Quarter 4 Week 10

Dear 3C Parents and Families,

It is the last week of school!  It is still hard to believe we have reached this point in the year.  See below for an update on what we will be doing this week.  Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday are half days; 3rd grade is released at 12:05; if you have a prep sibling then 12:25 will be your pick-up time.  

Best,

Mrs. Bowers

Here is the link again for our Little House Celebration on  Friday: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b4daeaa2da0fb6-little

Additionally, we will be celebrating summer birthdays on Wednesday! 

Language Arts: There will be no spelling this week. We will finish Little House on Tuesday! We will be presenting our Language Arts/Science companion projects on Monday so please send those planet models in!

Math:  We will continue our Singapore math assessments this week.  To wrap up the year we will also play some math games and review the content we learned over the course of the year.

Science:  This week in Science we are going to be learning about space travel and what life is like in space for astronauts.   

History: We will be presenting our in-class colony project this week! The students will be graded on completion, accuracy, and presentation.

Quarter 4 Week 9

Dear 3C Families,

I hope you all enjoyed a relaxing weekend and a happy Mother's Day!  I can not believe we have reached this point in the school year.  As we enter the last two weeks of school I am reflecting on how lucky I am to have been able to work with the amazing students in 3C this year.  These kids have endured a lot of change this year and they have handled all of it beautifully. I feel truly blessed to have had the opportunity to work with Mrs. Chilson, Coach Warren, Mrs. Mathot, and Mrs. Cardinal this year.  Each of these educators have touched the hearts of my students this year and I am so happy to have had them as part of our classroom community this year.

Thank you all so much for everything last week.  Teacher Appreciation Week at Arete is always magical!  Between the delicious lunches, sweet cards, pretty flowers, and generous gifts I definitely felt appreciated.  Arete's parents are one of a kind! 

Please reach out with anything you may need or have questions about as we finish out the year.

Best,

Mrs. Bowers

Language Arts: We continue Little House this week by reading Ch. 23-25. Spelling will be normal with ten words per day. Jimmy Jet and his TV Set will be recited the last Wednesday of the school year. For writing, we are revising and editing our Planet Essays.

Math:  This week we will continue our weight unit.  On Monday there will be a quiz on grams and kilograms.  On Tuesday and Wednesday we will explore pounds and ounces and take a short quiz on Wednesday aftermath groups.  On Thursday we will do a cumulative review before our Singapore Math test on Friday which is a paper assessment the network uses to gauge mastery of the curriculum.  

Science:  To wrap up our Astronomy Unit we are going to be learning about Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman in space. We will be reading her biography and writing an essay on why she is a good role model!  

History: We will be doing an in-class colony project this week! The students will each choose one of the 13 colonies, research it, write a paragraph and fun facts about it, put together a poster, then present it next week. This is all being done in class!

Quarter 4 Week 8

PSA for Clubs: The final day of clubs is Friday, May 11

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Language Arts: We continue Little House this week by reading Ch. 21-23. Spelling will be normal with ten words per day. A new poem was assigned last week, Jimmy Jet and his TV Set, which we will recite the last Wednesday of the school year. For writing, we will be doing a science companion project. Each child will research one planet in our Solar System and write a three paragraph essay. There is also  take-home element where they are to make a 3-D model of their planet. A parent letter and model display directions will be sent home on Monday. The model will be due in class on May, 21 so that they can present to the class. It is a fun and simple final project!

Math:  This week we will begin our new unit on weight!  We will be discussing grams and kilograms. There is no math quiz this week, but there will be quiz on Tuesday, May 15th covering material on grams and kilograms.   

Science:  This week we will continue our Solar System Unit.  There is a quiz on Tuesday. The study guide for the quiz went home on Friday.  In addition we will be discussing black holes, constellations, and orienteering this week.     

History: We will finish up our New England and Middle Colonies this week. A study guide will be sent home Monday and we will be taking the test Friday.

Quarter 4 Week 7

Dear Parents and Guardians,

The summer is fast approaching, and with it the end of the school year! While we in the French team are excited for the break, we’re even more eager to gear up for next year—and a major part of gearing up is taking care of our books.

Unlike other class materials, which go home with our scholars, the French activity book will live on campus during the summer. In the next five weeks, we will be labeling and collecting these books for safekeeping. We want our Les Loustics program, which serves students for 2 consecutive years, to be ready and waiting for scholars when they return. During the summer, we invite scholars and families to use their French notebooks and online resources to review all material taught throughout the year.

If you plan to move to another Great Hearts Academy, especially one which follows the Les Loustics program, please contact the French team by email before the end of May to request your books. If you plan to change school networks, or if your child will not be using Les Loustics level 1 or 2 at their academy, we ask kindly that you donate it to Arete where it will surely serve a child in need. Thank you for your understanding and your cooperation in this matter.

The French Teachers,

Madame Gebara

Monsieur Gaudin

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The Field Trip is Monday!

Language Arts: We will read Ch. 17-20 in Little House this week. For writing we will practice a thank you letter. In Grammar, we learn compound subjects and verbs. There will be a short conjunction quiz on Friday. Look out for 15 spelling words on Tuesday and Wednesday, with a Friday test per usual.

Math:  This week we will continue our length unit.  There will be a quiz on Tuesday covering inches, feet, and yards.  We will review Wednesday and Thursday for a cumulative assessment on Friday.  

Science:  This week we will continue our Solar System Unit.  We will be studying the lunar cycle and on Friday students will fill out a study guide for a quiz on the following week.      

History: We will continue studying the Middle Colonies this week! We will focus on New York and Pennsylvania.

Quarter 4 Week 6

Dear Parents and Guardians,

The summer is fast approaching, and with it the end of the school year! While we in the French team are excited for the break, we’re even more eager to gear up for next year—and a major part of gearing up is taking care of our books.

Unlike other class materials, which go home with our scholars, the French activity book will live on campus during the summer. In the next five weeks, we will be labeling and collecting these books for safekeeping. We want our Les Loustics program, which serves students for 2 consecutive years, to be ready and waiting for scholars when they return. During the summer, we invite scholars and families to use their French notebooks and online resources to review all material taught throughout the year.

If you plan to move to another Great Hearts Academy, especially one which follows the Les Loustics program, please contact the French team by email before the end of May to request your books. If you plan to change school networks, or if your child will not be using Les Loustics level 1 or 2 at their academy, we ask kindly that you donate it to Arete where it will surely serve a child in need. Thank you for your understanding and your cooperation in this matter.

The French Teachers,

Madame Gebara

Monsieur Gaudin

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Language Arts: We will read Ch. 14-16 in Little House this week. For writing we will summarize Ali Baba and the Forty Theives. In Grammar, we review conjunctions, adverbs, and prepositions. There will be a short conjunction quiz on Friday. Students will be expected to circle the conjunction in a sentence and underline the words it joins. Then they will diagram one sentence with a conjunction. Simple! Look out for 15 spelling words on Tuesday and Wednesday, with a Friday test per usual.

Math:  This week we will continue our length unit.  There will be a short quiz on kilometers on Tuesday.  Later in the week we will discuss inches, feet, and yards.

Science:  This week we will continue our Solar System Unit.  We will be learning about days/nights, seasons, eclipses, and tides!     

History: We will be studying the Rhode Island Colony and begin the Middle Colonies this week!

Quarter 4 Week 5

Dear 3C Families,

I am so proud of our scholars for the hard work on AZ Merit last week. I am looking forward to getting back to our usual routine this week. There is still a lot to learn before the end of the year!

Best,

Mrs. Bowers

Language Arts: Now that Az Merit is over, we are back to the old grind! We will pick up spelling again, review the grammar principals, and work on writing summary paragraphs for story excerpts. We continue Little Houses and will be sprinkling in little crafts each week.

Math:  We will continue our length unit this week. Students will take a quiz on Wednesday on conversions, adding, and subtracting centimeters and meters.  On Thursday and Friday we will learn about another unit: kilometers!

Science:  This week we will continue our Solar System Unit.  We have a quiz on Thursday on the planets! Earlier in the week we will review with a fun reader’s theater activity.      

History: We will be studying Plymouth and the pilgrims this week!

Quarter 4 Week 4

Language Arts: AZ Merit reading and math is on Monday and Tuesday. This will be the last week with no spelling words, as we will continue the week after AZ Merit. We continue on with Little House and will do some literature related crafts/games this week to relax post-test!

Math:  This week we will be taking the AZ Merit on Monday and Tuesday.  Therefore, we will not have any new math lessons on Monday or Tuesday.  On Wednesday we will do an area/perimeter activity. Then on Thursday we will begin our unit on weight.  

Science:  We will continue our Astronomy unit this week and learn about the planets in our solar system.  The students will be creating a fun booklet with their favorite facts about each planet. At the end of the week we will also take a look at other extraterrestrial objects.       

History: We will continue our study of the southern colonies and we will be having a short quiz on Friday.