Welcome to Third Grade!
tshaft@sjvkids.org
Mission Statement
The purpose of St. John Vianney Catholic School is to be a faith-filled community that assists families in raising Christian students who, guided by the Holy Spirit, make a difference in our world as caring and educated people with the knowledge and strength to make responsible decisions.
Third Grade Newsletter
St. John Vianney Catholic School
January 7, 2022
Miss Shaft
St. John Vianney Catholic School
January 7, 2022
Miss Shaft
Winter
Please make sure your child has boots, snow pants, hat, and gloves. They will be going outside for recess during the winter and will want to play in the snow. Otherwise they are stuck standing on the sidewalk.
Math
The students that do not have the facts memorized are having a difficult time with division.
Please work with your child on getting the multiplicatiom facts memorized for speed and accuracy. The facts must be memorized. It takes 10 minutes several nights a week to accomplish this vital skill.
Thank you for your support!
Reading
The students have been reading nonfiction passages about “weird and wacky” plants such as the Venus flytrap and the pitcher plant.
Social Studies
The students have been learning about the American Revolution. So far we have discussed the reasons it started and about the Declaration of Independence.
Religion
The 3rd graders have been learning about the Holy Trinity. They also learned about St. Patrick and how he helped explain it by using a shamrock.
Science
We have started learning about balancing forces. They have learned that a force is a push or a pull and if an object starts or stops moving it is evidence of a force. The students made a small chain reaction using various materials to see force at work.