Saturday, May 28, 2016

Week of 5/30/16 - 6/3/16

Happy Memorial Day! It's the final week of 3rd Grade.
No school on Monday.

Tuesday we go bowling at Brunswick Bowl. All students must wear gym shoes and socks to bowl. If your child plans to buy snacks, please make sure he/she brings money; no phone calls will be made to parents to bring their money to school. $5.00 is more than enough!!

Chromebooks, cases with straps, and charger cords will be checked and collected on Tuesday, May 31.

Reminder that all IMC school library books need to be returned. They were due 2 weeks ago.

Please consider recycling your child's unused school supplies from this year. We will be collecting supplies now through the last day of school. Prairieview's PBIS will donate them to the SCARCE organization, passing them along to students and schools who need them.

Some fun days ahead as we celebrate "4 Days 'til 4th Grade"!
Tuesday: Crazy Socks Day
Wednesday: Crazy Hair Day
Thursday: Sunglasses & Hat Day
Friday: Fancy Pen/Marker Day


COMING UP:

Spelling:  We are done!

Reading & Language Arts:  We're finishing up our Narrative writing pieces (creating a prequel or sequel to The One and Only Ivan). We're also finishing our Argumentative organizers on the topic of Animals in Captivity (why it's a good thing to keep wild animals in the zoo vs. why it's a bad thing to keep wild animals in the zoo).

Keep Reading for 20 minutes daily! May Reading Logs are due Wednesday, June 1st.


Social Science:  We're finishing Chapter 4, Lesson 3 "How Living Things Survive in Ecosystems". We take the open-book quiz on Tuesday, 5/31. We will also do some hands-on exploration with animal pelts and skulls to see which traits help them survive in their ecosystem. Thanks to Eli's mom and The Morton Arboretum for suppling the materials!!!


Mrs. Lopez & Mrs. Forsman's Math Class:   
We completed the Bridge Design & Construction unit. Our students got to use what they learned and created their own bridge designs based off of Beam, Arch, and Suspension Bridges. It was a lot of fun!





IMPORTANT DATES:

5/30 - No School (Memorial Day holiday)
5/31 - 3rd Grade Bowling Field Trip & Chromebook collection
6/1 - May Reading Logs are due
6/2 - Field Day & Talent Show
6/3 - Last Day of School (1/2 day of school dismiss at 11:35am)



Have a wonderful long weekend!
- Mrs. Lopez