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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

August 24th-August 28th

Reading, Spelling and Writing: Unit 1 Week 1 Grandma and the Great Gourd (traditional tale/fiction)

Students will be able to-

  • Learn more about traditional tales and analyze plot and setting in a traditional tale
  • Develop knowledge about language to make connections between reading and writing
  • Use elements of 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 1: Place Value

Students will be able to-

  • Lesson 1: Place Value Through the Thousands-
  • Lesson 2: Compare Numbers-
  • Lesson 3: Order Numbers- 
  • Lesson 4- Round to the Nearest Ten-
  • Fridays are most always used for Centers to apply skills learned throughout the week in a more hands on non-traditional way.

Religion: 

Session 1: Created to be Happy

Objectives:

  • The Apostle’s Creed-students will familiarize themselves with this prayer/memorize it
  • What is an apostle?-students will be able to define
  • Genesis: God’s Creation-review the story of Creation as told in the book of Genesis. Browse the “books” in the Bible
  • Mass Reflections: students will pull a word of phrase from this week’s readings/homily and apply it to their life in 3rd grade for the week to come.
  • Students will understand what a “patron saint” is- St. Joseph

Science: (We will begin Science and Social Studies next week)Intro to Science: What is a Scientist? What is Science?

Students will-

  • Understand rules and expectations of using the Science Lab
  • Grasp what it means to be a “scientist” and how they too can be one
  • Participate in a fun LAB-chemical reaction; write a response to this activity

Reminders: 


  • Please-Charge your chrome book every night! Bring your Clever badge back!
  • Bring a healthy snack each day!
  • Spelling menus will be due every Friday (Choose 3 activities-time given in class to do. Students will finish at home if necessary.)
  • Students are expected to have done 40 minutes in each Reading and Math for I-Ready practice lessons every week! They are given plenty of time in class throughout the week, but can finish at home if the goal is not met.

Thursday, August 20th

Another great day!  
 
  • Please remember to send labeled headphones by Monday to plug into your child's chrome book.
  • Please have your child bring your Student Planner and Take Home folder to and from school every day!
  • Please send a healthy snack to school each day!

Wednesday, August 19th

We had a great first day!  We organized supplies, learned about different parts of our classroom and practiced some new routines.  
 
Please check your child's green take home folder each night and also be sure to check their assignment notebooks which will have daily homework assignments written them.
 
If your child is missing something from the supply list please be sure to bring it in as soon as possible.  
 
Your child will need headphones for school.  I am sorry that it was not on the supply list.  Please have your child bring labeled headphones by Monday.  We will be getting chrome books on Monday.
 
We have PE tomorrow (Thursdays) and Tuesdays so be sure to have your child in their gym uniforms.
 
Hope your child gets a good night's sleep and I will see them for a full day tomorrow!
 
Thank you! 
Ms. Fisher 

Week at a Glance

June 1-3


Monday

  • Dress Down!
  • Last Day of EDP
  • No Clubs

Tuesday

  • No Uniforms- Wear yellow Spirit Run shirt (if you don’t have it then just wear a yellow shirt)
  • Field Day!
  • No EDP

Wednesday

  • Last Day of School!
  • Dress nice for mass
  • 10:00 A.M. Dismissal

Week at a Glance

Reading, Spelling and Writing: The One and Only Bob

  • Reflect, infer, read for details/clarify, parts of speech, vocabulary, context clues, cause and effect.

Math: Chapter 14

  • Describe the shared attributes of quadrilaterals.
  • Use the guess, check, and revise strategy to solve problems.
  • Partition shapes into equal sections and write unit fractions to represent each area.
  • Review for test Tuesday 5/26

Religion: Faith, Hope, and Charity

Objectives:

  • Recognize that even the tiniest bit of faith enables us to receive God’s help.
  • Discuss how virtues help us lead good lives.
  • Identify Jeanne Jugan as a saint who devoted her life to serving others.
  • Define charity, hope, virtues.

Social Studies: Citizenship and Participation

  • Identify four ways for people to have a voice in their community.
  • Evaluate arguments for opposing positions on an issue.
  • Describe a step-by-step process for preparing to vote responsibly in an election.


Reminders: 

    • Spelling menus will be due every Friday (Choose 3 activities-time given in class to do. Students will finish at home if necessary.)
    • Students are expected to have done 40-45 minutes in each Reading and Math for I-Ready practice lessons every week! They are given plenty of time in class throughout the week, but can finish at home if the goal is not met.
    • Please send your child with a water bottle every day.
  • Please make sure your child’s chrome book is charged every night.

Spirit Week and 10 Day Countdow


5/18- Comfy Clothes/PJs


5/19- Sports Team Day/Popsicles


5/20- Wacky Wednesday/Dance Party (Students can bring a change of clothes for Poetry Bee)


5/21- Career Day/Shaving Cream


5/22- Spirit Wear/Extra Recess


5/26- Popcorn Party


5/27- Buddy Read with other 3rd Grade Class (bring towel)


5/28- Minute to Win it Games


5/29- Dress Down Day/Movie

Week At A Glance

May 11- May 15
 

Reading, Spelling and Writing: The One and Only Bob

  • Make predictions, cause and effect, parts of speech, context clues, figurative language

Math: Chapter 14

  • Explore angles of two-dimensional figures.
  • Describe and classify polygons by their attributes.
  • Describe and classify triangles by their attributes.
  • Identify, describe, and classify quadrilaterals by their attributes.

Religion: Faith, Hope, and Charity

Objectives:

  • Recognize that even the tiniest bit of faith enables us to receive God’s help.
  • Discuss how virtues help us lead good lives.
  • Identify Jeanne Jugan as a saint who devoted her life to serving others.
  • Define charity, hope, virtues.

Social Studies: Providing Public Services (Lesson 14)

  • Identify the three main levels of government in the United States and the basic law that all of them must obey.
  • Describe the main responsibilities of individuals at various levels of government.

Reminders: 

    • Spelling menus will be due every Friday (Choose 3 activities-time given in class to do. Students will finish at home if necessary.)
    • Students are expected to have done 40-45 minutes in each Reading and Math for I-Ready practice lessons every week! They are given plenty of time in class throughout the week, but can finish at home if the goal is not met.
    • Please send your child with a water bottle every day.
  • Please make sure your child’s chrome book is charged every night.

Homework

Thursday, May 7
 
Reading: Read for 15 minutes
Practice poem
 
Math: Math test tomorrow!  Study practice test.
 
iReady testing has begun.  Please be sure your child is not logging into iReady at home.

Week At A Glance

May 4- May 8

Reading, Spelling and Writing: The One and Only Bob

  • Cite evidence, context clues, vocabulary, figurative language, read for details and clarity

Math: Chapter 13

  • Recognize the relationship between area and perimeter.
  • Draw a diagram to solve problems.
  • Review chapter 13
  • Test on Friday

Religion: Faith, Hope, and Charity

Objectives:

  • Recognize that even the tiniest bit of faith enables us to receive God’s help.
  • Discuss how virtues help us lead good lives.
  • Identify Jeanne Jugan as a saint who devoted her life to serving others.
  • Define charity, hope, virtues.


Social Studies: Providing Public Services (Lesson 13)

  • Distinguish between public and private services
  • Analyze images related to various public services.
  • Evaluate the relative importance of public services.
  • Use a bar graph and a pictograph to represent numerical data.

Reminders: 

    • Spelling menus will be due every Friday (Choose 3 activities-time given in class to do. Students will finish at home if necessary.)
    • Students are expected to have done 40-45 minutes in each Reading and Math for I-Ready practice lessons every week! They are given plenty of time in class throughout the week, but can finish at home if the goal is not met.
    • Please send your child with a water bottle every day.
  • Please make sure your child’s chrome book is charged every night.

Homework

Tuesday, April 28
Reading: Read for 15 minutes
Math: Ch. 13, Lesson 6, pages 785-786 (evens)

Week at a Glance

Reading, Spelling and Writing: The One and Only Bob

  • Inferences, analyze, reflect
  • Unit 3 Review Spelling

Math: Chapter 13

  • Use addition to measure the area of a figure.
  • Use tiling to find the area of rectangles.
  • Use the formula to find the area of rectangles.
  • Use the Distribution Property to find area.
  • Find the area of composite figures.


Religion: All Life is Sacred

Objectives:

  • Explain that where God  is, love is, and fear and hatred cannot exist there.
  • Identify Blessed Frederic Ozanam as someone who felt deeply the sacredness of all life.
  • Explain that as Christians, we respect all people.
  • Describe how God calls us to live peacefully with all people.
  • Define Dismissal.


Social Studies: The United States and Global Trade

  •  Analyze a simulated pattern of global trade.
  • Identify different perspectives about global trade.
  • Identify products sold in the local community that are involved in global trade.
  • Annotate world maps with examples of trade.

Reminders: 

    • Spelling menus will be due every Friday (Choose 3 activities-time given in class to do. Students will finish at home if necessary.)
    • Students are expected to have done 40-45 minutes in each Reading and Math for I-Ready practice lessons every week! They are given plenty of time in class throughout the week, but can finish at home if the goal is not met.
    • Please send your child with a water bottle every day.
  • Please make sure your child’s chrome book is charged every night.