Wednesday - Wacky Hair Wednesday: Come to school with Wacky Hair and dress down!
Thursday - Dress up as your favorite Superhero
Friday - Hawaiian *3rd grade will dress in GYM uniforms for field trip
Notes/Reminders:
- Gym days next week will be on Thursday and Friday November 3rd and 4th
- We have a field trip to the Planetarium on Friday, November 4th - students must bring a SACK lunch and wear GYM uniforms
- We are still looking for Trivia Night donations!!!
Let me know if you have any questions/comments/concerns!
Have a great weekend!
- Miss Rizzo
Friday, October 28, 2016
Friday, October 14, 2016
Friday News
Math: In math this week, students started Unit 3: Using Place Value to Add and Subtract. We add and subtract large numbers every day when keeping track of our reading minutes as a whole, so students are already doing a great job with this!
Reading: In reading this week, our story was "The Sun, the Wind, and the Rain". The reading strategy that we focused on was comparing and contrasting. We are also continuing to work on our reading comprehension!
Social Studies: In social studies we are continuing to move through the beginning of America. Students learned about the creation of the transcontinental railroad and many of the inventions that came about in the 1800s that made life easier for people. They also had a chance to come up with their own invention that might make life easier for people nowadays.
Science: In science, students learned about the different planets and how long they take to orbit the Sun. We went to the gym and did a hands-on activity where students modeled the orbit of all 8 planets around the Sun. We then compared and contrasted how long it took the different planets to make their orbit.
Religion: In religion this week we discussed how Mary trusted God. We talked about the Annunciation, the Incarnation, and the Visitation.
Notes/Reminders:
- Our dress down day for winning Box Tops is Tuesday, October 18th
- Tuition is due October 18th
- Our field trip to Legoland is Thursday, October 20th - students do NOT need to bring a lunch
- We are collecting items for our SPA Trivia Basket! Please help the class out by contributing a Spa themed item or certificate!
- Candy collection for the HSA Halloween party is still going on
Have a great weekend! Let me know if you have any comments/questions/concerns!
Reading: In reading this week, our story was "The Sun, the Wind, and the Rain". The reading strategy that we focused on was comparing and contrasting. We are also continuing to work on our reading comprehension!
Social Studies: In social studies we are continuing to move through the beginning of America. Students learned about the creation of the transcontinental railroad and many of the inventions that came about in the 1800s that made life easier for people. They also had a chance to come up with their own invention that might make life easier for people nowadays.
Science: In science, students learned about the different planets and how long they take to orbit the Sun. We went to the gym and did a hands-on activity where students modeled the orbit of all 8 planets around the Sun. We then compared and contrasted how long it took the different planets to make their orbit.
Religion: In religion this week we discussed how Mary trusted God. We talked about the Annunciation, the Incarnation, and the Visitation.
Notes/Reminders:
- Our dress down day for winning Box Tops is Tuesday, October 18th
- Tuition is due October 18th
- Our field trip to Legoland is Thursday, October 20th - students do NOT need to bring a lunch
- We are collecting items for our SPA Trivia Basket! Please help the class out by contributing a Spa themed item or certificate!
- Candy collection for the HSA Halloween party is still going on
Have a great weekend! Let me know if you have any comments/questions/concerns!
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