third grade news

The school year has certainly flown by, warm weather has finally arrived, and the third-graders are looking forward to summer vacation. This spring, students and teachers were faced with the challenge of virtual learning, and we feel that we persevered even though it was a challenge to work independently and not get to see our friends each day. Everyone enjoyed the Zoom meetings as it was fun to talk to and see our friends online, and in some cases, we got to have tours of kids’ houses and meet their pets. We look forward to returning to school next fall.

Each year, third-graders take bigger steps in applying what they know in order to learn. They are now reading to learn. Our students learned to read and write in cursive, and it is no longer a mysterious code. We hope that they continue to practice this skill as they will need it in the future.

We have worked diligently to understand the new math strategies that the Bridges math program has provided us. We have worked on geometry and are now learning two digit times one digit multiplication. In language, we worked on the use of adjectives to make our writing more interesting and descriptive. We have also been writing opinion paragraphs and learning that we need to back up our opinions with reasons.

Students have been participating in the online version of the Accelerated Reader Program, and have made strides toward meeting their reading goals, thus improving their reading abilities. To reinforce and enhance our learning, we used the Compass computer program in math and reading and also Xtra-Math to improve our fact fluency.

We wish our students a happy, healthy, summer and good luck in the future. We hope to see you at school in the fall!