Friday, March 15th
Next week we have PE on Wednesday.
Dear Parents,
Our snow day on Wednesday made for an interesting week. We continued our work with Blue Sky Bridge on Tuesday. They will visit our classroom again on 3/19 and 4/2. Your child is coming home with a Trusted Adult Worksheet in their Friday folder.
Next week is Kohl Spirit Week. Monday-Pajama day, Tuesday-Crazy Hair Day, Wednesday- Sports Day, Thursday-Mismatch Day, Friday-Kohl Spirit Day
We also have our Spring Party on Friday, March 22nd from 1:30 to 2:30. There will be more details to come about this celebration soon. Please feel free to join us in the classroom for the party.
As you know, third graders will be taking the CMAS tests on April 16th, 17th, and 18th.
We are doing some CMAS practice activities. This practice helps students feel more comfortable about the test and familiarizes them with the testing format. The websites below have have some good practice problems, if you would like to use them at home too.
Mathematics
Language Arts
Literacy:
Students read and wrote about biodiversity and why it is important to have plant and animal diversity for the survival of our planet.
We completed our author study of Patricia Polacco and discussed the characteristics of her work.
Math:
This week we started Unit 7 in our math books- Fractions. By the end of this unit, students will be able to:
- Write a fraction and a unit fraction for a part of a whole and for a number on a number line
- Write equivalent fractions including fractions that are equivalent to whole numbers
- Compare two fractions with the same denominator OR the same numerator
- Solve real world problems involving fractions
Homework for next week:
- ReadingPlus or iReady lessons at least once per week.
- Read at least 20 min nightly.
- Check in with your child about their Mystery State assignment.
- Practice math X and / facts 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and subtraction and addition facts through sums of 20 daily.
Important Dates to Remember
Monday, March 18th-Friday, March 22nd-Spirit Week
Friday, March 22nd- Spring Party 1:30-2:30
Monday, March 25-Friday, March 29th- Spring Break
Enjoy the weekend!
Sincerely,
Aisha Galt
