Curriculum News

Math:

We will begin our math units with place value, measurement, and geometry. Developing knowledge and skills comes together with strengthening mathematical practices such as reasoning, representing situations in multiple ways and discussing solutions.

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Language Arts:

Third graders are excited to begin working in both Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop. Our daily work will include opportunities to engage in whole group teachings, small group activities and independent work. Our year will begin by focusing on personal narratives where the students will be reading a variety of text and develop writing strategies that allow them to compose their own personal narratives.  In addition, students will begin individualized word studies and develop control of conventions. Parents are encouraged to continue reading with your child and engage in meaningful conversations about literacy. We look forward to building strong reading and writing habits in each of the students. 

Social Studies: We will begin our Migration unit in Social Studies this week. We will start with an in-depth look at maps.  Students will apply the concepts of location, distance, scale, movement, and region to identify a particular place on a map.  Students will use and explain map elements to identify specific locations on a globe, including continents, oceans, and hemispheres.  Once students are comfortable using a map and can locate themselves on a world map, we will move on to tell our stories of migration.  Students will describe and explain various types and patterns of settlement and land use, including contrasting the differences between migration and immigration.