Room E222 News
Week of May 1st
Upcoming Events and Schedule
5/5- Tie-Dye-School Spirit Day
5/5- DPS Pep Rally @ 1:35pm
5/12- Western Day- School Spirit Day
5/12- Scholastic Inventor Contest: Students will be working on their creations in class over the next few weeks. Click on the link for information about the contest.
5/15-5/19- State Testing
5/29- Memorial Day: No School
5/31- Open House: Student Led School Tour from 4:30-6:30pm
6/20- Last Day of School: Minimum Day
Weekly Schedule:
Monday: PE (10-10:40)
Tuesday: Music (10:00-10:40)
Art (11:00-11:45)
Wednesday: PE (10:00-10:40)
Early Dismissal (1:40)
Thursday: Library (8:45-9:15)
P.E. (10:00-10:40)
Friday: Music (10:00-10:40)
Hw and Weekly Reflections
HW:
- While there is no homework sent home each night, students are expected to read every night for at least 30 minutes.
- Additionally students can also be working on any online program at home for additional practice: Dreambox, Tenmarks, and Lexia
Weekly Reflections:
- Starting next week (no reflection this week) students will be completing their weekly reflections digitally on their google drive.
- Please have your child log in to their google drive at home to access their reflection for the week where you will then need to type your name in the parent signature box stating that you have seen it and reviewed it with your child.
- Let me know if you have any questions about this.
3rd Grade State Testing
- Students will be testing the week of May 15. There are practice tests online that students can do at home for extra practice. We will also be spending some time in class practicing as well. Please click here for the directions of how to access these practice tests at home and other important information regarding testing week.
Updated Spirit Day Calendar
What's Happening in the Classroom??
- Innovation-Block #3: Students will begin their last unit of Engineering. Students will begin to go through the engineering design process for their invention for the scholastic inventor contest. Students will then get to construct a prototype of their invention. Students will also participate in multiple STEM challenges over the course of the four week block.
- Language Arts- Students will review and practice skills they have been learning over the course of the year. Additionally, students will be participating in literature circles where they will be reading a book with a group of students and will have different roles in analyzing the book they are reading.
- Math -Click here for the Unit 5 Parent Letter. This week in math, students will be reviewing perimeter, area, geometry, and elapsed time to prepare for their Unit 5 assessment.
- Writing - Students will continue to practice the three types of writing: Narrative, informational, and opinion. It is encouraged for students to practice writing at home as often as they can.
- Vocabulary- Students will be able to use reference materials to build vocabulary. They will show their understanding of the word by using it in a sentence during collaborative conversations and in writing. Students will also use context clues to figure out the meaning of unknown words.
- 7 Habits - Habit 6: Synergize. Can your student sing our school 7 habits song: All the 7 habits? "Habit 6, Synergize. I said synergize. Together is always good." Check out the DPS Spring Leader in Me Newsletter to see some highlights of our school in action.