Good afternoon, 3C!

Here is a note from Ms. Arce-Lindsay with a little information on the upcoming Bard Competition!

Hello Archway Arete Parents and Students! It’s once again time for our annual Bard Competition, which means registration starts now! If your student is interested in trying their hand at this artistic form in this exciting and challenging competition,  please have them ask their teacher for a registration form, which must be turned in no later than Monday, November 5^th by the end of the day. Each student who registers will also receive a copy of the Poetry Out Loud judging guidelines to help them refine their performance for the first round of the competition, which will take place across November 16^th and 19^th at 3:05 after the school day. More details to follow. I am so excited for this competition to kick off and see what students we’ll be hearing from this year, so please don’t hesitate to register! If you have any further questions, please email Ms. Arce-Lindsay at carce-lindsay@archwayarete.org. I look forward to seeing our students perform! Happy poem hunting!

Quarter 2, Week 3

Good evening! Read-a-thon day is this Wednesday! We will be celebrating a love for reading with a “lights out” reading time at the end of the day. Don't forget to send your child with a blanket and flashlight/book light and their choice of book to read! Please make sure your child turns in their costume approval slip by Tuesday. We will not be having math groups on Wednesday. 

A look at this week:

Language Arts

We will have a spelling test Friday, per usual, but only on 15 words to accommodate Literature Day. We will read several ancient myths to help us understand story elements. Concurrently, we will be drafting our own personal narratives.

Math

This week we will be practicing multiplication and division and learning out 6 and 7 facts. Try challenging your child to skip count by these numbers on your way to and from school for good practice!  There will be no math groups on Wednesday because of Literature Day.

Science

We will learn how to care for our muscles and what happens when our muscles get hurt. Our Muscular System quiz will be moved to Thursday of this week. We will begin learning about the skeletal system at the end of the week.

History

This week we will continue our Rome Unit. We will take a look at the virtuous Cincinnatus. We will also learn about the Punic wars! You will see a take-home quiz go home on Thursday and it will be due Monday 11/5.

Quarter 2, Week 2

Don’t forget that the Field Trip to the MIM is Friday! All permission slips should be turned in to the teacher. Remember to send your child in with a labeled sack lunch and a disposable water bottle. Lastly, do not send money with your child please as we will not have access to the Museum store.

Language Arts

This week we will be working on various story elements and learning about the genre of Personal Narrative. We will continue spelling this week with a test Friday after the field trip.

Math

This week is all about reviewing Unit 3, which consisted of multiplication and division for our 2, 3, 4, 5, and 10 facts. The multiplication and long division algorithms will be tested! Be sure to work nightly with your child if they are still struggling with long division to aid in retention. There will be a cumulative test on Thursday.  If you can volunteer for math groups please use this link to RSVP: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0d49afac2fa1fc1-math

Science

We will be learning about the muscular system this week! Students will be able to explain the difference between voluntary muscles and involuntary muscles. There will be a quiz on Monday of next week!

History

This week we will continue our Rome Unit. We will take a look at some of the myths and legends of Ancient Rome. We will also start learning about the difference between Patricians and Plebeians in Roman society.  

Quarter 2, Week 1

Language Arts

This week, we will not be starting a new literature book. Please bring Narnia, though, by next week as we will begin thereafter. For writing we will work on our summary narration skills. For reading, we will be working on comprehension skills and textual evidence. In grammar, we will study direct objects. There will be no spelling this week, so no spelling test on Friday.

Math

This week we will practice dividing. Some terms to know are quotient and remainder. On Friday we will have a quiz on these division concepts.  If you can volunteer for math groups please use this link to RSVP: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0d49afac2fa1fc1-math

Science

We will be learning about cells, organs, and the organ system this week!

History

This week we will continue our Rome Unit. We will take a look at some of the myths and legends of Ancient Rome. We will also start learning about the gods and goddesses and some of their stories.

Quarter 1 Conferences

Good morning, 3C families!

Conferences will begin October 15th through October 18th, 2018. Parents will meet with myself as well as Mr. Gaudin or Miss Sears in the classroom to discuss their child’s progress in third grade over the course of the first quarter. Please arrive 10 minutes early. Enter through the west entrance of the Archway building. Conferences will last approximately 25 minutes; the final five minutes will allow for transitions and teacher breaks. Please sign up for conferences with this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0D49AFAC2FA1FC1-3cquarter

I am also including a link to sign up and meet with your child’s specialist teachers if needed (this is optional!). Specialists sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0c4ea8a92aa7fe3-25specials2

We are looking forward to meeting with you to discuss your child’s growth!

Sincerely,

Miss Sipel

We had a blast on our scavenger hunt for mammals last week! 

Here is a brief look...