Inter's Third Grade Newsletter!
March 14th, 2016 - March 18th, 2016
Announcements!
Sunshine Week will be held this week!
Monday-Students can wear their sunglasses!
Tuesday-Students can wear a hat!
Wednesday-Students can wear Hawaiian gear!
Thursday-SPLASH DAY! Students can wear a Yellow t-shirt!
Korean New Year!
This week we are celebrating Korean New Year! On Tuesday, March 15th,2016 there will be a school-wide celebration, featuring a martial art performance of Taekwondo, and a traditional Samul nori (instrumental music) performance. Students will play traditional games of Yut, Jianzi, Gongi , Tuho, Bisuk chilki (hit tombstone), Ttakji-chigi. Also, there will be face painting, and the opportunity try on traditional Korean dress.
Meet the Author!
On Wednesday, March 16th, 2016, we will have children's author Kathy Price here to present to our students. For students in Grade 3, Kathy Price will give a personalized reading of one of her books, and present about how to make a book!
Splash Day!
On Thursday, March 17th, 2016, students will participate in Splash day! Students need to bring a change of clothes, a towel, and water shoes. All of Third Grade will need to wear a YELLOW shirt. This is going to be fun!
*Report cards will be sent home Thursday, March 17th, 2016.
Arco Iris race!
Dear parents,
It is time again to prepare for the Arco Iris race! The race is on Sunday, April 24. As a brief reminder, the Arco Iris race raises money for the UNOP Hospital here in Guatemala that provides free cancer treatment to children. Colegio Interamericano has been supporting this cause for seven years now and has been the top school for donations every year! We are so blessed to have such a supportive community. Students will sell tickets for the race Monday, March 14th until Friday, April 15th. Just like last year, tickets will be 80Q. If someone does not want to buy a ticket, they can always make a donation to the cause. Every little bit helps! We prefer cash, but checks will be accepted. All checks must have a phone number on it to be accepted. Thank you so much for all of your continued support!
This week in Singapore Math!
This week students will begin Chapter 16-Time and Temperature. Students will tell time to the minute and read time on a digital clock. Also, students will be able to change minutes to hours and change hours to minutes.This week, children will be making model clocks to use in class as we practice time. Please send in a plain, white paper plate by Wednesday for this clock, thank you! Also, your child can bring in a clock or watch if they want for next week's lessons on time.
This week in Literacy!
This week we will continue with Theme 12 Week 2- Explorers in Space. The comprehension strategy for this week is Synthesize: Classify/Categorize Information- Bringing ideas together to make a new idea. We will also review Draw Conclusions. For grammar, students will learn prefixes non-,in-, dis-, re-, and pre-. The vocabulary for this week includes avoid, launch, process, atmosphere, and astronomy. Theme 12 test will be Thursday, March 17th, 2016.
*RAZ-KIDS!
Please make sure your child is reading each night, listening to the stories, and taking the quizzes. Reading for 20 minutes each night is one of the best ways for your child to become a better reader. Third Grade is tracking the number of books read in order for the class to earn incentives, such as a popcorn party! Thank you for your help with this!