math activity sheet

reading- finish Rock Cycle passage and questions

science- study

 

Tuesday- No HW to celebrate Catholic School's Week!!

 

math- activity sheet

reading- 20 min

 

math activity sheet

reading 20

religion

 

We were just informed of a few changes:

 

Tuesday is Regular Uniform

Wednesday is Regular Uniform

Thursday is Jersey Day

Friday is Full Dress

Mon. 1/28th- 9:00 assembly in the gym and 1:00 Pep Rally

 

Tues. 1/29th- GCS spirit day. Students wear GCS spirit wear or gym uniforms, no HW (Rock Cycle Test)

 

Wed. 1/30th- Lower School visits upper school science fair

 

Thurs. 1/31st- Jersey Day Students wear their favorite team jersey (Topic 12 Math Test)

 

Friday 2/1st- FULL DRESS First Friday Mass (Spelling and Religion Test)

 

Next week will begin our Science unit on the Food Chain which, will then lead into our unit on Woodland Habitat and Woodland animals. Students will be using their writing skills after they research a woodland animal. All students are working hard in Writers' Workshop and getting the hang of expository writing. DRA's are being done over the next few weeks and, of course, the students are working very hard in math learning about fractions.

 

Third grade is a lot of work and I'm so proud of all the effort the children are showing.

 

KM

 

 

 

Hi Folks!

 

This week we are NOT having a religion test on Friday but students will have a spelling test.

 

MATH- We are starting fractions and they can be tricky for some children. If the HW is too challenging, please put it in the HW folder and call it a night.

 

PHONICS- Suffixes -ness and -less

 

SCIENCE- Rock Cycle, study will be coming home today and the test will be Tuesday, January 29th.

 

 

 

Hi Folks

 

Big thank you to Mr. Smart for fitting our class in tomorrow 3rd period for a makeup class. Students also need to bring in their recorder and music book.

 

At this time I would like to clear up the misunderstanding about gym yesterday. The children missed gym because I made a mistake. I have never skipped a special b/c of a test, nor will I ever. Please remember that the students' specials are my prep time. So, yesterday we all missed out.

 

I am very flexible and accommodating with students missing class for band lessons, Dr's appointments and vacation/trips. There will be times when I make a mistake and the children and parents will need to be understanding and flexible.

 

Thank you for understanding.

 

KM

 

3-M has been busy finishing up our Winter Solstice unit and have worked so hard! I'm very proud of their work and effort.

 

Next week, we will focus on the Nativity and incorporate it into language arts and art. As you can imagine, the children are getting very excited about Christmas. We have rehearsal for the Christmas show Monday and Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday the children will be tired from Tuesday night's concert. Therefore, it will be a light week in terms of lessons and work with little to no homework.

 

 

 

Monday- math activity and *web quest

Tuesday- NO HOMEWORK

Wednesday- math activity and *web quest

Thursday- math activity 

 

** If the web quest is too challenging for your student, they do not need to finish.

In the past the 3rd graders loved it and that is why I gave it to the children again this year.

If your child is enjoying it, please have them finish and it will count as extra credit.

 

Enjoy the weekend.

KM

Hi Folks!

3-M has planned a Winter Solstice party for you! We hope you can join us after mass on Friday, Dec. 21st.

Hope you can you can be there to celebrate the Winter Solstice with us!

3-M

Please join 3-M for some holiday cheer immediately after mass on Friday, Dec. 21st. 

Thank you to all the Angels that stopped by our class to meet friends and see where their grandchildren spend 30 hours a week! I love seeing the resemblance between the generations of my students. I hope they all get back home safely.

 

Next week we will continue our unit on Winter Solstice. We have connected this to science, social studies, language arts, art, math, technology, and religion. On Monday, the children will write 4 facts about Advent- anything they learned in class or at church.

 

 

 

Monday:

Christmas Symbol web quest (this will be started during computer lab and then taken home for homework- due Thursday, December 20th or before)

Spelling- 3x each

Math- activity page

Science- study for Earth's Rotation and Revolution test on Tuesday

 

Spelling- write words in Christmas Colors

SS- Web Quest

Math- activity

SS- review Winter Solstice booklet for test on Friday

 

Spelling- sentences

SS- Web Quest

Math- activity sheet

SS- review Winter Solstice booklet

 

Spelling- practice test

Math- activity sheet

SS- Web Quest

SS- review Winter Solstice booklet

 

There will only be the Web Quest and math for HW the week of Dec. 17th-21st.

 

Have a great weekend.

KM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Religion- Advent and Nativity (Advent test date TBD)

S.S.- Winter Solstice celebrations/symbols and their connection to our Christmas celebrations/symbols (Test date TBD)

Science - Earth's rotation & revolution and the connection they have with the sun and seasons (Test date TBD)

Math- multiplication Topic 5 and 6, multiplication and division facts- 6 quizzes

Reading and Writing across the curriculum

Spelling- tests every Friday

 

We are spending every day learning more information about these topics. I will let you and the children know when the tests will be given. Everything on the tests will be taught and reviewed in class, so the children will be well prepared.

 

Please reach out to me if you have any questions.

 

KM

 

 

 

Hi Folks!

There were 7 children out today, so the tests will be taken on Monday. Please have your children study over the weekend.

Enjoy the weekend.

KM

3-M has been busy!  Today the children were archaeologists working in groups to dig in sites for artifacts. Then they put the pieces together. After their busy work digging, they washed their hands and chipped away at the chips in the chocolate chip cookies I gave them.

 

The archaeology unit will dove-tail into our Native American unit. Next week, we will be going to the Bruce Museum to visit a life-size wigwam and the artifacts found from Native Americans that lived along the Greenwich coast. 

 

We also started Close reading using non-fiction passages that are related to science and social studies. The math is moving along nicely! 

 

I look forward to meeting with the parents of 3-M next week!

 

KM

Hi Folks!

 

For HW this week:

 

Tuesday- math activity sheet, spelling - Halloween Colors, read 20 min AND think about their Halloween Narrative: do not write it!!!

 

Theme- the day I turned into my Halloween costume character

Remember! think of describing words- 5 senses and emotions.

 

Wednesday- Math-practice math facts, Spelling- sentences, Read 20

 

Thursday- Math- practice math facts, Spelling- practice test, Read 20 min

 

No Religion test this week or next week as we are learning about Saints-

 

 

Spelling HW was done in class today so the children can go to the Book Fair event tonight.

 

Math HW- practice facts

Reading HW- read 20 min- 

 

 

Thursday- Bodies of water and landforms test-

On Wed., the children will be bringing home designated work to study from (it's 4 bodies of water and 8 landforms)

 

Wed. the children will bring home a study guide/scavenger hunt the completed today. We will be using it tomorrow in class and then they can bring it home to study.

Hi folks,

 

Tomorrow the third graders will have a test on the seven continents and oceans. We have been learning, reviewing, coloring, labeling, and singing about the continents and oceans for a week, so they are ready. All students took a practice test today and will have that to study with tonight.

 

Reading test on Thursday

Spelling and religion on Friday

 

Please remember to spray paint your child's pumpkin light blue by tomorrow. Pumpkins can be brought in on Thursday or Friday.

 

Also, we will need colored sharpies and black sharpies to share among the students. If you are out and can pick some up for the class, that would be SO helpful!

 

K