Quarter 3 Week 4

Dear 3C Families,

We have a fun week coming up with Field Day on Friday! See the link below to sign up to help: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b4daeaa2da0fb6-field

Great Hearts Day is fast approaching! Please read the note below for some basic information, more to come!

A Day for Friendship - Wednesday, February 14th is Great Hearts Day! We have reserved this special day to focus on the virtue of friendship and celebrate the traits that make a great-hearted student. Teachers are planning interactive and fun activities centered around these topics, and time will be set aside for students to create hand-made Great Hearts Day cards for their classmates.  Archway Arete strives to cultivate a rich, academic environment rooted in the classical tradition. This many times requires popular culture to be left at the door. On that note, students will not be permitted to bring store-bought valentines, candy, or gifts to school. Thank you for partnering with us.

Here is what is on the agenda for this week:

Language Arts:

We will continue reading the Trumpet of the Swan this week, deepen our understanding of prepositions, and complete our Informative piece on the Titanic.  Father William by Lewis Carroll should be memorized for recitations in Feb.7th.

Math:

We will wrap up our fractions unit this week with lessons on fractions on a numberline, fractions of a set, and fractions of money!  The assessment on Friday will include all of the skills learned this week, as well as adding and subtracting fractions.   

Science:

This week we will begin our unit on light!  This will include learning the main source if light here on Earth (the sun!), experimenting with shadows, and discussing different properties of light.  

History:

We will begin with our Earliest Americans unit this week! We will look at how the ancient peoples found it possible to migrate using the Beringia Land Bridge. We will also see how the first settlers farmed, hunted, and gathered.

Please reach out with any questions!

Best,

Mrs. Bowers

Royalty for a Day

Help our classroom win the “Royalty for a Day” contest!

I am sure you’ve heard from your child by now that there is a “Royalty for a Day” contest underway, and your help is needed!  We still need $22,000 in tax credits to meet our $75,000 goal and here is how your child’s class wins, and what they will receive:

·         The classroom that brings in the most Tax Credit dollars by Great Hearts Day (2/14/18) will be Royalty for a day!

·         The teachers will be crowned royalty and receive gift cards.

·         The class will wear spirit shirts and receive a treat on the royal day to celebrate.

The top classes will be posted on the white board each Friday at pick-up and the winning classroom will be announced at the end of the day on Feb. 14th .  Leave no one out!  Ask grandparents, aunts, neighbors, coaches, and friends to give their Tax Credit to Archway Arete!  Here is the GIVING LINK:  https://archwayarete.configio.com/moneyrequest?id=5

Let’s make this happen for our class!

Quarter 3 Week 3

Good Evening,

Hope you all had a great weekend!  See below with information regarding week 3.

Best,

Mrs. Bowers

Language Arts:

We will continue reading the Trumpet of the Swan this week, learn about prepositions and begin an informative essay on the Titanic..The recitation for The Adventures of Isabel will be on Jan. 24th and the students will receive their new poem, Father William by Lewis Carroll.

Math:

We will be continuing our fractions unit this week!  We will continue comparing and ordering fractions and learn about whole numbers as fractions.  There will be a quiz on Thursday and then on Friday we will start adding and subtracting fractions.  

Science:

We will wrap up our sound unit this week by learning echolocation, audiologists, and Alexander Graham Bell.  The study guide will come home Tuesday and the quiz will be Friday!

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History:

We will continue with our Vikings unit this week. We will look at the famous Vikings Eric the Red and Leif Ericson! We will also be making our own Viking name! Watch for a study guide coming home on Monday. The test will be on Friday!

Science Activities - Pictures

3C Families,

Please enjoy the photos below from today's science activities.  We had some ASU Graduate students come and do some fun brain-related activities.   The students were even able to hold real (sheep!) brains!

Best,

Mrs. Bowers 

Quarter 3 Week 2

Dear 3C Families,

I hope you all had a lovely weekend! See below for more information about this week. Please reach out with any questions.

Best,

Mrs. Bowers

Language Arts:

We will continue reading the Trumpet of the Swan this week, work on a informative essay in three paragraphs and review grammar concepts. Our spelling words will be condensed into 15 words a day with the test on Friday. Furthermore, the scholars should be studying “Adventures of Isabel” by Ogden Nash. The recitations will be on Jan. 24th.

Math:

We will start the quarter with a quick 2-day mini unit on probability.  Then we will begin our unit on fractions!  This unit will begin with naming fractions and comparing fractions with like denominators and fractions with like numerators.  

Science:

We will continue our unit on sound this week with two days of fun sound activities to explore pitch! We will end the week with a reading to review what we learned during our activities this week.

History:

We will continue with our Vikings unit this week. We will look at the Vikings as farmers, merchants, and traders. We will also be looking at the Viking’s longhouses and longboats!

Quarter 3 Week 1

Dear 3C Families,

Welcome back!  I am excited to see your children tomorrow as we kick off quarter three.  We have many new and exciting units to embark on in every subject!  It is going to be a quarter full of learning and discovery.  Please let me know if you have any questions. 

Best,

Mrs. Bowers

Language Arts:

We will begin reading The Trumpet of the Swan this week so please make sure that your child has a copy as soon as possible. In grammar we will learn how to diagram questions and review the diagramming of all four sentence types. In writing, we will be encountering a new genre --explanatory writing. Spelling will be normal with a test on Friday as usual. Furthermore, the class will begin memorizing “Adventures of Isabel” by Ogden Nash. The recitations will be on Jan. 24th.

Math:

We will start the quarter with a quick 2-day mini unit on probability.  Then we will begin our unit on fractions!  This unit will begin with naming fractions and comparing fractions with like denominators and fractions with like numerators.  

Science:

This quarter we will jump into our sound unit.  There will be a few exciting sound activities this week and we will learn about the parts of the human ear!

History:

We will start this quarter with our Vikings unit! We will begin by looking at how archeologists gained information about the vikings then see where they came from.

Bard Competition

Archway Arete Students and Families,

Throughout Western civilization, bards have been keepers of tradition, reciting the poetry of their people and passing on oral history. At every grade level, our students practice memorization and recitation of poems in the classroom. This year, we will again be joining our fellow Great Hearts schools in holding a Bard Competition for our 3^rd through 5^th grade students, whom we will challenge to memorize and recite poetry. Over the course of two rounds and two poems, we will winnow the field to find our school’s most skillful bard. That student will be named School Bard for the year and will represent Archway Arete at the Great Hearts Archway Bard Competition in the spring.

         If your student is interested in competing, you can download the competition guidelines and registration form emailed to you. These forms will also be available through the School Office or your student’s teacher. Whether your student participates or not, we invite all of our Archway families to join us for these public recitations, which promise to be engaging reminders of this oral tradition.

         If you have any questions about the Bard Competition, please contact Mrs. Bowers at kbowers@archwayarete.org.

                                                                        Regards,

Kellie Bowers

Third Grade Teacher