Dear Third Grade Parents,

I trust everyone had a lovely weekend.  Friday's May crowning was a beautiful event and set the tone for a restful and thoughtful weekend.  I was happy to see many of you in attendance.  It makes a difference to your children when they see you being a part of their spiritual life at school.  Thank you!

This coming week is going to be another busy week with this Thursday being SMA's first STEAM Night.  It should be a lot of fun.  I hope to see all of you there.

Here is this week's Curriculum Update.  Thank you for checking each week and staying on top of what we are learning in the third grade.

Curriculum Update for the Week of May 4, 2015:


Religion:  Chapter 22 quiz on Tuesday;  Begin Chapter 23:  People around the world have different beliefs about God; the importance of the Jewish faith to Christians;  Christ calls all of his followers to be united

Math:  Identifying and counting unit fractions by drawing picture models; identify and represent fractional parts of different wholes;  represent a whole into equal parts and define the equal parts to identify the unit fraction numerically;  building non-unit fractions less than one whole from unit fractions; identify and represent shaded and non-shaded parts of one whole as fractions

Reading:  Continue to read and discuss The Mouse and the Motorcycle- Ch 9-12 and complete comprehension activities

Language Arts:  Grammar- begin unit on Adjectives:  descriptive adjectives and limiting adjectives; Vocabulary Workshop:  Begin Unit 8:  completing the sentence; synonyms and antonyms; Spelling Test on Thursday

Science:  Continue chapter 9:  how light and matter interact; the path of light; how light interacts; what are light and heat energy; thermal energy and heat; heat and light

Social Studies:  songs and word of liberty; the Star Spangled Banner; Charters of Freedom

Music:  Continue to learn and practice to play the recorder

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.  Thank you for all you do help make Stella Maris Academy a wonderful place to learn.  Take care and God bless.

Sincerely,
Ms. Eileen Griffin

May the Fourth Be With YOU!!!!!