Quarter 1, Week 4:

Galileo Testing

Third grade will be taking the benchmark test Galileo on Tuesday, first thing in the morning. Please send your child to school well rested and with a full tummy!

Curriculum Night Schedule (Gym and Classrooms)

You are cordially invited to attend our 3rd-5th grade Curriculum Night, taking place on Wednesday, August 28th. The event starts at 6:00 pm in the Arete gymnasium, with opening remarks from Mr. Gillingham, Mrs. Vaughan, and our Specialists. From 6:30 to 7:30 pm, parents will hear from their child's teachers in their classroom.

Due to limited seating, this is a parent-only event. Overflow parking will be available at The Wedgewood Center located just east of the school. 

6:00-6:25: Welcome in Gym (Mr. Gillingham, Mrs. Vaughn, Specialist and Mrs. Mason)

6:30-7:30: Grade Level Presentations

15 minutes: Classroom procedures, routines, homework guidelines

40 minutes: Curriculum and Demo Lessons

• 10-20 minute Spalding lesson (phonograms, motions, markings, phonograms)
• 15-20 minute Singapore lesson (mental math tips, number bonds, bar models, word problems) 5 minutes: Q&A 

Language Arts:

This week we will continue working on our Spalding rule pages. We will be working on the “er” pages: Her first nurse works early.  For grammar we will begin adverbs. Our first literature book is Pinocchio. Your child must have the book to participate in literature.  We are currently memorizing “The Bee” by Isaac Watts. Children should review it a bit daily at home. Recitations will be on Wednesday the 28th. Recitations are an individual effort so you may want to rehearse at home in front of a family audience.

Math:

We will continue to work on Addition and Subtraction skills with a focus on mental math strategies. There will be a quick Quiz on Monday to check for understanding after the lesson. Later in the week we will turn our focus toward estimation. This integrates rounding so please practice at home! Round is one of the more challenging concepts for children at this age. There will be a short quiz on Friday to check for understanding with estimation. If you can volunteer for Wednesday math groups this week, please sign up at this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0d49afac2fa1fc1-math1

History:

In Geography, the students may be reviewing some landforms and identifying their definitions. Then we will begin our unit on how “Rivers Bring Life to Farms and Cities.” They will be exploring the vocabulary names related to parts of a river. They will also explore some of the different rivers of the world, such as the Ganges, Indus, Murray, and the Mississippi Rivers. This unit will introduce the students to the many ways the  rivers provide for us each day of our lives in very critical ways. 

Science:

This week students will learn more differences and similarities between reptiles and fish. Students will write an informative paragraph on a specific fish based on the most important or interesting facts from an article. 

Quarter 1, Week 3:

What to expect for this upcoming week: Language Arts: This week we will continue working on our Spalding rule pages. Wednesday we will learn 12 new words that will be tested on Friday.  For grammar we will continue to learn about the different parts of speech as a review. Our first literature book is Pinocchio. Your child must have the book to participate in literature.  We are currently memorizing “The Bee” by Isaac Watts. Children should review it a bit daily at home. Recitations will be on Wednesday the 28th. 

Math: We will continue to work on Addition and Subtraction skills with a focus on mental math strategies. There will be a quick Quiz on Monday to check for understanding after the lesson. Later in the week we will turn our focus to word problems and bar models. If you can volunteer for Wednesday math groups this week, please sign up at this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0d49afac2fa1fc1-math1

History: In Geography, the students will be locating the capitals of all 50 states, identifying natural and man made borders, recognizing similarities and differences in political and physical maps. In addition, they will also be locating Arizona on the United States map and naming the different landforms found on physical maps. 

Science: This week we will be performing our skits to the class. Students will learn the differences and similarities between the vertebrates; mammals, reptiles, fish, amphibians, and birds.

Quarter 1, Week 2:

In case you are still on the search for Pinocchio, I wanted to direct you to the specific copy we will be reading in class by Carlo Collodi.

Here is what our week looks like:

Language Arts: 

We will work on Spelling this week with a focus on the phonograms 1-70. Please review phonograms nightly as we will do an assessment on them Friday. For grammar we will continue to learn about the different parts of speech as a review. Our first literature book is Pinocchio. Your child must have the book to participate in literature. 

Math: 

We will work on rounding this week. Pay careful attention to your child’s homework because students often need support with this topic. There will be a Unit 1 test on Thursday, after we review Wednesday. 

Science: 

This week in Science, we will explore the seven levels of the classification system. Students will also be learning more about Vertebrates through some fun group activities!

History: This week students will be labelling a compass with cardinal and intermediate directions. In addition, they will take a  close look at the continent of North America and will  identify the names of the countries and their capital cities.  Also, which oceans border our continent. Borders will be labeled and discussed as well as using directions to describe the countries relationships with one another.

Quarter 1, Week 1:

Thank you for all of the responses to my questionnaire this weekend. If you have not done so already, here is the questionnaire link once more: https://forms.gle/EUPTCRZsxRtVrphH6. 

Our classroom is a peanut free classroom! This means any special treats may not contain peanuts OR be prepared on shared equipment and must be pre-approved and store bought. If your child brings a snack with nuts they will need to eat it outside of the classroom during snack time. If you have any questions about our nut free classroom, please don't hesitate to reach out!

I am excited and eager for our first week of school! Please take a look at what we will be learning about this week:

Language Arts: We will be hitting the ground running this week in ELA. We get right into Spalding handwriting as Third Graders are expected to use cursive exclusively. We will review all the standards and practice thoroughly. In grammar we will introduce nouns and pronouns. Our first literature book is Pinocchio. Please make sure your child has that by Wednesday to read with the class.

Math: We will be working with place value up to the ten thousands place. There will be a quiz on the material Friday.

Science: This week in Science, we will learn how scientists classify animals. We will discover the differences between Vertebrates and Invertebrates as well as Cold-blooded and Warm-blooded animals.

History: This week we will be learning how to use and construct maps. We will also be labeling and memorizing the continents, oceans, poles, Equator, and the Prime Meridian! Be prepared for an exciting week! 

See you tomorrow, bright and early! 😊

Sincerely,

Ms. Sipel