The third grade is working diligently on their projects for All Saints Day. Each student has chosen a saint to research. They will write a short report on their saints, and the students will create a symbol to represent them. They will present their projects at St. Sylvester Church on the morning of Monday, November 2nd. Please join us that day if you are able to.
Every Thursday, third grade participates in a program called Art Resources in Teaching. The students have been learning about the early art masterpieces of Ancient Mexico. Students had the privilege of visiting the Art Institute of Chicago and observing some of these masterpieces firsthand. Students then created their own Mayan Codices using Mesoamerican symbols to narrate a story about their lives. Next week, they will begin a new project in which they develop personal symbols and incorporate them into masks.
In Reading, students are excited about starting Charlotte's Web. Students have been reading through each chapter either as a whole class, in small groups, or in partners. After nearly each chapter, students will complete a journal entry in which they recall all of the important details from the chapter. Students will also complete other fun activities throughout the novel. Students will be quizzed after every 3 chapters. They will complete a review sheet in class. We will go over the answers to each review sheet at the end of that class, and students will be quizzed the following day.
In Science, students have just begun a new chapter on the life cycles of insects, spiders, amphibians, and mammals. Students will also explore how babies are like their parents and how babies learn. On Friday, students kicked off this chapter by exploring the different parts of a hard-boiled egg.
In Social Studies, students have been learning about different communities in our nation's history. These communities span back to the times before European settlers even arrived in North America and end in the early 1900s. Some important topics covered in this chapter include: Pocahontas, Jamestown, Christopher Columbus, slavery, The Boston Tea Party, the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution, the Constitution, Daniel Boone, pioneers, Lewis and Clark, the Louisiana Territory and Louisiana Purchase, the Oregon Trail, Industrial Revolution, migration of African Americans from the south to the north, discrimination, the Transcontinental Railroad, assembly lines, the Model T car, skyscrapers, and more. As you can see, there is a lot of time and information covered in this chapter. It may be helpful to your child to go over this material each day.
In Math, students are finishing up the chapter on single digit addition and subtraction. Students are currently working on centers to help review for the chapter test. Students will start the review from the book on either Wednesday or Friday. We will go over the review the following day and play a review game. Their test will be either Monday, October 25th or Tuesday, October 26th. Students will then start the chapter on addition and subtraction with greater numbers and regrouping.
Reminders:
- Friday, October 29th is the Halloween Fun Fair during school hours as well as that evening.
- Students have a field trip coming up on Wednesday, November 3rd to see an opera. Permission slips will be sent home this Wednesday, October 20th.
