Third Grade Quarterly Newsletter

💫 Dear Third Grade Families,

This quarter, our students will continue strengthening their skills, making meaningful connections, and applying their learning in new and exciting ways.

Here is a look at what we will be learning this quarter:

📚 ELA

• Opinion Writing: Unearthing Character Traits

• Maps and Globes
• A Drop Around the World
• What is a Biome?
• Minerals and Rocks Research Report

📖 Shared Reading Unit

Students will engage in meaningful conversations around texts while building comprehension skills:

• Minerals, Rocks and Soil
• Magic Tree House Fact Tracker
• Because of Winn-Dixie

➕ MATH

• Unit 3: Multiplication and Division part 1
• Unit 4: Geometry
• Unit 5: Fractions part 1
• Unit 6: Multiplication and Division part 2

🔬 Science

• Unit 3: Forces
• PBA
• Unit 4: Soils

🌎 Social Studies

• Egypt
• China

💬 SLA / Español (Dual Language Classrooms)

En Español, los estudiantes continuarán desarrollando sus habilidades de lectura, escritura, comunicación oral y comprensión.

Los estudiantes trabajarán en:

• Los pronombres exclamativos e interrogativos
• Sinonimos y antonimos
• Verbos en tiempo pasado

You can support your child by:

• ✏️ Encourage Writing: Have your child write short stories, journal about their day, or make grocery lists to strengthen writing skills.
• 💬Every day counts! Make sure your child comes to school every day to benefit from every learning opportunity.
• 🔢 Students will begin learning multiplication and division strategies! Help your child practice by making equal groups, using repeated addition, and sharing objects equally.

We are excited to see our third graders continue to grow, learn, and shine this quarter!

October 16th: PBIS Event

November 3rd: No school

November 25-27th: No school

December 17th: Field trip to Discovery Museum from 9:00 - 11:00

December 21st - January 4th: Holiday for students and teachers ❄️

We are excited to see our third graders continue to grow, learn, and shine this quarter!