Mrs. Romay's 3rd Grade
EFL / Gifted & Advanced Teacher
updated on 10/19/26
FOR YOUR INFORMATION...10/19/26-10/30/26
Remember to check the agenda, red folder, Class Dojo, and school calendar for upcoming events.
WHAT ARE WE LEARNING?
Reading/Language Arts
Unit 2 Weeks 3-4: Immigration
Essential Question: Why do people immigrate to new places?
Genre: Historical Fiction/Fiction
Read Aloud: The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco
Shared Read - RWC Book: Sailing to America
Anchor Text - Anthology Book: Next Stop, America!
Paired Selection - Chapter Book: Molly's Pilgrim
B.E.S.T. Literature Library Additional Text Connection: The Little Prince and Rosa Parks
Tested Comprehension Skills:
✓ Infer the Theme/Moral of the story
✓ Identify the Characters' Development
✓ Find the Cause and Effect
✓ Interpret Figurative Language: Similes and Hyperboles
✓ Compare and Contrast two stories/passages on the same topic
✓ Summarize the text
(BI-WEEKLY PROGRESS MONITORING READING TEST ON WEDNESDAY, 10/28/26)
Spelling:
Review the Spelling Words: Words with Silent Letters
wrap, wrists, wrote, wring, wreath, wrench, wrinkled, knit, knee, knob, knife, knock, knuckle, knead, knapsack, gnarl, gnome, gnaws, foreign, assignment (TEST ON WEDNESDAY, 10/28/26)
Academic Vocabulary:
arrived, immigrated, inspected, moment, opportunity, photographs, valuable, whispered (TEST ON WEDNESDAY, 10/28/26)
Vocabulary Strategy: Suffixes
Grammar: Types of Nouns/Special Plural Nouns (QUIZ ON WEDNESDAY, 10/28/26)
Writing: Descriptive
Math
Chapter 4 - Division
Study multiplication 9 x table (QUIZ ON FRIDAY, 10/23/26)
Extra Practice on IXL: 15 minutes daily
Science
Topic 2 - The Universe
Science Fair Projects - Packet was sent home on Monday, 9/28/26.
The link for the packet in English and Spanish is this my website.
We will be doing a class project that follows the same order in which their individual assignments are due.
Below is the timeline of important dates. If you would like to turn in an assignment early, please do so anytime. Late assignments will receive a zero. Each packet will be checked and returned to the student so that they can move on to their next assignment.
Assignment #1: (pages 1-5) Due on Wed., 9/30/26
Assignment #2: (pages 6-8) Due on Wed., 10/7/26
Assignment #3-6: (pages 9-16) Due on Wed, 10/21/26
Assignment #7 - PowerPoint with video, Due on Wed., 10/29/26
Science Fair Judging - November
Science Fair Boards for finalist only - TBA
District Science Fair Competition - TBA (Usually late January or early Feburary, 2027)
Looking forward to some GREAT projects!
Social Studies
Immigration
Map Skills
Español
Lectura/Cuento: "Un Cuerpo, Muchas Adaptaciones"
Pregunta Esencial: ¿Cómo los animales se adaptan a los cambios?
Género: Narrativa de no ficción
This week we will focus on fluency and comprehension.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
Before and After School Care
*Contact Nivia or Janessa in the After-School Care office for more information.
Meals
*See chart below for lunch costs.
*Please bring a water bottle daily. Students are able to refill their bottles throughout the day.
Parental Involvement
*All school volunteers must register online every year.
*This will be required for participating in certain school events.
3rd Grade Teacher Mrs. Fatima Romay [email protected]
Class Dojo from 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Special Areas
Art – Mr. David [email protected]
Mondays 12:05-1:05 p.m.
(bring crayons and colored pencils)
Music – Mrs. Favasoli [email protected]
Tuesdays: 12:05-1:05 p.m.
(bring black folder and recorder)
Physical Education – Coach White [email protected]
Thursdays and Fridays: 12:05-1:05 p.m.
(bring a water bottle)