Mrs. Romay's 3rd Grade
EFL / Gifted & Advanced Teacher
updated on 10/4/26
FOR YOUR INFORMATION...10/5/26-10/16/26
Remember to check the agenda, red folder, Class Dojo, and school calendar for upcoming events.
Garden Club Field Trip
Wednesday, 10/7/26
Hispanic Heritage Day
Friday, 10/9/26
Students can dress up by wearing guayaberas, dresses, or jerseys representing a Hispanic country.
3rd Grade Field Trip
Monday, 10/12/26
Spirit Week begins next week
WHAT ARE WE LEARNING?
Reading/Language Arts
U1W5-6: National Landmarks and Memorials
Essential Question: How do people make our government work?
Genre: ArgumentativeText
Read Aloud: All About Elections
Shared Read - RWC Book: Every Vote Counts!
Anchor Text - Anthology Book: Vote!
Paired Selection - Anthology Book: A Plan for the People
B.E.S.T. Literature Library Additional Text Connection: Revolutionary Friends
Tested Comprehension Skills:
✓ Determine the Central Idea and Details and Author's Claim/Argument
✓ Identify the Text Structure: Bar Graphs and Side Bars
✓ Compare and Contrast
✓ Summarize the text
(BI-WEEKLY PROGRESS MONITORING READING TEST ON FRIDAY, 10/16/26)
Spelling:
-WEEK 1-2 Words: Long i sound
pie, untie, pilot, finally, might, knight, eyesight, flashlight, bicycle, tricycle, describe, climb, combine, organize, occupy, magnify, gigabyte (TEST ON THURSDAY, 10/15/26)
Academic Vocabulary:
-WEEK 1-2 Words: announced, candidates, convince, decisions, elect, estimate, government, independent (TEST ON THURSDAY, 10/15/26)
Vocabulary Strategy: Prefixes
Grammar: Types of Nouns (QUIZ ON THURSDAY, 10/15/26)
Writing: Descriptive
Math
Chapter 3 - More Multiplication Strategies
Study multiplication 3-4 x table (QUIZ ON FRIDAY, 9/25/26)
Extra Practice on IXL: 15 minutes daily / Next leaderboard ends on Tue., 10/6/26
Science
Wrapping up Topic 1 - How to be a scientist / The Scientific Method
Starting Topic 2 next week - 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 - Due on Wed., 9/30/26
Assignment #2 - Due on Wed., 10/7/26
Assignment #3 and 4 - Due on Wed, 10/14/26
Assignment #5-6 - Due on Wed., 10/21/26
Assignment #7 - PowerPoint with video, Due on Wed., 10/29/26
Science Fair Judging - November
Science Fair Boards - TBA
District Science Fair Competition - TBA (Usually late January or early Feburary, 2027)
Looking forward to some GREAT projects!
Social Studies
Elections
Cultural Project
Español
Lectura/Cuento: "Un Cuerpo, Muchas Adaptaciones"
Pregunta Esencial: ¿Cómo los animales se adaptan a los cambios?
Género: Narrativa de no ficción
Ortografía: Palabras con varias sílabas
camuflaje, insecto, animal, distancia, hibernación, árbol, frío, sol, comida, pelaje
Vocabulario: adaptación, alrededor, ayudan, sobrevivir, mezclarse, camuflaje, depredador, cazar
Spelling and Vocabulary tests in Spanish on Thur., 10/15/26
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)