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Welcome to Third Grade with Mrs. Fisher!

This is my third year teaching at St. Joseph Catholic School.  I have lived in Vernon Hills for 20 years.  I have five kids, two girls and three boys.  I enjoy cooking, gardening, DIY projects, walking my dog, and spending time with my kids.   I attended Northeastern Illinois University and University of Phoenix.  I earned my Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education with an endorsement in Structured English Immersion for PreK-12.  I was a third grade student teacher and a substitute teacher at St. Francis de Sales School in Lake Zurich. I volunteered at St. Mary School in Buffalo Grove for five years. I am so happy to be a part of the SJCS community!
 

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Spelling Unit 4 Week 3:


  1. anticipation
  2. civilization
  3. convertible
  4. dependable
  5. flexible
  6. likable
  7. movable
  8. terrible
  9. usable
  10. visible

Bonus Words: traceable, invincible, inspiration


Vocabulary:

succeed - do well or achieve a goal

determined- committed or firmly decided

impressed- affected in a favorable way

eventually- finally or after a long time

imagined- believed or thought was possible

Homework

Monday, January 26th
 
Reading: Read for 15 minutes
Math: Ch. 8, Lesson 3, pages 445-446 (evens)

Week at a Glance

Reading, Spelling and Writing: 

Unit 4 Week 3:  Milton Hershey (Biography)

Objectives: 

  • Learn more about biography and explain the author’s purpose in a biography.
  • Develop knowledge about language to make connections between reading and writing.
  • Can use elements of opinion writing to write an opinion essay.

Math: Chapter 8 Apply Multiplication and Division

  • Use different strategies, including arrays and repeated subtraction, to divide by 6 and 7.
  • Use different strategies, such as arrays, drawings, and known facts, to multiply by 8.
  • Use different strategies, such as properties, known facts, or patterns, to multiply by 9.
  • Use different strategies, such as equal groups, repeated subtraction, and related multiplication facts, to divide by 8 and 9.


Religion: Unit 2 Session 12- The Catholic Church

Objectives:

  • Discuss how the Church grew and found new leaders after Pentecost.
  • Identify Peter as Jesus’ appointed leader of the Church.
  • Identify the Marks of the Church: one, holy, catholic, and apostolic.
  • Pray the last part of the Apostles’ Creed.
  • Define apostolic, Marks of the Church, Mystical Body of Christ, one, pastor, and Vicar of 

Social Studies: Lesson 8- Cultures Around the World

Objectives:

  • Identify the locations of continents and countries around the world.
  • Analyze cultural artifacts to identify what they reveal about ways of life.
  • Compare and contrast various ways of life.

Reminders: 


  • Spelling menus will be due every Friday (Choose 3 activities-time given in class to do. Students will finish at home if necessary.)
  • Students are expected to have done 40-45 minutes in each Reading and Math for I-Ready practice lessons every week! They are given plenty of time in class throughout the week, but can finish at home if the goal is not met.
  • Please send your child with a water bottle every day.
  • Please make sure your child’s chrome book is charged every night.
  • Please send your child with winter gear for outside!

Homework

Thursday, January 22nd
Homework:
Reading: Read for 15 minutes
Math: Ch.8 Lesson 2, pages 439-440 (evens)

Homework

Wednesday, January 21st
 
Reading: Read for 15 minutes
Math: Ch.8 Lesson 1, pages 433-434 (odds)
 
Science: Ch. 2 Test tomorrow.  Study Guide pgs. 89, 90-92

Week at a Glance

No School Monday


No Spelling or My View this week.  We will use this week to prep for Catholic Schools Week.


Math: Chapter 8- Apply Multiplication and Division

Objectives:

  • Chapter 7 test Tuesday
  • Multiply by 6- Use different strategies, including doubling a known fact, to multiply by 6.
  • Multiply by 7- Use different strategies, such as properties, arrays, and decomposing factors, to multiply by 7.

Religion: Unit 2 Session 13- The Church Prays

  • Describe how Jesus teaches us to pray.
  • Explain how Jesus is present in the Mass and the sacraments.
  • Identify sacraments  blessed objects that help us pray.
  • Tell the story of Jesus healing the Roman officer’s servant.
  • Define blessing, crucifix, rosary, and sacramental.

Social Studies: Lesson 8- Cultures Around the World

Objectives:

  • Identify the locations of continents and countries around the world.
  • Analyze cultural artifacts to identify what they reveal about ways of life.
  • Compare and contrast various ways of life.

Science: Test Thursday


Reminders: 


  • Spelling menus will be due every Friday (Choose 3 activities-time given in class to do. Students will finish at home if necessary.)
  • Students are expected to have done 40-45 minutes in each Reading and Math for I-Ready practice lessons every week! They are given plenty of time in class throughout the week, but can finish at home if the goal is not met.
  • Please send your child with a water bottle every day.
  • Please make sure your child’s chrome book is charged every night.
  • Please send your child with winter gear for outside!

Homework

Thursday, January 15, 2026
 
Reading: Read for 15 minutes
Math: Lesson 8, pages 413-414 (odd)
Science Test Thursday!

Homework

Tuesday, January 13, 2026
 
Reading: Read 15 minutes
Math: Lesson 6, pages 401-402 (odds)
iReady testing this week!  Get plenty of sleep and eat a good breakfast.

Homework

Monday, January 12, 2026
 
Homework:
Reading: Read for 15 minutes
Math: Lesson 5 pages 393-394 (evens)
iReady testing starts tomorrow.  Please be sure your child gets a good nights sleep and eats breakfast in the morning.

Spelling Unit 4 Week 2

Spelling Unit 4 Week 2:


  1. surprise
  2. pilgrim
  3. subtract
  4. control
  5. sample
  6. inspect
  7. contrast
  8. employ
  9. exclaim
  10. athlete

Bonus Words: contraction, embrace, completion


Vocabulary:


slavery- a system in which people are owned by others

abolitionist- a person who believes slavery should be stopped

violence- actions that cause great harm, damage, or injury

equality- the right of all people to be treated the same

influential- having a great effect on someone or something

Week At A Glance

January 12th- January 16th
 

Reading, Spelling and Writing: 

Unit 4 Week 2: from Frederick Douglass (Biography)

Objectives: 

  • Learn more about biography and analyze text structure in  a biography.
  • To develop knowledge about language to make connections between reading and writing.
  • To use elements of opinion writing to write an opinion essay.

Math: Chapter 7 Multiplication and Division

Objectives:

  • Lesson 5: Divide by 4- Use different strategies, including related multiplication facts, to divide by 4.
  • Lesson 6: Problem-Solving Investigation or Extra or Missing Information
  • Lesson 7: Multiply by 0 and 1-Use different strategies, such as equal groups, patterns, and properties, to multiply by 0 and 1.
  • Lesson 8: Divide with 0 and 1- Use division rules to divide with 0 and 1.


Religion: Unit 2 Session 12- The Catholic Church

Objectives:

  • Discuss how the Church grew and found new leaders after Pentecost.
  • Identify Peter as Jesus’ appointed leader of the Church.
  • Identify the Marks of the Church: one, holy, catholic, and apostolic.
  • Pray the last part of the Apostles’ Creed.
  • Define apostolic, Marks of the Church, Mystical Body of Christ, one, pastor, and Vicar of 

Social Studies: Lesson 8- Cultures Around the World

Objectives:

  • Identify the locations of continents and countries around the world.
  • Analyze cultural artifacts to identify what they reveal about ways of life.
  • Compare and contrast various ways of life.

Reminders: 


  • Spelling menus will be due every Friday (Choose 3 activities-time given in class to do. Students will finish at home if necessary.)
  • Students are expected to have done 40-45 minutes in each Reading and Math for I-Ready practice lessons every week! They are given plenty of time in class throughout the week, but can finish at home if the goal is not met.
  • Please send your child with a water bottle every day.
  • Please make sure your child’s chrome book is charged every night.
  • Please send your child with winter gear for outside!

Homework

Thursday, January 8, 2026
 
Homework:
Reading: Read for 15 minute
Listen to The House That Jane Built 
Math: Lesson 4, pages 387-388 (evens)
 
Study for spelling test!

Homework

Tuesday, January 6th
 
Homework:
Reading: Read for 15 minutes
Math: Lesson 2, pages 375-376 (evens)

Homework

Monday, January 5th
 
Reading: Read for 15 minutes
Math: Chapter 7, Lesson 1 pages 369-370 (odds)