May 16, 2017
We have been focusing on the Sacrament Of Penance and Reconciliation. We,also, have created short puppet plays about forgiveness. The class will be presenting them to some of the lower grades soon. 

In Math, we are coming to the end of Chapter 8. One of the hardest concepts for third graders is elasped time, how much time has passed, or what time is it now. Please work on that concerpt with your child. We also need to continue working on multiplication and division facts. WE DO NOT WANT TO FORGET THEM OVER THE SUMMER! We need to be ready for fourth grade.

In Reading, we have discussed inferences and drawing conclusions. We will be taking the quiz over 7 Spools of Thread tomorrow. 

Please remind your child that we will continue working and learning until the last day of school. We have been earning letters to spell out Bingo. When we complete the word, we will be rewarded with playing bingo.




April 2, 2017
Religion - We have been discussing the roles of the assembly, deacon, celebrant, and alter servers during mass. We have also been discussing how we can politely remind our classmates of class and school rules. A few students have gotten spring fever.

In Math, this week, we will be completing our chapter on graphs and will be having the chapter test.
Students need to continue working on their math facts. We wil continue having fact quizzes till near the last day of school. It is extremely important that we know all of our multiplication and division facts from 0 to 12 to be ready for fourth grade math next year.

We had an exciting week in Science. We read, discussed, showed pictures, and videos about volcanoes. Then we made our own. Group by group, we erupted them. I took some pictures of the eruptions on an ipad and Mrs. Ford will be including them here this week.

In Reading, we discussed character traits and gave examples of how the characters exhibited their traits.

March 22, 2017 3rd Grade will help with mass on February 15. Henry and Laura are reading the first reading. It is a very long reading. And Joseph will be reading the petitions. Elyse, Andrew, and Connor will be taking up the gifts. Everyone has had a turn doing something for mass.

All of the 3rd Graders will be participating in the morning prayer service on February 24. Everybody is welcome. Hope to see you there.

The paper, sent out about the reports, had a mistake about the due date. The due date is February 20. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thank you.

January 10, 2017

Hello,
We have been working very hard since we came back from break. In Religion, we started a new chapter on Prayer. We have also been discussing the Christian way to react in real situations. 

It is very, very important that each student  memorize his/her multiplication and division facts. We should be practicing them every night! We have been discussing the way multiplication relates to division.

In Science, we have been studying minerals and the rock cycle. We did an inquiry activity which included rubbing serveral minerals across tile. We recorded the colors left behind and compared them to the colors which we had predicted. We also discussed the hardness and other properties of the minerals. Then I showed a power point and a flip chart about the cycle. We talked about ways in which minerals and rocks are used.  This week, we will be comparing and contrasting soil to dirt.

In Reading class, we have been focusing on context clues, the words or sentences around the word, to figure out its meaning. We will be having a test over the story, The Author, on Thursday. 
We should reread the story and study the vocabulary words.


December 3, 2016

This week, in religion, we have been discussing the 4 Marks of the Church: one, holy, Catholic, and apostolic.We have also been lighting our Advent Wreath and saying our Advent Prayer.

Our next mass is December 14. All are welcome!

We have finished our subtraction chapter and are continuing with our multiplication chapter that we started at the beginning of the year. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT THAT STUDENTS PRACTICE  TIMES FACTS EVERY NIGHT! At this point, students should have already memorized 0 to 5 facts.

In reading, we read a nonfiction article about the future. We need to be studying the vocabulary words for the test next week.

Today, I e-mailed everyone notes for the science quiz on Wednesday. Students were suppose to take their own copy home. It will cover five groups of animals: fish, birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians.Sample question: which group of animals always breathes with gills? The word always is important because amphibians breathe with gills until their lungs develop.

November 18, 2016
Thank you to everyone who was able to come this morning for our prayer service. The students were very excited to see you. I was very proud of them.

This afternoon, we are going to watch a basketball game between the 8th graders and seminarians. After the game, the seminarians will be speaking about vocations.

Speaking about vocations, I had asked Father Wood if he would talk to the primary students about 
his vocation. He came Wed., The students asked him some excellent questions.

Also, this month, Mrs. Manion from the New Elizabeth Life Center came and spoke about the services that the center provides. She let the children hold life size models of fetuses. They enjoyed holding them. Then we helped her take out all of the items that the class collected.
The center is very appreciative of the support that we provide them. Thank you to everyone who participated.

We will be having a reading test Tues. over the story, Wolf. Students need to study their vocabulary words and reread the story. 

In math, we are almost finished with the subtraction chapter. Our next chapter is on multiplication.
We did part of ithis chapter at the beginning of the school year in order to keep our attention during the hot weather. We need to continue working on multiplication facts, every night, 0 to 5.

In social studies, we are reviewing urban, suburban, and rural communities. We will also be reviewing landforms.

In science, we have been comparing and contrasting different animal groups: mammal, reptiles,
amphibians, fish, and birds.

I want to wish everyone a safe and blessed Thanksgiving!


October 11, 2016
In religion, this week, we will learn about the early church, chapter 5. It discusses the Acts of the Apostles, the Gospel, martyrs, and saints. 

In social studies, we have been learning about Communities at Work, Unit 4. It covers farming and business communities, making goods, and making money choices. We have also seen several videos related to these topics.

This week, we will read a new story, The Perfect Pet.

In math, we continue working on regrouping in addition. The students should also be working on their multiplication facts, 0 to 5. We will continue having multiplication quizzes, occasionally.

In science, we compared different leaves and roots last week.


September 27, 2016
Hello, we are having a very busy week.  Our first prayer service is this Friday.
All are welcome. 

In Religion, we have been learning about the mission that Jesus gave to the Apostles and also about his Ascension into Heaven. We have also discussed Pentecost. 

In Math, we just started Chapter 2 on Addition. As you know, we have also been working on multiplication facts. The students should be working on facts each night, 0 to 5s. 

In Reading, we read Life in Antarctica today as an introduction to our new story, Penguin Life.


Early September
Today, we enjoyed Irish, Gypsy, and Hungarian music from Lone Raven music group. They told us about some of the  unusual musical instruments that they used.

Next week, we will have a reading test on the nonrfiction article, Whose Habitat Is it? 
They need to be studying the vocabulary words each night and reread the article before the test on Wednesday. We will also be reading the article again in class.

We will be having a math test over Chapter 1 on Thursday. The test will be over writing numbers in standard and expanded form, comparing numbers, ordering numbers from least to the greatest, number patterns, and rounding to the nearest thousand or dollar.  We also should be reviewing multiplication facts 0 to 5s and 10s every night.

In religion, we have been discussing the Scriptures, the Gospel writers, the New and Old Testaments.



September 6, 2016
 In Science, we are discussing the scientific method and the meaning of hypothesis. We have also read about Madagascar and then watched a video about this amazing country and its animals.

In Math, we continue to work on  first chapter concepts about comparing and rounding numbers and multiplication facts from 0 to 5.

In English, we have been reviewing types of sentences and what is a subject.

In Social Studies, we have read about producers and consumers and have watched
interactive videos on goods and services.



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 We have had a great first week! The children are working hard and have already adjusted well to the 3rd grade routine. Please have your children review spelling and vocabulary words, as well as math facts each night. We will not have spelling words on short weeks. If you have any questions or concerns, you can e-mail me at the above address or write a note in the planner. If something is an immediate concern, please leave a message with Mrs. Ketch in the office, thanks. 

There will be a reading test over, First Day Jitters, and a spelling test tomorrow.

                       Mrs. Harvey