Quarter 2, Week 3

Language Arts: We will have only 15 spelling words due to the days off and the Read-a-Thon. Please be practicing our poem: Catch a little rhyme by Eve Marriam. It is due this Wednesday, Oct. 30. Our next literature story will be The Chronicles of Narnia, but we will not begin for another week. Our reading focus is turned toward comprehension and story skills.

Math: We are working on 6 and 7 facts this week! Don’t forget to practice multiplication flashcards at home regularly! Can you volunteer for math groups Wednesday morning? Sign up on the Sign Up Genius.

History: Students will continue their study of the Roman empire by being introduced to the republic form of government and the two groups of government officials: Patricians and Plebeians. The United States’s founding fathers modeled the early government on the Roman’s republic form of government. Continuing to recognize the innovations and ingenuity of Roman engineers.

Science: This week, students will continue learning about the muscular system and will be introduced to the skeletal system.

Quarter 2, Week 2:

Parents, thank you for partnering with us in your child's learning.  We believe that homework, while important, needs to be carefully balanced with a child's full family and extra-curricular life.  With that in mind, please reflect on your child's experience with homework in the first quarter by responding to a short survey.

• Remember that every day this week will be a half day to accommodate conferences. There will be no lunch time. Send your child in with a hearty snack and a second one to eat during pack up.

Language Arts: There will be no spelling this week because of half days. Please be practicing our poem: Catch a little rhyme by Eve Marriam. It is due Oct. 30. Our next literature story will be The Chronicles of Narnia, but we will not begin for two weeks. Our reading focus will be turned toward comprehension and story skills.

Math: We will finish unit 3 this week by practicing division concepts and test on Tuesday. Then we move into the multiplication by 6 facts! Don’t forget to practice multiplication flashcards at home regularly! Can you volunteer for math groups Wednesday morning? Sign up on the Sign Up Genius.

History: Students will continue their study of the Roman empire by being introduced to the republic form of government and the two groups of government officials: Patricians and Plebeians. Also understanding how the early Romans believed in many different gods and goddesses. They will also be reading several Roman myths. The United States’s founding fathers modeled the early government on the Roman’s republic form of government. Continuing to recognize the innovations and ingenuity of Roman engineers.

Science: This week, students will be learning about voluntary and involuntary muscles and how to care for their muscles. There will be a short open-note quiz on Tuesday to review last week’s lesson on cells.

Homework Survey Q1

Parents, thank you for partnering with us in your child's learning.  We believe that homework, while important, needs to be carefully balanced with a child's full family and extra-curricular life.  With that in mind, please reflect on your child's experience with homework in the first quarter by responding to a short survey. 

Quarter 2, Week 1

Language Arts: We will be learning 24 new spelling words this week, and taking our second spelling benchmark test to see how much we have learned so far in 3rd. A new poem will be assigned: Catch a little rhyme by Eve Marriam. We will turn our focus to writing this week and learn imitation writing. This emergent writing skill teaches children to imitate beautiful writing to enrich their own. Our next literature story will be The Chronicles of Narnia, but we will not begin for three weeks. Our reading focus will be turned toward comprehension and story skills.

Math: We will finish unit 3 this week by practicing division concepts. There will be a quiz on Friday.  Don’t forget to practice multiplication flashcards at home regularly! Can you volunteer for math groups Wednesday morning? Sign up on the Sign Up Genius.

History: Students will be introduced to the Roman Empire. They will begin with an investigation of the Mediterranean Region as well as the geography of this area. A closer look at “legends” or “myths” as to how Rome was created and the historic time-line for significant events.

Science: This week, students will begin learning about the human body, starting with the building blocks of life, cells!

Quarter 1 Conferences:

Good morning, 3C families!

Conferences will begin October 21st through October 24th, 2019. Parents will meet with myself and Miss Lowe in the classroom to discuss their child’s progress in third grade over the course of the first quarter. Please arrive 10 minutes early. Enter through the west entrance of the Archway building. Conferences will last approximately 25 minutes; the final five minutes will allow for transitions and teacher breaks. Please sign up for conferences with this link!

I am also including a link to sign up and meet with your child’s specialist teachers if needed. This is optional! Specialists sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c4ea8a92aa7fe3-25specials3

We are looking forward to meeting with you to discuss your child’s growth!

Sincerely,

Miss Sipel & Miss Lowe