Third grade families,
I hope you had a relaxing President’s weekend. A shorter week but filled with so much good stuff!
Important dates:
- Wednesday, February 20th is our SHS school fair! We have had so much fun putting together our biography projects and we cannot wait for you all to come by and witness our hard work and research. The school fair will be in the Biedermann Hall from 6:00-7:15 PM. See you there!
- Friday, February 22ndis a $1 free dress day—crazy socks/crazy hat edition!
- Friday, February 22ndis a full day
Homework this week:
- IXL Math: B.5, F.9, J.2
- Fluency passage
- 100 minutes of reading & logged
Our academic week:
Math: This week in Unit 5, we will begin learning about place value through millions. Then, we will spend some time practicing reading, writing, comparing, and ordering numbers less than 100,000.
Reading: In reading we will work on tackling hard words that may complicate the meaning in non-fiction books. We will discuss and practice the ways readers climb the hurdle of hard words!
Writing: This week we will begin writing our pieces for our Palmisano Writing Contest! This year’s topic is about what we want to be when we grow up.
Science: Fossils, fossils, fossils! We continue to discuss the circumstances that make organisms endangered and extinct.
Spelling: Spelling words can be found in your child’s planner and on www.spellingcity.com. Spelling tests will be scheduled for next Monday.
Religion: We will discuss/review Chapter 8: God is Holy and Great! Then, we will dive into our Virtus lessons.
Have a wonderful week,
Miss Poindexter
