Week of 2/28

Congrats to Makayla and Ohemaa who were the top 2 spellers in our class spelling bee! They will represent our class during the grade level spelling bee next week. Way to go! 

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

*Thurs. 1/31: Early Dismissal 

*Fri. 2/1: Spelling: Test and 3 activities due
January Reading Logs due
Math: 6's multiplication test

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK: 

*Reading: We will focus on non fiction text features and text structures as we explore a variety of non fiction texts. 

*English: We are working on learning more about verbs and writing some personal narratives about our own traditions and special objects. 

* Spelling: We will continue to work on our list from last week. The test is Fri. 2/1 and 3 activities are also due 2/1. 

*Social Studies: We are working on ch. 3 in our Social Studies textbook, focusing on culture, traditions, and immigration and migration. 

*Science: We continue to study forces as we explore gravity. 

*Mrs.Olsen's Math Class: We are working on fractions. We will work on 6's multiplication facts with a test on Fri. 2/1. 

Stay warm!
Mrs. Olsen 

Week of 1/21

Odds and Ends:

Thank  you to our parent chaperones for attending our Shedd Aquarium field trip. It was a great day and the kids learned so much and had fun!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

*Mon. 1/21: No School

*Fri. 1/25: Math: 4's multiplication timed tests

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:

*Reading and English: We will continue to study culture and tradition. We will also begin learning about non fiction text features and structures. We will continue our unit on Verbs.

*Spelling: We will start a new list. Words will be handed out on Tues and 3 activities and a test are due Feb. 1.

* Social Studies: We will begin ch. 3 on Immigration and Culture,a great connection to what we are focusing on in reading. We will be sending home information about our culture day project soon.

*Science: We continue to explore the floating train as we explore gravity.

*Mrs. Olsen's Math Class: We have been busy exploring measurement as we learn about the metric measurement system. Be sure to ask your child about what tools and terms of measurement are measured when we discuss mass, volume, and length.  For example, mass uses a balance and measures using grams and kilograms. We will work on 4's multiplication facts this week with a test on Friday. 

Have a great, long weekend!

Mrs. Olsen

Week of 1/14

Odds and Ends: 

Welcome back and Happy 2019! I hope all of you had a wonderful, relaxing and fun break together. We are in the 2nd half of 3rd grade, which is hard to believe!

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

* Thurs. 1/17: Shedd Aquarium Field Trip : pack a disposable lunch!

*Fri. 1/18: Spelling: 3 activities and test due
Cursive handwriting workbook due
Math: 3's multiplication fast fact

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK: 

*Reading:  We are continuing our unit on culture and traditions. We focused on teeth tradition this week and learned what kids from around the world do when they lose a tooth as we read the book Throw Your Tooth on the Roof. We are doing an informative/persuasive writing unit on what animal teeth we would want to have and why after reading If I Had Animal Teeth.  We will work on this next week.

*English: We will begin our unit on Verbs.

*Spelling:  3 activities and the next test will be on Fri. 1/18.  Please ask your child how many activities they are done with so they can plan accordingly.

* Science:  We are continuing to work on ch. 3 of the Amplify Unit, where we will focus on magnetic forces and investigate more about the floating train.

*Social Studies: We will start ch. 3 on immigration. We will tie this unit into our ELA curriculum as we focus on culture, tradition and where our ancestors and relatives have come from.  Look for information about our culture day projects coming in a few weeks.

*Mrs. Olsen's Math Class: We are starting Unit 4 on measurement and fractions. We began with telling time to the minute and working on elapsed time.  This can be a tricky concept, so its a good skill to practice at home. We will work on metric measurement next. We are also working with 3's multiplication facts with a test on Fri. 1/18.

Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Olsen