Third Grade Weekly Update

Welcome to third grade! We are so excited to be working with you and your child this school year! We will be sharing a SMORE newsletter weekly. Here you can find any and all information pertaining to 3rd grade at Park Street Elementary.

As always, please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have!

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We are here to help you and your child in any way!

3rd grade assigns homework every week except on breaks.

Homework is assigned every Monday and due back on Fridays.

Math-Daily spiral review

Reading-

• Hi families!
  This week, our class is continuing our space adventure with Moonshot and learning all about Space! Students will:
  

  
  

  Text: Moonshot by Brian Floca

  • Students continue exploring outer space through the text Moonshot.

  • Focus this week is on understanding how authors help readers learn about real events like the Apollo 11 mission.

  • Analyze diagrams, labels, and illustrations in Moonshot.

  • Discuss how these features help explain space travel and equipment.

  • Identify the main idea in sections of the text.

  • Use supporting details to explain important information about the mission.

  • Study Brian Floca’s word choice, sensory language, and verbs.

  • Explain how his language creates mood and excitement.

  • Use text features to learn more about space.

  • Determine main ideas and supporting details in nonfiction.

  • Describe how authors use language to shape meaning.

• In math class, students are learning how to ask questions, collect information, and use graphs to solve real-world problems. This helps them make sense of data they see every day and builds strong problem-solving skills.

  What students are learning:

  • How to ask meaningful questions about information
  • How to gather data through observations or simple surveys
  • How to read and interpret graphs (such as bar graphs and picture graphs)
  • How to use information from graphs to answer questions and explain their thinking

  Why this is important:
  Understanding data helps students make decisions in real life—like comparing choices, noticing patterns, and explaining why an answer makes sense. These skills support critical thinking and prepare students for more advanced math concepts.

  
  

Next week in social studies, we will be doing a project on the Northwest Native Americans. Students will be researching different cultural aspects such as food, clothing, tribes, and location. Students will become the teacher and present what their learned to the class on Friday.

FREE english classes for parents!

Welcome back, 3rd grade students and families! My name is Mrs. Amanda Montgomery and I will be one of your child's Reading Specialists for this year. I am excited to start this school year by getting to know all of your child's strengths and then making a plan to help them grow as readers. Please do not hesitate to email me (amontgomery@marietta-city.k12.ga.us) or call, if you have any questions or concerns. This is going to be a great year of growth.

3rd grade will start their beginning of the year literacy assessments on August 4th. This process will take about 3 weeks to complete and it is very important for your child to be at school, ready to give their best! Thank you for all you do at home to support us here at school.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Amanda Montgomery

Reminder: Your student has made multiplication flash cards in class. Please encourage them to study the cards that come home to support strategy modeling in class.

I am an interrelated special education teacher; I will co-teach in Mrs. Baker and Ms. Castillo’s classrooms this school year. This is my second year teaching, and I am so excited to be teaching 3rd grade again at Park Street! If your child is in Mrs. Baker or Ms. Castillo’s homeroom and has an IEP, I will be their case manager this year. I will be your contact person regarding your child’s IEP needs. Please know that I am here to support your child and communicate with necessary staff information for the implementation of your child’s IEP. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.

Jan. 14, 21, 28: Performing Panthers Practice

Jan. 19: No School - MLK