Hi Families,
It has been an eventful week! Students finally finished ALL of the required state testing for third grade! I wanted to thank you greatly for writing encouragement letters to your child...they LOVED reading them before their tests, and I could tell it just gave them a little extra boost of confidence :) We also had our Animal Showcase where students were able to show off all that they know about the animals they researched. They put so much time and effort into these books so I appreciate you those of you who were able to come and be wowed by their knowledge! Check out the pictures below!
May 15: NEW Zoo Field trip 8:30-2:30
May 18: Ms. Feldkamp gone - Substitute Teacher all day
May 21: End of Year Math Test
May 22: Family Night: Tailgate 5:30
May 25: NO SCHOOL
May 28: NO SCHOOL
May 29: Ms. Feldkamp gone - Substitute Teacher all day
May 31: Unit 6 Math Test
June 4: "B" = Bright Colors/Sunglasses
June 5: "Y" = You're Active/Workout Wear for Field Day
June 6: "E" = bE you! Wear whatever makes you, YOU!
June 6: 11:30 Dismissal and LAST day of school!
Math: This week we started our FINAL unit on word problems! We'll continue next week in talking about comparison problems (these ask questions like "who had fewer/more?") Word problems can also have misleading information (or too much or not enough information!) so we'll be working on closely reading each problem to really understand what is going on. At home, you can help your child by encouraging them to draw out the story problem or even act it out! We also will be taking the End of Year Math Test the week after, on May 21 and 22.
It has been an eventful week! Students finally finished ALL of the required state testing for third grade! I wanted to thank you greatly for writing encouragement letters to your child...they LOVED reading them before their tests, and I could tell it just gave them a little extra boost of confidence :) We also had our Animal Showcase where students were able to show off all that they know about the animals they researched. They put so much time and effort into these books so I appreciate you those of you who were able to come and be wowed by their knowledge! Check out the pictures below!
Students also were able to listen to a jazz and polka concert from KHS students. Check out the pictures to see our school polkaing!
Reminders/Updates
- Our NEW Zoo Field Trip is this Tuesday, May 15th!
- Students had the Library Presentation this week to excite them for the "Libraries Rock" summer reading program. A brochure with more information on that came home this week.
- I won't be here this next Friday. Remind your child to treat the substitute teacher with respect and to be the kind students that they are!
Upcoming Events
May 15: NEW Zoo Field trip 8:30-2:30
May 18: Ms. Feldkamp gone - Substitute Teacher all day
May 21: End of Year Math Test
May 22: Family Night: Tailgate 5:30
May 25: NO SCHOOL
May 28: NO SCHOOL
May 29: Ms. Feldkamp gone - Substitute Teacher all day
May 31: Unit 6 Math Test
June 4: "B" = Bright Colors/Sunglasses
June 5: "Y" = You're Active/Workout Wear for Field Day
June 6: "E" = bE you! Wear whatever makes you, YOU!
June 6: 11:30 Dismissal and LAST day of school!
Curriculum Update
Math: This week we started our FINAL unit on word problems! We'll continue next week in talking about comparison problems (these ask questions like "who had fewer/more?") Word problems can also have misleading information (or too much or not enough information!) so we'll be working on closely reading each problem to really understand what is going on. At home, you can help your child by encouraging them to draw out the story problem or even act it out! We also will be taking the End of Year Math Test the week after, on May 21 and 22.
Writing: Students enjoyed writing their Who Would Win books and they worked SO incredibly hard on them!! It was a fun way to show off all they learned from their research but also all that they know about information writing. It was icing on top of the cake that they were able to share this all with NDLC families, students, and teachers at the showcase! Our last unit will be narrative and students will be writing adaptations of fairy tales!
Word Study: Students took the Unit 10 test this week; I was pleasantly surprised at how well they did!! We will be skipping to Unit 17 for our next one because there are rules in that unit that I think would be beneficial for students' writing. Although we're moving ahead to this unit, we will be covering the rest of the vowel teams with our drills each day. In Unit 17, students learn about consonant-le endings like apple, puzzle, giggle, humble, etc. Look for the Unit 17 Word Study pack to come home Monday.
Reading: WOW and WOW! Students were SO proud to show off their amazing work at the showcase! We had so many compliments so their hard work paid off! This week we will be starting our last unit. Unfortunately I will need to make it shorter than normal because time is running out. This unit is on Social Issues! We will be reading fiction books and thinking about what issues come up throughout the book and what lessons we can learn to make us better people. Some social issues we might discuss are poverty, bullying, homeless, divorce, etc! In the past students really have loved this unit and I think these kiddos will enjoy it as well!
*Scholastic forms will be due on Wednesday, May 16!
Content: This week we saw how selection isn’t always caused by human beings: sometimes other, non-human factors can cause selection to happen. We introduced the true story of two lizard species in Florida. (If you’re curious, you can read an adult-level version of the story here) The change in these lizards is an example of "natural selection"— a big idea that your child will revisit over the course of their science education. In our lesson we did not use the term "natural selection," but this example laid the foundation for later understanding of the concept. Our last science unit will focus on the plant life cycle!
Know that you can always contact me with any questions or concerns. Have a wonderful weekend!
Best,
Jenny
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