3rd Grade Newsletter

October 6, 2020

By 3rd Grade Team
3rd Grade
October 06, 2020

Language Arts

What are we learning?

  • Continuing to build a community of readers and writers in school, at home, and virtually
  • Engaging in thoughtful discussions with classmates to discuss their readings in detail 
  • Writers are proud to write about what they know, care about and want to share with others 
  • Engage in thoughtful discussions with classmates to provide and receive feedback on their writing work to reflect upon and improve their writing piece

Home/School Connection

  • What is a book you are reading? What is it about?
  • Do you like the book? Why or why not?
  • What are you working on in writing? 
  • What is it about?

Math

What are we learning?

  • Place value up to four digits
  • Addition and subtraction with sums up to 100
  • Rounding to the nearest ten and hundred
  • Estimating

Home/School Connection

  • When would you need to use addition and subtraction in your everyday world?
  • When would you need to use estimation in your everyday world?

Science

What are we learning?

  • Observations/Inferences 
  • Ecosystems

Home/School Connection

  • What does a scientist do?
  • Describe the ecosystem around your home.

Social Studies

What are we learning?

  • Government
  • Continents and Oceans - major geographic features

Home/School Connection

If you were a travel agent, how would you share with travelers the wonderful things they could experience by traveling to each continent?

AAP Math

What are we learning?

Develop an understanding of Multiplication and Division

Home/School Connection

  • When would you need to use multiplication and division in your everyday world?
  • When would you need to use estimation in your everyday world?

Click here to see what students are learning in Specials!