May 1-5

Thank you SO much to everyone who was able to make it out for open house! I loved seeing how excited the students were to share their work!

Coming up Next Week:

Spelling:   Students will get a new list of words and a new menu. The menu and the test will be due on Friday, May 12th.

Reading & Language Arts:  We are continuing  The One and Only Ivan.  We’ll be focusing on continuing the reading and discussion using our Ivan packets.

A new May reading log will come home. It will be due back on or before May 30th.

Social Studies:   We will be continue learning more about Chicago.

Science:  We will be starting a new unit in Science. Chapter 3: Ecosystems.

Mrs. Mandru's Math Class:  We will continue working with unit 7 with more multiplication and division and even some fraction work. We will have one last multiplication test for the year. It will be a mixed multiplication test and it will be on Friday , May 5th.

Important Dates:  

5/11 - Brookfield Zoo field trip

5/12 - Early Dismissal

5/29 - Memorial Day (day off)

6/2 - Last Day of 3rd grade

Enjoy your weekend!

Week of April 24-28

Today marks the halfway point of the third trimester of 3rd grade. Unbelievable! Please make sure to check your child’s grades online.  Open House and Book Fair is Thursday from 6:30 - 8:00.

Coming up Next Week:

Spelling:   Homework is due on or before Friday, 4/28.  Students will also take their test that day.

Reading & Language Arts:  We are continuing  The One and Only Ivan.  We’ll be focusing on continuing the reading and discussion using our Ivan packets.

Please continue to track your child’s nightly reading on their April log.  They will be due on or before April 28th.  

Social Studies:   We will be continue learning more about Chicago.

Science:  We will start back on Science in May! 

Mrs. Mandru's Math Class:  We have begun unit 7 and we will continue with extended multiplication and division. There will be a X12 test on Friday, April 28th.

Important Dates:  

4/27 - Open House & Book Fair (6:30-8:00)

5/11 - Brookfield Zoo field trip

5/12 - Early Dismissal

5/29 - Memorial Day (day off)

6/2 - Last Day of 3rd grade

Enjoy your weekend!

April 17-21

Coming up Next Week:

Spelling:   New word sorts will be going home on Tuesday with a menu for homework.  It will be due on or before 4/28.

Reading & Language Arts:  We are continuing  The One and Only Ivan.  We’ll be continuing the reading and discussion using our Ivan packets. The children are loving the book!

Please continue to track your child’s nightly reading on their April log.  

Social Studies:   We will be having a Chicago #2 test on Thursday, 4-20. A study guide should be stapled to your child's packet. The packet can be used to study.

Science:   We’ll be taking a brief hiatus from Science.

Mrs. Mandru's Math Class: Our unit 6 test will be on Tuesday, when we return. Students should use their study guides to prepare. Then, on to Unit 7 (Extending Multiplication & Fractions.)

Important Dates:  

4/14 & 4/17 - non-attendance days (Easter)

4/27 - Open House & Book Fair (6:30-8:00)

5/12 - Early Dismissal

Enjoy your long weekend!

April 3-7

This week starts our PARCC testing. We will be testing Math the first week and ELA the following week. Please make sure your child gets a good night's sleep, a healthy breakfast, and a good snack!Chromebooks need to be fully charged every night and ear phones should be brought to school daily! 

We had a great time at the Shedd Aquarium! Thank you to our parent volunteers!

Social Studies: This week students will continue to study the Chicago Fire. They will write a story about the Chicago Fire from Cow O'Leary's point of view!

Science:   We’ll be taking a brief hiatus from Science.

Spelling: Students will receive a new spelling list. The 4 activities will be due on Thursday, April 13th. They will also have their spelling test on Thursday, April 13th. There is no school Friday, April 14th.

Reading & Language Arts:  We are continuing  The One and Only Ivan.  After Spring Break, we’ll be focusing on continuing the reading and discussion using our Ivan packet.

Math: We will be finishing up our unit 6. A study guide will go home on Wednesday and be due back the following Wednesday, April 12. The test is scheduled for Monday, April 17th.

March 20-24

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  

We are coming up to the final week before Spring Break.  It’s also Spirit Week!! AND, we are visiting the Shedd Aquarium on Friday!!  Please make sure your child brings a totally disposable lunch/brunch on that day.  We’ll be eating super early, 10:00 a.m., (this is the only time we could get into the Shedd lunchroom) so students don’t need a morning snack since we won’t have time to eat it here at school.  We are so lucky to be able to see our beautiful city and take in the Shedd for free!   

Coming up Next Week:

Spelling:   Spelling HW is due on Friday, 3/23 as well as the test since we will be at the Shedd all day on Friday~!

Reading & Language Arts:  We’ve started  The One and Only Ivan and the children are very excited about it!  This week, we’ll be focusing on continuing the reading and discussion using our Ivan packets.  

March reading logs will be due after Spring Break.

Social Studies:   We will continue reading about the Chicago fire and doing some cool activities to go along with out learning!

Science:   We have finished up our space chapter and there will be a chapter test on Thursday March, 23. A study guide will go home today.

Mrs. Mandru's Math Class: We are half way through our geometry unit and will continue. We will be taking our X11 test in Thursday.

Important Dates:  

3/24 - Shedd Aquarium field trip

End of day 3/24 - Spring Break begins

4/14 & 4/17 - non-attendance days (Easter)

4/27 - Open House

Week of March 6-10

Week of 3/6/17 - 3/10/17

A note from the 3rd grade teachers:

Dear 3rd Grade Prairieview Families,

We wanted to send a reminder home about chromebook expectations as around this time of year a refresher can be helpful.  In school, the students only use their chromebook as an instructional tool to enhance their education.  They use applications such as Google Classroom (and the links uploaded within) and Google Drive for activities/projects as well as learning websites (Lexia, Raz-Kids, Splashmath, Prodigy, and Xtra-Math) for Core Reinforcement.  There is also a site called “Symbaloo” that has many more educational and approved “apps” the students can spend their time enjoying at home.  Though we understand that regulating chromebook time/sites at home is a parent/guardian responsibility, we would encourage you to monitor what games/sites are being viewed at home so that they are educational in nature or school/age appropriate.  There are some games out there that are intriguing for 3rd graders but inappropriate and are not permitted be accessed on the school issued chromebooks.  If they do not fall into one of the categories underlined above, they are not sanctioned by the third grade teachers.  Thank you in advance for your support at home with ensuring that these engaging tools are used for their intended reason only - so that “Learning Never Stops”.  

The Third Grade Team

Coming up Next Week:

Spelling:  The Menu homework is due on or before Friday.  There will also be a test on that day.

Reading & Language Arts:  We’ll be focusing on our Chicago unit (cross curricular with Social Studies.)  We’ll also focus on comprehension skills using various literature pieces.

March reading logs have gone home.  They will be due after Spring Break.

Social Studies:   We continue reading about the beautiful city of Chicago.  This week we’ll focus on the founding of Chicago, the waterways, and the Industrial Boom.  There will be a quiz over what they learned so far on Friday, March 10th. A study guide is going home today and students should use their packets to study!

Science:   We have finished up lesson 1 in space and we will start lesson 2 this week. The focus is on the moon!

Mrs. Mandru's Math Class: We are heavy into unit 6. Students have been learning all about different quadrilaterals and we will continue with that this week. Our X8 Test will be on Friday.

Important Dates:  

3/3 - End of Trimester 2 and Early Dismissal

3/24 - Shedd Aquarium field trip

End of day 3/24 - Spring Break begins

Week of February 27-March 3

Week of 2/27/17 - 3/3/17

We had a delightful week in third grade starting with an in-school field trip on Tuesday about matter. A scientist from High Touch, High Tech came in and taught us all about the three states of matter.    

Also, We had culture day! We were able to learn so many new things about each other's culture! I hope the students had fun!

Coming up Next Week:

Spelling:  New spelling words will be going home on Monday.  I am asking that 4 activities be completed: one from each column and another of the student’s choice.  This assignment will be due on or before March 10.  

Reading & Language Arts: We will begin reading about Chicago as part of an ELA/Social Studies time. We will start with the history of the land and be filling out an "Eyewitness Chicago" packet using text dependent questions. We will also continue stations.

February reading logs are due February, 28th.  A March log will be going home Wednesday.

Social Science:  We have begun our Space chapter. This is a favorite among the students. We will finish up lesson 1 with a notes sheet and an open book quiz.

Mrs. Mandru's Math Class:  We have finished unit 5 and we will be starting unit 6 this week. We will focus on the question, what are quadrilaterals and its attributes. The times 7 test will be on Thursday, since Friday is a half day and we will not be meeting for math!

Important Dates:  

3/3 - End of Trimester 2 and Early Dismissal

3/24 - Shedd Aquarium field trip

End of day 3/24 - Spring Break begins