South Boston Catholic Academy

Happy Reading!

• Grade One Supply List
• Grade Three Supply & Reading List
• Grade Four & Five Reading List
• Grade Four & Five Reading List – continued
• Grade Four Supply List
• Grade Five Supply List
• Grade Six through Eight Reading List
• Grade Six through Eight Reading List – continued
• Grade Six through eight Supply List

South Boston Catholic Academy Third Grade

Summer Reading

            Each student will be responsible for reading the book Freckle Juice by Judy Blume.  This book is readily available at the local library.  Students will be expected to be able to answer questions about the plot, characters, and setting of the story.

            In addition to reading Freckle Juice, each student will be responsible for completing one reading log sheet (provided) by the first day of school.  Each entry should be a minimum of 20 minutes long.  Students may choose what reading material they would like to include (books, magazines, newspapers, etc.).

Supply List

1   1” Binder

1   Package of binder dividers

1   Package of white printer paper

2   Packages of lined, loose leaf paper

4   1 subject notebooks

8   Pocket folders (solid colored ONLY.  No character folders please!)

3   Packs of index cards

1   Soft pencil pouch (no boxes please!  They do not fit in the desks!)

1   Box of #2 pencils

1   Box of washable markers

1   Box of crayons (no more than 24 please!)

2   Thin dry erase markers (students will be using these often in class)

2   Glue sticks

1   Bottle of white glue

1   Package of erasers (whichever type you prefer)

1   Pair of scissors

2   Boxes of tissues

2   Rolls of paper towels

2   Containers of sanitizing wipes

1   Hand sanitizer

1   Box of Ziploc bags

            Boys: Sandwich size

            Girls: Gallon size

This week will be the last week of math club for the third grade!  Thank you to all the students who committed themselves to attending and participating in extra activities focused on math topics!

Ms. Joslin and Ms. Strob

Today, grade 3 walked back in time along the Freedom Trail!  According to the Massachusetts state frameworks, state history is the focus of our social studies curriculum.

Students have been learning about the events leading up to the American Revolution and this was the perfect way to connect our learning outside of our classroom! 

Some students were able to sit in the King’s Chapel and see the pews of Paul Revere and the governor!  They saw the North Church, Old City Hall, and had lunch in City Hall Plaza.  Ask your child who is buried in the metal structure in the Puritan’s first burial grounds!

Thank you to all of our chaperones and The Philanthropic Institute, who provided the grant that made this great trip possible!  Also, thank you to the students, who were wonderfully behaved and were great representatives of SBCA!

Pictures will follow this weekend!  Enjoy!

Ms. Joslin and Ms. Strob

Students in 3B learned about homelessness and why as Catholics we are called to help!  Students organized a 100 Calorie Pack drive for the hopeFound shelter in Jamaica Plain.  Thank you to all who donated snacks!  The residents of the shelter are now able to receive a snack when they sign in to the shelter.

A special thank you to Elizabeth Condron, volunteer coordinator at the shelter, for coming and answering our questions about homelessness.  Students learned many things, but the most common fact was that homeless people have jobs and that not everyone who IS homeless LOOKS homeless!

In 3B, students are continuing to work on their Goosbumps books. Students are using buddy reading to read and discuss stories. They are also completing journal assignments to help deepen their comprehension. Look for pictures below that show them hard at work!

In social studies, we have begun learning about the Wampanoag tribe and culture. Students have created a map with different tribes and will soon be creating replicas of different artifacts important to the culture. We are also reading legends and folklore from the Wampanoags.

Remember, your projects are due December 2nd!