WELCOME

Welcome to Mrs. Meloling 3rd grade classroom!

Thank you for all of your help and preparation in getting ready for the start of the new school year. I am very excited to have the opportunity to work with your child this year. Third grade begins to mark the cross over from primary grades to intermediate grades. We spend a lot of time building study skills and working towards independence as a learner. Third grade is the year your child will encounter his or her first New York State test. It is a challenging, but rewarding year.

Curriculum

Social Studies

Introduction to the five themes of Soc. St. (Geography, Economics, History, Government, & Culture); map skills

Science

Matter (Review solid and liquid states; introduce gas using air); may begin moon phases

Math

Skip counting by 25's, 50's, 100's, & 1000's; place value to 1,000; reading /writing/comparing numbers to 1,000; odd and even numbers; addition and subtraction with three digit numbers; associative & commutative properties; estimating sums and differences, and addition facts 1-18.

Reading

Text: Scott Foresman; Leveled Readers

Skills: Realism & Fantasy; Context Clues; Sequencing; & Summarizing

Language Arts

Spelling: VCCV short vowel sounds; plurals s & es; suffixes ed, ing, er, est; & long vowel digraphs

Grammar: Subjects & Predicates; Statements & Questions

Writing: personal narrative

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Item Homework Note
In third grade, students should spend 30 minutes reading every night.