Dear Third Grade Parents,

Well, we made it!  We survived our latest summer heat wave.  Hopefully this week will continue to cool down so the third graders can learn in comfort.  Thank you for your patience last week with the two minimum days.  This week is promising to get things back on track.

Thank you, again for coming to Wednesday's Back to School Night.  It was great to see so many of you and to give you a quick snapshot of our days in the third grade.


Lastly, I would like to give a BIG thank you to Mrs. Brady who came in last Friday to work with the class in small groups during science class.  The class is conducting their first scientific experiment and we could not have done it so smoothly without Mrs. Brady's assistance.  Thank you, Mrs. Brady!!!!!  Be sure to ask your third graders all about their experiment.  We will make our second observation tomorrow to see how our beans are growing.

Well, that is all for now.  Here is a look at our upcoming week.

Curriculum Update for the Week of September 22, 2014:

Religion:  Continue Chapter 3-  Jesus has power over life and death;  His second coming;  Jesus teaches us to love one another;  Chapter 3 quiz next Tuesday

Reading:  Continue to read and discuss Charlie and the Chocolate Factory- ch 19-30;  Continue to meet in guided reading groups

Math:  Solve and create word problems; word problems with 2's, 3's, 4's, 5's, and 9's;  focus on mathematical practices;  Unit 1 Review;  Unit 1 Math test next Monday

Social Studies:  California's regions; landforms of the west

Science:  Continue chapter 3-how plants use leaves to make food;  how plants use roots and stems to grow- types of stems and roots

Language Arts:   continue and finish summer writing piece;  prepositional phrases and objects of the preposition;  Spelling unit 4 test on Friday

Art:  Continue to learn about the work of author/illustrator Lois Ehlert;  Experiment with new ways to create texture with tempura paint; make an original bird collage from painted papers in the style of Lois Ehlert

I hope everyone has a fantastic week!  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