Third Grade Happening 

• During ELA: Students will work on the novel Frindle.  The focus is on close reading and class discussion.
  After we read the chapters of this book, students will have a discussion about characterization.  A file folder will be divided into three sections for students to record what they thought of Ms. Granger at the beginning/middle/end of the book.  Students will use their word choices and "evidence" to record information about their character traits.
• During Science, we will be working on Model Membranes.
  

  Students think like bioengineers as they design a model membrane. Students learn how membranes function and apply their knowledge of the basic needs of living organisms to the engineering design challenge: designing a frog habitat with a model membrane that delivers just the right amount of water

• During Math,students will be learning Engage New York Lessons on Fractions on the number line andEquivalent Fractions
•  During Social Studies,  American Revolution
  Students will learn how the Revolutionary War split the people of the American colonies into two groups: the loyalists and the patriots.
• In Writing, students will work on Fantasy Stories.

Spelling Words: 

1.  arrival

2.  stroll

3.  command

4.  banquet

5.  outstanding

6.  peers

7.  amusing