June is a busy time in third grade! The students are learning about persuasive writing through their research on marine animals. We are wrapping up our study of cultures, which culminated in a dance performance on June 6. Each of the third grade classes performed a dance from a country we have learned about throughout the year. We ended with a song and dance called, Dance for the Nations. Students also created artwork unique to the country they were assigned. It was a great celebration of all we have learned in social studies this year. In math, students are learning to find the length of an unknown side when given the perimeter of a shape. Students are building on what they learned earlier this year about area and applying it to real-world scenarios.We continue to read daily and have built strong reading stamina throughout the year. We’ve had a wonderful year of learning and growing together. The students are ready to take on fourth grade!

Date Added: 6/17/2025

In math, third graders are learning to classify two-dimensional shapes. Students will learn about different types of angles and lines. They continue to practice problem-solving strategies as they revisit the skills they have been learning all year long. In social studies, students are wrapping up a unit on Cultures Around the World. They will celebrate the end of the unit by learning traditional dances of various cultures studied throughout the year. In reading and writing, the students are studying marine life and are crafting their own opinion pieces. Students are excited to use the art of persuasion in their writing. Spring is shaping up to be very busy in third grade! 

Date Added: 5/13/2025

In math, third graders are learning about data while interpreting and creating picture graphs, bar graphs, and line plots.They are also learning to measure to the nearest half inch and quarter inch and use that data to create line plots.In social studies, students are learning about the United States government, as well as the countries we’ve been studying this year: Angola, Italy, Mexico, Egypt, Japan, and Argentina.In reading and writing, third graders are continuing a study of traditional tales, strengthening writing about theme and characters.Students are also learning about different kinds of conflicts, and how authors use dialogue to advance a plot, develop characters, and communicate themes.The class looks forward to studying other traditional tales and planning their own stories. 

Date Added: 4/9/2025

Third graders have been strengthening their fraction skills and will now begin a unit on measurement where they will work on telling time, on determining elapsed time, on measuring liquid volume, and on measuring mass.In reading and writing, the students have begun a study of traditional tales from around the world.While reading variations of Cinderella stories, they are comparing and contrasting story elements within these stories and developing strong opinion writings.In science, the students learned about animal adaptations.Each class recently completed a lab where they were able to explore bird beak adaptations.Students chose different tools, such as different sized tweezers, tongs, and spoons, to “eat” different foods from trays of soil.The students  were also able to see hands-on how different beaks help birds access and eat the foods they need to survive. 

Date Added: 3/13/2025

This month, third graders entered the world of fractions. They learned to identify unit fractions and pieces of a whole. During reading and writing, we finished our weather and climate study. Students selected a weather phenomenon to research while exploring multiple sources to answer six focus questions.We are looking forward to publishing our newspaper articles.In social studies students learned about economics around the world. Students had the opportunity to create and design their own product. Afterwards, they determined how their product would fit into our economy by evaluating whether they would have a high or low supply and demand. 

Date Added: 2/12/2025