McDaniel Memo
Friday, April 29th
Literacy
Reading-
With ISTEP we didn't have reading groups this week.
Writing-
We are continuing our poetry unit. We worked on alliteration, acrostic and cinquain poems this week.
Words Their Way-
We will have a word sort next week. I will also do a final Words Their Way end of the year assessment.
Math
We continue with Chapter 10 next week and have the chapter test on Thursday, May 5th. Chapter 11 will cover probability.
Sharks
We have begun our shark study this week. Students selected a breed of shark they were interested in learning about. We went to the computer lab and investigated facts to create our own nonfiction paragraph.
Next week we will begin learning about all the parts of a shark that will be important to the dissection. We will focus on the external features and the digestive system.
Students will need to learn the information and pass the shark test in order to participate in the shark dissection. The shark test will be on Tuesday, May 17th. There will be an opportunity for a retake if students do not pass the test the first time.
Last Day of School Picnic
Dates to Remember
Friday the 6th- IMI Rock convocation for third grade
Thursday the 12th- Visit the fourth grade wax museum
Friday the 13th- Zionsville Walking Tour
Tuesday the 17th- Shark Dissection parent training after school
Shark Test
Thursday the 19th- Shark Dissection
Friday the 20th- Field Day
Thursday the 26th- Last student day
Third grade picnic