Third Grade
Ms. Peters' 3rd Grade
Class Details
Welcome to third grade! I am so excited to be working with you and your child this school year. I believe learning should be fun and engaging. My goal this year is to create a learning environment where the students feel welcomed and are eager to learn. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to reach out to me!
During the school year we are going to learn and explore new ideas and topics! In math, we will be being learning our multiplication facts. In ELA, we will explore different reading genre and become familiar with reading a chapter book. We will travel in social studies to learn about other countries traditions and culture and how we can compare to here at home. In science, we will become scientist and experiment with electric forces, fossils, motion and more!
Resources
The school year subjects will consist of ELA, math, science, social studies, religion, science, and health.
ELA
“The more you read, the more thing you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” – Dr. Seuss
During the school year we will read
- Traditional Tales
- Folktales
- Realistic Fiction
- Informal texts
- Myths
- Informational Texts
- Realistic Fiction
- Persuasive Text
- Histroical Fiction
- Biographies
- Poems
- Narrative Nonfiction
- Dramas
- Procedural Texts
NYS ELA Assessment will happen on these dates:
- April 24th
- April 25th
- April 26th
Math
Mathematics may not teach us to add love or subtract hate, but it gives us hope that every problem has a solution. –Anonymous
Here are the topics we will cover during the fall:
September: adding and subtracting within 1,000
– Number patterns
– Rounding
– Place Vaule
– Mental Math tips
October: Looking at Data and Understanding Multiplication
– Making and understanding bar graphs
– couting equal groups
– Model Multiplication
– Model with Arrays
November: Multiplication Facts and Strategies
– Patterns on the table
-Multiply with 2 & 4
– Multiply with 5 & 10
– Multiply with 8 & 9
– Finding Unknowns
– Using 10
Here are the dates of the NYS Math Testing:
- March 29th
- March 30th
- March 31st
Social Studies
“Be the change you want to see in the world”- Gandhi
We will cover five units over the course of the year.
Unit 1: World Geography
Unit 2: World Communities
Unit 3: Culture and History
Unit 4: Governement
Unit 5: Economics
Science
“Every great advance in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination. “- JOHN DEWEY
Religion
Our Religion program is called Be My Disciples. Please take a look at the website, which is listed below. There is a Parents/Family section with a wide variety of resources and links.
Health
” For I will restore Health to you and heal you of your wounds” says the Lord. – Jeremiah 30:17
Schedule
Mondays- Art
Tuesdays- P.E.
Wednesdays- Tech and P.E.
Thursdays- Music
Fridays- Char. Ed.
Classroom Documents
Homework policy:
Students will have a weekly homework assignment calendar. In this calendar, the weekly homework assignments will be listed out for each subject area (math, science, social studies, and spelling). Students will have about 30 minutes of homework. 15 minutes will be devoted to subject areas and 15 minutes to reading a chapter book. Students will turn in homework the next day in the bin labeled Turn In. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me.
Where Can I Find the Homework?
– Students will write their homework in their planners. This is where you can check!
– Once we have our google classroom up and running the students and yourself can also check there 🙂
What about the weekends?
Students will get homework most days during the week. We will have time in class to start the homework and go over questions. I typically will not give any written work over the weekends. Kids should be kids and enjoy time with friends and family. Students should read every night or at least try! Students will have a reading log to keep track of their book and pages read. Students can read by themeselves or out loud with a family member! Try for 10-15 mintues!