Grade 3 Monthly Blog

  Hello June!  Nine months ago I am just welcoming the month of September and welcoming back the students. Soon I will be saying goodbye to my Grade 3 class as they move forward and go to Grade 4.  The school year of 2025 - 2026 is a roller coaster ride for the Grade 3 class. We had all sorts of things. We learnt a lot of lessons even life lessons that will help them as they grow older.  In our classroom, the learning continues. We are still learning a lot.    In Language Arts, we continue with our spelling words and even try difficult and big words and accepted this as a challenge. :)  In Math, we continue learning about Fractions and learnt about Telling Time.  In Science, we made our tallest structure made out of spaghetti noodles and marshmallows. It was indeed fun. They learned to work together and learnt that planning is essential in building a structure.  In Social Studies, we learnt about our Communities.  In Religion, we learnt ...

  I sincerely apologized for not keeping this blog updated last month.  The whole month of May has truly gone by so fast and didn't realized that it was already over. As a school, we were so busy. We had our Assembly for the Mary Month of May. We have a beautiful theme this year which was "Mary, Cause of Our Joy". We prepared our JOY Cards and spread joy and love to everyone and culminated with the Crowning and Offering of Flowers. This is also the first time that we did a procession while singing Immaculate Mary as we go to the church.  In the classroom, the busyness continuous. We are doing our Mother's day gifts to give to our beloved mothers. We are learning a lot.  In Math, we learned new Math concepts like Fractions and Counting Canadian Money.  In Language Arts, we are learning about Adjectives and Possessives.  In Science, we continue learning about structures and materials.  In Social Studies, we learnt about Rights and Responsibilities, our C...

  Happy Easter!  Christ has Risen! Indeed, He is Risen!  Easter is the most significant Christian festival commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.  " The Easter Story:   Following his arrest and trial, Jesus was crucified on Good Friday at Calvary. He was buried in a tomb, but on the third day (Sunday), his followers, including Mary Magdalene, found the tomb empty. Christians celebrate this resurrection as validation of Jesus’ divinity and promise of eternal life." Spring break gives us and helps us to have a wonderful break away from our busy work and schedule. It helps us to be renewed and revisit our goals for this year. I am hoping that everyone had a wonderful break. We are going to be expecting more warmer weather and a lot of sunshine.  In English Language Arts, we continue to practice our skills through our weekly spelling program, phonics and writing activities.    We will be doing opinion writing. We will keep on re...

March goals Dream big and stay humble Work hard and take breaks Be kind but have boundary. Challenging yourself but know your limits Care for others and also yourself Let this be our goal for this month. It is March and there are three more months left before we cay goodbye to Third Grade.  Report cards were sent home on March 5 th  and parent-teacher interviews are scheduled on Thursday, March 19th and Friday, March 20th. Always and please remember to sign the parent comment sheet and send it back to school with the report card envelope.   In English Language Arts, we have been working and mastering on many different skills.    We are strengthening our alphabetical order skills and the use of dictionary. We are also learning about compound words, contractions and continuing our weekly spelling program, and phonics. We will start working on our Printing and Handwriting Workbook. In Math, we started learning the different multiplication strategies such as arrays,...

  February has officially arrived!    It's the LOVE month! I love to Read Month!  It's Catholic Schools Week! Ash Wednesday!   We are definitely for sure going to be very busy.  In English Language Arts, we are continuing with our weekly spelling, phonics, reading comprehension.   We are doing a review of our printing skills; making sure the letter sizes and shapes are correct. They need this skill so that they can be ready for their handwriting skills.  In Math, we are continuing with our mental math skills adding and subtracting 2 digit numbers with and without regrouping. We are also practicing our Understanding Word Problems and solving them. We are preparing ourselves learning Multiplication by learning Skip Counting by 2-12.  In Science, we will soon be wrapping up our unit on plants and starting our next unit on Materials and Structures.   In Social Studies, we learned about the Inuit Culture. We made our Igloo and learned ho...

Happy New Year and  Welcome 2026! Happy New Year everyone, I hope that you had a wonderful and restful Christmas break.  This is the month that we are going back where we left off and we will start something new to learn.  In Language Arts, we are continuing with our Spelling program. We will also continue our Novel Study - Chocolate Touch. Give yourself a pat on your shoulder as you are doing a wonderful job in doing and answering all those comprehension worksheets. You are all doing an amazing job. Keep it up. We are also going to continue learning about grammar, phonics and writing in your journals. We will continue working on our comprehension skills.  In Math, we start with a short unit about Roman Numerals. Introduce to them a little bit about the basics. It is always important to know a little something about this topic. It may be a difficult topic but it is worth it.We continue with our Mad Minutes using Addition and Subtraction and solving Word Problems....

It really hard to believe that we are now on the fourth month of school - December.  We have been busy preparing ourselves for Jesus' coming.  At school, the kids are busy practicing and preparing for the Christmas Concert to share with their families.  We may be busy, we still find time to do our learning in the classroom.  In Language Arts, we are working on our reading comprehension about Advent and Christmas. In phonics we still continue enhancing our dictionary skills. And in grammar, nouns - common and proper, singular and plural. We practice our writing through our Gratitude Book and Family Book. We will be continuing with our weekly spelling program as well and adding special units.    In Math we are working on our skip counting to 100 by 3’s and 4’s.    We will be working on our skip counting to 1000 by 5’s, 10’s, 25’s and 100’s.    We are also continuing to practice our addition and subtraction facts to 18 for quicker recall an...

We are now on the third month of Grade 3. Whew! How time flies so fast?  There are so many things that had happened and is going to happen this month.  First, we started this month by celebrating our school mass with Archbishop Albert LeGatt. We are fortunate to have our school visited by His Grace, Archbishop LeGatt. The Grade 3s worked so hard to make this school mass a successful event. They practiced. They read and sang very well. I am so proud of them.  Second, the provincial assessment were done. The Grade 3s did their best and they had good results. The results were given to the parents. They can ask about the results and what it meant for their children during the conference.  Third, we had our Student-Led Conferences. The Grade 3s had worked so hard to prepare their portfolios so that they have something to show to their parents. They were able to talked about their work and what were they proud of this term and what needs to improve. It was great to speak w...

  October is always the busy month for the  Grade 3.  Provincial assessments are conducted during this month for both Reading and Numeracy.  We are still learning and making sure that the daily routine have been followed. B ut we want to make sure that we are practicing the routine, until everybody gets it correctly and properly. Grade 3 is considered to be the "transition year".  New things have been learned this year. They have tests in almost every subject.  It is very important for them to copy the dates written in their agenda for tests and other important information. Parents, please make sure that you check and sign their agenda everyday. The Grade 3's need to be responsible in bringing home duotangs for the subject/s that they need to study.  In Religion, we learned about God's Love. We have short units as well about the Ten Commandments, The Creation, and St. Gerard Majella. We already participated for the nine days novena for St. Gerard. Octo...

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...

  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...