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Welcome to Third Grade with Mrs. Fisher!

This is my fourth year teaching at St. Joseph Catholic School.  I recently moved to Libertyville and I am excited to be a part of the community.   I have five kids, two girls and three boys ages 20, 18, 17, 14, and 9.  I enjoy cooking, gardening, DIY projects, walking my dog, and spending time with my kids   I attended Northeastern Illinois University and University of Phoenix.  I earned my Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education with an endorsement in Structured English Immersion for PreK-12.  I was a third grade student teacher and a substitute teacher at St. Francis de Sales School in Lake Zurich. I volunteered at St. Mary School in Buffalo Grove for five years. I am so happy to be a part of the SJCS community!
 

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Week at a Glance

  • Our first book report instructions came home! Please thoroughly read this and PLEASE guide your child-allowing them to do the work! This builds confidence, independence and a true sense of pride for our students. Due date for this fiction book is: November 2nd! PLEASE NO GRAPHIC NOVELS-thank you!
  • The link for parent teacher conferences is coming out on October 10th. Please sign up for a timeslot to chat about the progress of your child.
  • We have begun our annual pen pal program. Please ask your child to tell you all about this!


Reading, Spelling and Writing: (Two weeks)

Book Study: The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

OBJECTIVES:

  • Learn more about themes concerning friendship and loyalty by analyzing descriptive language in a myth.
  • Develop knowledge about language to make connections between reading and writing 
  • Use elements of narrative text to write a personal narrative
  • Focus on elements of a story: beginning/middle/ending, sequencing, figurative language, making predictions, summarizing

Math: Chapter 14-Geometry (How can geometric shapes help me solve real world problems?)

  •  Lesson 5-Shared Attributes of Quadrilaterals (describe the shard attributes of quadrilaterals)
  • Lesson 7-Partition Shapes (Partition shapes into equal sections and write unit fractions to represent each area)
  • Chapter 14 Geometry Review
  • Chapter 14 Geometry-test Thursday

Religion: Session 5 Celebrating Ordinary Time

  • Discuss how we grow in God’s Love during Ordinary Time
  • Explain that in Ordinary Time, we are grateful to belong to our church community.
  • Discuss how we grow in community by being Christ to the world.
  • Define community and missal.

Social Studies: Lesson 4 and Start presenting brochures

  • Identify and describe the diverse environment of North America that were home to a variety of Native American groups.
  • Discuss the ways in which physical geography, including climate, influenced how Native Americans adapted to their natural environment.
  • Describe the identities, religious beliefs, customs, and various folklore traditions of Native American groups.

Thursday, October 5th

Homework:
Math: No Homework
Reading: Read for 15 minutes
Spelling: Practice for Test tomorrow
Science: Worksheet due next Wednesday, correct spelling and completion
 
Dress down for field trip tomorrow!  
Don't forget water bottles!

Wednesday, October 7th

Homework:
Math: Lesson 4, pages 855-856 (odds)
Reading: Read for 15 minutes
Spelling:
 
Dress Down on Friday for field trip!  Bring lunch and water bottle Friday!

Tuesday, October 6th

Homework:
Math: Lesson 3, pages 845-846 (evens)
Reading: Read for 15 minutes
Spelling: Practice spelling words

Week at a Glance

October 5-9th  2026

Reading, Spelling and Writing: Unit1 Week 5 The Golden Flower (Myth)

  • Learn more about traditional tales and analyze descriptive language in a myth.
  • Develop knowledge about language to make connections between reading and writing.
  • Use elements of narrative text to write a personal narrative.

*Audio of the story will be shared on Google Classroom (Reading) each week!

*The Spelling List and Spelling Menu will be shared on Google Classroom (Spelling) each week!


Math: Chapter 14 Geometry

  • Describe and classify polygons by their attributes
  • Describe and classify triangles by their attributes
  • Identify, describe, and classify quadrilaterals by their attributes.

Social Studies: Lesson 4

  • Identify and describe the diverse environment of North America that were home to a variety of Native American groups.
  • Discuss the ways in which physical geography, including climate, influenced how Native Americans adapted to their natural environment.
  • Describe the identities, religious beliefs, customs, and various folklore traditions of Native American groups.

Religion: 

Session 5

Objectives:

  • Discuss how we grow in God’s love during Ordinary Time.
  • Explain that in Ordinary Time, we are grateful to belong to our church community.
  • Discuss how we grow in community by being Christ to the world.
  • Define community and missal.

Thursday, October 1st

Homework:
Math: Lesson 1, pages 837-838 (odds)
Reading: Reading test tomorrow
Spelling: Spelling test tomorrow

Wednesday, September 30th

Homework:
Science: Quiz tomorrow
Math: No homework
Reading: Read for 15 minutes
Spelling: Practice words

Tuesday, September 29th

Homework:
Math: No Homework
Reading: Read for 15 minutes
Spelling: Practice words

Week at a Glance

September 28th- October 2nd

September 28th-October 2nd 2026

Reading, Spelling and Writing: Unit1 Week 4 Living in Deserts (Informational Text)

Students will be able to-

  • Learn more about themes concerning environments by analyzing text features in an informational text.
  • Develop knowledge about language to make connections between reading and writing.
  • Use elements of narrative text to write a personal narrative.

*Audio of the story will be shared on Google Classroom (Reading) each week!

*The Spelling List and Spelling Menu will be shared on Google Classroom (Spelling) each week!


Math: Chapter 3 Subtraction

  • Test Tuesday September 29.
  • Subtract Mentally
  • Estimate Differences
  • Problem-Solving Investigations: Estimate or Exact Answer
  • Subtract with Regrouping

Social Studies: Lesson 3

  • Identify and describe the physical features, climate, and natural resources of various geographic areas, including the local community.
  • Compare and contrast different regions in terms of their geographic characteristics.
  • Use map tools: scale, grid, key, symbols, title, and compass.
  • Start State Brochures

Religion: 

Session 4: Jesus Is With Us

Objectives:

  • Retell Jesus’ miracle of the loaves and fishes
  • Pray the next part of the Apostle’s Creed
  • Explain the meaning of Jesus’ different names.
  • Define Scriptures

Wednesday, September 23

Homework
Math: Lesson 8, pages 111-112 (odds)
Reading: Read for 15 minutes
Spelling: practice

Tuesday, September 22

Homework:
Math: Lesson 7 pages 103-104 (evens)
Reading: Read for 15 minutes
Spelling: Practice spelling words

Monday, September 21st

Homework:
Math: Lesson 6, pages 97-98 (odds)
Reading: Read for 15 minutes
Reading test Thursday on new story Cocoliso
Spelling: Practice words, test Thursday