Week of 4/7-4/11

Odds and Ends

Happy Spring Break 3rd grade families! Another great week down here in Mrs. Olsen's class. I hope you all have an enjoyable and safe break! Fingers crossed for some warm weather and sunshine!

Upcoming Events

4/10: Poetry Test

4/14: Chapter 9 Properties and Equations Math Test

4/17: Early Dismissal

         Chapter 10 - Earth's Place in the Solar System - Science Test

4/18: Good Friday (day off)

A Look at Next Week (Week of 4/7-4/11)

Reading: Students will continue to study poetry by identifying figurative language and poetic devices in various poems. The students will also begin writing poems of their own!  The unit test is tentatively scheduled for April 10th. I will make an announcement if the date will change. Also, April Reading Logs have been sent home with your child.

English: We will continue studying Unit 6 on pronouns. Lesson 4 will be covered next.

Spelling: The List 20 pretest will be on Monday, 4/7, and final test on 4/11. If your child receives 2 or less wrong, they will be in the "Challenge Group".

Social Studies:  We will continue studying Chicago, taking a look at transportation, museums, food, etc. Your child will also be creating a Chicago Brochure. Project will be explained this week.  

Science: We will continue studying Chapter 10 on Earth's Place in the Solar System. Study guides for the test on April 17 have been sent home with your child.  

Math: We will continue Chapter 9 on Properties and Equations. The test is scheduled for April 14. Study guides will be sent home. We will be studying our 12's  multiplication and division facts, and the students will be tested on them on Friday, April 11. 

Have a restful break!

Miss Simoncelli

Week of 3/24-3/28

                      Odds and Ends: 

Happy Spring!

What a great first 3 days getting to know your  marvelous children! I cannot wait to spend the rest of the year with them.  We had a great comfy clothes and stuffed animal marble party on Wednesday, and I had a great time getting to know them more by eating lunch with them in the classroom. :) :Let's hope the weather really turns into spring with no more snow!!

Upcoming Events

3/24 - Roller Skating Party: If your child is attending, they will get their pass from me on Monday.

3/28 - Spring Break begins

A Look At Next Week

Reading - We will finish up the Biography Speech presentations and begin our next unit of poetry. Students will be introduced to poetic devices, vocabulary, figurative language, etc. 

English - We will finish typing final drafts of our narratives and will begin Unit 6 on pronouns.

Spelling - We will resume spelling.  The pretest will be on Monday and the final test will be on Friday. If your child receives 2 or less wrong, they will be in the "challenge" group.  

Social Studies - The open book quiz (Chicago Quiz II) will be on Tues 3/25. We will continue to work on our "True Story of the Chicago Fire" stories, as told from the cow's point of view. 

Science - We have been reading about the relationship between the moon and Earth and will begin reading about the Solar System next.

Math - We will continue Chapter 9 on equations and properties. We will be studying our 9's multiplication and division facts and will on Friday.  

Have a great weekend and enjoy whatever warm weather it brings! :)

Miss Simoncelli

Week of 3/17

Odds and Ends: 

Happy St. Patty's Day! 

*Spring Pictures: Your child took home a spring picture packet this week. If you would like to keep any of the prints, please fill out the order form and send in the money or pay online. Please return any unwanted pictures or money by Wed. 3/19. Thank you for your cooperation!

*Scholastic Book Order: March book order is due on Fri. 3/21. Thank you!

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

*Mon. 3/17: No School: Parent Teacher Conferences: Happy St. Patty's Day!

*Tues. 3/18: No School: Teacher institute

*Wed. 3/19: Comfy Clothes and Stuffed Animal Day: Marble Jar Reward

*Thurs. 3/20: Math: Ch. 11 Test: Measurement

*Fri. 3/21: Mrs. Olsen's Last Day
Math: 11's multiplication and division test

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK: 

*Reading: We will continue to work on our biography speeches and posters. The students will present their person to their classmates this week. Our next unit will be poetry.

*English: We will begin our final drafts of our narrative stories. Our next unit will be pronouns.

* Spelling: There will be no spelling due to the shortened week. Spelling will resume 3/24.

*Social Studies: We will focus on the rebuilding of Chicago and the World's Fair. A study guide was sent home this week. The open book quiz (Chicago Quiz II) will be on Tues. 3/25.

*Science: We are learning about the relationship between the moon and Earth. We will continue our study of the moon next week.

*Math: We will wrap up our study of ch 11: measurement. A study packet was sent home this weekend and your child was asked to take home their math workbook volume 2 to use to help study. We will focus on 11 multiplication and division facts this week. We will also begin ch. 9 with focuses on equations and properties.

Have a great long weekend! Happy St. Patty's Day!
Mrs. Olsen

Week of 3/10

Odds and Ends: 

* Thank you to the following families who donated snacks and drinks for ISAT testing: Lafin, Bende, Yu, Cimbalista, Selig, and Allington. We really appreciate it!

* In honor of the students hard work and focus during the ISAT testing, we are going to treat them to an ISAT celebration on Fri. 3/14. We will be showing the movie Despicable Me 2. This movie is rated PG.  If you have any questions, please contact me.

*Scholastic Book Order: March book orders were sent home today. The orders online or in class will be due on Fri. 3/21. Thanks!

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

*Tues. 3/11: ISAT: Math II Test
Math parent teacher conferences

*Wed. 3/12: ISAT: Math III Test
Math parent teacher conferences
Reading: Biography book read and 6 facts recorded

*Thurs. 3/13: ISAT: Reading II Test
End of 2nd trimester

*Fri. 3/14: Spirit Day: Green for St. Patrick's Day!
Math: 8's multiplication and division timed test

*Mon. 3/17: No School: Conferences: Happy St. Patty's Day!

*Tues. 3/18: No School: Teacher Institute

*Fri. 3/21: Mrs. Olsen's Last Day

A LOOK AT THE NEXT WEEK: 

*Reading: We will continue to work on our biography projects. The goal is for the students to be finished with their independent reading of their chosen biography and have 6 "juicy" facts by 3/12. Juicy facts are not facts like when a person is born, but facts about what made them remarkable and their life stand out from the crowd.

*English. We will continue our study of narrative writing.

*Spelling: We will skip spelling this week due to ISATs.

* Science: We will continue our study of space.

*Social Studies:We will continue to learn about early Chicago and we will focus on the historic Chicago Fire and how Chicago rebuilt after the fire.

*Math: We will wrap up our ch. 11 on measurement. The ch. 11 test is scheduled for Tues. 3/20. Please look in your child's binder for flashcards and a foldable about concepts covered in ch. 11 that you can begin reviewing. A study guide and practice test will be sent home next week  We will also focus on 8's multiplication and division this week. The timed test will be taken for a grade on Fri. 3/14.

Have a beautiful weekend!
Mrs. Olsen