Odds and Ends
*Valentine's Day Party: Our classroom Valentine's Party will be on Thursday, 2/14 from 1:30 until 2:20. We will be passing out Valentine's immediately before the party starts. If your child is interested, they can bring a valentine for each student in the classroom. A class list was sent home last week. A new student will be joining our room on Monday, making our class total 23 student. I will be sharing the name of the new student with the class on Monday, so they can write it down and add a Valentine for their new friend.
* IOWA Week: IOWA testing will take place in our classrooms next week The tests will on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday To help your child prepare that week, please make sure they get plenty of rest and eat a healthy breakfast each morning. We will do GREAT!
*Parent Helpers: The students will be working on a power point presentation in the computer lab on Wed. 2/13. I am looking for 2-3 parent helpers to help "float" around the computer lab to help the students as they work. There will be on the site training in power point =) Please email me if you are able to help out on Wed. 2/13 from 12:45-1:35. Thanks!
*Disposable Cameras/Film Needed: I have been able to take a lot of great photos of the students as they learn and explore in 3rd grade. We are almost out of film/cameras, so if you would like to donate one to our classroom, we would greatly appreciate it! Thank you in advance for your generousity and help!
*Friendly Reminder: When sending notes to school for the teacher or office, please remember to write the following on the envelope:
1. Student Name
2. Teacher Name
3. What it is for
Thanks for your help!
UPCOMING EVENTS!
*IOWA Testing: Mon. -Thurs.
*Mon. 2/11: January Reading Party: I will be accepting reading folders Monday morning to attend the reading party.
*Thurs. 2/14: Happy Valentine's Day!
Party: 1:30-2:20 pm
*Friday: Spelling: Analogies Test
Math: 9's Multiplication Timed Test
Spirit Day: Wear Red in honor of Valentine's Day!
A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:
*Math: This week we started Geometry (Chapter 10) and we have learned about plane figures (polygons), angles, and different types of lines. We will continue to work on geometry as well as problem solving and t-charts in the upcoming weeks. We are going to be on 9's multiplication. Please continue to review EACH night with flashcards or some other form of practice. The facts are becoming more challenging and mixed tests are just around the corner!
*Science: We have been busy learning about mammals, birds, and fish. We have learned about what traits those animals share. We will begin learning more about fish and amphibians next week.
*Reading: We are continuing to read various texts, explore authors purpose,setting, plot, and character development, as well as learn about different genres. We will continue to practice writing our extended responses as well.
*English: We are finishing writing our friendly letters. Your child has chosen a new person to write to: perhaps a friend, family member, or celebrity. This letter will be done in class and taken for a grade. I will be looking for the proper structure (5 parts of a letter), capital letters, and the 4 commas needed when writing a letter. Our next unit will probably be Unit 4, adjectives.
*Spelling: We will be working on an analogy review next week. We will be studying antonym and synonym analogies. There will be no pretest, but a test will be given on Friday over the analogies. Look for the packets in your child's spelling folder to see what we are learning in class. There will be no list to study next week.
Happy February! Have a great weekend!
~Miss Carlstrom
