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Monday, May 23, 2016

Can you believe the year is almost over?
There is no formal spelling test this week. I will be testing the students on high frequency words this week though.
We will continue to work on social issues is literacy.
In writing, we will continue to work on compliments.
In math, we are taking the Unit 7 test on Tuesday. I am having the students take their math books home to review for the test. We will be taking the End of the Year Math Inventory on Wednesday and Thursday.
We will be doing our Human Growth and Development this week. We will cover germs, AIDS, and Human and Animal Beginnings.
In science, we will be finishing our study of rocks and soil this week.
Important Dates and Reminders:
Fun Run Thursday, May 26
No School/PLD Friday, May 27
No School/Memorial Day Monday, May 30
11:30 dismissal/Last Day of School Thursday, June 2

Monday, May 16, 2016

Happy last full week of school!. Sorry this is coming out late, but the time got away from me this morning.
We had a great time at 1,000 Island Nature Center, even though we did get a little wet.  A special "Thanks" to Mr. Oeftger and Mr. Schmitt for coming with us on the field trip!
Friday the students will be doing the mile run for wellness.
High frequency words this week are: body, upon, later, turn, move.
In math, we are finishing up fractions this week. We will test next Tuesday. We will be taking the STAR test on Wednesday morning to see how the students have improved with their math concepts.
In reading, we are continuing to focus on Social Issues.
In writing, we are finishing the year with writing compliments to one another. I am excited to see the final product!

Monday, May 9, 2016

I hope all the mothers had a wonderful Mother's Day!
We have the math portion of the Forward Exam on Monday and Tuesday from 8:30-9:30.
When I graded the Spelling Inventories that I gave last week, I was really pleased with the student's growth. The color of your child's spelling words may or may not have changed, depending on how they did on the inventories. This week's high frequency words are: usually, money, seen, car, morning.
We are finishing our review of personal narratives and we will be doing our On-Demand writing this week.
In literacy, we are continuing to work on Social Issues. I am also continuing to test students on their reading level.
In math, we are continuing to work on fractions. We are locating fractions on a number line, comparing fractions, and making equivalent fractions.
In science, we are learning about rocks and the rock cycle. The three main rock types are igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary.
Wednesday is Walk to School Wednesday.
Thursday will be our last day to check out books this school year. Please make sure library books are returned next week.
Friday is our field trip. Remember to have your child dress for the weather. We will be outside for most of the day.

Monday, May 2, 2016

Happy May! We have a lot to do in our last month of school.
There will not be a weekly spelling test this week. I need to do spelling inventories with the students this week. I will however give the students the high frequency words and the spelling words for next week on Friday so they can have the weekend to start working on them, since the test will be on Thursday, May 12.
We will be going on a field trip on Friday, May 13. We will be going to 1,000 Island Nature Center from 8:30-1:50(ish). More information will be coming home this week.
We will be taking the Forward Exam on Tuesday, May 3 from 8:30-10:15 and Friday, May 6 8:30-9:30. We some of the practice exams so they could see what the test would be like. They learned how to use the tools and found they really need to read all the directions given.
In math, we just started fractions. The hardest part so far is dividing fraction bars and number lines into equal sizes.
In reading, we are focusing on Social Issues that are addressed in books and how they relate to us as third graders. I will also be testing the students to find their current reading level.
We are finishing our State books on Monday. We will go back to working on personal narratives.
In science, we will be moving into rocks and minerals.