Welcome to Third Grade!
Mrs. Loewen
Friday - April 29, 2016
Welcome!
Reminders/Notices
- PLPs (Personal Learning Plans) have been sent home today.
- Please remember to turn in your registration documents for next year.
- Library is on Tuesday.
- PE shoes on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
- Please remember to send your child to school with a jacket. The sun is starting to come out, but it can still be cold!
Field Trip to the Wing Luke Museum
This Week in Class
MATH: This week groups continued their work on graphing, area and perimeter, and multi-digit multiplication practice. We talked about pictographs, bar graphs, pie charts, etc.
READING: Students continued their group literature circles this week. The students have been doing a wonderful job reading and working with their groups!
WRITING: We continued our poetry unit. Students spent time reading and writing color poems and finishing up their Poetry Books.
SOCIAL STUDIES: We continued our unit on economics. We discussed what it means to spend, save, and what goods and services are. Students were given the opportunity to create a "sale" poster to sell a pretend item from their pretend store. They practiced their persuasive skills and economic tactics.
OTHER: Ben was Star Student and Wing Luke Field Trip on Friday!
Next Week in Class
MATH: Students will finish work on graphing, area and perimeter, and multi-digit multiplication. We will begin whole class work on measurement.
READING: Students will continue their small group literature circles.
WRITING: We will finish our poetry unit with a poetry celebration! Students will get to select two of their favorite poems to share with the class.
SOCIAL STUDIES: We will continue our unit on economics. We will discuss how we share resources with each other.
OTHER: CTP Practice Test on Tuesday and Kindergarten World Cup on Friday!
Upcoming Events
5/9: NO SCHOOL—In Service Day
5/11: Ben's Birthday!
5/23-5/27: CTP Standardized Testing
5/27: Mrs. Loewen's Last Day
5/30: NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day - SCHOOL CLOSED
6/3: Farmers Market from 12:00-2:00
6/6: Mrs. Loewen's Class Launch Duty
6/14: Cleaning Day
6/15: Field Day
6/15: Last Day of School! Dismissal at 12:00