3rd Grade News! September Updates
from Mrs. Maharajh, Mrs. Molinari, and Mrs. Walczyk
Welcome to Third Grade!
September has been an exciting month with new friends, new routines, new expectations, and new opportunities. The students are adapting well to switching classes for Language Arts and Math & Science. It is exciting to have this new opportunity in our grade!
Reading Workshop
Reading Workshop is kicking off strong! We are focused on setting a reading environment that engages students on their Just Right level. We will discuss levels at Back-to-School Night, but please note there are particular skills that are looked for in a third grade Running Record that are not addressed in 2nd grade.
Math
Math this month has a focus on place value and estimation. Students have been learning to round numbers to the nearest ten and hundred using a variety of tools and strategies. These include using a place value flip chart, number lines, a hundreds chart.
Writing
Students are kicking off the year writing about a small moment personal narrative from their life. We will build upon this as the year progresses and learn about leads, descriptive language and word choice, paragraphing and much more!
Science
In Science we are studying living and non-living things. We learned what characteristics a living organism has (respires, reproduces, grows, needs food, needs water) and have observed many different things to determine their category and looked at the differences between plant and animal cells. We are now moving into life cycles and have started an experiment to answer the question "How does different amounts of light affect a plant's growth?"
Social Studies
Students have been learning about the different communities they are a part of including family, neighborhood, school, and township. Acts of Kindness are a way that we have been practicing being active citizens. Working together to support our local Franklin Township food bank is a project we just started working on.
Reminders:
Back to School Night: September 30th at 7:00 pm
Homework: Please check daily to make sure homework is completed. Be sure to sign your child's agenda book and reading log nightly.
Words that Rock! Encourage your child to use these new vocabulary words!
September 7th: rockstar
September 14th: cancelled
September 21st: standing ovation
September 28th: harmony
September Birthdays!
Happy Birthday to Kyrill, Jiya, and Margaret!