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Weekly Update #32: April 23 - April 27

4/27/2018

Announcements:

Movie Night – All Superheros are invited to wear your capes and costumes to the Free Family Movie Night showing The Incredibles on TONIGHT in the cafeteria. Doors open at 6:00 pm and the movie begins at 6:30pm. This is a Family event and all children must be accompanied for the entire time by a parent or adult guardian. Volunteers are needed to help make it a fun night SIGN -UP HERE
Gallery Night – (formerly Spotlight Night) is May 3rd 5:30 -7:30 pm. Join us for a fun night celebrating the arts and more at England. The night will include: Students art work on display. Artist demonstrations. Hands-on art activities. Book Fair Opens at 5:30. Silent Auction (to support PTA programs like Math Superstars and many more). Food Trucks – The Naughty Texan & Kona Ice trucks will be on site so come hungry (menu for Naughty Texan available on PTA website & Facebook page). England choir performance at 6:00 pm and your child's Classroom Open House (6:00 – 7:00pm).
Scholastic Book Orders: - The April Scholastic Book Orders are due TODAY. Flyers went home in Thursday folders. Place your orders online - Your Class Activation Code NP79X. The link to order is HERE.

Upcoming Events:.

April 27 - Science DCA Test - Adaptations (plants and animals) & Movie Night
April 27 - Movie Night Tonight at 6:00pm in the cafeteria
May 3 - Gallery Night "Spotlight Night". Student-lead conference showcasing their work! Book Fair, Food Trucks & Silent Auction 5:30 - 7:30pm. Everyone is invited!!
May 7 - 11 Math Camp (math rotations in preparation for STAAR)
May 7 - 11 is Teacher Appreciation Week! Show them some gratitude for all their hard work this year :)
May 11 - Bring in a white t-shirt to tie dye for Field Day!!!
May 14 - STAAR Math Test
May 15 - STAAR Reading Test
May 18 - Tentative Science DCA Test Unit 11 (Life Cycles - plants and animals)
May 18 - Tie Dye t-shirts for Field Day
May 22 - Math DCA Unit 10 & Unit 11 (Multiplication and Place Value - larger numbers)
May 23 - Field Day: Wear your tie dye t-shirt!
May 25 - Third Grade End-of-the-Year Party @ 1:30pm
May 28 - No School (Memorial Day)
May 29 - Last Day of School

What's Been Happening In Class?

Writing: This week our focus was on Earth Day! We finished our Earth Day poems - final draft using the Chromebooks.
Reading: This week we continued with our Book Club groups. A few book clubs finished their books today. The remaining groups will finish up next week!
Math: This unit will primarily focus on Multiplication (1 - digit by 2 - digit) using the associative properties strategy, doubling and halving strategy, area model strategy, partial products and the standard algorithm (cross multiplication).
Science: We wrapped up our science unit on plant and animal adaptations with a test today!
Social Studies: Researched 8 inventors and their amazing inventions using the iPads.
Enrichment: Last day with our enrichment groups. Next month we have something fun and different planned for each enrichment time.

Weekly Update #31: April 16 - April 20

4/19/2018

Announcements:

Supplies Needed - HELP: Thank you to Vivian's, Ethan's and Maria's parents for bringing in Kleenex and a few glue sticks, but we are still dangerously low on glue sticks and Kleenex (tissues). Please, consider purchasing one of these items for us. We would really appreciate it!!
Movie Night – All Superheros are invited to wear your capes and costumes to the Free Family Movie Night showing The Incredibles on Friday, April 27th in the cafeteria. Doors open at 6:00 pm and the movie begins at 6:30pm. This is a Family event and all children must be accompanied for the entire time by a parent or adult guardian. Volunteers are needed to help make it a fun night SIGN -UP HERE
Gallery Night – (formerly Spotlight Night) is May 3rd 5:30 -7:30 pm. Join us for a fun night celebrating the arts and more at England. The night will include: Students art work on display. Artist demonstrations. Hands-on art activities. Book Fair Opens at 5:30. Silent Auction (to support PTA programs like Math Superstars and many more). Food Trucks – The Naughty Texan & Kona Ice trucks will be on site so come hungry (menu for Naughty Texan available on PTA website & Facebook page). England choir performance at 6:00 pm and your child's Classroom Open House (6:00 – 7:00pm).
Scholastic Book Orders: - The April Scholastic Book Orders are due Friday, April 27th. Flyers went home in Thursday folders. Place your orders online - Your Class Activation Code NP79X. The link to order is HERE.

Upcoming Events:.

April 20 - Morning Spirit Assembly - Thank you volunteers!!
April 20 - Run Wild! - Donations are due and Fundraiser Activity during Specials (PE).
April 20 - England's Got Talent @ 6:00pm - 5th grade students will be performing.
April 27 - Tentative date for Science DCA Test - Adaptations (plants and animals) & Movie Night
May 3 - Gallery Night "Spotlight Night". Student-lead conference showcasing their work! Book Fair, Food Trucks & Silent Auction 5:30 - 7:30pm. Everyone is invited!!
May 7 - 11 is Teacher Appreciation Week! Show them some gratitude for all their hard work this year :)
May 11 - Bring in a white t-shirt to tie dye for Field Day!!!
May 14 - STAAR Math Test
May 15 - STAAR Reading Test
May 18 - Tie Dye t-shirts for Field Day
May 23 - Field Day: Wear your tie dye t-shirt!
May 25 - Third Grade End-of-the-Year Party @ 1:30pm
May 28 - No School (Memorial Day)
May 29 - Last Day of School

What's Been Happening In Class?

Writing: This week our focus was on Earth Day! What is Earth Day? How do people around the world celebrate Earth Day? Writing poems about the Earth.
Reading: This week we got into our new Book Club groups. Ask your child what book he/she is reading with their group! We will continue with book clubs next week.
Math: This unit will primarily focus on Multiplication (1 - digit by 2 - digit) using the associative properties strategy, doubling and halving strategy, area model strategy, and partial products.
Science: We've started our new unit on Plant and Animal Adaptations.
Social Studies: How Henry Ford helped our society and impacted our history.
Enrichment: We were in our enrichment groups!

Weekly Update #30: April 9 - April 13

4/13/2018

Announcements:

New Classroom Mom for Mrs. Lilleboe's Class: We have a new room mom for our class, Heather Cox (Ivey's mom). We are super excited that she stepped up to help us (me, our students and parents) for the remaining weeks of the school year. I'm sure you'll be getting a couple emails from her in the coming weeks. Please, help us out when needed - look for Heather's emails soon.
Supplies Needed - HELP: We are once again dangerously low on a couple of school supplies!! If you can help us out by purchasing: glue sticks or Kleenex (tissues). We would really appreciate it!!
Run Wild For Wildlife Fundraiser: Envelopes went home yesterday in Thursday folders for the Run Wild for Wildlife Fundraiser. These envelopes are due back next Friday, April 20th.
Last Grading Period (4th quarter): Please, keep an eye on your child's grades and assignments. Typically, the last grading period is most difficult for students as they are so ready for summer! Check Home Access with your child often (once or twice a week). The link to Home Access is on the Welcome Page.
Scholastic Book Orders: - The April Scholastic Book Orders are due Friday, April 27th. Flyers went home in Thursday folders. Place your orders online - Your Class Activation Code NP79X. The link to order is HERE.
STAAR Homework: As a third grade, we will begin STAAR homework next week. Each week the kids will be given one reading passage with questions and one math review worksheet. These are to be completed at home as "homework" and returned back to school by Friday (each week). There will be a "homework" grade given for completing the STAAR Homework, therefore it is important that your child complete the reading passage/question and math review worksheet each week. Homework is to be turned in each week by Friday.

Upcoming Events:.

April 20 - Morning Spirit Assembly - Thank you volunteers!!
April 20 - Run Wild! - Donations are due and Fundraiser Activity during Specials (PE).
April 20 - England's Got Talent @ 6:00pm
April 27 - Tentative date for Science DCA Test - Adaptations (plants and animals)
May 4 - Family Gallery Night "Open House", Book Fair, Food Trucks & Silent Auction 5:30 - 7:30pm
May 7 - 11 is Teacher Appreciation Week!
May 14 - STAAR Math Test
May 15 - STAAR Reading Test
May 18 - Tie Dye t-shirts for Field Day - bring in a white t-shirt!!
May 23 - Field Day!
May 25 - Third Grade End-of-the-Year Party @ 1:30pm
May 28 - No School (Memorial Day)
May 29 - Last Day of School

What's Been Happening In Class?

Writing: This week our focus was on writing another personal narrative. We brainstormed ideas, chose one story idea, wrote a rough draft, revised/edited our draft and completed the final draft.
Reading: This week we focused on 2 reading strategies when reading fiction: Summary (Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then) and Character Feelings/Character Traits using text evidence from the story. Next week we start our fiction book clubs!!
Math: This unit will primarily focus on perimeter and capacity measurement (gallons, quarts, pints, cups, ounces). Our focus this week was on capacity - fluid ounces, cups, pints, quarts, gallons, liters and milliliters. We took our test today, so we'll start our next unit on Monday.
Science: This unit is: Ecosystems, Environments and Food Chains. We took our test on Tuesday, so we've started our new unit on Plant and Animal Adaptations.
Social Studies: How Benjamin Franklin helped our society and impacted our history and on how transportation has changed over time.
Enrichment: We were in our enrichment groups!

Weekly Update #29: April 2 - April 6

4/5/2018

Announcements:

Last Grading Period (4th quarter): Please, keep an eye on your child's grades and assignments. Typically, the last grading period is most difficult for students as they are so ready for summer! Check Home Access with your child often (once or twice a week). The link to Home Access is on the Welcome Page.
No More Spelling: We've decided to stop our Spelling practice to begin preparing more for STAAR.
STAAR Homework: As a third grade, we will begin STAAR homework next week. Each week the kids will be given one reading passage with questions and one math review worksheet. These are to be completed at home as "homework" and returned back to school by Friday (each week). There will be a "homework" grade given for completing the STAAR Homework, therefore it is important that your child complete the reading passage/question and math review worksheet each week. Homework is to be turned in each week by Friday.

Upcoming Events:.

April 10 - Science DCA - Environments/Ecosystems and Food Chains
April 13 - Math DCA - Perimeter, Elapsed Time, Weight (ounces, pounds and tons), Capacity (grams, liters, milliliters, cups, pints, quarts, gal), Equivalent Fractions.
April 20 - Run Wild! - Fundraiser Activity during Specials (PE).
April 20 - England's Got Talent @ 6:00pm
May 4 - Family Gallery Night "Open House", Book Fair, Food Trucks & Silent Auction 5:30 - 7:30pm
May 7 - 11 is Teacher Appreciation Week!
May 14 - STAAR Math Test
May 15 - STAAR Reading Test
May 23 - Field Day!
May 28 - No School (Memorial Day)
May 29 - Last Day of School

What's Been Happening In Class?

Writing: This week our focus was on learning about the difference between synonyms and antonyms, and prefixes and suffixes. We ended the week with a short quiz.
Reading: This week we wrapped up our PBL projects. If your child is not done with this project, please continue to work on it over the weekend. Ask your child or message me on Class Dojo.
Math: This new unit will primarily focus on perimeter and capacity measurement (gallons, quarts, pints, cups, ounces). Our focus this week was on reviewing Elapsed Time and Weight (ounces, pounds and tons).
Science: This unit is: Ecosystems, Environments and Food Chains. Our focus this week has been on Food Chains and Food Webs. Our test on this unit is next Tuesday, April 10th.
Social Studies: How Benjamin Franklin helped our society and impacted our history
Enrichment: We started our new enrichment groups today!! Ask your child which group they are in.