3rd Grade Newsletter 8/31 - 9/4

Math: Place value, rounding numbers, and comparing numbers

Literacy: We read a narrative nonfiction story called "Gary the Dreamer." Students learned how to write events of a story in order, how to retell the main ideas, and summarize a story in their own words.

Spelling: Decoding and spelling words with short vowels

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

Writing: Writing summaries of text and stories that we read in class.

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

Social Studies: Earth, continents, oceans, countries, borders, hemispheres. Ask your student about our space adventure and how we landed a spaceship!

Religion: God's creation. We spent time outside looking at all of God's creation around us and also reflected that we (humans) are also apart of God's creation and must care for his other creations.

Planners will be coming home every night! Even on Friday's and weekends. Please make sure that you are reviewing and initialing/signing your student's planner. They should be using this daily to check and track homework, tests, and other important pieces of information to make sure they are able to be their best learners!

• 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.

• Encourage your student to pack a nutritious and healthy snack to stay energized and ready to learn

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 will have our first math test next week).

Again, please review and initial your students planner each night. They should be writing and checking their homework when they get home. Your support and encouragement with this will help strengthen their responsibility and independence. Thank you!

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

Students worked so hard in Social Studies this week making their very own globes out of balloons! We had so much fun gluing, cutting, and labeling our very own Earth models!

Students started a new STEM specialist with Ms. Ritzenthaler! Take a look at the fun!

Thursday, September 3: Spirit Dress (uniform bottoms, any VIS gear on top)

Friday, September 4 & Monday, September 7: No School, Labor Day Weekend

Thursday, September 10: Lower School Back to School Nights 6:00pm; parents/guardians only

There will be a PA sponsored social following the classroom sessions.

Friday, September 11: Picture Day

Thursday, September 17: Homecoming activities after school

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