Dear Third Grade Parents,

I hope all of you are staying cool and comfortable this weekend.  What a summer surprise!  Please be sure to send your third grader  to school with a nice, tall and cold water bottle!  Tomorrow is sure to be hot and it is important to keep the students hydrated.


Also, this Wednesday is Back to School Night.  I will be reviewing the classroom routine and answer any questions you might have.    I will also have the sign up sheet for Parent/ teacher conferences. I hope to see you there!  If you are unable to attend, please know you are always welcome to email me with any of your questions or concerns.

In the mean time, be sure to check this week's Curriculum Update for this week's schedule of lessons, tests and Quizzes.

Curriculum Update for the Week of September 14, 2014:

Religion:  Chapter 2 Quiz on Tuesday-  faith and trust in God, the parable of the mustard seed, Jesus dies and rises to save us;  Begin Chapter 3- Jesus has power over life and death; Jesus will come again; the Corporal Works of Mercy

Reading:  Read and discuss Charlie and the Chocolate Factory- chapters 19-24;  Guided Reading Groups:  according to your child's group, we will continue to meet in small groups to read and discuss their novel of study.

Math:  Continue Unit 1-  Multiply and divide with 4; Multiplication and area; Review of 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's, 9's and 10's times tables and division

Language Arts:  Spelling test on Friday;  Grammar:  Continue unit on prepositions;  Object of the preposition; Writing:  continue to work on summer writing piece

Social Studies:  Continue chapter 1-  California's Regions; landforms of the west

Science:  Finish Chapter 1 and begin chapter 2- How plants are classified

Art:  Focus on artist, Lois Ehlert;  Experiment with new ways to create texture with tempera paint;  make an original bird collage from painted papers in the style of Lois Ehlert

This is all for now.  Have a lovely rest of the weekend.  See you on Wednesday night.  Thank you for all you do to make Stella Maris Academy an amazing place to learn.  Take care and God bless!

Sincerely,
Ms. Eileen Griffin
Your Third Grade Teacher