Relating Multiplication and Division

Thank You! Open House Tomorrow!

Thank you so much for a wonderful Teacher Appreciation Day! You all made me feel so special. Don't forget to invite anyone you know who would like to tour St. Ann's tomorrow. Our Open House will be from 10:00 - 1:00. All visitors can check in the office for their tour.

Physical Properties

Happy Parents Day! We Appreciate You!

What an amazing start we've had to Catholic Schools Week! We had many wonderful visitors for Grandparent Day. We had a beautiful Mass on Sunday to kick things off. Today we celebrate our amazing Parents. Thank you families for all that you do for the school. Our school could not be here without your love and support.

Catholic Schools Week Mass

We will have a wonderful celebration of Mass to begin Catholic Schools Week. Please join us for Mass this Sunday at 10:45. Students are encouraged to wear their Mass uniforms. See you all on Sunday!

Pray for Vocations

Grandparents and Special Friends Day: Friday, January 26th

We hope to see all our Grandparents and Special Friends on Friday! St. Ann's is so grateful for the wonderful people that support our school and children.

Plural Endings

Save the Date: Grandparents and Special Friends Day: January 26th

Syllables

We're have been working with syllables in Phonics. Here is a quick reminder to our syllabication rules.

Catholic Schools Week: Begins End of Next Week

Understanding Division

Compound Sentences/Clauses/Fragments

Physical vs. Chemical Changes

Our last unit in Science had to deal with the many elements that we have and how they are combined to make substances we use everyday. We concluded observing how chemical compounds can become altered during a chemical change. I am so proud of how the kids did with this unit. Their assessments were very impressive! We are beginning our study of Physical Changes this week. Here is a little preview of the difference between Physical and Chemical Changes.

Contractions

Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

Plural Nouns

Multiplication Patterns (Tricks)

All of third grade is working on their multiplication table memorization! Here are some tricks for memorizing some of the facts. Hope this helps and see you tomorrow!

2× is just doubling the number. The same as adding the number to itself. 

2×2=4, 2×3=6, 2×4=8, etc.

So the pattern is 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20

(And once you remember those, you also know 3×2, 4×2, 5×2, etc., right?)

 

5× has a pattern: 5, 10, 15, 20, etc. It ends in either 0 or 5.

9× has a pattern, too: 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63, 72, 81, 90

Now, notice how the "ones" place goes down: 9,8,7,6, ...? And at the same time, the "tens" place goes up: 1,2,3,...? Well, your hands can help!

Example: to multiply 9 by 8: hold your 8th finger down, and you can count "7" and "2" ... the answer is 72

10× is maybe the easiest of them all ... just put a zero after it. 10×2=20, 10×3=30, 10×4=40, etc. 

11× is mostly easy: from 11×2 to 11×9 you just put the two digits together. 11×2=22, 11×3=33, ..., 11×9=99.

Chemical Change

In our Chemistry Unit, we are learning about Chemical Change. Below is an interesting slide show that illustrates how the change takes place. This will help prepare for our Physics Unit this 9 Weeks! Hope it helps!
Chemical Change

VCV Pattern

Input/Output Practice

Hey guys! Here's a website to practice the concept we learned in math today! Enjoy!
Input/Output Tables

Spirit Store Deadline: January 12th

5 Types of Prayer

We are learning about the 5 different types of prayer in Chapter 10 of Religion.

Here is a reminder of what we discussed in class:

New Semester!

What a great first week we had here in 3A! Your kids came back refreshed and eager to learn. I sure did miss them over the break! A few things to keep in mind for this new semester:

• Please continue to check planners daily as they will continue to reflect their assignments and classwork.
• We will begin to write in ALL cursive starting next week. This will help prepare the students for 4th grade next year.
• Multiplication will be a big focus this semester. We will work to memorize facts up to 12. Flash cards are great helpers for this skill. If your child has an iPad, iPhone, or other tablet, there are many fun apps out there that can also reinforce these skills. I will also post some helpful places to go for multiplication help in the Resources section of my website. Flash cards and oral practice and tests go a LONG way in memorizing facts.

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season! Stay warm today! God Bless you all!

-Mrs. Owen

Epiphany

Extra Credit Website

Hello All! Here is a link to the website to use for the Extra Credit Assignment. If you are having trouble accessing the link, please visit www.nancylarsonpublishers.com and enter in:
username: stanns
password: lion
and follow the website for Lesson 25. The Extra Credit will not be due until the day of their Chemistry test, however they may turn it in any time before if they'd like. Have a great night everyone!
Extra Credit Link

CAUTION: Jokes Ahead

We learned about Atoms and Molecules of Elements and Compounds. Our first Compound was H20. Many got the joke after the lesson. :)

January News!

See Ya'll Tomorrow!

I hope each and every one of you had a wonderful Christmas break! I had a wonderful holiday, but I sure missed you all over the break! Can't wait to see you all tomorrow!

Happy New Year!