Happy President's Day

 

Dear Third Grade Families,

Thank you to all who joined us on Friday, for the Third Grade Retreat. It was such a beautiful day! All the children looked so beautiful and handsome. We are very excited about continuing their journey as they prepare to receive their Sacraments.

We have a four day week ahead of us, that includes the beginning of our Lenten season. SFX is participating in "Operation Rice Bowl."  The Rice bowls will be coming home with your child this Wednesday. Please place the rice bowl on your family dining table and place any donations inside the carton. All rice bowls, with their donations, will be collected on the last day before we go on Easter break.




ELA




Spelling skill for the week is words with -ed and -ing endings.
Grammar skill for the week is adverbs and adverbs that compare.
Reading skill for the week is story structure and point of view.

Social Studies
We are continuing our lessons on the Civil War. We will incorporate a few lessons on the Underground Railroad and influential African Americans such as Ruby Bridges. We will also discuss the impact of our Presidents, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Students will continue working on their President reports in the computer lab to incorporate technology with writing.

Math
The students have begun to learn about key money concepts.  The third graders will now move into adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing with money.  All students are now expected to practice on our school wide "Dreambox" site, 3 times a week for 15 minute sessions.

Religion
We will talk about the significance of Lent and how we can prepare our hearts for Jesus.  The children will attend mass for Ash Wednesday and we will begin our daily Lenten journal reflections.