Centennial Elementary School

-Mrs. Scanlon              - Ms. Nelson               - Mrs. Hardwick              - Ms. Ginnetti-Fox 

 Third Grade is a wonderful year!  We learn about so many interesting things!    Below you will find the breakdown of each content area:

In third grade, we work very hard on writing paragraphs.  That means that the students need to understand how to:

o    Write a topic sentence

o    Stick to one topic

o    Add details about the topic

o    Use transition words for those details

o    Write a concluding sentence that connects to the topic

·  In addition, we are also learning how to talk about the books we're reading using the same language of predicting, questioning, clarifying, and summarizing.

·  When we predict, we use clues from the pictures or from what we have read to figure out what will happen next (fiction) or what we will learn (non-fiction).

·  When we question, we start with the words: Who?  What?  When?  Where?  Why?  How?

·  When we clarify, we think about how to say a word, what a word means, or what the author is trying to say.

·   Then we summarize, we tell the important points we have read, in order.  

• 3rd Grade High Frequency Words (3rd Grade Fry Words)

• Everyday Math is our Math program.  Parent letters are sent home the beginning of the year for the whole year.  These are very helpful for homework.  Below you will find the links to the parent letters as well.

http://www.wrightgroup.com/index.php/home/everydaymathematics/emsecondupdate/familyletters/46?SID=2146

• Human Body
• Weather
• Measurement

• Immigration and Family History
• Civics
• Economics
• Western Expansion
• Civil War