May 24, 2019

End of Year News

Well our hatch was a success! We have 7 healthy chicks. We had 3 chicks waiting for us when we arrived at school on May 22, 3 more when we arrived at school on May 23rd and we were able to see one of the chicks hatch. This was a wonderful experience for our class. We enjoyed tracking their development in their eggs and interacting with them when they hatched. The chickens will be going back to Farmer Meredith where she will give them to a child involved in 4H.

Events

May 28-Game day-bring a board game to school with your name on it to share with your friends. Please make sure you child knows how to play the game and can explain it.

May 29-Reading Summit. Students will need to bring a beach towel to school and make sure that they have a book and snack for some fun filled end of the year reading activities. Students should wear their third grade t-shirts.

May 30-Field Day & End of Year Party/Last Day of School

*Students do not need to bring lunch on the last day of school, lunch will be provided for them. Students also should not bring a bag or backpack with them to school.

July 17-Book Club

Reminders

I have chosen the book for our Summer  Book Club and students will be getting the book along with a reading schedule the last week of school. I have set the tentative date as July 17, 6:30-7:30. The Summer Book Club is completely voluntary and students do not have to participate if they choose not to or are unable to.

I will send out an email  a week before the meeting date to let you know where we will be meeting. If your child is able to come an adult will need to stay at the location during Book Club

Learning Focus

Math

We finished our project based learning activity, Geometry City. We also participated in some learning activities about Mass and Volume which also tied into our Science unit about Matter.

Science

The class participated in a SOLE (Self Organized Learning Environment) as an introduction to Matter.

Language Arts

As a class we have had the opportunity to read many  exceptional novels this school year. I will be sending home a Summer Reading packet that contains ideas to continue and promote reading throughout the summer months.

This has been a wonderful school year for me and I want to thank you for sharing your children with me. We have had many wonderful experiences together. I can’t wait to see them next year as 4th graders.

May 14, 2019

May News

We received 1 dozen chicken eggs to incubate and we currently have at least 8 of them that are fertilized and additionally 4 of them have very dense shells that were difficult to see through when candled. We have a poster in class that shows the development inside the eggs each day, the class has been excited each day to see the development. This week the eggs will be candled 1 more time to determine which ones have continued to develop.

Events

May 21-Field Trip to Progressive Field and Lolley the Trolley

May 23-Hatch Day

May 30-Field Day/Last Day of School

Reminders

Field Trip Reminders: We will go on our field trip rain or shine so please make sure that your child is dressed appropriately. Please have your child wear Indians gear or colors. Your child should bring their lunch packed in a brown paper bag and everything should be disposable.

Learning Focus

Math-We are finishing up Area and Perimeter and we will be moving on to Geometry. We will be working on a project based learning activity, Geometry City.

Social Studies/Science-In preparation for our field trip we will be learning more about Cleveland. We will also be wrapping up our Animals unit and moving on to Matter.

Language Arts-The students are finishing up their endangered animals project. We are continuing our Poetry unit and we are working on adding more Poetry to our Spell Books. I have chosen the book for our Summer Book Club and students will be getting the book along with a reading schedule the last week of school. I have set the tentative date as July 17. The Summer Book Club is completely voluntary and students do not have to participate if they choose not to or are unable to.