Third Grade Newsletter
May 30, 2016
Monday: School Holiday
Tuesday: Field Day / Need Lunch Count For Last Day Of School
FIELD DAY - A few notes about Field Day on Tuesday, May 31 . . .
* Wear Dove T-shirts
* Pizza will be provided to all third graders for lunch (compliments of Wise Guys Pizzeria)
* Students will be responsible for providing their own water bottle/drinks for lunch
LUNCH ORDERS FOR LAST DAY OF SCHOOL - The cafeteria is asking that we provide them with a lunch count for the last day of school, which is an early release day. Please talk with your child about whether or not they need to order a lunch from the cafeteria on Thursday, as we will be sending the final count to the cafeteria on Tuesday.
Wednesday: Awards / Supplies To Go Home
SUPPLIES TO GO HOME - Students will be bringing their supplies home with them on Wednesday. To allow for more storage room in backpacks, students will not need to bring their binders to school on this day. Students may also want to consider bringing an extra bag to for carrying supplies home.
Thursday: Early Release Day
important note regarding iPads!
iPADS OVER THE SUMMER - If your child currently takes their iPad home each night, then their iPad will be sent home with them for the summer. If for some reason you do not want your child to bring their iPad home over the summer, please let your homeroom teacher know as soon as possible.
Preparing For Fourth Grade
* READING over the summer helps students sustain their reading stamina and maintain the reading level they've worked so hard to achieve throughout the school year. Encourage your child to select both books of interest to them, as well as new genres they may not be familiar with!
* JOURNAL WRITING about their day or week not only helps students maintain the writing skills they learned throughout the year. Focus on writing summaries that include a good beginning, middle and end!
* MASTERING MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION FACTS is an expectation for incoming fourth graders. Having this skill will greatly impact their ability to efficiently solve problems throughout their school years.
This Week's Highlights
Apps to Support Learning at Home
Many of the Apps that we use in the classroom can be accessed from home and are great resources to reinforce learning. Below are some of those Apps:
* iStation for both Reading and Math
* Education Galaxy for both Reading and Math
* Xtra Math for practicing facts
* Think Central for Math
* Math Fact Cafe
* Think Through Math
* Readtheory.org
* EPIC
*Noredink.com
In Class
Students will reflect on what they've learned in third grade and participate in end of year activities.
Upcoming Events
5/30: NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day
5/31: Field Day
6/01: Third Grade Awards @ 2:00
6/02 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL / EARLY RELEASE @ 11:45 a.m.
IB Focus . . . IB In Action!
This section of the newsletter has been devoted to various components of IB throughout the year--descriptions of attitudes, learner profiles and transdisciplinary themes, as well as what inquiry looks like. With the rollout of our IB unit coming to a close, we encourage you to talk with your child at home about their greatest challenges and successes throughout this unit!