Welcome to Third Grade with Mrs. Peralta!

     As we move into the second quarter of the school year, students are becoming comfortable with our daily classroom routines.  Students have been working hard on expanding their vocabulary in all subjects and building their independence by remembering to turn in their homework assignments daily.  I look forward to continuing this hard work throughout the second quarter!  Below is what we are working on in the classroom at this time.
 

ELA: 
We will contine learning new vocabulary words every couple of weeks.  Learning new words is exciting!  Students enjoy expanding their everyday vocabulary with these new terms learned from our WordlyWise vocabulary workbook.  In Lucy Calkins Readers Workshop, we are learning all about Nonfiction texts.  We will expand that learnig into our Writers Workshop, where students will choose a topic that they know lots about.  Students will use their selected "expert topic" to write an informational piece, using all that they are learning about nonfiction and informational writing in both Readers and Writers Workshop to guide their process!

Math:
In Math, we are wrapping up learning about various multiplication strategies, and are moving into learning division strategies.  Students will continue to practice multiplication facts in order to build their fluency with them.  

Science:
As the weather begins to change outside, students are learning all about the weather in science class!  Students will practice using adjectives to describe various types of weather.  They will also learn about things like the atmosphere, temperature, climates, extreme weather, and more.  They will complete a challenging and engaging final project in class at the end of our unit related to creating shelters for various types of storms that we will learn about in this unit.  

Religion:
In Religion this month, we will be learning about God's never-ending love for us.  We are also learning about what the Old and the New Testament in the Bible contain and what each one teaches us.


If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me!  I can be reached at julia.peralta@dor.org, or by calling the school at (585) 225-3870.

Thank you!
Mrs. Julia Peralta


Important Dates:
 

11/13 - Deadline For Session 2 Club Sign Up
11/13 - Picture Make Up Day
11/14 - November Birthday Lunch
11/15 - Walkathon Closing 8am
11/19 - Report Cards Available on MSP
11/26 - Thanksgiving Mass 8:30am 
11/27-11/29 - Thanksgiving Recess – No School

12/4 - 1st Walkathon Wednesday
12/6 - Parent-Teacher Conference – No School
12/7 - Pancake Breakfast With Santa
12/12 - December Birthday Lunch
12/16 - Barnes & Noble Night
12/18 - Christmas Concert 1pm, 7pm
12/20 -PreK 4 Christmas Pageant 9:30am
12/20 - Christmas Mass 8:30am
12/23-1/3 - Christmas Recess