Curriculum Guide for the Week of February 18- 22

Sacred Heart Academy 

Third Grade Curriculum Update 

by Mrs.Miller 

February 18, 2013  

These are the subjects and content area the students will be studying this  

week.  Please make sure that your child goes over these areas of study with 

you.  

Virtue of the Month: Perseverance (Enduring Adversity) * 

Saxon Math: Lessons 86-89 on, identifying and solving larger-smaller-difference 

problems, making and drawing arrays, estimating and finding the area of a 

rectangle, and finding the sum of three addends.  * 

Science: The Solar System- the planets, the earth-like planets and the Giant 

planets.  * 

Social Studies:  Ancient Rome. Chapters 14-16 on the Romans and the 

Christians, the decline of the Roman Empire, and the east and west.  Share god 

and goddess reports with 6th grade.  The 6th graders will peer edit their reports 

and work with them on finalizing their reports to present with them next week.  * 

Socratic Seminar:  Lesson 11- on how you can tell the difference between good 

and bad advice.  * 

Religion: Preparation for the sacrament of First Communion, Session 18.  The 

virtue of the month: Perseverance. Session 20- Lent and the preparation for 

Easter.   

Literature: Read and discuss myths from Ancient Greece and Rome.  Continue 

literature study on My Fatherʼs Dragon.  * 

                                                          

English:  Journal writing.  Phonics- Lesson 20 on contractions.  More review on 

irregular plural nouns.  Cursive handwriting.  * 

Vocab./ Spelling: Vocab. Unit 8 on definitions, synonyms and antonyms on 

words, completing the sentence and word associations. Spelling Lesson 20.  

Test on Friday.  * 

 Art:  We will be working on our class Gala project on Wednesday with Mrs. 

Pennell, and then Mr. Anderson, (Elizaʼs Dad), will be making a “Profile Collage” 

with the children on Friday!  * 

Check white envelope for: Reminders, information for Feb, and corrected work 

to be filed in their 3 ring binders.   

Reminders: No School on Monday due to the Presidentʼs Day holiday.  Have a 

wonderful week!  

* indicates Core Knowledge  

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