Odds and Ends
* Spelling Bee: Congratulations to Brianna and Paige for advancing to the 3rd grade spelling bee which will be held on Friday, February 1st!! I was proud of all of the student's hard work...Way to go! You all worked hard and did a wonderful job.
* Culture Day: Presentations will be on Monday, January 28th. I explained to the students today that if you are sharing any food, you can bring in a portion for each child or just a bite. It's up to you! Please remind your child of any allergies that they may have and write down the ingredients of the dish so I can share them with the children before we eat. Thank you for your help! Also, I spoke with the class about length of presentation. To ensure that all students can present on Monday, please limit your time to no longer than 5 minutes. 1-3 minutes would be perfect. Please practice at home so you know how long or short your presentation is. Thanks!
Upcoming Events:
*Mon. 1/28: Social Studies: Culture Day Presentations
*Wed. 1/30: English: Unit 3 Verbs Test
*Fri. 2/1: Social Studies: Chapter 3 Test
Spelling: Review List 17 Test
3rd Grade Spelling Bee
SPIRIT FRIDAY: Wear your favorite pro football team (in honor of the Super Bowl) -- even Bear's shirts =)
A LOOK AT OUR WEEK:
*Math: We are working on metric measurement this week. We will learn metric length, weight, capacity, and temperature. We will be reviewing the material each day in class. Also, we are working on 7's multiplication. There will be a timed test on Friday. Keep up the great work practicing! The student's hard work is showing!
*Science: We started our new unit on animals this week. We will focus on classifying animals into different categories. We will learn about mammals and their characteristics next week.
*Social Studies: We are almost done with Chapter 3. Your child received a study guide today. I encouraged the students to spend 5-10 minutes a night per lesson starting on Monday, so by Thursday they have reviewed all 4 lessons. Please refer to any notes in their social studies binder, textbook, and workbook as study aides. Culture Day is Monday and the test will be on Friday, 2/1.
*Reading: We are reading a variety of interesting stories as we practice and apply our understanding about main characters, setting, problems, solutions, and MAIN events. The students are writing super summaries. This is a skill that can be applied to the books read at home. The students loved reading about real animal rescues. Our next book will be Stone Fox.
*English: We are almost done with Unit 3 on Verbs. We will have our test on Wed. 1/30. We are also working on friendly letters. Please help your child get the address of the person they have chosen to write. By the end of the next week your child will also need 2 stamps. Thank you for your help!
*Spelling: We are in a review week for list 17. There will be no pretest on Monday. We will spend the week working on reviewing the spelling rules for the past 6 weeks. The test on Friday will be similar to a test done earlier this year, in which your child will have to find the misspelled word in a group of words. No list will be sent home to study. Your child should be taking their spelling workbook home all week to use to study.
Thanks for checking in this week! Stay warm and have a wonderful weekend!
~Miss Carlstrom
