Dearest Third Grade Families, Welcome back! I hope everyone enjoyed the break, taking some time to rest and relax among family and friends. Upon our return, the students couldn’t help but notice that we have exactly two months remaining in the school year. With that in mind, the coming weeks are sure to be action […]
Hello Third Grade Families, Happy Spring! This is a short week. As a reminder, Thursday is a half day followed by Easter vacation. I hope everyone enjoys the break, resting among family and friends. Math: This week will be dedicated to extended math facts, both in multiplication and division. We will multiply one digit numbers […]
Hello Third Grade Families! Below is a peek at this week. Math: This week our focus is on the order of operations and the use of parentheses in number sentences. Likewise, we will spend a lot of time learning our multiplication facts through games! We will learn Multiplication Bingo, Multiplication Baseball and and even a […]
Hello Third Grade Families! Below is a peek at this week. Math: This week we move on from geometry and into multiplication/division facts. Unit 7’s focus is largely on student mastery of all math facts from 1×1 to 10×10 with the ultimate goal being automaticity. We will isolate those facts that students struggle most with […]
Dearest Third Grade Families, We continue to do our very best every day. Between the Palmisano Writing Contest, preparations for the upcoming School Fair, weekly Stations of the Cross, various class projects and our regular studies, we are busy bees! As a reminder, Wednesday is a free dress day. Participating students should bring $1 (or […]
Hello Third Grade Families, Happy President’s Day! I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend and was able to find some time to relax among family and friends. Math: We continue forth through Unit 6: Geometry, now turning our attention toward drawing and measuring angles. The students will use their knowledge of clockwise and counter-clockwise turns (full, half […]
Hello Third Grade Families, Happy Valentine’s Day! We will be exchanging cards Wednesday morning. Please remember to send in your covered box. Directions were sent last week via e-mail. Math: Unit 6 continues with a study of polygons and angles. We will be taking a closer look at a variety of shapes with a special […]
Dearest Third Grade Families, Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. This week, please take a moment to check your e-mail as detailed instructions have been sent for preparing your child’s “mailbox.” We will be decorating them in class on the 14th, but we’ll need your help cutting and prepping a cereal box in the days before. […]
Dearest Third Grade Families, It’s Catholic Schools Week! In honor of Wednesday’s Student Appreciation Day there will be free dress and a free hamburger lunch on this day for all. (Of course, students with specific dietary needs are always welcome to bring a lunch from home.) And since every day is student appreciation day around here, […]
Hello Third Grade Families, Friday is all about parents! I look forward to meeting everyone in the Church for mass before heading over to the classroom. We will be making miraculous medals, and maybe even a little Word Work if we have time. Next week we celebrate Catholic Schools Week. As a reminder, we will […]