Week 1 :)

Dear 3C Parents,

It was so wonderful meeting all of you at Meet the Teacher last night.  Mrs. Geyer and I are so excited to get started on Monday with our new students.  Please note that students in third grade are dismissed at 3:05, which is a change from second grade.

Each week we will provide you with a short description of each of our subject areas.  We will typically get these to you by Friday afternoon, but you will always have them by Sunday evening.  

Please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions! 

Best,

Mrs. Bowers

ELA: We will begin Little House on the Prairie the first day of school, please be sure to send your student's copy with them. In Grammar we will be reviewing nouns and the different parts of books, in Writing class we will begin to read The Story of the World. In Spalding we will be reviewing phonograms, manuscript, and cursive letter formation.

History: History: We’ll begin the school year with a focus on maps. Students will study physical, political, regional, elevation, and world maps, learning how to read them and why they are so important in daily life. This information will become invaluable as we move through the year, learning about different cultures and past civilizations.

Science:  This week we will begin our first unit on animal classification.  Students will have the opportunity to classify various animals as invertebrates and vertebrates, do an experiment to figure out if humans are warm blooded or cold blooded, and create vertebrates and invertebrates out of play-doh and pipe cleaners to determine which is stronger.  We are so excited to start this engaging unit which will last for the entirety of the first quarter.

Math:  This week we will begin our first math unit of the year which focuses on place value.  We will be comparing 4-digit numbers, practicing counting on, and searching for number patterns.  Students will begin their math journal which will be a record of their thinking and notes for math for the year.