Third Grade News
February 2020
Mark Your Calendars
- February 3 -- Help a Child Smile Dentist on Campus
- February 6-20 -- Cookie Dough Sale
- February 17 & 18 -- Winter Break
- February 24 -- News Channel 9 Weatherman visit
- February 26 -- IMAX/Mellow Mushroom Field Trip
- February 26 -- March 4 -- Book Fair
- February 27 -- Bulldog's Mom Club Breakfast (7:00 AM)
- February 28 -- High Five Friday (7:00-7:45 AM)
In The Classroom
Social Studies: We are in the middle of our European Explorer Unit.
Math: Well, the students have been asking when we are going to learn multiplication and I’m happy to announce IT’S TIME! Yes, we have started our first multiplication unit. We have been working on various ways to solve these type of problems, but we also have discussed the BEST way to solve them is to just KNOW YOUR FACTS!!! MEMORIZE!!! This can be done in a variety of ways: Rolling dice twice and multiplying the number, using a deck of cards – drawing two cards and multiplying, flash cards, apps, or any other game to make learning fun.
Your child will be begin taking timed test in class, therefore, they need to make sure they are playing multiplication games and / or studying their flash cards every night at home. They should be able to give each product (the answer to a multiplication problem) within three seconds. The goal is to know all of their multiplication facts this year! I will send home pages with math facts on them. They can cut them up and study at home. They also have multiplication fact cards at the Dollar Tree. The students will work at their own progress, and will get to keep up with their progress on their ice cream sheet. Why an ice cream sheet, because at the end of the unit, we will have an ice cream sundae party for those that memorize their facts! They are really excited about this!!! I expect the students to study at least 4 of the 7 days on Multiplication facts. Please work at home often to keep your child on target!
Science: We are excited to begin our Heat Unit.
Online Resources
Students can work on the following websites at home for extra practice. Students should have login information and know what to work on as we use these in class too. Please contact your child's teacher if you would like more information.
From the Nurse
How long should I keep my sick child home?
- If your child gets flu-like symptoms without a fever, keep him or her home at home to lower the chances of spreading the illness to others.
- If your child has a fever, keep him or her home for at least 24 hours after the fever is gone without the use of fever-reducing medicines, such as acetaminophen. This will help ensure that the fever is truly gone and that your child is past the point of being contagious.
- Children with weakened immune systems may need to stay home longer.
Why is this important?
- Children need rest to recover from illness. Without enough rest, it can take your child longer to feel better. Staying home is also important because your child can spread the flu virus up to 24 hours after symptoms are gone.
- People with weakened immune systems often need even more time to recover and to stop being contagious.
This is the CDC recommendations.
Stomach Virus symptoms: Children should stay home from school or child care for at least 48 hours after the last time they vomit or have diarrhea. Symptoms of viral gastroenteritis in infants and young children — usually appear one to three days after exposure.
February Menus
A Note About Georgia Pre-K
Contact Us
Allison Kisor - allisonkisor@walkerschools.org
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Location: 1250 Wilson Road, Rossville, GA, USA
Phone: 706-866-5901
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