A Look Ahead

Reading Counts

Congrats to Bryce he has the third highest number of points for 3rd grade! May 5th is the last day students will be able to take Reading Counts tests for the year. 

Culture Presentations

Students collaborated during their culture research to create presentations. They started presenting to the class today. We learned about India, Ukraine and Costa Rica. They are doing a great job! 

Gator Games T-Shirts

If your child would like to order a Gator Games T-shirt today is the last day to order. If you go into Parent Portal you can order one. Gator Games will take place on Monday, May 23rd. 

Math- We will wrap up started working in Chapter 15: Find Area and Perimeter will a quiz on Tuesday.  We will also review math standards from throughout the year. If you are interested in reading about what your child will be learning and expected to do, please look at the Chapter 15 Family Letter. 

ELA- We will take SC Ready Writing on Wednesday and the reading portion on Thursday. We will also review 3rd grade ELA standards. 

Science-  We will focus on Natural Resources. 

Social Studies- We will not focus on social studies, but students will continue to present their culture projects. 

Related Arts Schedule 

Monday- Computer Lab 

Tuesday- Music 

Wednesday- PE

Thursday- Science Lab 

Friday- Art 

Important Dates

Monday, May 2nd- Fourth Quarter Interims

Wednesday, May 4th- ELA (Writing) SC Ready Test

Thursday, May 5th- ELA SC (Reading) Ready Test, Last Day for Reading Counts Test

Tuesday, May 10th- Math SC Ready Test 

Monday, May 16th- Friday, May 20th- Book Fair

Monday, May 23rd-Gator Games (Field Day)

A Look Ahead

Wall of Fame

Congrats to Lance for becoming 100% fluent with his math facts! He joined our Wall of Fame! Who will be next? 

 Supporting Military Kids

The students looked great supporting military students this week! 

Math- We started working in Chapter 15: Find Area and Perimeter and will continue this week. The students will have a quiz on Wednesday. If you are interested in reading about what your child will be learning and expected to do, please look at the Chapter 15 Family Letter. 

ELA- We will continue to focus on grammar and reviewing many of the reading skills from this year for testing. In writing, we will wrap up our text dependent analysis writing unit. 

Science-  We will focus on Natural Resources. 

Social Studies- We will focus on Culture and Regions. 

Related Arts Schedule 

Monday- Computer Lab 

Tuesday- Music 

Wednesday- PE

Thursday- Science Lab 

Friday- Art 

Important Dates

Monday, May 2nd- Fourth Quarter Interims

Wednesday, May 4th- ELA SC Ready Test

Thursday, May 5th- ELA SC Ready Test, Last Day for Reading Counts Test

Tuesday, May 10th- Math SC Ready Test 

Monday, May 16th- Friday, May 20th- Book Fair

A Look Ahead

Spirit Week After Break 

Creative Poets

We wrapped up our poetry unit and some students chose to write their own poems. I will share a couple each week.

Elephant's Bath

Trunks spraying, ears flapping with joy and surprise.

Feet splashing, bark splashing, all around.

Then one more dunk, one more trumpet all clean!

We like to bathe where crocs are not. 

By Hasani Houston 

Spring is Coming

The grass is starting to sway. 

It's never been that way.

The flowers are starting to grow,

oh how their so beautiful in their way.

Spring is coming soon

everything will be new!

By Paige Palacios

Drops On A Penny

Students used droppers to see how many drops of water could fit on the surface of a penny. We discussed if their penny could fit more than a milliliter or less than a milliliter of water. 

Math- We continue working in Chapter 12: Understand Time, Liquid Volume and Mass, but are focused on metric and customary capacity. If you are interested in reading about what your child will be learning and expected to do, please look at the Chapter 12 Family Letter. The students continue to use Reflex to strengthen their fluency with multiplication. They are welcome to use it at home too. 

ELA- We will focus on grammar and reviewing many of the reading skills from this year. In writing, we will continue our text dependent analysis writing unit. This writing unit involves reading skills as well since students will learn how to analyze a text. 

Science-  We will focus on social studies. 

Social Studies- We will focus on Culture and Regions. 

Related Arts Schedule 

Monday- Computer Lab 

Tuesday- Music 

Wednesday- PE

Thursday- Science Lab 

Friday- Art 

Important Dates

April 11th-15th- Spring Break

Wednesday, May 4th- ELA SC Ready Test

Thursday, May 5th- ELA SC Ready Test

Tuesday, May 10th- Math SC Ready Test 

A Look Ahead

 Morning Show

Lance and Camdyn did a great job as a guest on the morning show this week. 

Reading Counts Rewards

Congrats to Jayla L. for earning 50 points and Bryce for having the third highest number of points for 3rd grade. 

Half Day Dismissal- April 8th

Just a reminder that Friday is early dismissal. There will be no Later Gators so if your child is a Later Gator, please let me know how he/she will be going home. Thank you! 

Math- We continue working in Chapter 12: Understand Time, Liquid Volume and Mass. The students will have a quiz over the lessons 1-4 on time, Wednesday. If you are interested in reading about what your child will be learning and expected to do, please look at the Chapter 12 Family Letter. The students continue to use Reflex to strengthen their fluency with multiplication. They are welcome to use it at home too. 

ELA-  We will have Reading MAP on Tuesday. We continue to focus on poetry. The students will have a test over poetry on Thursday. In writing, we will continue our text dependent analysis writing unit. This writing unit involves reading skills as well since students will learn how to analyze a text. 

Science-  We continue to focus on weathering, erosion and deposition with a quiz on Wednesday.(Students can use their notes.)

Social Studies- We will focus science. 

Related Arts Schedule 

Monday- Music

Tuesday- PE

Wednesday- Science Lab 

Thursday- Art

Friday- Computer Lab 

Important Dates

Tuesday, April 5th- 3rd Grade MAP Reading

Friday, April 8th- Half Day- Dismissal at 11:30 am

April 11th-15th- Spring Break

Wednesday, May 4th- ELA SC Ready Test

Thursday, May 5th- ELA SC Ready Test

Tuesday, May 10th- Math SC Ready Test 

A Look Ahead

 Morning Show

Machiah and Lauren did a great job as a guest on the morning show this week. 

Wall of Fame

Paige joined our Wall of Fame today as she is now 100% fluent with her multiplication and division facts! 

Candy Weathering and Erosion 

The students experimented showing how weathering and erosion can occur using Skittles, sandpaper and water droplets. It is always more fun with candy!  

Math- We will move into Chapter 12: Understand Time, Liquid Volume and Mass. If you are interested in reading about what your child will be learning and expected to do, please look at the Chapter 12 Family Letter. The students continue to use Reflex to strengthen their fluency with multiplication. They are welcome to use it at home too. We will take the Math Benchmark Test on Wednesday. 

ELA-  We continue to focus on poetry. The students will have a test over poetry on Friday. In writing, we will continue our text dependent analysis writing unit. This writing unit involves reading skills as well since students will learn how to analyze a text. We will take the ELA Benchmark Test on Tuesday. 

Science-  We continue to focus on weathering, erosion and deposition with a quiz on Friday. (Students can use their notes.)

Social Studies- We will focus science. 

Related Arts Schedule 

Monday- Science Lab

Tuesday- Art

Wednesday- Computer Lab 

Thursday- Music

Friday- PE 

Important Dates

Tuesday, March 29th- ELA Benchmark Test

Wednesday, March 30th- Math Benchmark Test 

Friday, April 1st - Class and Individual Pictures

A Look Ahead

Morning Show

Emma did a great job as a guest on the morning show this week. We have a few more students in the next couple week as well. 

March Madness

As part of Women's History Month each class in the school was assigned two women's basketball teams to follow during the tournament. We have American University and University of Michigan (I was NOT happy since this is Ohio State's big rival.). We researched the two universities and Tyler, Levi, Camdyn and Jayla make a slide for each college. Some students filled out their own brackets to predict who would win. It will be interesting to see if anyone in our class filled out a correct bracket. 

St. Patrick's Day

The students enjoyed our Lucky Charm fraction lesson in math as well as some yummy green punch. 

Math- We will wrap up Chapter 11: Understand Fraction Equivalence and Comparison with a test on Thursday. If you are interested in reading about what your child will be learning and expected to do, please look at the Chapter 11 Family Letter. The students continue to use Reflex to strengthen their fluency with multiplication. They are welcome to use it at home too. 

ELA-   We will continue to focus on the skill of compare and contrast. The students will have a quiz on Tuesday.  We will focus on poetry the rest of the week. In writing, we will continue our text dependent analysis writing unit. This writing unit involves reading skills as well since students will learn how to analyze a text. 

Science-  We will focus on weathering, erosion and deposition. 

Social Studies- We will focus science. 

Related Arts Schedule 

Monday- Science La 

Tuesday- Art

Wednesday- Computer Lab 

Thursday- Music

Friday- PE 

Important Dates

Friday, March 18th- No School

Wednesday, March 23rd- End of 3rd Weeks

Tuesday, March 29th- ELA Benchmark Test

Wednesday, March 30th- Math Benchmark Test 

Friday, April 1st - Class Pictures

A Look Ahead

 Morning Show

Skylar and Tyler did a great job as guests on the morning show this week. Bryce also did a great job last week, but I was not able to grab my phone to take a picture quick enough. We have several more students that are scheduled to be on this month. 

Math- We will continue Chapter 11: Understand Fraction Equivalence and Comparison. If you are interested in reading about what your child will be learning and expected to do, please look at the Chapter 11 Family Letter. The students continue to use Reflex to strengthen their fluency with multiplication. They are welcome to use it at home too. 

ELA-   We will continue to focus on the skill of compare and contrast. In writing, we will continue our text dependent analysis writing unit. This writing unit involves reading skills as well since students will learn how to analyze a text. 

Science-  We will focus on weathering, erosion and deposition. 

Social Studies- We will focus on the five themes of geography. 

Related Arts Schedule 

Monday- Art

Tuesday- Computer Lab 

Wednesday- Music

Thursday- PE

Friday- No School 

Important Dates

Friday, March 18th- No School

Wednesday, March 23rd- End of 3rd Weeks

Friday, April 1st - Class Pictures