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May 2016
Third Grade Newsletter
Curriculum News
What are we learning this month?
Math
During the month of May, students
are learning to calculate elapsed time
using time lines to demonstrate their
thinking. They are also learning about
basic metric units of measurement for
liquid volume and mass. Then they
are solving word problems involving all
of these measurement topics. Toward
the end of the month, students will
identify the attributes of
quadrilaterals. Here are some helpful
links:
http://www.mathsisfun.com/measure
/metric-volume.html
http://www.mathsisfun.com/measure
/metric-mass.html
http://www.mathsisfun.com/quadrilat
erals.html
Writing
Students are publishing their
environmental issue opinion essays
and getting ready to publish the
essays in 6 short newsletters in
each class. Each newsletter group
also chose one of the member’s
informative paragraphs about the
environment to open the
newsletter.
Social Studies
Students have learned about
limited resources and how that
affects production. They will then
learn about the production process
and how that has been affected by
specialization.
Reading
This month, students will meet in
literature study groups to read,
respond to, and discuss fantasy
novels. Later in the month, students
will ask and answer questions when
hearing and reading informational
texts including autobiographies,
biographies, and other nonfiction.
Small group work will focus on
questions and identifying the main
idea in nonfiction.
The Grade 3 Team:
Barbara Berlin
Barbara_A_Berlin@mcpsmd.org
Maggie Sisti
MaryAgnes_S_Sisti@mcpsmd.org
Jenna Smith
Jenna_R_Smith@mcpsmd.org
Important Dates:
5/9– Field Trip to the
Baltimore Museum of
Industry—Leaving at 9:00 AM!
5/10—Field Day, grades 3-5
5/14- New Zealand Cultural
Arts Program
5/30—Memorial Day—
Schools Closed
6/3- Mad ScienceDecomposers
9:15 Smith
10:25 Sisti
11:35 Berlin
2:00 Sakaria
Welcome to:
Science
In science, students continue to
explore life sciences including how
natural resources meet our needs,
the flow of matter and energy
related to recycling and
decomposition, and the effects of
technology on the environment.
Sion Chung—Mrs. Smith’s
class
Marking Period 4 TASS
Skills:
Elaboration
Adding details that expand,
enrich, or embellish
Effort/Motivation/Persistence
Working diligently and
applying effective strategies
to achieve a goal or solve a
problem; continuing in the
face of obstacles and
competing pressures