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weekly newsletter 3/21

3rd Grade By March 20, 2017 No Comments

Hello Third Grade Families, We have another particularly eventful week before us. Mark your calendars with the events below… Tuesday: Art with Mrs. Spooner! Wednesday: Free Dress…again! This one is has a “Wacky Wednesday” theme in honor of the book by Dr. Seuss. Friday: Intermediate Centers! Finally, CHEERS to our very own Eric, the big […]

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weekly newsletter 3/14

3rd Grade By March 13, 2017 No Comments

Hello Third Grade Families, This week is a busy one. Please mark your calendars for the events below: Tuesday: Report Cards go home. Remember to sign and return the envelope so that it may go home at the end of the year. Wednesday: Free Dress! All participating students should bring $1 (or more) with all […]

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weekly newsletter 3/7

3rd Grade By March 6, 2017 No Comments

Hello Third Grade Families, This week marks the beginning of Trimester 3. Time flies when you’re having fun! Math: We will complete Unit 7 this week with a test on Thursday. Continue practicing to solve for extended facts in both multiplication (5 x 50, 200 x 400, 3,000 x 6, etc.) as well as division […]

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weekly newsletter 2/28

3rd Grade By February 27, 2017 No Comments

Hello Third Grade Families, This promises to be another busy week… Math: We will continue with Unit 7: Multiplication and Division. The students will be introduced to the use of parentheses and the order of operation as well as how to solve for multiplies of ten (5 x 50, 200 x 400, 3,000 x 6, […]

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weekly newsletter 2/21

3rd Grade By February 21, 2017 No Comments

Hello Third Grade Families, Happy President’s Day! I hope everyone enjoyed the long, wet weekend. 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 […]

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Weekly Newsletter 2/7

3rd Grade By February 6, 2017 No Comments

Hello Third Grade Families, Happy Monday! As a reminder, Valentine boxes are due in class no later than Friday so that we can decorate them on Monday. See previous e-mail for detailed instructions. Math: Math: Unit 6 continues with a focus on symmetry and congruence before moving into polyhedrons (3-dimentional shapes). We will learn to identify […]

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weekly newsletter 1/24

3rd Grade By January 23, 2017 No Comments

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 a miraculous medal as well as paper polyhedrons, and maybe even a little Word Work if we have time. Math: We will begin Unit 6: […]

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weekly newsletter 1/17

3rd Grade By January 17, 2017 No Comments

Hello Third Grade Families, Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend and all were able to take a moment to reflect on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King. Math: We will wrap up Chapter 5: Place Value in Whole Numbers and Decimals by combining our knowledge of decimals with that of the […]

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weekly newsletter 1/10

3rd Grade By January 9, 2017 No Comments

Hello Third Grade Families, This week will be cold and a little wet, so please remember to send your kiddos to school with a school sweater and/or jacket every morning. Math: We continue Chapter 5: Place Value in Whole Numbers and Decimals, now turning our focus toward the very small: decimals! We will assign new […]

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3rd Grade By January 3, 2017 No Comments

Dearest Third Grade Families, HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope everyone enjoyed the break resting and relaxing among friends. This week we will hit the ground running. Math: We will continue with Chapter 5: Place Value in Whole Numbers and Decimals, keeping our focus on very large numbers (up to the millions). Next week we will […]

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