3rd Grade Monday Memo-Ms. Hassell
September 7, 2015
Reading/Language Arts
Story for the week-Rugby and Rosie by Nan Parson Rossiter (Children can take reading book home in
order to re-read weekly story. Please make sure book is returned the following day.)
Reading-asking and answering relevant questions; cause and effect relationships; predicting
Language Arts-parts of speech (verbs). Spelling-words with /o/ sound Writing-continue looking at the
writing process (prewriting stage); begin reviewing cursive (paper position, pencil positions, slants,
strokes)
Math
Number, operation, and quantitative reasoning-round whole numbers to the nearest ten or hundred
to approximate reasonable results in problem situations.
Fact Fluency-each child has been given a pin so that he/she can access www.xtramath.org Students
should use program everyday as part of his/her homework. Fact fluency will help with multi step math
problems in the future.
Religion
Chapter 2 God Creator of Heaven and Earth-begin reading in our Faith First Book. Going over vocabulary for
this chapter and discussing how we can be responsible stewards of creation.
Prayer Test-September 11 Sign of the Cross Test and Glory Be
Social Studies
Geography-identify compass rose, grid system, and symbols to locate places on maps and globes. Create and
interpret maps of places and regions that contain map elements, including a title, compass rose, legend, scale,
and grid system.
Me Box Project will be sent home Wednesday. Due September 18
Science
Matter and energy-describe and classify samples of matter as solids, liquids, and gases and
demonstrate that solids have a definite shape and that liquids and gases take the shape of their
container.
Homework
Spelling – homework was given last Friday (due to holiday) and turned in on Friday. See homework sheet for
directions. Use attached notebook paper to complete homework. For added practice, use list 4.
https://www.spellingcity.com/eveliaavila/
Reading 20 minutes each night. (We will begin reading logs in October.)
Math homework given Monday-Thursday. Some work will be a take home practice sheet other times it will work
out of the math book. (Ms. Hassell) Here is a helpful math website that will walk your students through problems:
https://www.ixl.com/math/grade-3
Conference Time—10:15-10:45
Upcoming Events/Notes
Conference Time--10:15-10:45
Please reiterate with your student that during the school time, they need to be aware of their voice level and should not
talk during class time.
Wednesdays are our ice-cream days for third grade. Ice-cream costs $0.75. Please speak to your child about whether or not
he/she may have ice-cream. I encourage students to eat their meal first before enjoying their ice-cream.
Planners-elementary planners have arrived. They are $5. We will be using this as a way of keeping our assignments
organized. The planner will be stamped daily (classroom behavior).
Spirit Days-September 17 (Students should wear gray St. Mary’s t-shirt, school shoes, white or black socks and black or
navy belt. Also jeans, knee-length shorts or skirts. Students should wear blue or navy belt)
Volunteers Needed-some of the moms have started helping out distributing prizes after school. Email Ms. Hassell at
jhassell@stmarys-temple.org. The time runs from about 3:00 until dismissal.
September 9- All School Mass (Mass Uniform), PTC Meeting 5:30 (grades 2 and 3 will perform)
September 11- 1st Quarter Progress Reports will be sent Home, School Pictures (I am collecting money at this time)
September 12- Volleyball Tournament, McGregor
September 15 – 17- 6th Grade Retreat: Eagle’s Wings
September 21-ITBS TESTING begins
For more news, please check the school website often and be on the lookout for our weekly school newsletter.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO FOR YOUR CHILD AND FOR OUR SCHOOL!