Odds and Ends:
*Book Worm Angel Book Drive: WOW! We did great this week in our charity book drive. We collected over 300 books from 3rd graders. We have one more week of the book drive. Please send in your gently used and new books to help kids in need by Fri. 5/4.
*MAPS Testing: This week, we will be taking our Spring MAPS tests. This week in class we did goal setting and talked about good strategies to use while taking the test. Our class will be taking the reading MAPS test on Tues.5/1and the math MAPS test on Fri. 5/4. Both days we will take our test from 11:45-12:45.
Donations Needed!
We are in need of the following items:
* Glue sticks
* Empty toliet paper tubes
THANK YOU!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
*Tues. 5/1: Reading MAPS Test 11:45 - 12:45
Last Jr. Achievement Class
*Wed. 5/2: Pizza luncheon
*Thurs. 5/3: Reading: Poetry fluency reading
*Fri. 5/4: Spelling: List 24 test
Math: 3's division timed test
Math MAPS testing 11:45-12:45
A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:
*Reading: We will continue to study poetry. We will apply the poetic devices we have been learning and reading about as we write our own poetry. Your child chose a poem that they will read to the class on Thurs. during step one of our Poetry Cafe reading for fluency and expression. They should be practicing this poem at home.They do not need to memorize the poem,but they should be familiar with the poem.
Good Fit Book Celebration: Your child should be reading or completed reading their good fit book. Did they choose 4 vocabulary words from their book and complete the 4 square worksheet? They will be orally quizzed on their 4 words on 5/8. I will be checking their worksheets next week. The projects will be due 5/15. I can't wait to see the final products!
*English: We are working on friendly letter writing. We finished our letters to our pen pals in 2nd grade. For our final letter, we will write to a celebrity. This letter will be graded. Our next unit will be pronouns.
*Spelling; We will work on list 24 this week. We will have a test on Friday. Homework will be due on Friday. Remember, all work for spelling should be done in cursive. Thanks!
*Science: We will begin a new unit on heat, sound, and light (ch. 14). Be sure to look for your child's ch 10 space test, which was handed back this week. The students were "out of this world" during this unit.
*Social Studies: We have finished our study of Chicago. We will be traveling back to time to study an ancient civilization-Ancient Egypt.
*Math: We are working on ch. 23-multiplying greater numbers. We will continue to practice this concept in class. We will have a graded review this week and a ch. 23 test. We will also be working on 3's division facts. The 3's division test will be on Friday.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Mrs.Olsen
