First Week of April

Gator Fest

Don’t forget that Gator Fest is next Friday, April 5th! It will be at the lower campus from 4:30-7:30 pm. All kids must wear a wristband in order to participate in the festivities. Wristbands are $20 for 1 child or $30 for 2+ children. To avoid standing in long lines at check-in on the day of the event, please return your order form, along with payment, to school with your student. You may also purchase raffle tickets in advance on that same order form. Raffle tickets are $10 for 1 ticket or buy 5 and get 1 free. Each ticket is a chance to win either a $100 gift card, a 1 night stay at Great Wolf Lodge or a GOLF CART! Send in cash or a check made out to LCE PTO. 

State Museum

We had a great time at the State Museum today! Check out some of the pictures. 

Curriculum
Math- We are working in  Module 5 on Fractions. We will focus on lessons 7-9 this week. The students are using the website below in class that can help them with their subtraction, addition, multiplication and division fluency. If they have time at home they can practice as well. 
https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/math-trainer-multiply.html

Language Arts- We will focus on Figurative Language this week. (idioms, similes, metaphors, personification etc.) We will also continue writing opinion pieces. The students will take their Spring MAP Reading test on Thursday morning. 

Social Studies- We will wrap up Antebellum Time with a test on Friday. 


Science- We we discuss different types of landforms this week. 

Last Week of March

Curriculum
Math- We are working in  Module 5 on Fractions. We will focus on lessons 2-5 this week. The students will have a quiz over lessons 1-4 on Thursday.The students are using the website below in class that can help them with their subtraction, addition, multiplication and division fluency. If they have time at home they can practice as well. 
https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/math-trainer-multiply.html

Language Arts- We will look at what it means to analyze a text. We will also continue to work on providing specific text evidence when answering questions. The students are working on publishing their informational writing pieces and we will move into writing opinion pieces.  

Social Studies- We have moved into Antebellum Time.

Science- We started discussing water features this week and the students will have a quiz on Wednesday. We will then move into land forms. 

Next Week

State Museum Field Trip

The third grade will be going to the State Museum on March 29th. Please look for the permission slip in your child's Friday folder and complete the front and the back. If you are interested in being a chaperone, please fill out the top of the back. We can only take two chaperones per class on the bus, but you are welcome to meet us there and pay admission. I will contact you regarding being a chaperone on the bus with us, by Wednesday of next week. 

Curriculum
Math- We will wrap up or work with Time early next week. We will then move into Module 5 on Fractions. The students are using the website below in class that can help them with their subtraction, addition, multiplication and division fluency. If they have time at home they can practice as well. 
https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/math-trainer-multiply.html

Language Arts- We will look at what it means to analyze a text. We will also continue to work on providing specific text evidence when answering questions. The students are working on publishing their informational writing pieces and we will move into writing opinion pieces.  

Social Studies- We will continue with South Carolina Government and then Antebellum Times. the students will not have a test on Government. 

Science- We will continue discussing Changes to the Earth including weathering, erosion, deposition, and natural disasters. The students will have a quiz over this information on Wednesday.

Joust

We watched the chorus perform Joust this morning and they will perform again this evening at 6:30pm. The students in our class did a great job as well as the rest of the students!

Congratulations!

Congrats to Zoe and her brother, Elijah, for receiving an Overall Elementary Award for their video at the Richland 2 Film Festival!! Meredith also submitted a video with her sister Gabby in 5th Grade.  Check out their videos on the links below.

Eggman and Trouble Mixer (Zoe and Elijah's Video)
The Bacon Issue on Bacon Street (Meredith and Gabby's Video)

Moving Into March

Weathering and Erosion

Students weathered and eroded their "rock" during science by blowing "wind" on it, dropping "rain" on it and using a toothpick to simulate a plant and animal. Students made observations of their "rock" after it was weathered or eroded with the different tools. 

Curriculum 

Math- We will finish up Module 7 on Perimeter with a quiz on Wednesday. We will then move into Time with the first five lessons in Module 2. The students are using the website below in class that can help them with their subtraction, addition, multiplication and division fluency. If they have time at home they can practice as well. 

https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/math-trainer-multiply.html

Language Arts- We will continue to focus on finding the Main Idea in texts. We will also continue to work on providing specific text evidence when answering questions. The students are working on publishing their informational writing pieces. 

Social Studies- We will move into South Carolina Government.

Science- We will discuss Changes to the Earth including weathering, erosion, deposition, and natural disasters.