Author: Amy

Springfield Academy of Excellence

Third Grade Monthly Newsletter

Mrs. Siegenthaler

Dear Third Grade Parents,
A brand new year ! With the new year comes the need for new or additional supplies. You may have noticed your child's folder is crumbling and they need new markers and Pencils. I can thankfully say, we had a pencil donation but your child goes through those very quickly.
What are we learning this month ?
Along with learning how to be a more responsible and independent scholar…..
Reading-Character traits, fables, folktales and myths
Math– 3 digit subtraction/addition, multiplication, Roman numerals, mass and volume.
Science-Matter, energy sources
Social Studies-How other civilizations have impacted our own culture, Ancient Greece and the United States. Finding latitude/longitude , reading a compass rose, cardinal directions (N.S,E,W)

January,2015

Students should be practicing math facts every night ! We test every Friday and if you are checking those homework folders you will see they still need some extra time at home with the flashcards. This doesn't have to be long. Just 5 min a night can get them 100 by Fridays test. Third grade students should know up to 9 by the end of third grade.
Practice, Practice, Practice !

Extra! Extra! What are we Learning!
Reading/Writing
In language arts and writing, students have been deep into informational text. Specifically all about frogs. Ask you child what they know about frogs, they have really enjoyed it!
Math
I think we have finally gotten the hang of those tape diagrams ! In math we are working on the rules of zero, ones and patterns we see. How to work tens has been most recent. Coming up will be area/perimeter. We still take practice test of multiplication and we need a lot more work at home.
Science and Social Studies
I was so happy to hear how a lot of the students took home their seeds and put them in dirt! That was over seeds and roots. In science it is still about plants and how the reproduce and the process of how the plant gets its food. Social Studies is all about explorers and the part Spanish and Indian communities have had on todays culture.