Welcome to the third trimester! It's hard to believe how quickly our year is passing. Report cards were scheduled to go home this Friday, March 13, but will now be going home on Friday, March 20, due to some problems within our online system. The district has been working through the weekend to resolve the issue so that teachers are able to access the system once again.

Mark your Calendar for the upcoming Field Trips:
Agricultural History Museum - Friday, May 8th 
Agricultural History Museum 

Museum of Art and History- Tuesday, May 12th  
Museum of Art and History

RTI: We are continuing to read Riding Freedom. This week, we are looking closely at identifying character traits by analyzing the actions and dialog of characters. We will also be identifying big moments and strong emotions that our characters experience, and discussing the problems and solutions that arise within the story.

Math: Module 5: Fractions as Numbers on the Number Line

Famous American Biography Writing: Most students are done with the research portion of their writing. We will are writing our rough draft in first person.  As we write, we will be learning about plagiarism and how to avoid it. We will also be focusing on having a balance of facts and anecdotes within our stories to make them more interesting for the audience. "Facts tell, stories sell (or bring to life)" will kind of be our motto as we work this week.

Our Famous American speeches will be given on Wednesday, April1 and Thursday, April 2. We will begin at 9:00 and run until 11:30. If we need to continue after lunch, we will. I will let you know ahead of time which date your student will be presenting so that you can attend if you are able to. These speeches are the most memorable event of third grade, so we would love to have you here!