October 16, 2014

3RD GRADE NEWS

nburg@crestonstmalachy.org

10-16-14

MATH

Third grade has been learning about tables and charts.  Students are learning how to gather and interpret data.  Students have learned about tally table and frequency tables,  During center time, students worked in small groups creating a tally table.  Each group surveyed another class in the school to gather data.  Students then used ther results to create a frequency table.  Also students have learned about picture graphs.

READING/LANGUAGE ARTS

This week students read the folktale "The Harvest Birds" in which a young man has a dream of living off the land.  The townspeople doubt his abilities, but Juan Zanate believes in himself.  With the help of some "friends" he achieves his goal. The comprehension skill covered drawing conclusions.  The vocabulary strategy focused on context clues.  In grammar students learned when to use commas.  The phonics skill focused on the silent letters of wr- and kn-.

SCIENCE

Students have are learning about animal behavior.  Students have learned about instincts such as hibernation and migration.  There are also learned behaviors that an animal can aquire from its parents.  Students have also learned about camoflauge and mimicry as ways an animal can protect itself.

Students will be doing some research about an animal using an encyclopedia in library class.

IMPORTANT DATES

Wednesday, October 22nd-1 Hour Early Dismissal
Wednesday, October 29th-1 Hour Early Dismissal
Friday, October 31st-Halloween Party in afternoon
Wednesday, November 5th-Dismiss at 12:10 PM