Lots Going On



Wow, another week over already!

Some important reminders:

• Meal Stacks orders due on the 18th (with payment)
• Scholastic orders due on the 18th
• Field Trip on the 25th! Thank you to all who were able to volunteer their time either that day or in preparing our waterballoons! If you signed up to help out, more information will be coming to you soon.
• If you signed up to provide snacks or drinks during our MAP testing, I have contacted you with a date. Would it be helpful for me to send you reminder?
• You can check out last week's post for helpful testing tips.
• There will be NO reading log or homework during our testing time.

Specials next week:
Monday - Art
Tuesday - Music
Wednesday - PE
Thursday - Library Check Out and Media
Friday - Art

I think that sums it up... see below for a brief summary of our week written by Walker.



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PE

In PE the class got to go outside and do activities outside. The whole class loved playing outside.

Reading

In reading we are reading Sisters Grimm and the sisters broke Jack out of prison. They have the magic slippers. Now they are going to save their grandmother and take out the giant.

Math  

In math we are doing area a lot. Every day we do perimeter. We are doing MAP test next week, I believe.      

Writing

We practiced MAP writing this week.  

Mrs. Crane’s class made us posters for the MAP test to make us feel proud of ourselves.

By: Walker

Weekly Wrap Up

Today was backwards day! The kids enjoyed wearing their clothes backwards all day today... It definately made the day interesting.

 

I can't wait to go to the talent show tonight! We have four kids from our class performing and I am sure they will steal the show :)

 

April book orders came out today. I'll submit all orders on the 18th. Feel free to order online.

 

Also coming home today is our latest fundraiser. This time students are selling Meal Stack packs! The selling period is through the 18th and all funds need to be turned in with the orders. The Meal Stacks will be delivered to us on May 2nd. If you've never gotten a Meal Stack before, it is a great deal! I plan on ordering one for myself :)

 

Specials for next week:
Monday: Art
Tuesday: Library Check Out and Media
Wednesday: Music
Thursday: PE
Friday: Art

 

Students will be taking the MAP (Missouri Assessment Program) test during the weeks of April 14^th and April 21^st. This is a state-wide reading, writing, and math test with multiple choice and short answer questions. We will be completing the Communication Arts (reading and writing) portions of the test on April 14^th, 15^th, and 16^th and the Math portions of the test on April 21^st and 22^nd. We will start in the morning and be finished by specials each day.

Here are some ways you can help your child prepare for testing:

·      Please make sure not to schedule any appointments for testing days.

·      Please have your child to school on time on testing days so they don’t miss any instructions or disrupt testing.

·      Make sure your child gets a good night’s sleep.

·      Make sure your child eats breakfast.

·      Talk to your child about testing. We have talked and will continue to talk about simply doing and being proud of our best.

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Math

In Math we are doing perimeters. We did less multiplication tests this week than normal. We did a lot of math on perimeters because the MAP TEST is coming up. On April fool’s day (Tuesday) Miss. Baxter brought in Brownies because in Fractions we were talking about sharing Brownies equally.

Writing

In Writing we are still working on Persuasive writing.  We are doing a lot of Writing because once again the MAP TEST is coming up. Before SPRING BREAK we wrote letters that were about Juvenile Arthritis to make the medicine less money. So over SPRING BREAK Kyleigh went to Washington D.C. to give the letters to the legislators. Kyleigh said there going to have a big meeting about it.

Reading

In read aloud we are reading Sisters Grimm. Right now in the book the sisters Daphne and Sabrina and a kid named Puck are going to save Daphne and Sabrina’s granny.

April Fool’s Day

On April first Miss Baxter brought Brownies and almost half the class thought she brought Brown E’s. But at the end of the day the trick was there was no trick.

By MASON  

Crazy Hair and Hat Day

Here are a few pictures taken on Friday before Spring Break! The center picture is not a picture of our "100s Club" but a picture of our "I tried my best and I'm proud of myself Club!" 

It's SPRING!

Hello!

I can't believe it's already time for Spring Break! Hopefully the weather stays nice. I am sending home a reading log this week but it is not due until April 4th. Please encourage your kids to read, write, and practice math over Spring Break. I will occasionally check their google drive accounts to see if they've written me while they are on vacation!

Specials when we come back:
Monday, March 31: PE
Tuesday, April 1: Counselor and Library Check Out
Wednesday, April 2: Art
Thursday, April 3: Music
Friday, April 4: PE

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Math/Science

In math we’re starting fractions. We made fraction cards, combined fractions, and shared brownies equally. We also started 12’s in our timed tests. In science we are doing weather we’re talking about the 3 elements wind, temperature, and precipitation. Also the four types of precipitation are rain, sleet, hail, and snow.

Reading/Writing

In writing we wrote letters to legislature about Juvenile Arthritis. For read aloud we are reading The Sisters Grimm. It was missing a few pages! But we still got to read it because Ms. Baxter bought it on her iPad!

Other Stuff

We also have Crazy hair and hat day, Allison’s Birthday, Alexus is leaving TODAY. And we ALL got our own google account!!

IT IS ALMOST SPRING BREAK!!!!!!

By: Caroline

Spring is Almost Here

Hello,

Friday of next week (March 21st)  is Crazy Hair and Hat day.

Book orders for March are in Friday Folders today. If you'd like to order, please return the order form or order online by Friday, March 21st.

Spring break is coming soon. Please have your kids continue practice of multiplication facts and reading over break.

Reader's Theater Club performance tonight in the media center 5:30 - 6:30. I won't be there, but some of our kids have worked hard and will be performing.

Monday: Music
Tuesday: PE
Wednesday: Library Check Out and Counselor
Thursday: Art
Friday: Music

Please read below for a description of our week written by Bohdan.

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Writing

Our writing this week is persuasive writing and almost everybody chose a different topic! For example some people chose stop abusing animals, stop polluting the waters, and stop cutting down trees.

Math/Geometry

We are learning polygons and isosolies triangle and equilateral. In math we are starting to do a bit of fractions. But our main topic is multiplication and division. We had 14 people in our 100’s club and that’s the highest we have ever had! We did a timed test for multiplication and we had as much time as we wanted!

Reading

We have been doing a lot with reading groups lately and all of the reading group books are chapter books! We have read The Day the Crayons Quit and our current read aloud book is The Lemonade War and what just happened was Jessie put bugs and dirt in Evan’s lemonade mix and she did that because she didn’t want him to win the war that they were having.

Spring Forward

Hello!
A few important upcoming dates:
On April 25th we will be taking a field trip to Bethel Park. If you are interested in volunteering, let me know. More information will be coming soon. It's a great third grade tradition!
Next week, on the 11th (Tuesday) at 12:00, we invite you to come read our magazine "Awesome Articles" at our Share Fair.
I will send home new book order forms next week. There are a lot of great books in our March catalogue.
Next week is also a FIVE DAY WEEK! Please help your child rest up so they have the energy to last all five days :) Don't forget to SPRING FORWARD this weekend, also.

Monday - Art
Tuesday - Music
Wednesday - PE
Thursday - Library Check Out and Counselor
Friday - Art

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Writing

In writing we are starting persuasive writing. We read two books about persuasive writing. In cursive we started capital letters. We also have a share fair next week.

Reading

In reading we have new reading groups. Our read aloud is The Lemonade War. 

Math

In math we are doing polygons a polygon is a closed figure that has straight lines. There were also a lot of people in the hundreds club. We started times 12. 

 Birthdays

It was Max’s and Walkers birthday.

Other

We had a tornado drill on Tuesday. We also had a no talking day on Tuesday. We counted cougar compliments. We had 23.

                                                       And that’s about our week!

 

 

By: Sriya

Better Late than Never

Here is our blog from last week! In the craziness of conferences (I got to meet with all but two families!) and snow days, I completely forgot to publish it. Tomorrow is counselor and library check-out. We will have a new blog post tomorrow also. Quick reminder: Reading logs due TOMORROW! Because tomorrow is Friday already.... whoa! See below for a summary of our week last week (written last Friday by Areen).

 

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Reading

We finished NO Talking. We read Looking at Lincoln. We finished DRAs. We are doing Daily five.

Writing

We started capital cursive A,e,o,c. We finished informational writing. Now we are doing opinion writing.  

Math

We had x6 x7 x8 for homework. We got lots of people in the hundreds club and lots of high scores. We played around the world. You are trying to say the answer before the person next to you says it. We learned about solid figures and made some out of pipe cleaners and popsicle sticks.

On Monday we are not going to talk all day. Neon dance is coming up! Make it create it was a school wide celebration..  Talent show coming up to!  

By: Areen