Dear Third Grade Families,

We had a terrific Catholic Schools Week. Thanks to all my third graders who cheered for me during the volleyball match!

Family Math Night is Wednesday, February 15th in the school hall. The entire night is free. Pizza will be served from 6-6:30pm and the games are from 6:30-8pm. Parents must accompany their children. This is a great opportunity to learn new games and what your child loves about math.

This week we are taking our second MAPS tests for the year. These scores will give us a better understanding of your child's growth over the entire year. Testing is on Thursday and Friday. Please be sure they get plenty of rest and a full tummy in the morning!

Our Valentine party will be next Tuesday at 1:45-2:00. Kids are welcome to bring in cards. St. Valentine's Day is about the sentiments of friendship and fun, not the candy. Treats are welcome just please contact me with what you would like to bring to avoid repeats.

Enjoy the growing "light" in the evenings. Spring is coming!

Cheers,
Megan Fredette

Religion: Students understand that Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to guide us. The Holy Spirit gives us many gifts to help us stay true to our mission of love. Students define love as written the 1 Corinthians in an adorable Valentine's decoration.

Reading: Family Under the Bridge: We are finishing chapter 4 and moving on to 5.

We watched a Mission Impossible Squirrel video to learn about investigative writing (who, what, where, when, and why). This will get us ready for our next edition of Dragon News and even March's Book Report. February’s Book Report rubric will be sent home this week. Take a look on the website to find an extra copy.

L.A.: Verbs (action and being)

Spelling: Lesson 21: regular plurals adding s or es. Test Friday.

Social Studies: is on hiatus until March. We will begin our study of Native Americans then.

Science: We have finished our Soils unit and will be taking our chapter test this Wednesday. Final drafts of the ‘How to Prepare my Garden' paragraphs will be due this week. We are starting our new science unit on Water. Where do we find it and what is the cycle in which it is used?

Math: The fours facts are the timed test this week. Practice makes permanent. We are continuing our chapter on fractions. We will be comparing them and finding equivalents (equal fractions with different names) for them.

Homework:
Monday:: Spelling: workbook and bonus; Math: workbook page 146; Reading: finish FUB chapter 4; Science: study for test
Tuesday:: Spelling: workbook and bonus; Math: workbook page 147-148 (grab those fraction strips to help you!); Reading: FUB worksheet #2-3; Writing: finish final copy of science paragraph (due Thursday); Science: study for test
Wednesday:Spelling: workbook and bonus; Math: workbook page 149-150; Reading: finish FUB chapter 5 worksheet; Writing: finish final copy of science paragraph
Thursday: Math: worksheet; Religion: study for quiz; Library: bring books back; Spelling: Study

Tests
Wednesday: Math 4's timed test, Science Test on Soils
Friday: Religion quiz, Math 4's timed test, Spelling test,