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Third Grade Update The week of 6/1 – 6/5/09
Skills to be covered: Math: Adding and subtracting fractions
Language: Sentence combining, correcting a letter
Religion: Live Forever!
Spelling: Unit 34 – Words with suffixes
Happenings: Tuesday, June 2nd – Band and Choir Concert Wednesday, June 3rd – Prayer Service Hennepin County Library field trip Friday, June 5th – Last Day! Picnic at Donaldson Park
Please return all classroom library books!
Thank you for a great year! It has been a pleasure to work with you and your children. Have a wonderful summer!
*********************************************************** Third Grade Update The week of 5/25 – 5/29/09
Skills to be covered: Math: Problem Solving – Make a model, mixed numbers, Chapter 25 test
Language: Sentence combining with adjectives and adverbs,
Religion: The Church Today
Spelling: Unit 33 - homophones
Happenings: Monday, May 25th – No School – Memorial Day Wednesday, May 27th – Final All-School Mass at St. Peter’s Thursday, May 28th – Field trip to the Art Museum send a bag lunch. End of Year picnic Friday, May 29th – Last day for independent reading pages Talent Show
Please return all classroom library books! ************************************************************
Third Grade Update The week of 5/18 – 5/22/09
Skills to be covered: Math: Fractions
Language: Adverbs, correcting a paragraph
Religion: Belonging to God
Spelling: Words with silent letters
Happenings: Wednesday, May 20th –Prayer Service, May Crowning Thursday, May 21st – Field Day Friday, May 22nd – Field trip to Holy Angels to watch the middle school perform “Cinderella” Third Grade Update The week of 5/11 – 5/15/09
Skills to be covered: Math: Perimeter, area, volume
Language: Adjectives, adverbs
Religion: Sacraments of Service
Spelling: Unit 31 – Words with /er/ and /el/
Happenings: Wednesday, May 13th – Mass at St. Richard’s Thursday, May 14th – Twin’s Adventure Day Friday, May 16th – Field trip to Woodlake
************************************************************ Third Grade Update The week of 5/4 – 5/8/09
Skills to be covered: Math: Probability, predicting outcomes, combinations, make an organized list, chapter 26 test
Language: Adjectives
Religion: Sacraments of Healing
Spelling: Unit 30 – Review Units 25-29
Happenings: Wednesday, May 6th – Mass at Assumption 12:15 Wednesday – Friday, May 6th-8th – Rummage Sale Friday, May 8th – Father Tony visits religion class
************************************************************ Third Grade Update The week of 4/27 – 5/1/09
Skills to be covered: Math: Chapter 21 test, probability, outcomes
Language: Adjectives
Religion: Sacraments of Initiation
Spelling: Unit 29 – words from social studies
Happenings: Wednesday, April 29th – Mass at St. Peter’s Thursday, April 30th – Spring Concert Students should be in the classroom by and blue. No jeans please! Friday, May 1st – Spirit Wear Day
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We are beginning an author study of Chris VanAllsburg. The students will be making a game as part of this unit. They should use their imagination and creative skills to design a game. They will play their game with a second grade buddy. The games will be due Friday, May 1st.
Guidelines for creating a game: 1. Brainstorm ideas about games you like to play. 2. Think about the topic for your game board and the kinds of questions you will write on the game cards if you use them. 3. Think about materials you will need. Game pieces can be made from construction paper or use junk from around the house. Now it’s time to design you game board. 4. Use scratch paper to sketch ideas for your game board. Then use a pencil to draw the game board on a large piece of paper. Make it colorful. Be sure to have a starting place and ending place for the game markers. 5. Write questions on the game cards if you game needs them. 6. What will the name of your game be? 7. How many people can play your game? 8. Write clear step-by-step directions and include them with your game. 9. Now play your game with a family member to be sure it makes sense. 10. Bring it to school on Friday, May 1st and be ready to play with a 2nd grade buddy!
************************************************************ Third Grade Update The week of 4/20 – 4/24/09
Skills to be covered: Math: Solid figures, tessellations
Language: Contractions with pronouns
Religion: The Church Guides
Spelling: Unit 28 – Contractions
Happenings: Tuesday, April 21st – Math Night Wednesday, April 22nd– Prayer Service 9:00
************************************************************ Third Grade Update The week of 4/13 – 4/17/09
Skills to be covered: Math: Geometry – symmetry, slides, flips, turns
Language: Pronoun/verb agreement
Religion: Family Life – Feelings, Community Life
Spelling: Unit 27 – Words with /ar/, /or/, /ir/
Happenings: Monday, April 13th – No School, Easter Monday Wednesday, April 16th – Mass at Assumption 12:15 Thursday, April 17th – Fr. Tony visits religion class Friday, April 18th – Sr. Sue Ernster visits religion class
************************************************************ Third Grade Update The week of 4/6 – 4/10/09
Skills to be covered: Math: Chapter 19 test, congruent figures
Language: Poetry unit
Religion: Holy Week, Easter
Spelling: Third grade “No Excuse” words
Happenings: Wednesday, April 8th – Mass at St. Peter’s 12:15, “How To” presentations Thursday, April 9th – No School, Holy Thursday Friday, April 10th – No School, Good Friday
Dear Parents, On Wednesday, April 8th, your child will be sharing their expertise and talent with the class. This is a follow-up activity to our quilting theme. It gives the students a chance to get up in front of the class and explain “how to” do something like knit, play a sport, play an instrument, care for a pet. Make a sandwich, clean a desk, etc. We will be brainstorming a list of ideas in school. Please help your child choose a topic from the list they will be bringing home today. They will write their presentation in school. On April 8th, please send any materials they will need. Thanks for your help!
************************************************************ Third Grade Update The week of 3/30 – 4/3/08
Skills to be covered: Math: Geometry – line segments and angles, plane figures, triangles, quadrilaterals
Language: Possessive pronouns, using an apostrophe
Religion: Family Life – Being Alive, Talking About Touch
Spelling: Unit 26 – words with /ar/ and /ur/
Happenings: Monday, March 23rd-Friday, March 27th – Spring Break Wednesday, April 1st – Mass at St. Richard’s Mrs. Spano gives a quilting demonstration
************************************************************ Third Grade Update The week of 3/16 - 3/20/08
Skills to be covered: Math: Division, problem solving, Chapter 14 test
Language: Subject and object pronouns
Reading: Begin new story. Watch for vocabulary to come home Monday. Vocabulary/Comprehension test will Friday. Skill: making inferences.
Religion: Family Life – Plant Life, Animal Life
Spelling: Unit 25 – words with soft c and g
Happenings: Tuesday, March 17th – Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Wear green and white. Wednesday, March 18th – Mass at Assumption 12:15 Thursday, March 19th – Move-up Day, Third Grade Parent Meeting 6:30 at the Nicollet Campus
********************************************************** Third Grade Update The week of 3/9 - 3/13/09
Skills to be covered: Math: Algebra expressions and equations, review, Chapter 13 test
Language: Singular and plural pronouns
Reading: Begin new story. Watch for vocabulary to come home Monday. Vocabulary/Comprehension test will be Thursday. Skill: summarizing, idioms.
Religion: Lent, Family Life – Having Good Sense
Spelling: Unit 24 – Review units 19-23
Happenings: Tuesday, March 10th – Wednesday, March 11th – Mass at St. Peter’s Friday, March 13th – Fr. Tony visits religion classes. Report cards go home.
************************************************************ Third Grade Update The week of 3/2 - 3/6/09
Skills to be covered: Math: Review, chapter 12 test
Language: Using apostrophes, review, and verb test
Religion: Lent, Family Life – Family Living, Learning to Choose
Spelling: Unit 23 – Words from science
Happenings: Monday, March 2nd – Conferences Tuesday, March 3rd - Conferences Wednesday, March 4th – Prayer Service Thursday, March 5th – End of 2nd trimester. All independent reading pages are due today Friday, March 6th – No school – teacher workshop *********************************************************** Third Grade Update The week of 2/23 - 2/27/09
Skills to be covered: Math: Division, fact families
Language: Contractions, using quotation marks
Religion: Lent, Family Life – The Human Family
Spelling: Unit 22 – Compound words
Happenings: Wednesday, February 27th – Ash Wednesday Mass at St. Peter’s Thursday, February 28th – Spring pictures
Thursday, March 5th is the last day of the second trimester. All independent reading pages are due. **********************************************************Third Grade Update The week of 2/16 - 2/20/09
Skills to be covered: Math: Multiplication 0’s – 9’s, multiplication properties, chapter 11 test,
Language: Irregular verbs,
Religion: Share Your Light
Spelling: Unit 21 – Words with /o/ and /u/
Happenings: Monday, February 16th – No School, President’s Day Wednesday, February 18th – Mass at Assumption 12:15 Friday, February 20th – Robot Day, permission slips are due for the
************************************************************ Third Grade Update The week of 2/9 - 2/13/09
Skills to be covered: Math: Multiplication 0’s – 9’s
Language: Helping verbs, book titles
Religion: Choose Love
Spelling: Unit 20 – Words with ch, tch, sh, and th
Happenings: Monday, February 9th – School Registration begins Wednesday, February 11th – Mass at St. Richard’s Friday, February 13th – Fr. Tony visits religion class Saturday, February 14th – Happy Valentine’s Day!
Multiplication: Please have your child practice their multiplication facts on a daily basis. Our goal is to see that your child has immediate recall of the facts! ************************************************************ ROBOTS On Monday, February 2nd, we will begin our Titanic unit. As part of our study of the Titanic, we are learning how robots were used to discover and explore this great shipwreck. As a culminating family activity, your child will be asked to invent a robot. Let your imaginations run wild! It is not necessary to buy anything for this activity. Hopefully, you will be able to find enough “junk” around the house. This does not have to be a robot that moves. Use aluminum foil, spools, bottle caps, pencils, paper, plastic bottles, nails, wire, thread, pins, buttons, wood, cardboard boxes or tubes, shoe boxes, etc. Design your own robot and name it. Robots are due Friday, February 20th. On this day, the students will be showing their robots and explaining what they do. Parents are invited to view the robots between *********************************************************** Oops! Robots will not be due until February 20th! The 13th will be very busy with Valentine parties, so the kids will have an extra week to work on them. Please come to the gym on February 20th to see their masterpieces! *********************************************** Third Grade Update The week of 2/2 - 2/6/09
Skills to be covered: Math: Multiplication 0’s – 8’s
Language: Linking verbs
Religion: Church’s
Spelling: Unit 19 – Words with th, wh, ch, and sh
Happenings: Saturday and Sunday, January 31st & February 1st – Pack the Pews at Assumption Sno-Ball Dance and Silent Auction Monday, February 2nd – Happy Groundhog Day! Wednesday, February 4th – Prayer Service Friday, February 6th – Spirit Wear Day Saturday and Sunday, February 7th & 8th – Pack the Pews at St. Richard’s
Check out these web sites for multiplication games and flash cards! ***************************************************
Third Grade Update The week of 1/26 – 1/30/09
Skills to be covered: Math: Multiplication 0’s – 6’s
Language: Correcting a letter, linking verbs
Religion: The Church’s
Spelling: Unit 18 – Review Units 13-17
Happenings: Saturday and Sunday, January 24th & 25th – Pack the Pews at St. Peter’s. Wear your school uniform! Monday, January 26th – No School, Teacher Workshop Tuesday, January 27th – Red, White and Blue Day Wednesday, January 28th – Homeroom Theme Day Thursday, January 29th – Dress Up Day. Mass at St. Peter’s Learning Fair Friday, January 30th – Comfy Day Saturday and Sunday, January 31st and February 1st – Pack the Pews at Assumption. Sno Ball and Silent Auction at Assumption 6:00
****************************************************** To: Parents of 3rd Graders From: Re: Multiplication Update
Dear Parents,
Our first week learning about multiplication was spent in concept building. This involved activities that showed the children that multiplication is repeated addition. We did this through the use of manipulatives. Next, we started the 0-3’s times tables. On Monday we will begin 4’s. Looking at their assignments should tell you which facts we are studying. Students should review these facts each night at home using their flashcards. How can you help at home? Practice, practice, practice! See that your child practices their multiplication facts each night. In school we will be teaching strategies, playing games, doing drills, and every few days we will take a timed test. The timed test is a tool that we use to be assured that your child has memorized their facts.
Thank you so much for your help! ************************************************************ Third Grade Update The week of 1/19 – 1/23/09
Skills to be covered: Math: Multiplication 0’s – 5’s
Language: Verbs “have, do, and be”
Religion: One Holy People
Spelling: Unit 17 – Words from science
Happenings: Monday, January 19th – No School, Teacher Workshop Wednesday, January 21st – Mass at Assumption 12:15 Friday, January 23rd – Woodlake Field Trip Saturday and Sunday, January 24th & 25th – Pack the Pews at St. Peter’s Wear your school uniform! **************************************************************** Third Grade Update The week of 1/12 - 1/16/09
Skills to be covered: Math: Multiplication 0’s – 3’s
Language: Sentence combining with verbs
Religion: Church Leaders
Spelling: Unit 16 – Adding –ed and -ing
Happenings: Wednesday, January 14th – Mass at St. Richard’s Thursday, January 15th – Richfield Rotary passes out dictionaries to the third graders.
Just a reminder! The third grade will be putting together a basket with the theme “Animals” for the silent auction at the Sno-ball Dance on Saturday, January 31st. We would appreciate any animal movies, magazines, books, CD’s, posters, games, clothing, stuffed animals , etc. you could contribute for our basket. Or, you could send in money and we will buy what we need. Please return items by Friday, January 23rd. Thanks!!!
*********************************************************** Third Grade Update The week of 1/5 - 1/9/09
Skills to be covered: Math: Mean and median, chapter 15 test, begin multiplication concept building
Language: Using verb tenses, quotation marks
Religion: One Holy People
Spelling: Unit 15 – Words with /ou/ and /oi/
Happenings: Wednesday, January 7th – Prayer Service Friday, January 9th- Father Tony speaks to Religion classes
Please check to make sure your child has all the school supplies they need. Markers are getting worn out, pencils are disappearing etc. Thanks!!!
************************************************************** Third Grade Update The week of 12/15 - 12/19/08
Skills to be covered: Math: Collecting and recording data
Language: Verb tenses, commas
Religion: Advent, Christmas
Spelling: Unit 14 – Words with double consonants
Happenings: Wednesday, December 17th – Mass at St. Peter’s Thursday, December 18th – 4th and 5th Grade Christmas Program Friday, December 19th – Red and Green Day – No uniforms Saturday, December 20th – Sunday, January 4th – No School, Christmas Vacation
We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!
************************************************************ Third Grade Update The week of 12/8 - 12/12/08
Skills to be covered: Math: Telling time, chapter 7 test
Language: Past tense verbs, abbreviations
Religion: Advent, Jesus’ Sacrifice
Spelling: Unit 13 – Words with consonant clusters
Happenings: Monday, December 8th – Mass at St. Richard’s Conception Thursday, December 11th – Rotary Club brings dictionaries for the third graders, Fr. Tony visits religion class Friday, December 12th – Mass at Assumption Lady of Guadalupe
************************************************************ Third Grade Update The week of 12/1 - 12/5/08
Skills to be covered: Math: Telling time, elapsed time, using a schedule, calendars
Language: Capital letters and commas, present tense verbs
Religion: Advent
Spelling: Unit 12 – Review units 7-11
Happenings: Wednesday, December 3rd – Mass at St. Richard’s Friday, December 5th – St. Nicholas Day, Spirit Wear Day
************************************************************** Third Grade Update The week of 11/17 -11/28/08
Skills to be covered: Math: Problem solving, chapter 6 test, money
Language: Action verbs
Religion: Pray Always
Spelling: Unit 11 – Words from science – test is on Friday, Nov. 21st. No excuse test will be Monday, Nov. 24th.
Happenings: Wednesday, November 19th – Mass at Assumption 12:15 Thursday, November 20th – Orchestra Hall field trip Friday, November 21st – End of first trimester (all independent reading pages are due), Camp Read-A-Lot Saturday, November 22nd – Grand Gala Monday, November 24th – Mass at St. Peter’s Fair Tuesday, November 25th – Conferences, Book Fair Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday November 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th – No School, Thanksgiving vacation Happy Thanksgiving!
************************************************************ Third Grade Update The week of 11/10 - 11/14/08
Skills to be covered: Math: Chapter 5 test, Money, problem solving – make a table
Language: Sentence combining with nouns, combining subjects and objects
Religion: Pray Always
Spelling: Unit 10 – Plurals
Happenings: Tuesday, November 11th – Kids Teaching Kids – The 6th graders teach about bullying Wednesday, November 12th – Prayer Service Thursday, November 13th – Third Grade Barn Dance Friday, November 14th – Kids Teaching Kids, Father Tony visits Religion class
************************************************************* Third Grade Update The week of 11/3 - 11/7/08
Skills to be covered: Math: Subtraction with regrouping, subtracting across zero
Language: Singular and plural possessives
Religion: The Church Worships
Spelling: Unit 9 – Words with consonant clusters
Happenings: Saturday, November 1st – Fiesta Latina - See you there! Monday, November 3rd – No School, Teacher workshop Tuesday, November 4th – Election Day Wednesday, November 5th – Mass at St. Richard’s Thursday, November 6th – Sr. Sue Ernster visits religion class Friday, November 7th – Picture retakes, Spirit Wear Day
************************************************************* Oops! I put the wrong dates on the note I sent home yesterday. Woodlake is this Friday, October 24th. Biography Day is Monday, October 27th. ************************************************************* Third Grade Update The week of 10/27 - 11/1/08
Skills to be covered: Math: Expressions and number sentences, chapter 4 test
Language: Irregular plural pronouns, proofreading sentences
Religion: The Holy Trinity
Spelling: Unit 8 – Words with consonant clusters
Happenings: Monday, October 27th – Biography Day Wednesday, October 29th – Prayer service Friday, October 31st – Happy Halloween! It is a non-uniform day. Students may wear black and orange.
************************************************************* Blessed Trinity is having problems with our e-mail account. As far as I know we are able to receive e-mail messages however our repies are not always getting to the recipients. Messages sent to some parent accounts are being kicked back as undeliverable. Please be patient! *********************************************************** Third Grade Update The week of 10/20 - 10/24/08
Skills to be covered: Math: Estimating sums, addition with regrouping, 3-4 digit addition
Language: Forming plural nouns, commas
Religion: The Holy Trinity
Spelling: Unit 7 – Syllable patterns
Happenings: Monday, October 20th – Wednesday, October 22nd – Mass at Assumption 12:15 Friday, October 24th – Woodlake Field Trip Marathon money is due
********************************************************************* Third Grade Update The week of 10/6 - 10/15/08
Skills to be covered: Math: Rounding to the nearest 10. 100. 1,000, chapter 3 test
Language: Common and proper nouns, abbreviating proper nouns
Religion: The Holy Trinity
Spelling: Unit 6 – Review Units 1-5. No Excuse words.
Happenings: Monday, October 6th – Picture Day, Non-uniform day, day Wednesday, October 8th – Mass at St. Richard’s Thursday, October 9th – Sr. Sue Ernster visits Religion class Friday, October 10th – Special Person Day Tuesday, October 14th – Reading Night at Wednesday, October 15th Magic Show, Mass at St. Peter’s Thursday, October 16th – No School, MEA Friday, October 17th – No School, MEA
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