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Week 21: End of Semester

 Hello, we will have a few review activities on Monday and Tuesday, but there is no focused story or homework this week as it is just a day and a half. Have a happy Summer Vacation and the various holidays! Please remember the summer homework which is to read a book and do the worksheet that we sent out a couple of weeks ago. See everyone again in Grade 4.

Week 20: Welcome Back Wolves, Wolves Don't Belong Here and Class Party

 Hello everyone, It is our last full week of classes this semester and we will spend some time going over the final reading of Grade 3: "Welcome Back Wolves" and "Wolves Don't belong" which is a dual reading. There is a conversation activity next week as well. During Thursday and Friday, we will have a class party with a different activity for each day. Vocabulary List 1 government (n.): the group that rules a country or area   2 decade (n.): a period of ten years   3 dam (n.): a barrier that holds back water   4 beaver (n.): a large rodent that builds dams   5 outweigh (v.): to be more important or significant   6 bill (n.): a proposed law; an invoice   7 ecotourist (n.): a tourist interested in nature and conservation   8 restaurant (n.): a place where meals are served   9 percent (n.): a part per hundred (%)   10 eliminate (v.): to remove completely   11 reintroduced (v.)...

Week 19: Written Exam, Essay Writing, and New Story-"Welcome Back, Wolves"

 Hello everyone, we are conducting the Written Exam on Wednesday, June 17th. Afterwards, we will be finishing Drafts 2 and 3 about our "Happiest Memory" writing so please prepare well. Afterwards, we will finish up the semester by reading through the "Welcome Back, Wolves" story, but we will not be doing the Practice Workbook section for the story as the story will not be tested. Students will still need to write the bubble book homework for this story. Week 19  Vocabulary 1. (v.): to try to win against others   2 reptile (n.): a cold-blooded animal with scales   3 explode (v.): to burst violently   4 translate (v.): to change from one language to another   5 include (v.): to contain as part of a whole   6 despite (prep.): in spite of; even though   7 expose (v.): to reveal; to leave unprotected   8 mistake (n.): an error   9 dispute (n./v.): a disagreement; to argue   10 subscrib...

Week 18: Review and Start of the Final Exams Week

 Hello everyone, we have the Final Oral and Listening Exams during the week as well as review for the Final Written Exam. Also, the homework schedule is different during review weeks. For Monday-Thursday, we will only have the Review Worksheet, but we will add sentence writing on Friday. Grade 3 Final Exam Scope Spring 2026  Listening 6 / 10 Wednesday Period 2  Oral 6 / 8 Monday 6 / 9   Tuesday  Period 1-2 Tuesday   Written 6 / 17 Wednesday  Dear Grade 3 Students and Parents,   The final exam is approaching. Please review the scope below to prepare well. Oral Exam Read aloud a passage and answer 5 comprehension questions about the story read. Listening and written Exams will cover all content from Week 12 to Week 17. My View Stories and Practice Book   The following stories from our My View curriculum will be included in the exam:   1. Living in Deserts p. 135-153   2. Why Sun and Moon ...

Week 17: Weird Friends-Unlikely Allies in the Animal Kingdom

 Hello everyone, this is the second week of this story, and we will get into the true content of the pairing or groups of animal allies in the story now. Anyways, this is the last of the three stories in the Final Exam-which also includes the Living in Deserts and the Sun and Moon live in the Sky stories so please prepare well. Vocabulary List 1 survival  (n.): the act of staying alive   2 lookout (n.): a person who watches for danger   3 flee (v.): to run away from danger   4 savanna (n.): a grassy plain with few trees   5 chomp (v.): to chew noisily   6 detect (v.): to notice or discover   7 parasite (n.): an organism that lives on another and harms it   8 ooze (v.): to flow slowly   9 pupate (v.): to become a pupa (inset stage)   10 roam (v.): to wander freely   11 anemone (n.): a sea creature that looks like a flower   12 nibble (v.): to take small, gent...

Week 16: Weird Friends, Unlikely Allies in the Animal Kingdom

 Hello everyone, we are going to go through another informational text this week so please be very thorough in the study of the subject matter. It is about animals and how they help one another, and it will be the last of the three stories that will appear on the final exam so study well. Week 16 Vocabulary 1 morning  (n.): the early part of the day   2 darkness (n.): absence of light   3 format (n.): the way something is arranged or presented   4 target (n.): a goal or object aimed at   5 absorb (v.): to take in liquid, light, or information   6 soared (v.): past tense of soar; to fly high   7 adore (v.): to love deeply   8 alarm (n.): a warning signal or fear   9 explore (v.): to travel to discover new things   10 cardboard (n.): thick, stiff paper used for boxes   11 predators (n.) plural: animals that hunt others for food   12 species (n.): a g...