Week of 5/23/16

Ahoy!

Wow what a busy time of year. We have been working feverishly in here to learn the last bits of third grade goodness! Sorry for the late posts!

Reading: This week in reading we are using an article about non-natives wearing headdresses. It has sparked quite a bit of conversation. Students worked on finding the main idea of the informational piece today.

Writing: Students should be finished with the legends! We are now starting to practice performing our anthology pieces.

Math: Students will be taking the unit assessment tomorrow and friday. It touches on shapes, area and perimeter. I have had quite a few students who have already finished all of their multiplication facts! Keep working at it! I would love for everyone to pass!

Spelling: There will be no more spelling tests for the year.

Social Studies: We are working on researching the different native american regions. Students are creating a research report that will be on display at Lacamas Showcase.

Science: We are learning about different structures of life. We have been working on plants. This week we took our seed that had sprouted and put them in a hydro-planter. This allows us to observe their root systems, as well as everything else above "ground."

IMPORTANT:

There is a lot of important things happening next week. The first is our SBAC math testing that will be on Tuesday and Friday. Please make sure you student is at school on those days. We will have make up days the following week, but I would prefer not to use them :)  The next thing is Lacamas Showcase. Our students will be presenting their piece that is in the anthology. They will also be performing a musical piece using "boomwhackers". This is on the 2nd of June at 5:30 p.m.

Mystery Question:
I have a yard that is 12 feet long and 10 feet wide rectangle. Please find the area for grass to be put down and find the perimeter for fencing.

Dates to Remember:
5/26-6/3- Book Fair
5/27- Grands Breakfast
5/30-Memorial Day- No School
5/31- SBA Math Test Day 1
6/2- Lacamas Showcase @ 5:30-7:30
6/3- SBA Math Test Day 2
6/14- Field Day- WE NEED VOLUNTEERS! 
6/15- Last Day of School!

Thanks,
Miss Irwin

Week of 5/9/16

Ahoy!

Sorry for the late post! I was too excited to go play in the sun yesterday, and forgot to post ;/ My fault!

Reading: This week we are continuing our learning focused around legends. We diving in deep to a legend that looks to explain how rainbows were formed. This is tying in with what the students are learning in writing.

Writing: Students are using their knowledge from reading about legends to create their own legend. They have to pick a topic that they are trying to explain. Some topics were why giraffes have purple tongues, why an owl "whoo's" at night. Students should be on the rough draft phase of their writing.

Math: This week we are working on the different attributes of shapes. We are also talking about area and perimeter of different shapes. This is a very important unit for the students, and one of my favorite units to teach! We are having lots of fun learning with geoboards and different manipulatives. Next week we will be using tangrams!

Spelling:
Which
there
American
usually
around
table
course
great
family
might
because
tree
front
want
what
its
people
space
own
very

NO MYSTERY QUESTIONS THIS WEEK!

Dates to Remember:
5/17- Lalooska. Students will need to bring a sack lunch.
6/2- Lacamas Showcase and Author's Night.
6/15- Last Day of School!

Thanks,
Miss Irwin

Week of 5/2/16

Ahoy!

We made it through the first week of SBAC testing! Wahoo... I am so proud of the kids and how hard they worked!

Writing: We are putting together an anthology of with a piece of writing from every 3rd grader. Students should have brought home their piece to finish making corrections and either type it or bring in back in their best handwriting. If they type it you can email it back to me. If it is hand written please send it back in take home folder. Pieces should not exceed one page.

Math: We are beginning Unit 6! This unit focuses on geometry! It is a unit that is very heavy in vocabulary. Here are some of the vocab works that we will be working on. Area, perimeter, line of symmetry, right angles, acute angles, obtuse angles, sides, closed figures, open figures, congruent, parallel, straight, length, quadrilateral, symmetrical. We are also continuing our multiplication fact test! I have some students who are getting very close to filling in their ice cream dish!

Reading: Our focus this week is on legends. Our piece this week will be a legend explaining why the seagull walks the way it does, and makes their funny squeak! Students will also be working in writing to write their own legend explaining something! Stay tuned for some entertaining pieces!

Social Studies: We continue to dive into learning about the different Native American regions in the United States. Today we learned about the Great Plains. We are focusing on the food they eat, transportation, environment, and life-style. We are currently making totem poles!

Spelling:
cold
morning
ground
it's
really
enough
large
remember
your
table
water
because
they
first
learn
until
there
people
United States

Mystery Questions:
1) What language did Chief Lelooska speak?
2) What is a memorial potlatch?
3) Describe what is inside a longhouse?
4) Where is the Lelooska lodge?

Dates to Remember:
5/5 Disney Day
5/5 @ 9:15 Character Ed Assembly
5/10 Book Orders Due
5/17 Field Trip to Lelooska
5/21 Family Fun Run
5/26- 6/3 Book Fair
5/31-6/3 SBAC Math Testing
6/2 Lacamas Showcase

Thanks for all you do for your kiddos!
Miss Irwin