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Page Last Updated Jan 05, 2009
Number of Visits: 699
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!!!
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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!!!
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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!
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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
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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
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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!
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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
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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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Third Grade Update
The week of 9/29 - 10/3/08
Skills to be covered:
Math: Benchmark numbers (numbers that help you estimate the number of objects without counting them), comparing numbers, number order, bar graphs
Language: Sentence combining, compound sentences
Reading: We will begin our magic theme. Students will be reading about Houdini and performing a magic show for parents. Watch for a letter to come home Monday explaining the magic show. You will be receiving you invitation on Wednesday. Please set aside the morning of Wednesday, October 15th for the show. The exact times will be on your invitation. Skill: Main idea.
Religion: At Home With God
Spelling: Unit Words from physical education
Happenings:
Wednesday, October 3rd Third Grade Prayer Service 9:00
Marathon Pledge turn in day
Thursday, October 2nd Sister Sue Ernster visits religion class
Friday, October 3rd Marathon Day
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Third Grade Update
The week of 9/22 - 9/26/08
Skills to be covered:
Math: Place value, number sense, problem solving
Language: Predicates and quotation marks
Reading: We will begin reading Stone Fox. Watch for vocabulary words to come home on Monday. The vocabulary/comprehension test will be Thursday, September 25th. The skill is prefixes and using a glossary.
Religion: At Home With God
Spelling: Unit 4 Words with long and short u
Happenings:
Wednesday, September 24th Mass at Assumption 12:15
Marathon Pledge turn in day
Friday, September 26th NO SCHOOL, Teacher Workshop
Saturday, September 27th St. Peters Fall Festival
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Third Grade Update
The week of 9/15 - 9/19/08
Skills to be covered:
Math: Even/odd, place value 3 and 4 digit numbers, problem solving
Language: Subjects, letter punctuation and capitals
Reading: We will begin reading Opt, An Illusionary Tale. Watch for vocabulary words to come home on Monday. The vocabulary/comprehension test will be Friday, September, 19th. Skill: steps in a process.
Religion: The Church Community
Spelling: Unit 3 Words with long i and long o
Happenings:
Wednesday, September 17th Mass at St. Peters 12:15
Marathon Pledge turn in
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Third Grade Update
The week of 9/8 - 9/12 /08
Skills to be covered:
Math: Two digit subtraction, problem solving choose an operation, chapter 1 test is Friday.
Language: Commands, exclamations, sentence capitals and punctuation. .
Reading: We will begin a new story. Watch for vocabulary words to come home on Monday. Please review these words with your child. It helps to use the words in a sentence. The vocabulary/comprehension test will be Friday, September, 12th. Skill: problem and solution and table of contents.
Religion: Gods Beautiful World
Spelling: Unit 2 Words with long a and long e
Happenings:
Wednesday, September 10th Mass at St. Richards 12:15
Lucky Book Club orders are due
Marathon Pledge turn-in day
Thursday, September 11th Parent Information Night at Penn Campus
There will be a welcome and information meeting in the church at 6:00. The third grade presentation will be from 7:20 8:00
Friday, September 5th Marathon kick-off
Independent Reading When your child has finished reading a book, they will bring home a form for you to sign. Write the number of pages on the form and we will keep a running record of their total pages. Please ask them a few questions to make sure they have understood what they have read.
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Third Grade Update
The week of 9/2-9/5/08
Skills to be covered:
Math: Fact families, missing addends, properties of addition, two digit addition. Math assignments are always due the day after the assignment is given.
Language: Statements and questions, capital letters, end marks.
Reading: We will begin a unit on Japan. Watch for vocabulary words to come home on Tuesday. The vocabulary/comprehension test will be Friday, September, 5th. Skill: story elements.
Religion: Gods Beautiful World
Spelling: Unit 1 short vowels. The test will be on Friday.
Science and Social Studies: Bus Safety.
Happenings:
Monday, September 1st No School Labor Day
Tuesday, September 3rd 1st day!
Friday, September 5th Marathon kick-off
Welcome to third grade! We are very happy you are here!










