Dear Third Grade Parents,
What a warm weekend of early spring fun!  I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend.  Please be sure to check this week's Curriculum Update to see what we will be up to.


Curriculum Update for the Week of March 16, 2015:

Religion:  Going out to love and serve the Lord; Concluding Rites; Chapter 17 Quiz on Thursday- the parts of the mass: Introductory Rites, Liturgy of the Eucharist Concluding RItes

Math:  adding money amounts; estimating differences; review subtracting three-digit numbers; subtracting with regrouping tens and hundreds

Reading:  Finish reading Matilda- Chapters 18-21;  Begin new guided reading groups:  read and discuss Ch 1-3 of Tuesdays at the Castle; The Penderwicks; Chitty Chitty Bang Bang depending upon which group your student is in

Social Studies: Finish Chapter 7- History of the local government: councils, public works, local government services; Begin Chapter 8: Being a good citizen- justice, responsibility, respect and caring

Science:  Finish Chapter 7 and review the planets, stars, moon and sun;  Finish solar system scavenger hunt and fact file

Language Arts:  Spelling Test on Thursday; Begin vocabulary workshop unit 5- completing the sentence and synonyms and antonyms; Grammar- regular and irregular verbs

I would like to extend a BIG thank you to Mrs. Koresaar and Mrs. Goldman for coming into the third grade and helping the class create their own colorful and glittery clay stars.  Thank you for giving us your time, ladies.  Your help and guidance are priceless.  I would also like to thank Mrs. Daley and Mrs. Turquand for their time creating another amazing Art Literacy project inspired by Faith Ringgold. The time and energy our wonderful parents put into creating such wonderful projects is a true blessing. Thank you for helping to make Stella Maris Academy the best place to laugh and learn.

Have a wonderful week!  Take care and God bless.

Sincerely,
Ms. Eileen Griffin
Your Third Grade Teacher