Third Grade Newsletter- November 2008
Your children come to school
ready and eager to learn. They are always amazed at how fast time goes in third
grade! Here are a few highlights for November.
Math- The
children will be starting Unit 4- Multiplication and Division. Please review
the facts as they are presented with your child each evening. The class will be
using the area model to count columns and rows (arrays) and then proceeding
with the multiplication. Games listed in the student reference book may be
played at any time to review skills. Your child has a deck of Everyday Math
cards in his/her binder.
Science- The
children will soon have the first science test. The test covered metric
measurement including weight (grams and kilograms), length (centimeters and
meters), volume (milliliters and Liters), and temperature (degrees Celsius).
The tools needed to measure each unit should also be reviewed. These include
meter tape or meter stick, balance and gram weights, beakers, graduated
cylinders, and syringes, and thermometers. The next unit the third grade will
study is all about water.
Social Studies-
The class is soon having a test on prairies and forests. We will then be studying
mountains and deserts and the animals that live in each habitat. Then the class
moves to our first Native American tribe, the Kwakiutl. They will be learning
how these people met the three basic needs of food, shelter, and clothing. The
class will also learn about the northwest art form of woodcarving. I will be
sharing some of my personal art with the children as we study this tribe.
Please send in an empty cereal box as soon as you can, we’ll be using them in
social studies.
Language Arts- The
children will continue the study of possessive nouns, irregular and plural
nouns, and sentence combining. The class will then move into a study of all
types of verbs. The stories that will be read are “Web Wonders”, “Moses Goes to
a Concert”, “The Little Painter of Sabana Grande” and
“The Banza”, a Junior
Great Books selection.
Important dates to remember:
November 13th- field trip for 2nd
and 3rd grades to the East Berlin Preservation Society- remember to dress in
uniform and for the weather as many activities are outside and we will also be
walking from one event to another
November 24th- Faculty In-Service no school
Nov. 25-Nov. 30th- Thanksgiving Break
ON TO DECEMBER-
December 1st- school resumes
Dec. 4th Holiday Bazaar and 3rd grade field trip to
Dec. 18th- Lower School
Please continue to look in
Friday folders for details about events at school.