Odds and Ends
*ISAT Testing: We will be taking the ISAT tests during the week of March 10th-13th. A yellow packet explaining some portions of this test was sent home with your child today. Please review this packet with your child and try out the sample problems. In the packet there is a written example of the extended response for the Pig story. We write our responses a little differently, using the "cheeseburger" model found in your child's reading folder. I will be sending home another sample of this response and how we would write it in our class for you to review with your child. Thank you for all of your help and cooperation!
*Testing Snacks: Once again, we would appreciate any healthy snacks or drinks you would like to volunteer to bring in for the class! This is a nice treat during testing week. We would appreciate any treats brought in during the week of testing, 3/10-3/13. Thank you!
*Spring Conferences: Thank you to those of you who sent back the conference request form. I will be making the schedule this weekend and send home your time and date with your child on Tuesday. If the time/date does not work, please return the form and I will reschedule it for you. If I did not get a request form back, I will schedule you a conference. Thank you and I look forward to meeting with many of you the week of 3/10-3/12.
Upcoming Events:
*Mon. 3/3: No School: Casmir Pulaski Day
*Fri. 3/7: Spelling: List 21 Test
SPIRIT DAY: Character Counts Day: Join me and wear orange for Fairness.
A Look at Next Week:
*Math: We have completed all of the lessons in chapter 10 for Geometry. However, we will not take the chapter test until after ISAT tests. We will continue to review the concepts in class next week. We will also be working on coordinate grids, probability/fractions, and review problem solving and t-charts. We have finished up practicing the multiplication test in class. If your child has not passed, please continue to practice at home. We will be doing retakes next week. Thank you for all of your cooperation at home!
*Reading: The students have enjoyed reading Stone Fox. We will being continuing working on that book as well as extended responses. I will be sending a story home for your child to read and answer questions on. There will be an extended response section. Please have them refer to samples and the cheeseburger paper in their reading folder to help them. I will be taking a story for a grade by the end of the week. They are doing a FANTASTIC job on writing these responses!
*English: We will continue to work on adjectives this week.
*Science: The students did an awesome job on the animal unit. Next week they will be picking an animal to do a research paper on and eventually make a habitat diorama about. We will be researching the animal in the computer lab and starting the rough draft in class. The next unit we will work on is ecosystems.
*Social Studies: Map making sure is fun in 3rd grade! The students are full of wonderful, creative ideas for the imaginary islands and towns. We will continue to work in cooperative groups as we finish our maps next week.
*Spelling: Next week we will work on list 21. The list is nouns with "er". There will be no pretest due to the shortened week. The final test will be on Friday 3/7.
Thank you for checking out our newsletter. I hope you have a fun and healthy LONG weekend!
~Miss Carlstrom
