Reading-The third grade classes are doing an author study on Tomie de Paola. We have read book such as Strega Nona and Big Anthony and will be comparing and contrasting several books by this same author. Students also watched a short video on Tomie de Paola where he shared how he started writing books, illustrating pictures, and stories from his childhood.
Writing-We are continuing our work on persuasive writing. Students will be finishing their piece this week. They have also had the chance to work on some free-writing and writing about their Winter Break. Students were introduced to habitat research last week. They will be working in class and in the lab to gather facts regarding their animals. The research and report will be completed here at school.
Science-Our class is working to finish our study of matter and the water cycle. We will also be looking at physical vs. chemical changes. Study guides will be going home this week and students will be assessed on this unit on Friday, January, 20 or Monday, January 23 depending on the experiments that we are able to complete this week.
Spelling-Students will get back into the routine of daily/weekly spelling this Thursday. They will receive their new lists and will be tested next Wednesday, January, 25.
Habitat project/research- Again, research for your child's animal will be done here at school. The project of creating the animal is to completed at home. As for the presentation, students just need to be able to tell how they created their project and tell a few facts about their animal. This is meant to be a no stress speech.
Math-
3rd grade-Classes are working on Unit 6.
Math Accel- These classes are also working on Unit 6.
