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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

Reading:  Begin Biography immersion. We will be bringing in many books from the public library. Students will read three biographies and write a book report on each. On Friday, October 24^th, they may dress as their favorite famous person and give a short report to the class. Costumes should be simple and made up of things you have around the house. It is not necessary to make or buy anything. This will be a non-uniform day for the third graders. Vocabulary will be developed in school and will not be tested. Skill: Review main idea.

Religion:  The Holy Trinity

Spelling:  Unit 7 – Syllable patterns

Happenings:

Monday, October 20^th – Marathon money day

Wednesday, October 22nd – Mass at Assumption 12:15

Friday, October 24^th – Woodlake Field Trip 8:45-10:45

          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

Reading:  Biographies, Ben Franklin. Vocabulary words went home 10/2. Please make sure your child practices their magic trick and also practices how they will present themselves to the audience. Our firs classroom rehearsal will be Tuesday, Oct. 7^th. The dress rehearsal will be Tuesday, Oct. 14^th. The Magic Show will be Wednesday, Oct. 15^th at 9:00, 9:30. and 10:00. Skill: main idea.

Religion:  The Holy Trinity

Spelling:  Unit 6 – Review Units 1-5. No Excuse words.

Happenings:

Monday, October 6^th – Picture Day, Non-uniform day, Marathon money

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Wednesday, October 8^th – Mass at St. Richard’s 12:15

Thursday, October 9^th – Sr. Sue Ernster visits Religion class

Friday, October 10th – Special Person Day

Tuesday, October 14^th – Reading Night at Penn Campus

Wednesday, October 15^th Magic Show, Mass at St. Peter’s 12:15

Thursday, October 16^th – No School, MEA

Friday, October 17^th – 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. Peter’s 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. Peter’s 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: God’s Beautiful World



Spelling: Unit 2 – Words with long a and long e



Happenings:

Wednesday, September 10th – Mass at St. Richard’s 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: God’s 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!