Weekly Update with Important Field Trip Information

Dear 3C Parents, 

We had a wonderful week in 3C!  Today we had an excellent discussion in touchpebbles about an ancient Navajo painting.  Ask your scholars to tell you about it!  I hope you all have a wonderful 3-day weekend.

Best,

Ms. Caro 

General Announcements:

• The third grade field trip is quickly approaching! Archway Arete 3rd graders will be going to the Musical Instrument Museum on Friday, February 19, 2016 at 10:00 am, we will be back at campus at 2:00 pm. Students will need to bring a sack lunch with them for the day; as we will have to leave these lunches on the bus for the morning please do not pack anything for your student that needs to be warmed.  Please click here to fill out a permission slip for your student and pay for the field trip cost https://archwayareteclubs.wufoo.com/forms/mim-3c-miss-caro/ . Please email me directly if you wish to chaperone and I will place you on the list for a drawing; all chaperones must have their fingerprint clearance card!  We can take 5 volunteers, if I get more than 5 parents who are interested then I will draw names. 
• Please note that there is no school Monday, January, 18th!

Here is a look at what is happening in the classroom next week:

Language Arts:

In Spalding we will have a shortened word list due to the short week. Writing class will complement our Vikings unit; we will be summarizing Norse mythology! In Grammar we will be looking at subject pronouns and diagramming command sentences. We will go forward in our Trumpet of the Swan Unit by applying our sequencing skills and understanding of perspective.

Math:

Our measurement unit continues with an introduction to miles, followed by practice on adding and subtracting them.

History:

We continue our adventure with the Vikings by investigating the Anglo-Saxon Chronical. We will also talk about the daily lives of the Vikings and ask our scholars to imagine what life would have been like as Viking children.

Science:

Our look at sound continues with and activity that will explore pitch and sound waves with the assistance of rubber bands!

Quizzes and Tests:

Thursday - Science Quiz: Energy and Matter and Math Test (Length) 

Friday - Spelling Test