Weekly Update #23: February 12 - February 16

Announcements:​

• Classroom supplies needed: We are getting dangerously low on a few school supplies in our classroom. Please, consider purchasing one of these items (below) for our classroom. Items can be found on Mrs Lilleboe's Wish List (Amazon), Walmart, Target, HEB and other local stores. Thanks so much!!
  • ​These items are: glue sticks, Expo markers, rulers, and college rule notebook paper (3 hole punched). 
• Economics Fair Information:  All 23 of our students have selected a product to make and sell at our Economics Fair!!  Now its time to purchase supplies and get started!!  Students will need to turn in their "yellow" form on Tuesday for the next teacher signature. Your child can complete more than this portion on the "yellow" form before Tuesday if they wish. Store receipts can be stapled to the form that list materials purchased and prices. 
• Six Flag Reading Program - The form came home yesterday in Thursday folders. Please, read and follow the directions on the form. Students can turn this form in anytime before February 23rd.  
• Scholastic Book Orders: - The February Scholastic Book Orders are due Wednesday, February 28th. Place your orders online - Your Class Activation Code NP79X.  The link to order is HERE.  Thank you to Varun's and Sarah's parents for making an online book order this month!!

Upcoming Events:​​​​.​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

• February 19 & 20 - No School 
• February 22 - Last day to turn in Box Tops!
• February 23 - Math DCA Test: Geometry (2D, 3D, Area), Multiplication and Division
• February 23 - Last day to turn in Six Flag Reading Log form
• February 28 - Third Grade Guest Speaker - PBL: Local Endangered Animals 
  
• March 1 - Third Grade Guest Speaker - Meteorologist from KVUE 
• March 6 - The 3rd Grade Economics Fair - Bring in your 35 - 40 items and your Economics Fair Project Sheet completed!
• March 7 - Green Field Trip forms are due!
• March 8 - Science DCA Test: Space (sun/moon/earth and solar system planets)
• March 10 - 18  Spring Break (no school)
• March 23 - Lilleboe/Raney Field Trip to Westcave Preserve​

​What's Been Happening In Class?  

• Writing: This week our focus was on writing an expository essay (writing about a topic we know alot about) in the expository essay format (Introduction with topic sentence, body with 3 developed paragraphs, conclusion). We will revise and edit this piece next week and complete our final draft by next Thursday. 
• Reading:  Our next unit  is Traditional Tales (folktales, fables, myths, legends). We practiced summary/retell reading strategies as we read a variety of folktales this week. We reviewed  "theme" and how to figure out the "theme" or the "lesson learned" in a story too. Next week we will begin our next unit: Informational (nonfiction) Text and Research our PBL project. 
• Math: We are now into our 2nd multiplication/division unit for the year. We have learned our 1's and 9's facts this week. We will continue next week with 3's and 6's. Our Geometry/Multiplication/Division unit DCA will be on February 23rd. Please, use my "Math links" on this website for additional support and review at home. A review packet will be going home next week. 
• Science:  We learned about the various weather tools (pictures below) as we prepared for our test today. Next unit is Space (sun, moon, earth rotations and solar system).
• Social Studies:  This unit is Economics (financial literacy). We learned about Need vs Wants and Goods vs Services. We will continue with this unit for the next few weeks. 
• Enrichment: Kinder buddies (pictures below)