Third Grade

It's November!  Time has flown this year so far.  I have enjoyed getting to know each third grader this year so far.  Here is an update on what we are doing in class this month:

Language Arts:  We spend a lot of our reading time doing Literacy Stations in third grade, and we are starting to get the hang of how our schedule works.  During this time students work on reading to self, and in a group, working on words such as word parts, vocabulary, and sentence structure. We are learning all of the parts of a paragraph, enjoying some creative writing as well.  To connect with science and social studies, we also read some grade-level story in our reading books, and work on skills such as comprehension, cause and effect relationships, and vocabulary.

Math:  We have spent a lot of time working on multi-digit addition and subtraction and are moving into multiplication.  We begin by looking at what it means to multiply, and finding all of the ways that multiplication can be represented and solved.

Religion:  Thank you to all of you who have supported the Relgion Teacher of the Week so far.  It is a joy to watch the children present on something that they have researched and had support with at home.  As we begin November, we are learning about the story of God and Moses, and the ten commandments. 

Social Studies:  Maps!  We are having fun with maps!  This month begins with learning of Oregon's landforms, and the physical map of Oregon.  This is always a fun, hands-on time as our salt dough maps are coming up soon.

Science:  Ecosystems has been a fun unit so far.  I hope you've heard of our fun adventures and games.  We had fun exploring worms, one of our important decomposers, and playing a survival game out on the playground.  We will continue this unit with learning of what animals need to survive, and how environments change and what that means for the animals in the wild. This unit includes some fossil study as proof of what lived long ago.  

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.  We are a team;)

Blessings,

Ms. Christa Weiler

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