Friday, April 5, 2019

Friday, April 5th
Next week, we have PE on Tuesday.
Dear Parents,

 I hope you had a wonderful spring break! Students did a nice job of getting back into our school rhythm this week.  Today, we enjoyed the talent show. It is always exciting to see our Kohl students share different strengths
We are planning our last field trip for Thursday, May 2nd to the Morrison Natural History Museum.  This trip will be a great supporting activity for our Earth Materials science unit. Please return the field trip permission slip and money as soon as possible. We will only have one bus for this field trip, so we do not need parent chaperones. If you would like to join us for this trip, you are welcome to drive and meet us there. Thank you!
We completed our work with Blue Sky Bridge on Tuesday.  Your child is coming home with a bookmark and a parent letter from the program in their Friday folder.  
As you know, third graders will be taking the CMAS tests on April 16th, 17th, and 18th.
The websites below have have some good practice problems, if you would like to use them at home too.  
Mathematics
Language Arts
Literacy:
We continued our nonfiction genre study.  We are reading expository nonfiction texts and discussing common characteristics of this genre.
We also started an informational state research project.  We will be sharing these with you during the Inspiration Exhibition on Thursday, April 18th.
Math:
This week we continued Unit 7 in our math books- Fractions. By the end of this unit, students will understand:

 How 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 number
Compare two fractions with the same denominator OR the same numerator
Solve real world problems involving fractions

The unit test for Fractions is scheduled for next Wednesday, April 10th.
Social Studies/ Science:
We completed our social studies unit about the regions of the United States. Our next science unit is about Earth Materials. So far, your children have explored the difference between rocks and minerals.  
Homework for next week:
ReadingPlus or iReady lessons at least once per week.
Complete nightly math assignments, Monday-Thursday.
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
April 10th Class Pictures
April 12th and 15th- No School
April 16th, 17th, and 18th-CMAS testing
April 18th-Inspiration Exhibition 4:00-6:00
I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
Sincerely,

Aisha Galt

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