June 1-5

Odds and Ends

*Bowling: We will be bowling for gym on Monday, June 1st from 9-11 am. Please do not plan on buying hot lunch that day. Principal Schultz would prefer students to bring a sack lunch since they often have snacks at the bowling alley and are not very hungry when they return. This way we won't waste the hot lunch.

*Matter Presentation: We will have High Tech, High Touch back to school for another hands-on presentation about matter in the afternoon on Monday, June 1st.

*Chicago: The field trip is all planned...now let's just hope for a nice, sunny day! We will be visiting Chicago on Tuesday, June 2nd. Please send a disposable, sack lunch. You can send $5 for a treat on the pier (ice cream, etc) if you would like. I will send home a note on Monday about dressing for the day on the boat and other details about the trip. This will be a great day in 3rd grade! All chaperons...please meet us at school at 9:00 am. Parents who are meeting us in the city, please plan to meet us at 10:15 at Navy Pier. We will be meeting at the Shoreline ticket window across from McDonald's on the pier. Thanks!

* End of the Year Picnic: We will celebrate the end of the school year with a picnic and field day planned by the PTO on Thursday, June 4th. A hotdog, drink, and chips with be served, along with a frozen treat. If your child would prefer a different lunch, please send in a sack lunch that day. Thanks!

YEARBOOKS: will be handed out to students on June 5th. Any students who did not purchase a yearbook may do so on a first-come-first-serve basis on June 5th; they will go on sale after morning announcements. The cost will be $10.00 and children wishing to purchase should have exact amount. Checks can be made out to Prairieview. There is a limited supply. Prairieview yearbook orders were not paid for at registration. A flyer was sent out on November 13, 2008 and orders were due by Monday, December 1, 2008.

*Summer Birthdays: Any child who celebrates a summer birthday can celebrate with our class next week as we honor all summer birthdays. You may choose any day next week to send in a healthy or non-edible treat if you would like. Thanks!

UPCOMING EVENTS

*Mon. 6/1: Bowling 9-11

Matter Presentation

*Tues. 6/2: Chicago Field Trip

*Thurs. 6/4: End of the Year Picnic and Field Day

*Fri. 6/5: Last day of 3rd grade.... Summer Begins...Report cards sent home.

Dismissal at 9:30

10 Day Countdown:

Mon 6/1: Clash Day (mis-matched clothing)

Tues. 6/2: Crazy Sock Day

Wed. 6/3: Stuffed Animal Day

Thurs. 6/4: Vacation Outfit Day

Fri. 6/5: Choose your favorite spirit day!

A LOOK AT OUR LAST WEEK

*Reading, English, and Spelling: It was a pleasure to teach each and everyone of you this year. We had a great time reading, writing, and learning together!

Keep reading and writing over the summer!

*Science: We will work on some fun experiments about electricity and magnets this week!

*Social Studies: We will continue to learn and discuss Chicago as we get ready for our field trip.

*Math: Thank you to each student for working so hard this year in math. You all learned so much and I am so proud of you all! Keep practicing your math facts over the summer!

I can't believe the time has gone so fast! Just yesterday it seemed like we were all beginning this journey through 3rd grade together! I am looking forward to making some fun memories this last week with your child! Enjoy the weekend!

Mrs. Olsen

May 25-29

Odds and Ends

*Matter Presentation: We will have a special in school assembly all about matter. This will be in the afternoon on Monday, June 1st. The cost is $6.50 per child. Please send in your money (if you have not yet already) for this fun opportunity!

*Chicago Field Trip: We are all set and ready to go! We will leave on Tuesday, June 2 in the morning and return by 2:00 pm. Your child should bring a disposable sack lunch that day and $5 for ice cream or a special treat on the pier. Just as a reminder, the following parents will be joining us on the bus and boat: Jake's mom, Molly's dad, Clayton's mom, and Makaila's mom. Jacob's mom and Kayla's mom will meet us in the city for the boat ride. It will be an awesome day!

*Bowling: We will be bowling for gym class on Monday, June 1st in the morning. We will be coming back to school for lunch. Mrs. Schultz is requesting that students bring a sack lunch to school on the days that they are going bowling. There is no cost unless you want to send your child with a few dollars for one snack at the snack bar. All permission slips have been returned...wow! Thanks!

UPCOMING EVENTS

*Mon. 5/25: No School: Enjoy your Memorial Day!

*Tues. 5/26: Slipper Day

*Wed. 5/27: Crazy Hair Day

*Thurs. 5/28: Sports Day

Social Studies: Chicago History Quiz

Reading; Mystery Vocabulary Quiz

*Fri. 5/29: Munchies and Movie: We will watch a movie in class. Please send in a treat for your child to enjoy...no nuts please!

Reading: Fluency Poem Reading

*Mon. 6/1: Clash Day

Bowling AM

PM: Matter presentation

*Tues. 6/2: Chicago Field Trip!!

Crazy Sock Day

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK

*Reading: We are continuing to work in literature circles as we work as "reading detectives" on our mystery case file. We are practicing applying all of our reading strategies as we solve mysteries. We will have a quiz on mystery vocab. words on Thurs. 5/28. Our last day of reading will be Fri. 5/29.

*English: We are busy working on our final narrative, which we will turn into a picture story book. We are also learning about pronouns.

*Spelling: We are done with spelling for 3rd grade. Way to go! We were lucky to have Principal Schultz give us our last spelling test. What fun!

*Science: Students are learning about heat, sound, and light in chapter 14. Be sure to review the vocabulary on their vocab. flashcard ring in their binder.

*Social Studies: We have learned a lot about the Chicago fire and rebuilding of Chicago after the fire. We will have a history quiz on Thurs. 5/28. A study guide was sent home this week.

*Math: We will spend our last days together learning about probability and data. We will continue to practice mixed division each day, so practice those facts each night. Our last day of math will be Fri. 5/29.

Spring is here! Enjoy the weather and long weekend! Here is a picture of my twin nephews that I will be visiting this weekend!

~The Proud Aunt, Mrs. Olsen =)

May 18- May 22

Odds and Ends

*Scholastic Book Order: Last one of the year! Orders due on Wed. 5/20. You can also order online!

*High Tech- High Touch: A note will be sent home next week about an in-school assembly about matter. This is the same company that did "Goo, Glob, and Guts" with the students earlier in the year. They will be coming on Monday, June 1. The cost is $6.50 per child. Please send in the money by Fri. 5/22. Thank you!

UPCOMING EVENTS

*Mon. 5/18: 2nd Grade Pen Pals visit from Ide

*Mon-Fri: Math: Mixed Divisions Timed Tests: Begin counting towards grade on Friday 5/22.

*Fri. 5/22: Spelling: List 27 Test

*Mon. 5/25: No School: Memorial Day

*Mon. 6/1: Bowling with Gym class AM

*Tues. 6/2: Chicago Field Trip

*Thurs. 6/4: Field Day and Picnic

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK

*Reading: We will begin mystery literature circles as we put together all of the strategies we have learned this year to the test! Each day your child will have assigned reading to do in their mystery book as well as a literature "job" assignment sheet. If they do not finish it in class, it will be sent home as homework. Each child is responsible to keep up with the reading and be ready to share their job sheet each day so they can share in the learning and discussion with their book group. Thanks for helping your child "keep on track". =)

*English: We will work on our last narrative writing project.

*Spelling: We will be on list 27 next week. There will be a pretest on Monday. The packet and test will be on Friday.

*Science: We finished the chapter on matter. We will begin chapter 14: Heat, Light, and Sound. We will not have time to complete this chapter with a final test, so we will have a small, open book reviews. This will be our last chapter for the year!

*Social Studies: We are continuing to learn about Chicago's interesting history. We will take a Chicago history quiz on Thurs. 5/28. This will be our last social studies unit in 3rd grade.

*Math: The students are busy learning about decimals (ch. 19). This is a difficult concept for the students. Please continue to review ones , tenths, and hundredths place with your child. We will have our ch. 19 test on Tues. 5/19. This will be our last chapter test in math. We will finish up the year with a review of probability and data and multiplication and division. We will also be working on mixed division timed tests. We will take one each day next week. If your child passes before Friday, they are done! If they do not pass before Friday, they will retake each day of the following week (graded the same way as current retakes of timed tests). Thanks for your help studying these facts!

Thank you for reading my blog~ Enjoy your weekend!

Mrs. Olsen

May 11-15

Odds and Ends

*THANK YOU! Thank you to all of the parents and children for making Teacher Appreciation Week a special week to remember. I enjoyed all of the luncheons, treats, and kind words. Thank you for making being a teacher so incredible!

*Scholastic Book Order: The last order of the year was sent home last week. Please submit book orders by Wed. 5/20. Thanks!

*Chicago Field Trip: Hopefully you have sent in the permission slip and money into the classroom. If not, please send it in by Monday, 5/11. We need to have our final count and payment in to reserve our seats on the boat! I have contacted my 4 chaperons for the trip who will be riding the bus. Thank you to the following parents:

Molly's dad

Clayton's mom

Makaila's mom

Jake's mom

Please make sure you have also sent in $6 for your spot on the boat!

The following parents will be meeting us in the city:

Kayla's mom

Jacob's mom

UPCOMING EVENTS

*Tues. 5/12: Character Counts Assembly

*Wed. 5/13: English: Adjectives Unit 4 Test

*Thurs. 5/14: Science: Matter Ch. 11 Test

*Fri. 5/15: Math: 10's division

Spelling: List 26 review Test

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK

*Reading: We will continue to work on poetry. We will also begin literature circles and guided reading.

*English: We will work on finishing up adjectives. The test will be Wed. 5/13. We will also continue to write personal narratives.

*Spelling: This is a review week (List 26). There will not be a list to study from this week. We will be reviewing all of the spelling rules from list 19-25. Workbook pages will be assigned Monday and due on Friday.

*Science: We are finishing up our study of matter (ch 11). Your child received a study guide this week and the test will be on Thurs. 5/14. We will play review games during the week to get ready for this test. Our next unit is Heat, Sound, and Light (ch 14).

*Social Studies: We are busy learning about the history of Chicago. We will focus on the Great Chicago Fire and the rebuilding of our wonderful city!

*Math: We are onto our next chapter....19:Decimals! This will be a great link to fractions. The chapters are short, so our ch. 19 test is already scheduled for Tues. 5/19. More information will follow. We will also be working on 10's division and review our all of our division facts. Keep practicing them at home!

Enjoy your weekend and Happy Mother's Day!

Mrs. Olsen