Science Supplies Needed

Hello Third Grade Parents, 

Please sign up below/comment if you can bring in any of the the following items by Tuesday, February 4th:

• Aluminum foil 19 feet
• clothespins or binder clips 50
• paper cups ( 8 oz) 7 
• paper lunch bags 25
• paper plates 25 
• paper towels 25 sheets
• plastic spoons 14
• thin string (yarn or ribbon also work) 3 foot for each student 25* 3= 75 feet

• Coolers (One for the hot water bottles and one for the cold water bottles)
• aluminum foil 22 feet
• plastic bottles (8 oz) 14 
• socks- pair for each student 25 pairs of socks 
• styrofoam cups ( 6 oz) 26 cups

• gummy bears  5 fun size packs
•  starburst  11 ounces 
• chocolate chips  6 ounces
• 13 thick paper plates  10 inches (thin plates won't work)

Thanks,

Mrs. Byrne 

Happy New Year! 2020

Dear Third Grade Parents,

Thank you for the warm welcoming back to Saint Thomas More. I can't wait to have many more memories in 2020 with my loving and thoughtful students.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Byrne

Thanksgiving Turkey Art Project!

Dear Third Grade,

Please don't forget to bring your art item in for next week's Thanksgiving fun on Wednesday! All these items can be found at Safeway, thank you so much for a huge Team Effort!!

Please bring in your item, ( Listed below ) ​on, or before​ ​Tuesday, November 12th​ ready for a Thanksgiving art project on Wednesday November 13th.

Thank you,
Gobble Gobble!
Mrs. Cox & Mrs. Spiegel

First Name	Last Name
Roman	Cabrera ​1 x dry bag of popcorn kernels
Tristan	Caragan ​1 x dry bag of popcorn kernels
Caileigh	Carino ​1 x dry bag of popcorn kernels
Caira	Connor ​1 x dry bag of green split peas
Oliver	Cruz ​1 x dry bag of green split peas
Nyla	de Dios ​1 x dry bag of green split peas
Amaiya	Guillermo ​1 x dry bag of kidney beans
Chloe	He ​1 x dry bag of kidney beans
Kaylee	Huynh ​1 x dry bag of kidney beans
Chloe	Iwan ​1 x dry bag of pinto beans
Sara	Jaber ​1 x dry bag of pinto beans
Isabella	Jajeh ​1 x box of plastic spoons
Peter	Jajeh ​1 x bag of napkins
Brandon	Jimenez ​1 x bag of pinto beans
Sophia	Lopez ​1 x pack of thick cardboard flat dinner plates
Jay	Macale ​1 x pack of thick cardboard flat dinner plates
Christopher	Martin ​1 x pack of soup bowls
Mason	Morato ​1 x pack of soup bowls
Madilyn	Navasca ​1 x pack of soup bowls
Marcus	Pon ​1 x pack of soup bowls
Gabriel	Presa ​1 x bag of dry black beans
Jasmine	Vi ​1 x bag of dry black beans
Amanda	Yao ​1 x bag of dry black beans

Diorama Questions

Dear Third Grade,

Keep your two project sheets that you took home on Wednesday 10/09/19 safe!

Your first sheet helps describe your habitat, the second is a cause and effect work sheet.

Both worksheets need to be returned with your diorama Monday, October 28th.  

Remember: You can find information from books at the library any books you own, and if you work closely with an adult supervising you, maybe you could use the internet to find your information there.

Finally, HAVE FUN with this project, enjoy learning new things and remembering facts and information you already know!

Ask me for any lost sheets, ask me if you have concerns completing your project.

I am so excited to see your projects on Monday, October 28th!!!!

Kindly,

Mrs. Cox

Third Grade Diorama!

Third Grade Habitat Diorama

Dear Third grade! 

It is time to begin wrapping up our Habitats science unit! In your final project you will need to demonstrate your understanding and learning about examples of diverse life forms in different environments such as Oceans, deserts, forests, grasslands or wetlands etc etc.

You will also be required to answer a question sheet about what causes change to the environment in your habitat and recognize detrimental effects. Can animals and plants survive or adapt to these changes, do they need help doing so? Can they, and do they move to new locations in order to survive? Have some organisms that once lived in your habitat, completely disappeared due to the environmental impact of these changes?

What You Will Need:

Shoebox

Colored paper

White glue or glue stick

Craft items: Not limited to: colored clay, pipe cleaners, popsicle sticks, glitter, buttons, scrap fabric, beads, pine cones, cotton wool, figurines etc. Markers, paints or crayons

Completed habitat worksheet

Completed Cause And Effect Environmental Change worksheet

What You will need to do:

1. Decide on what type of habitat you would like to create. 

2. Set the empty shoebox on its side, with the inside facing towards you. This is the set where your habitat will unfold! 

3. Start by setting up the background, just like a set designer. Imagine your habitat.

Which habitat are you trying to recreate? Is it the morning, a sunny day, or night time? Is your habitat underground, outdoors or underwater in an ocean?

4. Next, begin to create details and props. You can use any number of materials but make sure they are used, or made to scale and fit comfortably within the small box.

5. Once all elements of the scene are constructed, check that everything depicting your habitat and animal life are there. Does anything need to be added?Is there too much?

6. Glue the objects in place. 

7. Display your diorama with the completed worksheet to describe your animal and habitat.

8. Complete the Habitat impact, cause and effect worksheet.  

Due Date: Monday, October 28th.

 Points weight : Diorama 60 % 

Habitat Description Worksheet 20%

Cause And Effect Environmental Change worksheet 20%

Welcome Back

Dear Third Grade parents and students,

Welcome back!

Best,
Mrs Cox