News from Mrs. Koziol’s 3rd Grade
Week of 10/21-10/25
Religion: We had Chapter 4 assessment and are moving on to chapter 5: Learning About the Early Church. This chapter will teach how the Apostles led the early church.
Science: We had our Unit 1 Assessments. I am happy to report the class did well. It appears we may have some future scientists in our midst 😊 We are moving on to Unit 2: The Engineering Process. We have started designing “BONE bridges” in class and will finish building and testing the bridges next week. Ask your student why they are called BONE bridges!
Social Studies: We are starting to wrap up our unit on Communities. We talked about “NEEDS” in the community and how to meet these needs. It was wonderful to see the students connect this discussion back to their “Snapshot of My Community” project. Reminder, these projects are due 11/1 or before. I have already received a couple and they look amazing!
Math: We continue to work on multiplication. We finished up multiplying by 3’s and next week will begin multiplying 4’s. Students should keep studying their multiplication facts: 0,1,2,3,5, and 10.
Language Arts/Writing: Some students are beginning their final drafts of our “Home for the Holidays” book. The rest are cleaning up rough drafts. We are also working on subject/predicates in our grammar unit.
READING LOGS: LOGS ARE DUE ON FRIDAY FOR THAT WEEK. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR CHILD HAS FILLED OUR THEIR LOG AND HAS YOU SIGN IT!
Today was our STORYBOOK CHARACTER DRESS UP PARADE. If you were unable to attend, please visit the Friends of Mount Saint Mary Academy FB page to see pictures!
REMINDERS/UPCOMING EVENTS:
10/30 PUMPKIN CHARACTER BOOK REPORTS DUE
11/1 “SNAPSHOT OF MY COMMUNITY” PROJECT DUE
11/1 PLEASE SEND IN “HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS” BOOK ORDERS by this date even if you are not purchasing a book.
11/2 MSMA HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR. PLEASE COME VISIT US AND GET STARTED ON YOUR HOLIDAY SHOPPING!
11/4-11/8 SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR
11/8 GRANDFRIENDS’ DAY AND VETERANS’ DAY CELEBRATIONS
11/8 MARKING PERIOD ENDS
News from Mrs. Koziol’s 3rd Grade
Week of 10/14-10/18
Religion: Chapter 4 “ The Church Begins”. This chapter highlights the promise that Jesus made to send the Holy Spirit and examines the Church’s beginning. Test (open book) on Monday 10/21.
Science: We are finishing up Unit 1 this week talking about Communicating Data and why it is important. We are learning why scientists share results and practiced using graphs. We will continue to review this week and get ready for the UNIT 1 ASSESSMENT next week on Tuesday 10/22.
Social Studies: We had our first SOCIAL STUDIES ASSESSMENT this week. Students did a wonderful job 😊 They should continue to work on their “SNAPSHOT OF MY COMMUNITY PROJECT”. Please let me know if there are any questions.
Math: We continue to work on multiplication. We have learned 0’s, 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s. Next week we will begin multiplying by 3’s. Please practice math facts with your child. The test for 3’s will be on 10/25. There is math homework every night.
Language Arts/Writing: We finished our graphic organizer for our “Home of the Holidays” book and began working on our rough draft.
Cursive: We just completed lowercase “h” and “u”. Cursive continues to be a favorite of the students!
REMINDERS/UPCOMING EVENTS:
10/23 If you signed up to donate an item for our craft (THANK YOU!), please have this item brought in the class on or before 10/23.
10/25 STORYBOOK CHARACTER DRESS UP
10/30 PUMPKIN CHARACTER BOOK REPORTS DUE
11/1 “SNAPSHOT OF MY COMMUNITY” PROJECT DUE
11/1 PLEASE SEND IN “HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS” BOOK ORDERS by this date even if you are not purchasing a book.
11/4-11/8 SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR
11/8 GRANDFRIENDS’ DAY AND VETERANS’ DAY CELEBRATIONS
11/8 MARKING PERIOD ENDS
News from Mrs. Koziol’s 3rd Grade
Week of 10/7-10/11
Religion: We just finished chapter 3 “Christ Will Come Again”. Jesus teaches us to always be prepared for his second coming through the things we say and do and through prayer.
Science: We continue to talk about how Scientists use tools and why standard units of measure are important. We measured our classroom with meter sticks and rulers (standard units). We also measured students using a pencil (non standard unit). Ask your student to explain why we need tools and why measuring our friends with pencils was not very accurate!
We also practiced using our rulers and following directions with a “fall is here” measuring activity. Some students brought these home for you to see!
Social Studies: Still working within our COMMUNITIES UNIT, students will be completing a project called “A Snapshot of my Community” due 11/1. You should have received an email from me with details and a sheet and rubric from your child all about this creative and fun way for students to show their understanding of their community.
Math: Students continue to work on math facts. This week: 5s and 10s!
Language Arts/Writing: Did your child tell you we are publishing our own class book titled “Home for the Holidays”. They are so excited! We started working on it this week. Forms will be sent home in your child’s daily folder for you to order your copy (ready in time for Christmas). Even if you don’t want to order one, PLEASE return the form with your signature. I can get a free book for the classroom if I have everyone’s forms to send to the publisher. If you would like a copy of the book, but this poses a financial hardship for your family, please contact me!
Cursive: We moved onto the lowercase letter “f” this week. It took a little practice, but as with the other letters, the class did a beautiful job. We were able to write some real words: elf, felt, life, fleet and more!
REMINDER: There is no school on Monday, October 14th in observance of Columbus Day
