A Look Ahead

Meet Mrs. Smith

Mrs. Smith came in this week to read to the students. She is the school's reading coach. She reviewed the skills of asking questions before, during and after reading as well as making predictions. 

Playground Fun

Curriculum

Math- We will jump into third grade standards with Multiplication Strategies. If you are interested in what your child will be learning about, please read the Family Letter. Your child started using Reflex today. Reflex is a site that will allow students to work on their fact fluency. The students will take MAP Math on Wednesday.

ELA- Our reading story for the week is Judy Moody. We will focus on figurative language and literacy elements. We will also start our first writing unit on narrative writing. The students will have a reading assessment on Judy Moody and the skills we focused on this week on Friday. The students will take MAP Reading on Tuesday. 

Science- We continue to focus on plant and animal habitats. 

Social Studies- The students will be introduced to world geography next week. 

 

Related Arts Schedule

Monday- PE
Tuesday- Science Lab
Wednesday- Art
Thursday-Computer Lab 
Friday- Music

Important Dates

Tuesday, August 30th- Virtual Parent Orientation, 5:00pm or 5:45pm, MAP Reading

Wednesday, August 31st- MAP Math 

Monday, September 5th- Labor Day, No School

Monday, September 12th- 16th- Book Fair 

Friday, September 16th- First Quarter Interim 

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 Friday Folders

Your child is coming home with his/her green Friday Folder. These will come home every Friday with important papers and grades. Please look through them and send the folder back with your child on Monday. Please note the letter explaining the SC Read to Succeed Act for 3rd graders. If you have any questions, please let me know. 

STEM Challenge

The students worked with their learning club to see how many pennies they could suspend in a cup without it tipping over. They were given yarn, tape, scissors and straws. We had a class discussion about how in third grade some things are going to be hard and you might not succeed at it the first time, but you should keep trying and not give up. I have a saying I use a lot in my classroom: "It is ok not to know, but it is not ok to not try". 

Media Center

The students enjoyed media center orientation today. They were able to check out books. I look forward to listening to them read and hear/see what they are reading about.

Curriculum

Math- We will be reviewing a few standards from second grade before we jump into the third grade math standards. We will review place value, addition and subtraction strategies, and reading and writing numbers in different forms (standard, word and expanded). 

ELA- We will focus on characters in the first module of our reading series. We will discuss prefixes and suffixes and complete sentences including subject and predicate.  We will also do some creative writing pieces. 

Science- We will focus on plant and animal habitats. 

Social Studies- We will focus on community and being a good citizen. 

 

Related Arts Schedule

Monday- PE
Tuesday- Science Lab
Wednesday- Art
Thursday-Computer Lab 
Friday- Music

Important Dates

Tuesday, August 30th- Virtual Parent Orientation, 5:00pm or 5:45pm 

Monday, September 5th- Labor Day, No School

Monday, September 12th- 16th- Book Fair 

Friday, September 16th- First Quarter Interim 

End of 2021-2022 Third Grade Year

 Field Trip to 4th Grade

We ventured into the fourth grade hall and met with Ms. Erny's fourth grade class. My class asked them questions asked about fourth grade and her students answered. 

Pizza Party

We enjoyed pizza for winning Gator Games! 

 Minute to Win It Fun

We wrapped up the last day with some fun Minute to Win It games. We had some laughs! 

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Gator Games Pictures

If you have not already seen the Gator Games pictures in the Communigator check them out on this link. 

 Congrats to 5th Grade!

We celebrated the fifth grade students today during the parade! 

We Escaped!! 

The class worked hard to break out of a digital escape room that reviewed math skills from the year! Great job! 

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X Marks the Spot

Students work on creating a map of their treasure island. 

Math-  We will finish up our last chapter on representing and interpreting data (graphing). Check out the Chapter 14 Family Letter to learn more. 

ELA- We continue our novel study, The Lemonade War. We will review reading standards from the year as we read the book. Students will continue learning how to write in cursive. 

Science-  We will focus on Matter. 

Social Studies- We will focus on different states in the USA and review Map Skills. 

Related Arts Schedule 

Monday- Computer Lab 

Tuesday- Music

Wednesday- PE

Thursday- Science Lab 

Friday- Art

Important Dates

Monday, May 23rd-Gator Games (Field Day)

Monday, May 31st- No School

Wednesday, June 1st and Thursday, June 2nd- Early Dismissal 

Thursday, June 2nd- Last Day of School 

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Morning Show Guest

Sheliyah did a great job on the morning show this week! 

Reading Counts Celebration

Congratulations to Bryce for earning the most Reading Counts points for third grade this year! 

Culture Presentations

We finished listening to the students present their culture research/presentations. We learned about Japan, Ghana, Brazil, Kenya and Korea. 

Math- We will finish Chapter 13: Classify Two Dimensional Shapes. We will move into our last chapter on representing and interpreting data (graphing). Check out the Chapter 14 Family Letter to learn more. 

ELA- We continue our novel study, The Lemonade War. Students will have a quiz over chapters 1-7 on Friday. We will review reading standards from the year as we read the book. Students have started learning how to write in cursive. 

Science-  We will wrap up Natural Resources with an open note quiz on Tuesday. 

Social Studies- We will focus on different states in the USA and review Map Skills. 

Related Arts Schedule 

Monday- PE

Tuesday- Science Lab 

Wednesday- Art

Thursday- Computer Lab 

Friday- Music 

Important Dates

Monday, May 16th and Thursday, May 19th- 3rd to Book Fair

Thursday, May 19th- Field Testing (TDA) 

Monday, May 23rd-Gator Games (Field Day)

Monday, May 31st- No School

Wednesday, June 1st and Thursday, June 2nd- Early Dismissal

Thursday, June 2nd- Last Day of School 

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 Earth Day Challenge

Congrats to Jayla, Skylar, Machiah, Bryce, Lauren and Emma for earning first place with their Earth Day project! This was a challenge from Mrs. Kenga, science lab teacher. 

Culture Presentations

We continue to listen to the students present their culture research/presentations. We learned about Taiwan this week. 

Beautiful Weather

We enjoyed the nice weather at lunch on the testing days this week. We will try to eat outside again on Tuesday so please remind your child to bring in a towel, if they took their towel home. 

Math- We have SC Ready Math on Tuesday. We will then focus on Chapter 13: Classify Two Dimensional Shapes. Check out the Chapter 13 Family Letter to learn more. 

ELA- We started a novel study, The Lemonade War. Students have their own copy. We will review reading standards from the year as we read the book. We will start a nonfiction writing unit. 

Science-  We will focus on Natural Resources. 

Social Studies- We will not focus on social studies.

Related Arts Schedule 

Monday- Science Lab

Tuesday- No Related Arts

Wednesday- Art

Thursday- Computer Lab 

Friday- Music 

Important Dates

Tuesday, May 10th- Math SC Ready Test 

Thursday, May 12th- Preview the Book Fair 

Monday, May 16th- Friday, May 20th- Book Fair

Monday, May 23rd-Gator Games (Field Day)

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Reading Counts

Congrats to Bryce he has the third highest number of points for 3rd grade! May 5th is the last day students will be able to take Reading Counts tests for the year. 

Culture Presentations

Students collaborated during their culture research to create presentations. They started presenting to the class today. We learned about India, Ukraine and Costa Rica. They are doing a great job! 

Gator Games T-Shirts

If your child would like to order a Gator Games T-shirt today is the last day to order. If you go into Parent Portal you can order one. Gator Games will take place on Monday, May 23rd. 

Math- We will wrap up started working in Chapter 15: Find Area and Perimeter will a quiz on Tuesday.  We will also review math standards from throughout the year. If you are interested in reading about what your child will be learning and expected to do, please look at the Chapter 15 Family Letter. 

ELA- We will take SC Ready Writing on Wednesday and the reading portion on Thursday. We will also review 3rd grade ELA standards. 

Science-  We will focus on Natural Resources. 

Social Studies- We will not focus on social studies, but students will continue to present their culture projects. 

Related Arts Schedule 

Monday- Computer Lab 

Tuesday- Music 

Wednesday- PE

Thursday- Science Lab 

Friday- Art 

Important Dates

Monday, May 2nd- Fourth Quarter Interims

Wednesday, May 4th- ELA (Writing) SC Ready Test

Thursday, May 5th- ELA SC (Reading) Ready Test, Last Day for Reading Counts Test

Tuesday, May 10th- Math SC Ready Test 

Monday, May 16th- Friday, May 20th- Book Fair

Monday, May 23rd-Gator Games (Field Day)

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Wall of Fame

Congrats to Lance for becoming 100% fluent with his math facts! He joined our Wall of Fame! Who will be next? 

 Supporting Military Kids

The students looked great supporting military students this week! 

Math- We started working in Chapter 15: Find Area and Perimeter and will continue this week. The students will have a quiz on Wednesday. If you are interested in reading about what your child will be learning and expected to do, please look at the Chapter 15 Family Letter. 

ELA- We will continue to focus on grammar and reviewing many of the reading skills from this year for testing. In writing, we will wrap up our text dependent analysis writing unit. 

Science-  We will focus on Natural Resources. 

Social Studies- We will focus on Culture and Regions. 

Related Arts Schedule 

Monday- Computer Lab 

Tuesday- Music 

Wednesday- PE

Thursday- Science Lab 

Friday- Art 

Important Dates

Monday, May 2nd- Fourth Quarter Interims

Wednesday, May 4th- ELA SC Ready Test

Thursday, May 5th- ELA SC Ready Test, Last Day for Reading Counts Test

Tuesday, May 10th- Math SC Ready Test 

Monday, May 16th- Friday, May 20th- Book Fair