Room E222 News
Week of April 9th
Upcoming Events and Schedule
4/13- Crazy Hair Day
4/18- SMUSD Elementary Family Math Night from 5:30-7pm @ San Marcos Elementary School
4/20- 3rd Grade Recorder Performance @ 8:30am- Here is the flyer FYI
4/25- Cyber Education Parent Night- Here is the flyer!
5/11- 3rd Grade Field Trip to go see Shrek Jr. the Musical
5/11- School Spirit- Tye Dye Day
5/28- Memorial Day-No School!
6/8- DPS School Spirit Day
6/8- Third Grade Field Trip to Legoland
6/14- Last day of school! Minimum Day- 12:25pm
Weekly Schedule:
Monday: PE (10:00-10:40)
Tuesday: Music (11:00-11:40)
Wednesday: PE (10:00-10:40)
Early Release @ 1:40pm
Thursday: Library (8:30-9:00)
P.E. (10:00-10:40)
Art (1:55-2:40)
Friday: Music (11:00-11:40)
Attendance is VERY Important
Just a quick note about the importance of attendance and students being in class everyday. I know there are lots of sicknesses going around and we want everyone to be healthy, that is most important. Lots of students have been absent and with our rigorous daily schedule I don't want anyone to fall behind. I would ask that if your child was absent that they come and see me before school on the day of their return to pick up anything they missed or complete any work.
Thank you!
What's Happening in the Classroom??
- Innovation: Students will be starting our last block of innovation for the year. Students will be back in the innovation lab and diving deeper into coding with Google CS First and Scratch.
- Language Arts -We will be starting our new unit: Weather and Climate. The essential question we will focus on is: How can we predict the unknown? This week students will be exploring poetry and the elements of a poem.
- Math -We will continue our new math unit that includes, time, geometry and measurement. Click here for the Unit 5 Parent Letter to review vocabulary and skills we will be focusing on throughout the unit. Please have your child practice telling time at home and discussing the amount of time different activities take (elapsed time).
- Writing - Students will continue to explore the three types of writing: opinion, informational and narrative. Students will be working on a research project where they will be learning about a type of severe weather of their choice. They will research using a variety of sources and then create a presentation for the class to share what they have learned. Additionally, students will write an informational paragraph about their severe weather.
- Vocabulary- Students will be able to use reference materials to build their vocabulary. They will show their understanding of the words by using them in a sentence during collaborative conversations and in writing.
- 7 Habits - Habit 3: Put First Things First. Students in Room E222 are focusing on getting their work done so they can work on additional activities/projects in the classroom. We call this our Must do and May do list!
- Genius Hour- Students are on their research phase of the project. Students are working on finding information related to each of their essential questions. Once students feel that they are knowledgeable about their topic they will begin their final project.