Welcome to Mrs. Rau's Third Grade Class!

2007 - 2008

**See STAR Testing Info page under Classroom News**

This will be a great school year.  Here are some of the exciting things we will be learning this year.  

In Language Arts we will continue to build vocabulary and enhance our comprehension skills.  We will write multi-paragraph stories and improve spelling skills.  We will learn to write in cursive and answer questions with complete sentences and with more details.

In Math we will reinforce our basic addition and subtraction facts.  We will also learn to multiply and divide. We will extend our knowledge of fractions to include adding, subtracting, and decimal comparisons. 

In Social Studies we will continue to explore communities with a focus on our local community.  We will discover where people start communities and how they grow and change.  We will explore how people work together at city, state, and national levels. We will study the history of Redondo Beach as well as the history of the local Indians. 

In Science this year we will review the various types of animals.  We will study ecosystems and the solar system, and we will explore the properties of matter, energy and light.  

In third grade we also enjoy a very active and fun P.E. program, we have weekly vocal music instruction, and we get healthy with Hooked on Health.

You are going to love third grade!  See you in Room 7.

Mrs. Rau

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