Grade 3 Monthly Blog

  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...

  Wow! It’s hard to believe we are already in the month of December.   We have been busily preparing for the Christmas Concert and the kids are so excited to share it with their families.   Although it is a very busy time of year, we are still doing a lot of learning in the classroom.   In Language Arts, we are working on reading comprehension, phonics and grammar within our writing.   We are writing in our Journals every week and we will be working on different Christmas writing projects throughout the month.   We will be continuing with our weekly spelling program as well.   In Math we are working on our skip counting to 100 by 3’s and 4’s.   We are also working on our skip counting to 1000 by 5’s, 10’s, 25’s and 100’s.   We are also continuing to practise our addition and subtraction facts to 18 for quicker recall and accuracy.   In Science we are continuing our unit about Growth and Changes in Plants.   The students enjo...

  November It was great to speak with all of the families at student-led conferences.   The students were very proud of the work they put into their portfolios and were very excited to take them home and share them with their family.    November is a time of remembrance and peace.   The grade three students have been learning about Remembrance Day and we took part in the Remembrance Day ceremony on Thursday, November 7 th .   In Language Arts, we have been focusing on our reading, writing and spelling.   We have been writing in our journals, working in our phonics and spelling text books and writing summaries and reviews of stories we are reading in class.   The students are working on adding detail to their writing to make it more interesting and re-reading our work to make sure it makes sense.    In Math, we are beginning our next unit on Place Value.   We will learn expanded form, base ten blocks and written form for numb...

    Welcome back everyone!   I hope you all had a wonderful summer!   The first few days have been busy getting back into a routine, getting to know our classmates, learning our new responsibilities, coming up with our class rules, and having fun with our back to school Popsicle Theme.   Feel free to contact me at the school if you have any questions or concerns regarding your child.  You may also communicate through your child’s agenda as I will be checking them daily and asking parents to sign them every day as well. Some important dates to remember: ·          *   Picture Day – Tuesday, September 17 th ·          *  Meet the Teacher on – Tuesday, September 17 th from 6:30-7:45pm ·          *  NUT Day wear Orange – Monday, September 23 rd – Thursday, September 26 th ·         *  Nut Day/Activity Day wear your team colou...