3rd Grade Weekly Newsletter: September 7–11, 2026

We have another great week of learning ahead in 3rd grade! We are continuing to build strong academic habits while growing in confidence, responsibility, and independence. Here is a peek at what we will be learning this week.

Important Dates & Reminders

Your student can bring in a small snack for the morning.

• Monday: No School

• Tuesday: Chapel (Bring offering for Orphan Grain Train)

• Wednesday: School Pictures & Study Buddies Due

• Friday: Midterm! Students should be halfway to their AR goal!

Religion

We will continue learning from the story of Joseph, focusing on Christian character and how God works through difficult circumstances. Students will read Joseph's story in the Bible, complete activities in their Religion books, and explore the topic of jealousy. We will also have chapel on Tuesday this week.

Reading

We will be working with Kidability Tuesday–Thursday. Kidability is a program to teach children about personal safety. On Friday, we will learn how readers use images and text to gather information. Students will read about elephants, discuss facts with a partner, and practice identifying fact and opinion.

Math

Our focus this week is three-digit addition with regrouping. Students will practice using place-value boxes, complete addition problems, and apply their skills to word problems. We will finish the week practicing addition with regrouping and word problems through IXL.

Spelling & Phonics

We will study the schwa sound in words ending in _le, _el, _al, and _il and review long-a patterns using ai and ay. We will also learn the difference between regular and irregular plurals. No Spelling Test or homework this week!

Writing

We are strengthening our sentence writing skills in our journals. Students will practice the four kinds of sentences, capitalization, writing sentences with specific topics, and using conjunctions to connect ideas.

English

Our grammar focus is adverbs! Students will learn our adverb jingle, review what adverbs do, and practice identifying and using adverbs correctly in their own sentences.

Handwriting

We will practice forming the lowercase letters a, d, and c, paying close attention to proper formation, spacing, and neatness.

Science

We are continue exploring inherited traits and animal characteristics. Students will investigate which animals can live in different environments, learn about inherited traits, and compare offspring to their parents through hands-on activities.

Memory

We will be learning the Old Testament Poetic Books: Job, Psalms, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon. Please encourage your child to practice these at home throughout the week. A little practice each day can make a big difference! On Friday, homework is due on there will be a writtern memory quiz. 

A Note About Printing & Handwriting

We are continuing to work on proper printing habits in 3rd grade. You may notice us paying closer attention to letter size, formation, spacing, and when to use uppercase and lowercase letters.

At home, please watch for patterns such as inconsistent handwriting or words being crowded too closely together. We are also learning that proper nouns and common nouns have different capitalization rules. A little encouragement to slow down and form letters carefully can go a long way!

Thank you for partnering with me as we help your child become a confident, careful, and independent learner. We are excited for another wonderful week together!

In Christ, 

Mrs. Keller