WEEK OF JANUARY 28 – FEBRUARY 1, 2013

What an exciting time for our third graders! We had a wonderful Skype conference with the renowned archeologist Ricardo Agurcia last Thursday. (For information about Mr. Agurcia’s remarkable trajectory click on http://www.sas.upenn.edu/anthro/people/Agurcia-Fasquelle ) . Our students were part of the great learning experience of talking to the discoverer of the Rosalila temple in Copan in 1989. Thanks to Pucci Agurcia for making this possible.

To expand our knowledge on the Mayan Civilization even more, we went to the Observatory at the UNAH to participate in an interactive workshop about Mayan numbers, calendars and games. Our students had a wonderful time! We want to thank Yessica, Yudia, Balbina, Ana, Gina and Nimo who volunteered as chaperones for this activity. 

Our third graders are doing an outstanding job in the MAP assessment. Last week they all compared their Math results to the initial scores of this school year, and to their goals for the semester. This week, they will be taking the MAP Reading Assessment (3A will take it on Wednesday Jan 30 from 10:10-11:45 a.m., and 3B will take it on Thursday, January 31 from 8:30-9:55 a.m.) We appreciate your cooperation in making sure your child is in school on time and after a good night’s sleep and a hearty breakfast.

WE ALSO WANT TO REMIND OUR PARENTS THAT THIS WEDNESDAY IS AN EARLY DISMISSAL DAY (11:45 – PM schedule). 

This week we will be working on the following:

·         Math:  We continue our geometry unit this week learning about . This week’s skills to practice in IXL are R.4, R.5, R.20, R.21 and R.22. Please remember that this is part of your homework!! You can also use IXL to practice your mutliplication and division skills every night.

·         Theme: Using all we have learned in the past two weeks, this week our third graders will begin contructing a model of a Mayan City. These models will be presented in our Mayan City Museum on Monday, February 11. Mark your calendars!!

·         R/W Workshop: Now that we have finished reading Skylark, our students will be working on the activity packet in school. Do not fall behind in reading Charlotte’s Web at home. The novel and packet is due on February 11.

·         Spelling: Lesson 21 is about plurals. The quiz will beon Friday.

·         Handwriting: letters /K/  and /N/  in cursive.

Interested in more literary opportunities for your third grader? Please let us know if you would like your child to check out additional books to read at  home from our class or school library. Remember, “Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.”

Minutas on sale this Friday! Don’t forget to bring money! L.25 for each minuta!

HOMEWORK

Monday	1.       Read your novel 2.       Math paper and IXL practice (geometry and facts) 3.       Spelling sentences with this week’s words
Tuesday	1.       Read your novel 2.       Math paper and IXL practice (geometry and facts) 3.       Choose an activity to do with your Spelling words 4.       Graphs and Data in your Science Fair Packet due tomorrow!
Wednesday	1.       Read your novel 2.       Math paper and IXL practice (geometry and facts) 3.       Spelling paper
Thursday	1.       Read your novel 2.       Math paper and IXL practice (geometry and facts) 3.       Study for your Spelling Quiz
Friday	1.       Read your novel 2.       Math paper and IXL practice (geometry and facts) 3.       Have a great weekend!