Beginning of the Year Letter

Spelling and Vocabulary Lists

Suggestions for Helping Your Child Have a Successful School Year

Grade 3

3rd Grade Website Update for 2nd Quarter

The following lessons were done during the 2nd Quarter in 3rd Grade:

Math
- Multiplication Timed Tests ( individual progress )
- Multiplication from 1 to 12’s
- estimation jar
- measurement; time, length in  American standard and Metric Sytem,  capacity, ounces and pounds, grams and kilograms, Temperature in Fahrenheit and Celsius,

Language Arts
- creative writing on readings in Unit 2 and 3

1. fact and opinion
2. main ideas
3. steps in a process
4. visualization

- verb tenses (linking, past, present, future, and irregular)
- D’Nelian handwrting script A-Z
- introduction to weekly Reading Comprehension for homework w/parents
- book reports
- Step-Up paragraph writing

Handwriting
- in progress, D’Nelian script

Religion
- Advent review and wreath
- End of Unit 1
- Fully Alive: Self, family, friends

Social Studies

- maps and graphs
- land formation/physical features and experiment
            - forest/prairies/mountains/deserts and animals
            - introduction to weekly map worksheets

Science

- water cycle
- atoms and molecules project and experiment
            - soil: humus, clay, sand
            - Sound Unit and experiments

Art

- turkey
- ornaments and Christmas card
- water cycle diorama and summary
-Ultimate Gift and paragraph
-atoms and molecules
-math capacity

with Mrs. K
- Bees

Group Projects:

Social Studies
- physical feature/geography experiment

Science
- atoms and molecules

Reading
- retelling of stories as presentations from Unit 2 and 3 readings

1. Danger Icebergs
2. Nights of the Pufflings
3. What do Author’s Do?
4. Tops and Bottoms
5. Mom’s Best Friend
6. Brave as a Mountain Lion
7. Your Dad Was Just Like You

Contacting  Me

Here are some ways to reach me with questions or concerns:

1. Write a note on your child’s daily planner or send a quick letter. Include a phone number where you can be reached if you would like me to call you. This is the quickest way to contact me as we use the planners for homework from Monday to Thursday.

2. You can call me and leave a message. The school phone number is (415) 731-4077. I try to return calls the same day that I receive them.

2. Send me an email at:   meusebio@holynamesf.com
Please note that I can be reached easier by letter or phone. Checking my email limits constructive teaching time and planning.

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