3rd Grade Newsletter 9/7 - 9/11

Math: Completed our first Unit. Addition and Subtraction within 10,000 has started!

Literacy: We read an information text called "Family Traditions," where students were tasked with differing the main idea from key details and interesting details. Then also using text features to add to our understanding of the text.

Spelling: Decoding and spelling words with long vowels. (Vowels ai and ay- Long a)

Grammar: What is a noun, pronoun, and verb?

Writing: Using Text features to help us write summaries and pulling out main ideas and key details.

Vocabulary: combined with literacy and science. Made connections across all subjects to use new vocabulary words

Science: Motion & Matter- Two Forces: Gravity and Magnetism

Religion: Saint's Project is underway! More information to come! We have Saints of the Day that we learn about. We of course started with St. Francis de Sales and Saint Jane de Chantal

It was so nice to see some of you last night and offcially welcome you to 3rd Grade. For those who were unable to make it or if you ever want to refer back to my slideshow, I have attached it here. Please let me know if you ever have any questions about curriculum or what our classroom is up to!

Primary Math Login Information

Students can login to their Primary Math curriculum accounts from home.

This will allow access to the Student Practice Books and Additional Practice Books.

Go to https://www.mceduhub.com

1. Enter your student’s login information using his/her Google username formatted by first initial, last name, graduating year (i.e. ABlazer35).

2. Select “Visitation School” - this should auto populate once you start typing

3. Enter the password Vis2026@ and click “Login”

Monday: Anything but your age (Dress like a baby, dress elderly)

Tuesday: Class Colors (Class color shirts, Uniform bottoms & shoes)

Wednesday: Anything but the occasion (Future job, future self)

Thursday: Homecoming Provided Shirts (Uniform bottoms & shoes) All School Pep Rally, 10:10am
• Thursday: PA Sponsored Sport Night Events, 3:00pm

Friday: Formal Uniform: Mass and Flag Raising, 9:05am

Thank you for your continued support and checking your students planner every night. Please make sure we are initialing and double checking that students are completing all their homework or studying for tests that week.

• Socks should be solid white with no visible logos showing. Please no nike swooshes.

• Shoes should also be solid white in compliance with our new policy (please reach out to either myself or Jessica Hallin if you have any questions)

• Formal Uniform dress can be found on the Visitation Website or App.

• Please ensure that your child is bringing a nut and peanut free snack everyday to school. We eat lunch at 11:00 am and a little energy snack break before that helps tremendously.

• At back to school night, we discussed keeping snacks in the classroom in case a student ever forgot them (I understand this happens). If you are able and willing, please consider sending a box of a simple snack (NUT FREE) to our classroom to have as extras in case students forget. Lunch is at 11:00 so there is a big wait from the beginning of school to lunch. Thank you for considering!

Students will receive a spelling packet the first day of the week and this then will typically be due on Thursday. A spelling test then will be given on Friday's (for short or unusual weeks this may vary). Students should review their spelling list everyday prior to the test.

Math homework will be given on Mondays, Tuesday, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. These assignment are directly connected to the work we do in class so is encouraged to be completed independently. Math tests come at the end of the units (we completed our first one).

Lower School transitioned to three rotation days: Blue, Red, and Yellow days. 3rd Grade's schedule is included below.

We started our first science unit! Students learned about 2 forces: Gravity and Magnetism. During a hands-on investigation, students got to experiment with magnets and investigate push or pull factors. Ask your student about floating paperclips!!!!

Señora De La Torre asked for me to share a song for you all to practice with your students!

Video Link Here

Friday, September 11: Picture Day

Thursday, September 17: Homecoming activities after school

Friday, September 18: Formal Uniform, Opening Mass/Flag Raising

Thursday, October 1: Early Release Day

Friday, October 2: Spirit Dress Day

Friday, October 2: Blessing of the animals