Sacred Heart Academy
Third Grade Curriculum Update
by Mrs.Miller
Date: June 3, 2013
Virtue of the Month: Lives to Learn From *
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.
Saxon Math: Review of math lessons. Mastering Multiplication facts 0-12.
Division review. *
Science: Unit on Ecology. Review of test. Observing their hermit crabs and
setting up their habitat. Keeping care of their hermit crabs. What do they need
for survival? What is the difference between a ghost shrimp and hermit crab?
History: Unit on The Thirteen Colonies. Read and discuss lessons on Plymouth:
the Pilgrim colony, the Massachusetts Bay Colony, living in the Puritan Colony
and the story of Rhode Island. The children will be practicing their performance of
“Trouble At Jamestown” all week. *
Religion: The church is a witness for Justice and Peace, the good Samaritan,
servant of slaves, and the ten Commandments.
Literature: Read and discuss the stories Three Words of Wisdom and William
Tell. The children will read and talk about their cereal box book report throughout
the week. *
English: Journal writing. Cursive handwriting. Grammar- Adjectives and
adverbs. Phonics- Lesson 33 on prefixes. *
Vocab./ Spelling: Vocab.- Unit 14 on definitions, synonyms and antonyms of
words, completing the sentence and word associations. Spelling- Lesson 33 on
words with prefixes. Last Spelling Test on Friday. *
Art: Peaceful Solutions lesson talking about symbols, depth, texture, framing of
the picture, and the foreground, middleground and background. Drawing their
own Peaceable Kingdoms. *
Check folder for: Reminders, information for June and corrected work to be filed
in their 3 ring binders.
Reminders: ½ day of school is Friday with dismissal at noon and Free Dress.
The School Rummage Sale is Saturday and Sunday. 9 more days of school!!!
* indicates Core Knowledge
Sacred Heart Academy: California’s First Core Knowledge School
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