Friday, February 1, 2013


WEEK OF FEBRUARY 4-8, 2013

It is wonderful to see how our third graders continue to learn, grow and have fun in class. The MAP tests are giving us good information on what each child needs for the remaining of the school year, and we are eager to share both the results and plans with the parents. Our final MAP assessment for Language Usage will be this Friday, February 8 (3B will take it on from 8:30-9:45 a.m. and 3A will take it from 10:10-11:30 a.m.) Please let us know if you have any questions about these assessments or results.


THE MAYAN MUSEUM will be held on Monday, February 11, from 8:15 to 9:45 a.m. Parents are welcome to come and support their child, as well as to listen to their explanations about the Mayan Civilization. Please ask your child whether he/she needs assistance in materials for their group model, how they will “dress”, and what they will be volunteering to bring to share on the day of the museum for “Mayan Food” for our visitors. Cameras and relatives are welcome too!



This week we will be working on the following:

Ø  Math: we will learn about perimeter, area and volume. Please make sure that skills R.7, R.9 and R.15 on IXL are practiced this week (they are part of the homework) as well as additional practice for the multiplication and division facts. (We are checking who is practicing their skills!)
Ø  Theme: continue working on the Mayan City Models and rehearsing the presentations for February 11.
Ø  Spelling: lesson 22 is about homophones. The quiz will be this Friday. Note: some of our third graders are given the option for a more challenging list of weekly words if they “test out” in the weekly pre-test on Mondays (getting them all right or just missing one word). Let your teacher know if you want your child to receive a challenging list if he/she is not opting for one on his/her own.
Ø  R/W Workshop: we will begin our Descriptive Writing unit this week, and our third graders will do some independent reading. They are eager to emjoy the last book in the Sarah, Plain and Tall trilogy, Caleb’s Story, so we will try to begin this week. Don’t fall behind in the home reading of Charlotte’s Web. The novels and completed packets must be returned by February 11.
Ø  Handwriting: letters /M/ and /U/ in cursive
Ø  MINUTA SALE ON FRIDAY! L25 each!

FOR SALE! - VALENTINE’S DAY SALE: Roses for Lps 30. Place the order(s) with the Seniors by Tuesday, February 5. Orders received later than that day, will not be registered. Forms were sent home with students last Thursday, January 31. MINUTA SALE this Friday, February 8 for the ABSH festival. L25 each. Please announce these two sales on your blogs to support school activities.

HOMEWORK

Monday
  1. Finish your novel and work on your packet
  2. Math paper / IXL skills
  3. Write sentences with your Spelling words
  4. SCIENCE FAIR DEADLINE TOMORROW
Tuesday
  1. Finish your novel and work on your packet
  2. Math paper / IXL skills
  3. Choose an activity for your Spelling words
Wednesday
  1. Finish your novel and work on your packet
  2. Math paper / IXL skills
  3. Spelling paper
Thursday
  1. Finish your novel and work on your packet
  2. Math paper / IXL skills
  3. Study for the Spelling quiz tomorrow
Friday
  1. Finish your novel and work on your packet due on Monday
  2. GET YOUR MATERIALS, COSTUME AND FOOD FOR THE MAYAN MUSEUM ON MONDAY!!


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