Third Grade News

May 5th: ELA Test

May 12th: MATH Test

May 14th: iReady Diagnostic

May 15th: Math Carnival

May 22nd: Early Dismissal

May 25th: No School

May 27th: 3rd grade end of the year celebration

May 28th: Class Party

May 29th: Last day of 3rd Grade!

June 15th: Report Cards Published Online

Thank you to those that signed up to bring items for our fun in May. Please send in items before May 1st. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DAEA82AABF8CF8-63500899-endofthe

We have one more sign up for the year. These items are for our class party on May 28th. We will also take a $5-$10 donation if you would rather help contribute that way. All your help is greatly appreciated as we celebrate our last party of the year! If you would like to volunteer for this party also please email me.

Link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4DAEA82AABF8CF8-63741486-endofyear

Below are directions on how to access your child's FAST scores after PM3 testing.

As we approach our last testing window, please try to avoid scheduling appointments where your child has to leave school early. If a student starts a test, they have to finish that day.

Here is our schedule:

ELA: May 5th

Math: May 12th

As always, please let me know any questions you may have.

On Mondays students will receive reading homework. Please have your child complete and turn in by Friday.

In science, students are learning how living things respond to their environment. We are building understanding of how plants and animals use different behaviors and structures to survive. Students are sorting and discussing examples such as migration and hibernation when the seasons change. They are also exploring how plants respond through tropisms, like growing toward sunlight. Through these activities, students are practicing observing, comparing, and explaining how living things meet their needs and adapt to changes in their environment.

ELA:

Students are engaging with a variety of texts to strengthen their thinking as they read and respond to questions. This week, our classroom was transformed with a fun “Digging Deeper” theme as we explored these passages. Students have the opportunity to earn baby dinosaurs, points, and dinosaur cards, making learning engaging while encouraging success and hard work!

Students engage in thinking such as:

• What is the author trying to show or teach, and how do the ideas build across the text?
• How do the text features and structure help me understand the information?
• What does this figurative language help me understand about the topic?
• How do two texts present the same topic in similar or different ways.

WRITING:
Opinion Writing
Students will write opinion pieces that clearly state their thinking and support it with reasons and evidence.
Research Skills
Students will conduct short research projects, gather information from sources, and organize their ideas to answer questions about a topic.

MATH:
Students will be learning about geometry by exploring points, lines, line segments, and rays, and how they are used to build shapes. They will classify and describe two-dimensional shapes, such as triangles and quadrilaterals, based on their defining attributes like number of sides, equal sides, and angles. Students will also practice drawing examples and non-examples of shapes to deepen their understanding of what makes each shape unique. In addition, they will partition shapes into equal parts and connect this work to fractions by naming each part as halves, thirds, and fourths.

SCIENCE:
Classifying Animals
Students classify animals into groups (mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, amphibians, and arthropods) based on their physical characteristics and traits.
Observing & Comparing Traits
Students observe, compare, and describe similarities and differences to identify patterns in living things.
Scientific Explanation & Evidence
Students make claims and support them with evidence from observations and investigations.
Scientific Communication
Students communicate their thinking through speaking, writing, reading, and listening to explain scientific ideas clearly.

SOCIAL STUDIES:
Human-Environment Interaction
Students explain how physical features (like climate, land, and natural resources) influence where people settle in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
Cultural Characteristics
Students compare cultural elements such as traditions, language, and daily life across different regions.
Perception of Places & Regions

Students investigate how people view and experience places differently based on their perspectives and backgrounds.