May 8-12

This week the third graders are going to the Adler Planetarium on Wednesday. We will leave school at 9am and will return in time for dismissal. Please remember to give your child a sack lunch with a drink and to have a good breakfast. The students will not be getting a snack before lunch. 

Reading - In class we will read the expository nonfiction story "The Planets", practice lesson 29 vocabulary, practice making predictions, use: commas, capitalization, quotation marks, underlining, and homographs correctly in writing. The last book report is due Friday, May 19.

Spelling - The lesson 29 spelling words this week will focus on the prefixes over, bi, and non. 

Math - In math this week the 3rd graders will continue working on telling time and finding elapsed time. They will also work on measuring with rulers to the nearest inch, half-inch, and quarter- inch. The students will learn how to estimate and measure liquid volume and mass. 

Religion - In class we will continue to learn and discuss how the Church's mission is to share Jesus' Good News with people of all nations.  We will review that the Church is catholic because she is everywhere and welcomes all.

Social Studies - This week in class the students will be working to research facts about 5 different inventions. The students will then make a timeline of these inventions. A letter with more details about the project was sent home with the students. The final timeline is due Wednesday, May 24.  

Science - In science the 3rd graders will begin Unit B Ch.1 on physical science. They will learn about the states of matter. They will be able to describe matter by its properties:  size, shape, color, length, volume, mass.

Tests/Quizzes this week:

Lesson 29 Vocabulary quiz Thursday

Lesson 29 Spelling and Reading Test Friday