3rd Grade News
Ms. Ramsey's Weekly Newsletter Friday, March 10th
Atlanta Botanical Gardens Field Trip
If you are interested in being a parent chaperone, please use the sign up genius link:
St. Baldrick's Foundation
The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer-powered charity dedicated to raising money for lifesaving childhood cancer research and funds more in childhood cancer grants than any organization except for the U.S. government.
Since the Foundation's first grants as an independent charity in 2005, St. Baldrick's has funded more than $200 million to support the most brilliant childhood cancer research experts in the world.The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer-powered charity dedicated to raising money for lifesaving childhood cancer research and funds more in childhood cancer grants than any organization except for the U.S. government.
Buy a grey, green, or blue shirt for $5 and two shirts for $7. Students may wear these with uniform bottoms any time between purchase and March 24th!
You can also donate money without buying a shirt. There is a donation cup in my room that students can drop donations in!
If we raise $1,500, Mr. Parlak will shave his head.
If we raise $3,000, Mr. Sener will shave his head.
We will be collecting monetary donations until March 24th.
You can donate at school or online. https://www.stbaldricks.org/
Atlanta Science Festival
Any student who attends this festival and sends me a picture via email at the festival will earn FIVE SIGNATURES! :)
Pi Day
The MSO will be selling pizza slices from Big Pie In The Sky on Pi Day this year. Big Pie in the Sky pizza slices are cut from a 30" pizza and are bigger than any you have ever seen! The dough is made fresh daily using their original New York Style recipe and only the freshest ingredients.
One slice of cheese or pepperoni pizza plus a bottle of water will be $2. Please send your child with cash if they want pizza next Tuesday, 3/14/17.
Important Dates
March 17: St. Patrick's Day!
March 19: Open House
March 23: Chapter 7 Economics Test
March 28: 2nd and 3rd Grade Field Trip to Botanical Garden
March 30: Third Grade Market Day
April 3-7: Spring Break - NO SCHOOL
April 14: Good Conduct Dress Down Day
April 20th: Field Trip to Tellus Science Museum
May 4: FSAPS STEAM Day
May 12: Good Conduct Dress Down Day
May 13: School-Wide Maker Faire
May 24: Last Blast Carnival
SOCIAL STUDIES: Chapter 7 WORKING IN OUR COMMUNITIES
Lesson 1: Meeting our Needs and Wants
Lesson 2: Producers and Consumers
Lesson 3: Exchanging Goods and Services
Lesson 4: Spending and Saving
Lesson 5: Many Different Jobs
Vocabulary: scarcity, abundance, opportunity cost, value, goods, service, producer, consumer, human resource, capital resource, profit, trade, barter, supply, demand, free market, import, export, credit, credit card, savings, bank, interest, deposit, loan, budget, specialization, division of labor, interdependence
SCIENCE: Chapter 7: Space
Lesson 1: What is a star?
Lesson 2: What do you know about our solar system?
Lesson 3: What are Earth’s patterns?
Lesson 4: What is known about the moon?
Vocabulary: star, light-year, planet solar system, axis, revolution, rotation, moon phase, crater
READING/ ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS:
Unit 5/Week 4
Title: Jalepeno Bagels
Comprehension Skill: Drawing Conclusions
Phonics: Vowel Patterns- ei and eigh
Spelling Words: neighbor, either, eighteen, height, neither, weight, leisure, protein, freight, receiver, weigh, deceive, sleigh, conceited, receipt, eightieth, neighborly, deceitful, featherweight
Conventions: Comparative and Superlative Adverbs
Vocabulary: Wordly Wise 12
https://quizlet.com/29394941/wordly-wise-book-3-lesson-12-flash-cards/
WRITING: Narrative Writing Unit
CHARACTER EDUCATION: Perseverance (n.) overcoming challenges; the determination to keep trying to achieve a goal in spite of difficulties
ONGOING THIRD GRADE PROJECTS IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM
Most importantly, if your child is providing food as a good to sell during Market Day, they should include the ingredient list in the interests of our students who have food allergies and/or dietary restrictions.
Please remember that the Market Day project is due March 30, 2017.
This includes:
1. Posters as advertisements
2. Goods and Services to sell during the simulation
3. Project Packets
We would love to welcome you throughout this Market Day experience(8:00-10:30a.m. in the FSAPS cafeteria). We will be needing some parent volunteers if you are available to assist us in set up/clean up of projects in the cafeteria. If you are interested in helping us on this day, please inform your child's homeroom teacher. We would really appreciate your help specifically during the clean up (10:00-10:30) to make sure we are cleared out prior to lunches starting.
Ms. Cox, Mrs. Hewett, and I will provide students with tickets to use to buy goods or services on Market Day. Each ticket will be valued at $5.00. As students are preparing their projects and choosing pricing, please ensure that all prices are in increments of 5: ($5, $10, $15..... $100). Each student will receive $100 (20 tickets) to use to buy/sell. Students will be responsible for running their shop during their designated selling time.
Narrative Writing
Your child have is in the process of becoming a published author of their very own picture book! I have conferences with each student and approved of their topics. Most of this project will be completed at school. Students will have time to type their final drafts at school as well. However, if your child is having difficulty meeting deadlines, I may ask you to come to tutoring for additional support and/or time to complete. Third grade will have Author's Night on April 17th to displayed our books!
**It is recommended you purchase a jump drive/ flash drive to save progress. They will havetiem to work on this in the library and Mr. Sanal's computer class, so they will be on multiple computers. Please make sure your name is written on it using Sharpie.
Home Resources for your child to utilize!
1. Study Island- FSA connect log in
https://app.studyisland.com/cfw/login/
2. Raz Kids- password in agenda
3. Quizlet- an amazing resource! Just search in the "Search Bar"
SYMBALOO EDU RESOURCES
Ms. Ramsey's 3rd grade Resources
http://edu.symbaloo.com/shared/AAAAAwQrGCQAA41_WBN4jg==
Reading/Spelling
http://edu.symbaloo.com/mix/reading-spellingsymbaloo
Elementary Science Resources
http://edu.symbaloo.com/mix/elementaryscience2
Elementary Math
http://edu.symbaloo.com/mix/elementarymath1
Grades 3-5 Resources
http://edu.symbaloo.com/mix/3-5-sites
Another Teacher's symbaloo that is excellent!!
Ms. Chelsea Ramsey
Fulton Science Academy Private School
Serving Advanced and Gifted Students
Email: cramsey@fultonscienceacademy.org
Location: 3035 Fanfare Way, Alpharetta, GA, United States
Phone: 678- 366-2555