Week of 2/26

Odds and Ends: 

We are so excited about next week's culture presentations! Please make sure your child is prepared and practice their presentation over the weekend. They were given copies of their report today so they can select their 3 favorite chapters to practice reading aloud. If your child is bringing in a food item, please remember it must be NUT free. Sending in a recipe or the packaging helps us to know what the food contains to keep everyone safe! Thank you for your help!

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

* Thurs. 3/1: Spelling: Test and 3 activities due
*Fri. 3/2: Institute Day: No School

A LOOK AHEAD: 

*Reading: We are working on our non fiction text unit. We will continue to work on non fiction text features and structures.  We will also work on our speaking and listening skills as we share our culture day presentations.

We are working on pronouns. We will be having a graded review on pronouns this week.

*Spelling: Our spelling homework and test will be on Thurs. 3/1. Please check with your child to see what they have to complete.  Thanks!

*Social Studies: Sweet home, Chicago! We will begin our unit on Chicago this week.

*Mrs. Olsen's Math Class: We will begin Unit 6 on Geometry this week. We will also practice our mixed multiplication facts.

Have a great weekend!
Mrs.  Olsen

Week of 2/20

Odds and Ends:

Thank you to the wonderful room helpers that made our Valentine's Party fun for all! Thank you to Mrs. Karchmar, Mrs. LaRocco, Mrs. Copora, Mrs. Free, Mrs. Mangello, and Mrs. Wawro for providing a fun party for the students! Thank you to those parents who sent in treats or paper goods. We appreciate your help! 
 
UPCOMING EVENTS:

*Fri. 2/16: No School
* Mon. 2/19: No School
*Wed. 2/21: Dental Presentation
*Fri. 2/23: Math: Ch. 5 test and 12's x test
Jr. Achievement

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK:

*Reading: We are working on Unit 2 as we continue to explore non fiction text features and structure. We are working on applying our understanding of these features to our next Social Studies unit as we explore our Chicago books. 

We are working on writing informational text as we work to finish our reports on our cultures. The typed, finished copy of the culture reports are due by Thurs. 2/22. We will work on reading our reports on Fri. 2/23 as we prepare for the culture presentations the following week.  Your child should have brought home a paper detailing the project for their culture presentation. Please email me with any questions! 

*Spelling: New word lists will be sent home this week. The test and homework will be due on Thurs. 3/1 since there is a teacher institute day on Fri. 3/2. 

*Social Studies: We will begin our next unit on Chicago soon!

*Mrs. Olsen's Math Class: We are wrapping up Unit 5. We will spend this week continuing to explore area and decomposing larger, irregular shaped rooms into smaller squares and rectangles to find the total area. A study guide/practice test was sent home last week. It is due on Thurs. 2/22 and the test will be on Fri. 2/23.  Unit 6 will be on Geometry.  We will also work on 12's multiplication this week with a timed test on Fri. 2/23. 

Thanks!
Mrs. Olsen 

Week 1/29-2/2

We will begin having Mr. Blocker in our room for 5 sessions to do Jr. Achievement with our class. He is a wonderful volunteer and we are looking forward to having him on Wed. afternoons. 

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

*Thurs. 2/1: Early Dismissal 
*Fri. 2/2: Math: 8's multiplication facts test 

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK: 

*Reading: We will continue to work on culture and tradition as we write about our special objects and do research about our culture and country. 

*Spelling: Please check in with your child about spelling homework: 3 assignments are due on Friday and we will take the test on Friday. 

* Social Studies: We have started our ch. 3 unit on culture and immigration. We will be taking our first open book quiz on Monday while I model to the class how to use notes and a textbook to help when taking one of these quizzes. 

*Mrs. Olsen's math class: We are working on Unit 5: multiplication, division, and area. We will work on writing and solving word problems using arrays. We are working on 8's multiplication facts and we will take a test on Friday. 

Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Olsen 

week of 1/22

Odds and Ends:

Spelling Bee: Congrats to our classroom spelling bee winners, Shivang and Joe. I am so proud of all of the students and how well everyone did. We are excited to see Shivang and Joe represent our class in Wednesday's grade level spelling bee.

Dear Parents and Guardians of 3rd grade Panthers,

We have made the decision as a 3rd grade team not to generally administer the Winter MAP test to our students.  At this time, we felt that the time away from instruction to take this test was not worth the results we would get.  We have not made any decisions about the Spring MAP test.  For Winter data review we continue to use Fountas and Pinnell Reading Leveling (Benchmarking next week) and our Common ELA and Math assessments that the students have taken on line which directly assess the standards we are teaching in our curriculum.  If you have further questions, please feel free to reach out to your homeroom teacher.

Thanks!

The Third Grade Team

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

* Wed. 1/24: Science: Mystery Science: Weather Test 

*Fri. 1/26: Math: 7's multiplication fast fact test

Keep filling our your reading logs for January. They are due Feb. 1st. 

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK: 

* Reading: We will continue to focus on culture as we finish up writing about what it would be like if we had animal teeth. We will also read a story called Matchbox Diary and write about a small object that is important to us.  Later in the week, we will begin discussing our upcoming culture day project. 

Our Culture Day research will be starting next week. Please help your child pick a culture they can research, write about, and present.  It should be a culture that represents your family!  There will be more information coming as the dates for presentations get closer.

* Spelling: We will get new words on Monday. 3 homework activities and the test be on Fri. 2/2. 

*Science: We are wrapping up our unit on weather. We will have our end of the unit test on Wed. 1/24. A study guide was sent home. We will take a break from science and start our unit on Culture next. 

*Mrs. Olsen's Math Class: We started Unit 5: Multiplication, Division and Area. We will continue to work on these concepts and how they are related next week. We will also work on 7's multiplication facts with a test on Friday. 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs. Olsen 

week of 1/15

Welcome back and Happy  New Year! It was so exciting to come back and hear all about the student's breaks. It sounds like everyone had a fun and relaxing break!

High Touch High Tech; The students had a great time doing some hands on activities with a scientist on weather. Check out the pictures on See Saw - I'll be posting more soon!

UPCOMING EVENTS: 

*Mon. 1/15: MLK, Jr. Day: No school

* Thurs. 1/18: Math: Unit 4 Test

*Fri. 1/19: Spelling: Homework due and test day
Math: 6's multiplication fast facts quiz

A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK: 

*Reading: We will continue our unit on culture and tradition as we explore tooth fairy traditions around the world. We will also read Matchbox Diary and do a writing assignment about a small object that holds significance to us. We are continuing to work on decoding vocab using context clues and fact vs. opinions.

*English: We will work on an informative writing piece about animal teeth as an extension to our tooth fairy unit of study. We are working on verbs and adverbs.

*Spelling; We will continue next week on the same last. 3 homework activities are due Fri. 1/19 and we will take a test on Fri as well.

*Science: We are continuing our study on weather with Mystery Science. We will focus on weather patterns and map study and how to design a windproof house. Our end of the unit test is tentatively scheduled for Wed. 1/24.  A study guide will be sent home next week.

*Mrs. Olsen's Math Class: We are wrapping up unit 4 as we focus on comparing and ordering fractions. We will take a test on time, measurement and fractions next Thurs. A study guide/practice test was sent home today and is due Wed. We will spend Wed reviewing for the test. We will also focus on 6's multiplication next week with the test on Fri. 1/19.

Enjoy the LONG weekend!
Mrs. Olsen