Our Fieldtrip to Cranbrook Museum was fabulous! A big thank you to the following parents who joined us for this super event: Ms.Diane Williams, Ms. Mollison, Ms. Dean, Ms. Afrakhteh, Ms. Clay, Ms. Hoppen, Ms. O’Toole, Ms. Skornicka, and Ms. Henninger. We could not have done it without you! We learned so much about light and sound and magnetism and electricity. We want to share a bit with you in video….enjoy!
Choice hour forms for the fourth quarter were put in your child’s mailbox Monday! Can you believe we are getting ready for the fourth quarter already?!!! These forms are due tomorrow by 4:00pm.The conference sign-up for spring conferences has been up since Tuesday, and it looks like I am still missing a few. Please come in to sign up when you get a chance! Remember, this conference is STUDENT -LED so please pick a time when your child is available!
Spring Conferences: Student-led conferences will be on Wednesday April 1st and Thursday April 2nd. The students attend school for half days on both dates. They need to attend their conference with a parent. The conference sheet is sign-up sheet is posted outside of our classroom door. You will want to bring your calendar to find a good day/time for you and your child as your child will be leading you through this conference. Or, feel free to email me with some times that you and your child are available and I will sign up for you! It is a 55 minute conference. Thanks!
BOOK ORDERS: Mrs. Richter is sending home March book order magazines and they are due Friday March 13. Please remember that you that you can go online and place your order as well! Thank you Mrs. Richter!!!
Go to: www.scholastic.com/parentordering
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A Word from Our Wonderful Room Moms:
The BCS auction is coming up and we will be in need of some volunteers to help out with either serving food or playing games. I think they are 1/2 hour increments. I will send you the time slots that need to be filled, and if you are available for one of them, you can "reply all" to lets us know what you are available to do. Thanks so much for all of your help!, Butzin Room Moms
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ASK YOUR CHILD IF HE/SHE NEEDS PENCILS!
Here’s what we have for you tonight:
Choice Hour Selections: Due March 13th
We have mail!Bring 3 or more sharpened pencils!
Reading:
3rd graders: 30 mins
4th graders: 40 mins
Social Studies:
We are taking our southeast region and map quiz on Friday! Bring study guide signed Friday!
Southeast Region Advertisement: This project needs to be uploaded to your wiki by Monday, March 16th; Students have a green letter to share to get signed by a parent tonight.
Social Studies homework is to play the Jamestown Online Adventure. To earn the extra credit, YOU MUST print off the report of the State of Your Colony and return it to school Friday March 13rd.The site is: http://www.historyglobe.com/jamestown/
Spelling: Test date Monday, March 23; Spelling handout signed; Go to Spelling city.com and play 3-5 games with your new words!
Go to http://www.spellingcity.com/ and play 3+ games or activities! Write the name of the game and the date you completed this on the spelling list handout. It needs to be signed by a parent.
4th Graders: Aim to do List B or C. What kind of speller are you? Could you challenge yourself to learn list C, which has more difficult words in it? Remember to get your parents signature to show that they agree with the list of words you have chosen. You do not have a menu to choose from. You may learn the spelling word in the best way that works for you. We will be learning about the spelling rule in class, this week and next week.
Paragraph Practice: “Television” Due Tuesday, March 17th
Math:
3rd- HL 8.4 Due Friday; Go to Kidzone or play DS multiplication for 10 minutes!
Your mental recall goals (for exiting 3rd grade) are 30 addition and 30 subtraction in 2 mins, 50 multiplication and 50 division 3 mins. Check out the math website at the top of our Blog. It is great for practicing all facts!
4th-: JP 240-243 and SL 8.7; (DUE FRIDAY) Please check Mrs. Frishman’s Blog for details!
Reminders:
Remember to write the title of the book you are reading in the ‘Keep Track’ section of your planner…did you do it?
Tuesday and Friday we will be in the POOL. You will need your SWIM attire!
Did you take your planner and pen to a parent and ask them to initial it?
