Sunday, January 26, 2020

Quarter 3, Week 4:

The Field Trip to the MIM is Monday! Students should wear their school uniforms and pack a sack lunch and throw away water bottle with their name sharpied on the front. Athletic Field Day is Friday, January 31st from 8:30-11:00 for K-2 classes and from 12:00-2:30 for grades 3-5!  Each year classes are assigned a Greek City State for their team.  This year, your child’s team is CRETE, and our team color is BLUE. Your child may wear a plain blue shirt (no logos) other than class section or Greek City State and athletic pants or shorts. There will be no school **lunch offered on Athletic Field Day. 
**Our class has worked hard to earn 10 stars as a team for stupendous work and will be having a pizza  and stuffed animal party during lunch before field day events commence! Students are still welcome to bring lunch that day, but know there will also be pizza to celebrate! (Reminder: no hot lunch will be served this day). Please ensure stuffed animals fit comfortably in a zipped backpack if students wish to bring one! WE ARE CRETE! Field Day attire: "Students may decorate their BLUE shirts with their team name and/or symbol of their Greek City State.   Students should wear athletic clothing free of pop culture references.  Sports team and brand logos are acceptable on clothing.  Athletic shoes are mandatory (any color).  Hats and sunglasses may be worn.  Sunscreen must be applied at home.  Please see pg. 52 in the family handbook for more detailed information." Volunteers for field day are also needed. Please sign up using the following link:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080b4aa8af28a2fc1-field to help with the events.  We need a few volunteers for class to help with donating a cooler and snacks.  If you have not already, please sign up here to volunteer for our class. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0b4ca4a922a0f49-athletic1 The week ahead:

Language Arts: We will have a condensed week of spelling. We will be creating a final draft of a three paragraph essay on the Titanic. Finally, we continue our  novel, The Trumpet of the Swan.

Math: This week we will be working on fractions of a set and money fraction. There will be a unit test on Friday. We need parent volunteers every week for math groups. Please consider helping out :) https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0d49afac2fa1fc1-math1
History: In History this week our students will be completing their study of the Vikings and review material in class for an open note assessment on Thursday. Our next unit will be an investigation of many early explorers. 

Science: This week students will review and prepare a study guide for their upcoming sound quiz.

Monday, January 20, 2020

Quarter 3, Week 3:

Language Arts: Students should be memorizing our poem this week, The Adventures of Isabel. Recitations will be on Jan. 22. We will have a condensed week of spelling. We will be composing a three paragraph essay independently after last week’s successful guided effort . Finally, we continue our new novel, The Trumpet of the Swan.

Math: This week we will be working on fractions. First we encounter the number line and then addition and subtraction. We need parent volunteers every week for math groups. Please consider helping out :) and sign up in the sign up genius.

History: In History this week our students will be reading about the Viking explorer, Leif Eriksson, and his travels to Greenland and Iceland. They will recognize that the Vikings were the first to cross the Atlantic Ocean to the land we now call Canada, and what we know of the Vikings has been discovered by Archaeological discoveries. They will also be learning more geography as we investigate the world map and specifically the northern hemisphere.

Science: This week students will learn and discuss how to care for their ears. They will learn more about the pitch of sound and explore how the pitch of sound can change.

Sunday, January 12, 2020

Quarter 3, Week 2:



Language Arts: Students should be memorizing our poem this week, The Adventures of Isabel. Recitations will be in two weeks. We will have a normal week of spelling. We will be composing a three paragraph essay. Finally, we will continue our new novel, The Trumpet of the Swan.

Math: This week we will be working on fractions.There is a short quiz Tuesday. We need parent volunteers every week for
 math groups. Please consider helping out :)

History: Students will review some initial information about the Vikings. Then they will take a closer look at the Vikings as sailors as well as the long boats that they used for travel, trade and exploration. In addition, they will also study about Eric the Red, one of the Viking’s more famous explorers and the geography of places traveled to, such as: Greenland and Iceland. Students will also discover the reasons for why the Vikings were known for their travels through the cold and dangerous waters of the north Atlantic ocean. 

Science: This week we will continue learning about Sound! Students will identify parts of the ear and their functions. They will also learn and discuss how to care for their ears.

Sunday, January 5, 2020

Quarter 3, Week 1:

Happy New Year!

Field Trip:
Third grade will be visiting the Musical Instrument Museum on 
January 27th. Permission slips will go out this week and will be 
due back the Friday beforehand. Be on the lookout for an email 
requesting volunteer chaperones. You must have a valid fingerprint
 clearance card to be considered. 

Language Arts: We will begin memorizing parts of a new 
poem this week, The Adventures of Isabel. Recitations will 
be in two weeks. We jump back into spelling as normal. 
We will begin discussing explanatory writing. Finally, we 
begin our new novel, The Trumpet of the Swan. Students 
must bring in their copy as soon as possible as we begin 
Monday with Chapter 1 or very soon thereafter.

Math: This week we will come back and introduce probability 
briefly. There will be a short assessment on Wednesday after 
math groups to check for understanding. Then we will begin
 our fraction unit. We need parent volunteers every week for
 math groups. Please consider helping out :)

History: Students will do a quick review of some key details
 related to the Roman Empire, then continue the study of the
 causes of the Roman Empire’s decline in the West. They will 
also read about Emperor Constantine and the changes that
 he instituted in Roman civilization, as well as the differences
 between the Eastern Empire and Western Empires. This will 
conclude this Unit of study and by the end of the week third 
graders will be introduced to our next Unit of study on the 
Vikings. This Germanic/Scandinavian civilization took hold
 after the void left after the weakening Roman Empire in the 
west. This study will begin with a discussion of how we learn
 about ancient History through the science of Archeology
and related vocabulary. 

Science: This week we will be learning about Sound! Students will learn what causes sound and how sound travels.