Hello Third Grade Families!

Teddy Bear Day is finally here! Don’t forget to bring in a stuffed animal for the children of the Adopt-a-Family program.

Pre-order donut sales have also begun. Bring in $1 to place your order. December 16th is Donut Day!

The class is still collecting non-perishable food for our annual Food Drive. The last day to bring in donations is Friday.

This week the students will be working on the following…

Math: We will continue Unit 4 focusing on multiplication and division. This week the class will cover lessons 4.7, 4.8 & 4.9.  As always, see the Home Links at www.everydaymathonline.com for extra practice with skills learned in class. Your child’s username and password can be found in his/her planner.

For IXL this week, students are to complete the following third grade skills:

G.1 Division facts to 5

G.2 Division facts to 10

N.6 Put money amounts in order

Spelling: Click here for this week’s spelling words & pattern.

Vocabulary: This week we begin Unit 8. Our next vocabulary quiz will be next Friday.

Reading: Keep your eye out for the next e-mail listing which books your child will need for Unit 3. We continue to focus on inferential questions as we turn more of our attention toward building comprehension skills.

Click here for the NEW reading log.

Click here for another interesting fluency passage!

English: The class will begin Unit 3: Verbs with lessons 15 and 16.

Science: Time to begin a whole new unit: The Solar System! This week we will learn all about different types of telescopes.

Social Studies: The class will continue our study of Native Americans.

Religion: We begin Chapter 11: God Sent Jesus. Click here for a copy of the Study Guide. The class will be focusing on Advent and the Jesse Tree.

All the Best,

Mrs. Espinosa