Weekly Update #29: April 2 - April 6

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.