Welcome to 3rd grade! My name is Mrs. (Julie) Chien and I am so excited to get to know every one of your children :-) I am looking forward to a wonderful year. If you need anything or have questions, please email me at jchien@fortisacademy.net.
Books needed on Tuesday:
Singapore 3A textbook & workbook
IEW Book
Books needed on Tuesday:
Singapore 3A textbook & workbook
IEW Book
Cursive
Magician's Nephew
Math:
WORKBOOK AND TEXTBOOK EXERCISES:
Please grade all work by first indicating which answers are incorrect and then giving your student an opportunity to correct his/her mistakes before offering assistance. Initial the top when all problems have been completed correctly.
Magician's Nephew
Important Dates:
8/10 - First Day of School
Back 2 School Brunch in Fortis Fellowship Hall
8/12 - Spirit Day! Students and staff may wear jeans and Fortis Spirit shirts to school.
8/13 - First Day of Electives for students in grades K-12
8/16 - First Day of Monday Art Elective for grades K-5
8/17 - Moms in prayer 9:00am
8/24 - Co-teacher Training 9:00am
8/26 - Spirit Day/Pizza Day/Dogs day
8/30 - Moms in prayer 9:00am
Grammar Play Date 3:00pm
Open House 6:00pm
Blog Abbreviations:
| TG | Teacher's Guide |
| TB | Textbook |
| WB | Workbook |
| IEW | Institute of Excellence in Writing |
| KWO | Key Word Outline |
| RD | Rough Draft |
| FD | Final Draft |
| HW | Cursive Book |
| SOTW | Story of the World |
| NJ | Science Notebooking Journal |
Math:
WORKBOOK AND TEXTBOOK EXERCISES:
Please grade all work by first indicating which answers are incorrect and then giving your student an opportunity to correct his/her mistakes before offering assistance. Initial the top when all problems have been completed correctly.
IEW:
We will be learning what is a key word outline (KWO) and how to create one from a paragraph.
We will be learning what is a key word outline (KWO) and how to create one from a paragraph.
Spelling:
Review spelling and syllable division rules.
Review phonograms.
This week, we'll review phonograms and syllable division rules from previous levels.
Reading:
We will be reading Magician’s Nephew the first semester. Please bring this book to school every day. On Friday and Monday we will be reading a classical book. We are starting the year with "The Hundred Dresses". The students will complete a book review on this book. The book review will be in the black reading journal. This is due Aug 23.
Science:
Please bring the science journal to school on Wednesday only. We will be working in the journal at school also.
We will be reading Magician’s Nephew the first semester. Please bring this book to school every day. On Friday and Monday we will be reading a classical book. We are starting the year with "The Hundred Dresses". The students will complete a book review on this book. The book review will be in the black reading journal. This is due Aug 23.
Science:
Please bring the science journal to school on Wednesday only. We will be working in the journal at school also.
Geography:
Continents & Oceans song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for pointing to the continents and oceans on a map.
Continents & Oceans song and map can be found here on the main blog curricula/geography page. Students will be responsible for pointing to the continents and oceans on a map.
Memory:
Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry: Our first quarter poem is "Rise Up O Men of God". A copy is in your student's binder under the memory section. Practice this with a family member, pet, or stuffed animal as an audience. If you really want a challenge, try using yourself as an audience in a mirror!
Please spend 15 minutes per day working on the following memory work.
Poetry: Our first quarter poem is "Rise Up O Men of God". A copy is in your student's binder under the memory section. Practice this with a family member, pet, or stuffed animal as an audience. If you really want a challenge, try using yourself as an audience in a mirror!
