Weekly Update #31: April 10 - April 13

• 3rd Grade PBL Assembly Video:​ Link to Video 
• Supplies and Volunteers Needed: We are in need of Expo markers (dry erase markers - any color) and Kleenex tissue for our classroom. Also, we need 2 more volunteers to help out with our propagation activity on Monday (1:15pm - 2:30pm).  Sanjana's mom has volunteered, but it would be nice to have 2 more parent volunteers. An email about this activity was sent out yesterday. Please, let me know if you are interested. 
• Home Access Updated: Please, check this regularly to stay on top of your kiddos performance in class. I will forewarn you that second semester can be more challenging as we prepare these kiddos for STAAR and 4th grade. Expectations on graded work will increase.  Home Access Link 
• STAAR Tests Are Coming! The scheduled STAAR tests will be on May 8th and May 9th.  Want to help prepare your child at home?  Suggestions for math: ixl.com, Prodigy and Think Through Math are excellent online resources your child has access to. The links to these sites can be found under the "Math Links" tab. Suggestions for reading: reading comprehension passages with questions. Check out the "Reading Links" tab for tons of great online resources.  Check out this link for test questions from 2015, 2014 and 2013. STAAR Test Questions ​

Upcoming Events:​​​

• April 14 - No School​
• April 17 - Propagation Activity (parent volunteers needed)
• April 17 - 21 Run Wild for Wildlife and Earth Week (pledge and donate to England's first Run Wild)
• April 21 - Run Wild for Wildlife (Run-A-Thon) during Specials​. Last day to turn in pledge forms.
• April 25 - Math DCA (2-digit multiplication and division, place value and financial literacy)
  
• April 28 - Science DCA (Adaptations, Behaviors and Inherited Traits)  
• April 28 - Last Day to order books for the month of April. We will have one last book order mid-May. 
• May 1 - 5th - Teacher Appreciation Week!
• May 8 - STAAR Math (closed campus to parents and volunteers)
• May 9 - STAAR Reading (closed campus to parents and volunteers)
• May 18 - Spotlight Night at 5:30pm - 7:30pm 

What's Been Happening In Class?  

• Writing: PBL Assembly Practice
• Reading: Reading Passage practice
• Math: Deepening our understanding of multiplication and division with larger numbers. Using Distributive and Associative Strategies with Partial Products. Plus, using the Standard Algorithm in Multiplication. 
• Social Studies: Inventors and Inventions
• Science: New Unit - Animal and Plant Adaptations