Grade 3 Monthly Blog

Welcome to our Grade 3 class!  We have a tremendously exciting–and busy-year ahead.           I am very very happy to let you know that the opportunity to teach your child is a privilege and a responsibility I take very seriously. I will do my very best to motivate, comfort and appreciate your child and all the gifts he or she will bring to our classroom.           Let me tell you a little secret. I will teach them to the best of my abilities but  I will need your help. Whether it’s ensuring your child has completed homework assignments, helping him or her study for test, or simply asking your child, “What surprised or excited you in the classroom today?”, your encouragement and interest will definitely make a huge difference.           I will keep you informed of the work your child will be doing, as well as any special events going on at our school and in our classroom. Wi...

 Wow! It’s hard to believe it is already June and the end of the school year is upon us. With that being said, we still have a lot of learning and fun activities in the weeks ahead. In Language Arts we are finishing up our last spelling unit for the year. We have started to learn cursive writing and will continue to practice our phonics, grammar, reading and writing throughout the month of June. In math, we finished up our fractions unit. We will start a short unit on time to end the school year. In Science, we are learning about different structures and the materials that are used to build them. We are learning about the different strengths of materials and how you can make a structure stronger by using different shapes, materials or designs. In Social Studies, we are looking at different parts of a map and how to read a map. We are learning about world geography and looking at the different continents and oceans of the world. In Religion, we just finished up our Month of Mary and...

April I hope everyone had a wonderful spring break and some warmer weather and sunshine are in store for us this month.    In ELA, we continue to practice our skills through our weekly spelling program, phonics and journal activities.   We will be writing stories and doing some creative writing activities throughout the month of April.    In Math, we are continuing to practice our multiplication facts and strategies.   We are still practicing our 3-digit addition with regrouping and 3-digit subtraction with borrowing as well.   We will start learning division after spring break.   In Science, we are well into our new unit on Structures and Materials.   The students are really enjoying this unit so far and they will get the chance to build some bridges and test their strength later this month.   In Social Studies, we have been discussing Human Rights and learning about different organizations around the world that help children ...

  It’s hard to believe that we are already in the month of March.   Report cards were sent home on March 6 th and parent-teacher interviews are next week.   Please remember to sign the parent comment sheet and send it back to school with the report card envelope.   In Languange Arts we are working on many different skills.   We are learning about alphabetical order, how to use a dictionary, compound words, contractions and continuing our weekly spelling program, phonics and journal activities. In Math, we have started learning different multiplication strategies such as repeated addition, equal groups, arrays and number lines.   We will continue to practice our 3 digit addition and subtraction with addition and regrouping.   In Science, we started a new unit called Materials and Structures.   We will be learning about how the strength and stability of a structure is directly related to the materials used and the way those materials are put ...

  Wow! February has arrived!   We will be celebrating I Love to Read Month and Catholic School’s week this month with lots of fun activities and events! In Language Arts we are continuing with our weekly spelling, phonics, reading comprehension and journal writing.   We have also been learning about the difference between a proper noun and noun, what a verb is, and how to write words in alphabetical order.   In Math we finished up our place value unit and we also finished a short mental math unit where students learned different strategies to add and subtract numbers quickly and accurately in their heads.   We will now learn to add and subtract 3 digit by 3 digit numbers with the regrouping strategy.   In Science, we will be wrapping up our unit on plants and starting our next unit on Materials and Structures.   In Social Studies, we will be wrapping up our unit on Connecting with Canadians and starting our next unit on Exploring the World. I...

 January Happy New Year 2025! I hope everyone had a wonderful and restful Christmas break. This month we will be jumping right back into our learning. In Language Arts we will be continuing with our weekly spelling program. A reminder that homework is assigned on Monday and it is due on Thursday, and tests are on Friday. We will continue working in our grammar and phonics textbooks, writing in our journals and working on both our oral and silent reading comprehension. In Math, we will be starting with a short unit on place value. We will then begin a unit on Addition and Subtraction with regrouping. This can be a difficult concept for some students so extra practise sheets may be sent home for homework. Please check your child’s agenda daily for homework assignments. In Science, we will finish up our unit on Growth and Changes in Plants. We will investigate how humans use plants (jobs, medicines, food, etc.) and how plants and animals depend on each other to survive in the environm...