Future Engineers at Work- Third graders learn about simple machines.

Welcome Back! 

The Famous American speeches were amazing. I am so proud of each child. Thank you for your support. We couldn't have done it with you.

SBAC testing begins Monday morning.
Since the testing is in the computer lab, the testing times vary. We will test as follows:

Sun	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
	13 Math Nosky 8-10 Chromebook  Math Classroom Activity 12:15	14 Math   Nosky 12:15-1:15	15 Language Arts - Lab Nosky 8-9:40	16 Language Arts- Classroom Activity 10:00- 10:30	17 Language Arts Nosky  8-9:40

Please have your child get a good night's sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, and send them off with encouraging words. Because we still have almost two months of school left, there WILL be things that your child has not yet seen on the test. We have talked about that as a class and your child knows what to do in order to make their best educated guess.

Homework will be very light--continue to look at the moon each night and fill out the observation log. Continue to read, but I will not require a reading log this week. We will have some math homework this week, but it may not be nightly. The students will be my guide as I see how they are hanging in there with all our testing. 

Writing:

We will begin our unit on fairy tales this week. We will first be reading the classic versions of Cinderella, Little Red Writing Hood, and Three Billy Goats Gruff. We will then be examining several adapted versions of these stories and spend time discussing why the authors have chosen to adapt the story, and students will work to identify the purposeful changes and consequential actions the authors have made. We will also be examining the plot structure of the fairy tales. Students will then choose to adapt Little Red Riding Hood or Three Billy Goats Gruff using their own imagination and creativity.


Grammar: We will be focusing on the proper use of quotation marks this week, as our fairy tales have a lot of rich dialog within them. We will also be working on building simple sentences into rich, descriptive ones that create an image in the minds of readers.

Math: Fractions on a number line.

Module 5- Lesson 14

Science: We will begin our study of the solar system!

We will continue with our engineering class-Simple Machines- on Friday. We will not have math centers, but feel free to help support 10:30-11:30. Thank you!

Field Trips:
Agricultural History Museum - Friday, May 8th 
Agricultural History Museum 

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


Welcome back! Let's have a great week!