Month: March 2025

BIBA 19th Third Grade Newsletter

This last cycle we learned.

  • Looked at the elements of a Mystery Plot
  • Made predictions about the future
  • Gathered our BOLD opinions
  • Learned Strategies to write independently
  • Considered our Audience during our Writing
  • Learned about Irregular Plurals
  • Reviewed for the Unit Test
  • Had our Unit Test

We did not Continue this subject this cycle

  • Began our International Day Studies

Next cycle we will learn.

  • Using Multiple Possibilities and Ideas to Make Predictions in Mystery Texts
  • Considering Alternatives By Listening to Others’ Opinions and Ideas
  • Editing as We Go
  • Taking Stock and Setting Goals
  • Gathering All we Know About Our Opinion
  • Concrete and Abstract Nouns
  • Possessive Nouns
  • Start Unit 4
  • Understanding Area as a plane figure
  • Decomposing shapes into smaller measurable shapes.
  • Using tiles to make shapes.

We did not Continue this subject this cycle

  • Learning about Folk tales of our Nation
  • Learning about the government system of our countries.

Quote of the Cycle

Pi Day
March 14th

International Day
March 28th

A Review from the Parent Student Handbook:

Starting this cycle we will review the Homework Policy as written in the Parent and Student Handbook.

Purpose of Homework

The purpose of Homework is to:

  • Consolidate, reinforce and extend skills and understanding of work covered in class.
  • Provide an opportunity for students to work on summative assessments.
  • Provide training for students in planning and organizing time.
  • Support students to establish habits of study, concentration and self-discipline.
  • Allow students to progress towards becoming more independent learners.
  • Support students to develop a range of skills in identifying and using information resources.
  • Reaffirm the role of parents as partners in education.

Role of Parents:

Parents can consider doing the following to support their children in their learning:

  • Take an active interest in homework and check that homework has been set.
  • Encourage and support their child to complete homework.
  • Ensure that time is set aside for homework every day.
  • Provide, where possible, a dedicated place for homework.
  • Support their child to balance the time spent between homework and recreational activities.
  • Talk to teachers about any homework problems including the nature of the homework and their child’s approach to the homework.
  • Inform the school of any domestic or extracurricular activities to be taken into consideration when homework is being set or submitted.
  • Contact the subject teacher if their child is experiencing difficulties with the homework requirements of a specific subject. If difficulties are being experienced in more than one subject, the child’s classroom teacher should be contacted.