Dear Third Grade Students and Parents,
As we conclude our third grade year, it is important to evaluate student progress according
to curriculum standards. These tests will monitor progress and achievements and help prepare the
children for the future. In third grade, students will receive study guides and will have the
opportunity to prepare for these tests at home as well as review in school.
Science- Throughout the school year, students have been engaged in life science, earth science, and
physical science. However, this test will not encompass all aspects of our science curriculum.
Students will be assessed on the Solar System; the Planets, the Sun, Stars, and the Moon. Study
Guide to follow.
Social Studies- In third grade at SFA our comprehensive social studies curriculum engaged
students in the study of Massachusetts; past and present. Students will be required to recall
famous people from Massachusetts, famous events that occurred in Massachusetts, and will be
required to label a New England map. Study Guide to follow.
Religion – Students will be required to be very familiar with 3 important prayers; Hail Mary, Our
Father, and Prayer of St. Francis. Students will be given the prayers and will fill in the missing
words.
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Math – Students will display subtraction with regrouping, place value, multiplication and division,
rounding, geometry, fraction, graphing, time, measurement, and problem solving skills.
Language Arts - Students will be given spelling words to study. These are words we have worked on
throughout the year and will be tested on a portion of them for the test. Students will also be
given grade level readings and questions.
2010 Testing Schedule for 3rd
Grade:
Tuesday June 8th
Science
Wednesday June 9th
Social Studies and Religion
Thursday June 10th
Math
Friday June 11th
Language Arts- Spelling and
Reading
Social Studies Final Test ~ Wednesday June 9, 2010
Label a map of New England; Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, Atlantic Ocean, Boston, Braintree, Cape Cod
Famous Events: Boston Tea Party, Revolutionary War, Bunker Hill, Signing of the Declaration of
Independence, Paul Revere’s Ride, Great Depression, Signing of the Mayflower Compact, Lexington
and Concord
Famous People: Samoset, Squanto, Massasoit, John Winthrop, Samuel Adams, George Washington,
Paul Revere, John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Graham Bell, Susan B. Anthony, An Wang,
Francis Cabot Lowell
Religion Final Study Guide
For your Religion Final you need to know the following three prayers.
Hail Mary
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee.
Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for our sinners, now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
Our Father
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name;
Thy kingdom come;
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Amen
Prayer of St. Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy;
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.
Science Final Study Guide
All of the information that you have learned can be found in your
Science Book on pages 316-350.
Key Words-Be able to match the word with the definition for the following:
star-A ball of hot, glowing gases.
Sun-A star that supplies Earth with heat and light.
orbit- The regular path one object travels around another.
phase- Each shape of the Moon we see.
solar system-A system made up of a star and the objects that move around it.
planet- A large body of rock or gas with a round shape that revolves around a star.
constellation- A group of stars that seem to form a picture.
rotate-To turn or spin.
revolve-To move around another object.
axis- A line through the center of a spinning object.
HINT: A good way to study these words would be to make flashcards.
Be able to explain:
-Earth rotates on its axis. This causes day and night.
-Seasons change because Earth revolves around the Sun and is tilted on its axis.
-The Sun is a star that supplies Earth with light and heat.
-Our Solar System has four inner planets and four outer planets. The inner
planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. The outer plants are Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
-Stars differ by size, brightness, and color.
Be able to label:
-The eight planets.
Spelling- 50 words sent home. Students will only be tested on 25 of them.
Math Concepts- We are practicing review problems in school but students should also review the
following concepts in their math text or workbook.
- Time/Elapsed Time
- Word Problems
- Addition with regrouping
- Subtraction with Regrouping
- Perimeter
- Area
- Standard/Expanded Form
- Fact Families
- Multiplication/Division Problems
- Symmetry
- Polygons
- Corners/Sides of Polygons
- Angles
- Congruent
- Similar
- Double digit multiplication
- Fractions
- Money amounts/change back
- Reading Bar graphs
- Measurement