Third Grade News

  Tuesdays are healthy crew days at our school this year. This is where we use time in crew to address our health standards. Today, we had the opportunity to begin to discuss what a healthy meal looks like. Using the image above from the website  http://www.nourishinteractive.com/  we discussed the different things that should appear on your plate and why.  We then talked about our own meals we had for breakfast this morning and how we can make them healthier. A few friends shared that they didn't eat breakfast and we encouraged them to make sure they are having a healthy start to their day. Please help encourage your child to look at their plate in the mornings and discuss healthy options. Remember we don't have lunch until 12:40 and that is a long time to try to concentrate with an empty belly. 

September 16, 2019 Extreme Weather Expedition Kickoff This past Friday, we kicked off our first expedition! A helpful tour guide led students to each station around the school. At the stations, students identified which continent they were visiting and discussed the artifacts at the table. They discovered one type of extreme weather that impacts each continent. As they followed the clues to find the next station, they collected an envelope. In the end, students collaborated to piece together their puzzles and identify what the theme of our expedition was going to be.  .     

Last week we began work on character traits as we read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory during read aloud. This week we are continuing to work on identifying character traits in our reading and explain how we know using evidence from the book. We are also starting to work on inferencing. This is the idea that sometimes you have to read between the lines to create deeper meaning in the story. We are having a blast digging deep into this work!

Dear Parents, We will be testing for our CogATs (Cognitive Abilities Testing) this week. Each day we will complete 3 ten minute tests for a total of 9 tests. Any make-ups will be done on Friday 9/6. Please contact your classroom teacher with any questions. In Partnership, Your third grade team teachers

We will assess Topic 1 on 9/3. We start Topic 2 on 9/4. Please continue to practice your facts.

Our spelling pattern for this week is PLURALS. We will learn to add -s or -es to the base word. Spelling lists will come home on the 9/3. Spelling Test is Friday 9/6.

Our third graders are so enjoying our second read-aloud: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ! We are studying setting and characters in the first few chapters.