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Last Week of School!

Yes, we will still be working, but we will also have some fun!  Listed below is our schedule of activities for next week!  No backpacks required this coming week.

MOVIE MONDAY-- we will have awards day in the morning and a movie in the afternoon.  Bring a drink and snack to watch during the movie.  MADAGASCAR rated PG.  Be sure to wear your Greyhound T-shirt!

TUESDAY TALES--bring a great book to read--also, pajama day!! You can bring in a pillow and stuffed animal.  We will get comfy and read!  You may wear your pajamas if you want to.

WEDNESDAY WINNERS--Bring in a board game to play in the afternoon.  No handheld electronics, please.

THURSDAY THRILLS--We will play a friendly game of kickball against other third grade classes.  Wear your class t-shirt one last time!  We will also sign our yearbooks or home made autograph books. We will have an ice cream social in the afternoon provided by our wonderful parents!

FUN FRIDAY--We will have a pizza party and drink at the end of the day!  We will watch MADAGASCAR 2 in the afternoon.

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!

Week of 5/11/09

It is hard to believe that we have one more week of school left after this coming week!  Time has gone by so fast!

This will be the last week for homework and tests.  Reading Clubs are due on Monday.  This is the last week of book club, too!

We will have a math test on Chapter 5 and health test on Chapter 4 on Monday.

I will begin collecting all of the textbooks this week and informing you if any books are missing.

I will send home information on Friday about our last week of school.

Week of 5/4/09

Wow, it's hard to believe that we are nearing the end of the school year!  We have learned so much this year and will continue to do so.  Here is the schedule for this week:

We will begin Chapter 5 which deals with Money.  We will be working from our math book and reteach book.  We will be adding, subtracting, and creating change with money.  Look for homework each day this week from the reteach book.

We will be reading our last story from the anthology called Ramona and Her Father.  We will also read in class a novel called Ramona Quimby, Age 8.  We will continue with reading club this Monday.  Look for the purple folder this Monday.

Penny wars begin this week.  We will be collecting change for Relay for Life.  All classes will be collecting money for this great organization.  Bring in your pennies.

Field Day is scheduled for Friday, May 8th!  Wear your class t-shirt.

Please have your child bring in a towel to sit on while we watch the softball game between 5th graders and the teachers.

Week of 4/27/09

Scholastic Book club orders are due 4/27/09.  This will be our last chance to order this year from Scholastic.  Thank you so much for supporting Scholastic and allowing me the chance to earn free books for our classroom!

After Monday, we will be returning to our regular schedule.  We will begin to take multiplication and division timed tests.  We will also continue to work in small groups doing our daily math problem of the day, number of the day, and lesson quizzes. We will also review what we have learned in math this year!

Our next story this week will be If You Made a Million.  We will continue taking spelling tests, reading comprehension tests, and continue with our reading clubs. 

Health:  We will continue to learn about personal safety, bike safety, and learn about nutrition and exercise.  We will then learn about the respiratory and circulatory system in our bodies!

We will finish up our unit in Heat and Magnets. 

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

4/27---CRCT LAST SECTION--SOCIAL STUDIES

4/28-- 3RD GRADE EARTH DAY CELEBRATION FROM THE PTA

4/29--BIRTHDAY BOOK CLUB 7:20 A.M.  (LAST ONE THIS YEAR)

4/30--KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM--YEAR IN SONG; PTA BOARD OFFICER ELECTIONS

5/1--CAREER DAY

5/8--FIELD DAY..ALSO, ALL LIBRARY BOOKS OR FEES ARE DUE!

Week of 4/20/09

 CRCT TESTING--begins next week on Tuesday.  We will test, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Monday of next week-4/27.  What can you do to help?  Have your child bring in a healthy snack, give them a good breakfast, and have them get a good night sleep each and every night.  I know the Greyhounds are well prepared for the test and they will do GREAT on it!

We will not concentrate on math this week.  Therefore, do not expect any homework in math this week.

We will not have a story this week or reading club.  Do not expect any homework this week due to CRCT.

We will be working on our Mother's Day Project this week.  Please have your child bring in 4 photos of them as a baby. 

IMPORTANT DATES:

MAY 1ST--CAREER DAY!

MAY 8TH--FIELD DAY.

Week of 4/13/09

Our homework this week will consist of CRCT practice.  Our classwork this week will also be CRCT practice.

Next week, we will take the CRCT.  A letter will go home regarding the CRCT.  Remember, no homework will be given the week of CRCT.  Also, testing will begin promptly at 8:00 a.m.  We will not have any morning announcements so that we can begin on time.

Have a safe spring break!

Week of 3/30/09

  A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THE GREYHOUNDS WHO DRESSED UP FOR CAREER DAY!

I WILL UPDATE THE GREYHOUND DIGITAL ALBUM ON MONDAY.  THANKS FOR PARTICIPATING.

  We will continue our division unit.  The Greyhounds are getting better each and everyday!  We can now divide two digit numbers by one digit and three digit number by one digit.

We will continue to practice for the CRCT, too!

We will finish up our novel-Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing.  Just like Peter Hatcher, (our main character in the novel) we created a game in cooperative groups.  We will play the game on Tuesday afternoon.  We will continue to do our reading groups, too.  Most groups will meet on Monday.  We will do our next story in the textbook. 

  We did very well in both health and science this week.  We will continue to learn about nutrition and exercise in health.  We will learn about the benefits of exercising and eating healthy snacks and meals.  In science, we will learn about heat energy such as cooling, heating, and insulation.  We will work from Chapter 4 in Science and Chapter 3 in Health.

IMPORTANT DATE:

                  4/3--SPIRIT DAY; LAST DAY BEFORE SPRING BREAK.

                 4/6---4/10--SPRING BREAK---NO SCHOOL.

Week of 3/23/09

   We will continue to study the relationship between multiplication and division.  We are learning about divisor, quotient, and dividend.  We are are also learning how to divide with and without remainders.  The Greyhounds understand that division is repeated subtraction.  Please work with your child every evening to help them memorize the multiplication facts. We will also review for the CRCT in all subject areas.

 We are reading Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume.  We are following Peter and his little brother Fudge who is getting into so much trouble.  The children are reading the chapters on their own and asking higher order questions, too. We will begin book clubs this week.  Look for a special folder to go home on Monday with a book.  Our next story is When Jo Louis Won the Title by Belinda Rochelle.

We are beginning a new unit in science on the effects of pollution.  We will also learn about recycling, too. Later, we will learn about magnets and how heat is produced.  We will work from our textbook, smartboard activities, group work, and videos. 

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

3/24--BOX TOP ARE DUE

ECCC HEROES RECEPTION

3/25--BIRTHDAY BOOK CLUB @ 7:20 A.M.

Week of 3/16/09

   I'm so proud of my class. They are understanding different methods of solving common multiplication numbers with 2 and 3 digit numbers.  We have learned about distributive property of multiplicaton and partial product.  We are ready to begin division of numbers with and without remainders.  We will take a close look at Chapter 23. We will begin CRCT practice in math, too!

We will read Amber Brown Is Not A Crayon from our reading textbook.  We will continue to work from Sitton Spelling.

We will continue learning about the three levels of government.  Look for a test later on this week.

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

3/16--CHRONICLE ARTICLES DUE

3/17--ST. PATRICK'S DAY; VOLUNTEER LUNCHEON--THANK YOU FOR THE MANY RESPONSES TO THIS GREAT EVENT.  I WILL SEE YOU THERE AT 10:30!

3/19--K-5TH REPORT CARDS GO HOME

3/20--ART DAY

Week of 3/9/09

  We continue to practice for the CRCT online and paper and pencil.  This will reinforce all of the skills that we have learned this year.  We will begin our new story in our textbook called The Lotus Seed by Sherry Garland. 

We continue to work with multiples of 10 and 100 in math.  We are working from Chapter 22.  The children are learning about distributive property of multiplication.  Example: 43 x 5=

We think of 5(40 x 5) + (3 x 5)=  Then we multiply the parenthesis (200) + (15)= Then lastly add the answers together  200 + 15= 215. 

We are also using partial product multiplication  43

                                                                      x 5

                                                                      15

                                                                   + 200

We will continue to learn about distributive property and partial product this week.

  We continue to learn about the three levels of government: local, state, and national.  We are learning about the differences between direct and representative democracies.

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

3/9--Heroes Entries Due

3/10--Kindergarten Packet Pickup

3/13--Spirit Day

3/11-3/13--Clinic Supply Drive

3/14--Fun Run 9- noon.

Don't forget to visit the hallways during fun run to see your child's artwork.