3rd Grade Newsletter

By 3rd Grade Team
Third Grade
October 27, 2023

Important Dates & Reminders

  • November 1- Parent Participant Class 6-8 PM (Library)
  • November 1- Afterschool Clubs Begin
  • November 3- Early Release Day 
  • November 3- Shoes That Fit Celebration 9-10 AM (Cafeteria) 
  • November 6- Student Holiday 
  • November 7- Student Holiday
  • November 14- PTA Special Ed Support Group 6 PM (Library) 
  • November 15- Family Market 

What are we learning?

Language Arts

  • We have just begun our Non-Fiction Unit. 
  • The students are learning about the Main idea and the Author’s Purpose.
  • We have also begun to study morphology. So far we have focused on suffixes, such as -er, -s, and, -ed. 

Math

  • We have just begun our multiplication unit. 
  • Students are learning to put objects into groups and write a corresponding multiplication fact. 

Science

  • Our science unit continues to focus on animal adaptations. 

Social Studies

  • In social studies, we have begun to study maps. 
  • The students are labeling the major continents, oceans, and other waterways of the world. 

Questions to ask your child at home.

  • What are some non-fiction topics you like to read about?
  • Where do you see groups of items in nature?
  • How does ____ animal adapt to their environment? 
  • Which continent do we live on? Which ocean do we live near?