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.