February 29 - March 1
Week 26 - Skate Day Friday
News This Week
Skating Trip:
We will go to our final skate day Friday, March 4. Money and permission slips will not be accepted after Thursday! We will leave school at 11 and return by 1. Please send $5.00 and the permission slip as soon as possible.
Tax Vote:
The tax vote to renew local funding for schools is tomorrow (Tuesday).
New Student:
We welcome Alyssa from Fairhope to our class. This brings us back to 17 students.
Ned Show Yo-Yos
TOMORROW is the last day for Yo-Yo orders (Tuesday).
Bringing Books Home:
Students should have a book each night and be reading with an adult or on their own. Each morning students sit in the gym from the time they arrive until the bell rings and are expected to have a book and be reading. This is 25 minutes of time for some students to improve AR and reading skills!
SEEDS Fun Run:
A form went home to register for the SEEDS fun run. This supports our school and is a fun event that many of our families attend.
Remember 1/2 Day - Friday March 11
Studies this Week
Reading:
RI 3.5 Use text features and search tools (key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
Reading in Class:
Nonfiction Text: Hottest, Coldest, Highest, Deepest
Functional Text: Recipe, Invitation, Flyer, Schedule
Test Information:
In place of a test this week, each student will be assigned a country to complete in-class research on. They will have a specific format to follow and time each day to work. This will count as a grade and is expected to be finished at the end of the week. (as our schedule allows - if necessary we will continue to next week, but this should be plenty of time)Spelling
Unit 5 Week 2
Homophones
New words will be introduced on Monday.
Students should study all 20 words every night.
We will play “sparkle” on Thursday
- The test will be given on Friday, March 4.
- You can find the skill at: spellingcity.com/lblackmon
to, too, two, week, weak, our, hour, stair, stare, flour, flower, write, right, new, knew, their, there, they’re, weather, whether
Math
- Rocket Math - Review drill sheet daily.
- Multiplication/Division - Fact family cards are in your child’s folder. They should review these each night.
- Math Lesson - Expect written homework most nights. Please go over this with your child and check his or her work.
- Addition & Subtraction with higher numbers. We will review strategies used earlier in the year and introduce the algorithms for solving with regrouping.
- Objectives: 3.NBT1, 3.NBT2, 3.OA8
Vocabulary
- accuse, clever, coast, delicate, explore, imitate, pierce, rare, symbol, triumph
- Next Test: March 11
Writing
- Continue with Informative Writing on “What is a Leap Year?”
- We will read a nonfiction passage on “What is a Leap Year?”
- Students will go through the writing process to produce an Informative piece.
Grammar
- Common Core Standard 3.L4a
- Use sentence-level context as clue to the meaning. (Context Clues)
Science
- Science: Why Are Flowers So Colorful? Reproduction
- 3-LS1-1. Develop models to describe that organisms have unique and diverse life cycles but all have in common birth, growth, reproduction, and death.
- 3-LS3-2. Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.
- 3-LS4-3. Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.
- 3-LS3-1. Analyze and interpret data to provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents and that variation of these traits exists in a group of similar organisms.
Social Studies
- A Physical Map Massachusetts
Important Dates
March
2 - Read Across America
4 - Skate Day
5- SEEDS 5K Run
11- 1/2 Day Dismissal
End of Q3
14- Students out
18- LifeSouth Blood Drive
Special Snack- $1.50