Good afternoon and happy Monday! Here are a few notes for the week. Have a wonderful week!
Parents Your Help is Needed:This is your child's first experience with the EOG's and I would love your help in making it memorable! Please write your child a letter of encouragement (a little love note!) that I can put on your child's desk on the morning of the EOG's. Write whatever you think would help your child relax and put a smile on their face (for example: a special message, a joke, add a drawing, etc.). Please place it in a sealed envelope and have it turned in to me by Thursday, May 29th. This will be something so special for your child and help them to go into the EOG's knowing they have their biggest cheerleaders right there with them! The children will save their letters for their third grade time capsules. Thank you so much for your support!
Curriculum Notes:
Math: Tomorrow we will be having an end-of-unit test in math on measurement. This concludes all of the content needed to be taught to prepare the students for the End of Grade tests. We will spend the next few weeks to review and prepare for the EOG's. Please have your child access the EOG websites on our blog for some fun review practice!
The children have done a wonderful job working on their multiplication facts. A big thank you goes out to Ms. Brown for helping me with quizzing the students. The children are ready to celebrate their hard work with their multiplication sundae party! Donations of ice cream items would be greatly appreciated. I will send out an email sign-up soon. Thank you in advance! :)
Reading: By the end of this week I should be finished with Mclass testing. I have been so, so, so proud of the childrens' growth in their reading!! Thank you parents for all of your support at home with reading with your child and practicing together the reading strategies we have learned in class. MClass results will be coming home soon.
Parents, please continue to make sure your child is alternating their nightly reading with fiction and non-fiction text. In class we are working on building our reading stamina by having mini reading marathons. We are reading a variety of text during Daily 5 to help build our endurance and concentration.
Writing: The children will continue to work on drafting their individual research projects. We will also be making collaborative group posters on our states. We will be putting together a third grade wall of posters so we can learn about all fifty states!
Social Studies: The children are working with Mr. Otto about economics and natural resources.
Calendar of Events:
Monday, May 26th: School holiday
Tuesday, May 27th: All Media Center books and magazines due back to school after Memorial Day weekend
Wednesday, May 28th: chorus and drama musical at 9:30 (Come and cheer on Sebastian, Isabella and Wit!), last Scholastic Book orders of the year due
Thursday, May 29th: Parent EOG encouragement letters due
Friday, May 30th: Multiplication Ice Cream Party (More information to come!)
Monday, June 2nd: Language Arts EOG (End of Grade test)
Tuesday, June 3rd: Math EOG
Thursday, June 5th: Third Grade Read to Achieve Testing
Friday, June 6th: PBIS assembly for fourth quarter award winners
Monday, June 9th: Fourth quarter community service due
Tuesday, June 10th: Third grade EOG make-ups
Wednesday, June 11th: Third grade picnic from 12 to 2:30 (More information to come!)
Thursday, June 12th: Last day of school
