Welcome to Third Grade!

1. Welcome to Third Grade!

2. Biography – Women’s Unit • Historical Fiction/Non-fiction – Immigration • Historical Fiction – Pioneer Unit • Non-fiction Text – Endangered Species • Non-fiction – Ancient Egypt • Realistic Fiction- Novels

3. Famous Women Unit – We will learn the importance of women and their contributions. • Pioneer Unit – • Oregon Trail • Lewis & Clark • “Westward Ho!” • immigration vs. emigration • Apple Valley • Ancient Egypt – culture, religion, traditions, customs, and, most importantly, the contributions they made that we use today. • Map Skills- Longitude, latitude, analyze a map scale, look at various types of maps and gain understanding of their purpose

4. Language Arts • Writing – • Persuasive writing • summarizing • paragraph writing • multi-paragraph in a research paper • letter writing- friendly and business letters • Published book activity- descriptive writing (describing their face using similes and metaphors) • Dictionary Skills • Review of Cursive – Once all letters are reviewed, they are required to write in cursive. • Grammar Skills – • grammar lessons • application in every day writing

5. Spelling and Vocabulary • Alternating weeks • Every student will have spelling and vocabulary instruction. • Spelling: • A spelling rule will be introduced, students will generate their own spelling list as a class, classroom and homework assignments, assessment at the end of the week. • Vocabulary: • Building Vocabulary Program • Teach vocabulary words through root words and learning their meanings. • Learning goal: have the ability to apply the meanings of the roots to learn new words. • Daily instruction and homework • Assessment at the end of the week

6. 3 Homogeneous groupings • Groupings are fluid • McGraw Hill Series

7. Walters Art Gallery – • April 9th- they come to the school • April 10th – we go to the museum • Oregon Ridge Park – • Simulate the Oregon Trail • Wear pioneer clothing • Build a wagon in class with Apple Valley family • Travel the Oregon Trail with a guide • Stations- pitch a shelter with a tarp, build a fire using flint, boil water for tea, sing and dance pioneer songs • All parents are welcome • We will need volunteers to transport our wagons in vans. • Date is TBD. We will be in touch with specific details as we get closer to the date.

8. Important Events to Note • Biome Day– All day interactive science experiments exploring different biomes. • There will be student preparation in science and general studies. • This is integrated with the Judaics teachers as there is an Israel room. • Parent volunteers are needed. • We will be in touch well in advance with more details. • Date is TBD • Play – March 25th at 2:15 • Immigration • Judy Chicago Dinner Party – Date TBD because it is dependent on when their art projects are finalized. • An evening event where dinner is served • Then, we gather as a group to hear the students present information on a famous woman that they researched. • Owl Day – Parents are welcome to come. The students will read the book, Owl in the Shower by Jean Craighead George, as a reading assignment to be done at home with parents.

9. 15 minutes for spelling • 15 minutes for math • If your child is unable to complete homework for any reason, please send me a note or an email, as stated in the parent handbook. • If your child brings in his/her homework every day during the week, they will get to choose a prize from the homework box.

10. E-mail: sgreen@ksds.edu • Teacher Blog: • Supergreentastic.weebly.com