Jan. 30 - Feb. 3

     Hope everyone had a great weekend!  They seem to go by so quickly, just like the school year.  It's hard to believe that February is almost here.  This is the month in which we begin to get extremely serious about MAP testing.  Everyone needs to be at the top of their game.  My goal is for everyone to be proficient in both math and communication arts.  We will be working very hard!
     The third grade teachers have decided to schedule a field trip later in the year for our students.  We will not go to Weldon Springs, however, because they are already booked for the year.  Instead we will search for another good field trip idea.  Your money is being safely kept in the office safe, and will be used for the future field trip.  If you sent in a check, it will be cashed.  If we are unable to schedule a trip, your money will be returned.  Thank you for your patience.

Here's what's happening this week:
Math:  We are beginning our study of geometry.  We will be learning all about lines, angles, plane and space figures.  There is a lot of memory work in this chapter, but we will review daily.  We will also be testing over our 7x facts this week, and will get our 8x fact cards later in the week.  We are almost done with our facts.  Be sure you are reviewing them frequently throughout the week!  Once the facts have been mastered, I'll be throwing an ice cream sundae party for the class.  They deserve it for all of their hard work!

Reading:  Continuing our work on summaries and cause and effect!  Some students just started a new book - Class Clown.  They are already telling me they love it!

Spelling:  The Blue Group will test on Monday.  Yellow and Green groups will test next week.

Science:  We will continue our study of matter.  Students can expect to be doing the sink of float experiment this week.  We will also make miniature boats out of tin foil and see whose boat can hold the most weight.  Hint:  Shape and density have something to do with it.

Social Studies:  Economics will continue in chapter 10.   Be sure to be working on your Economics Day plan so that you have plenty of time to work on your business!

Writing:  We will wrap up our Martin Luther King posters and essays.  I will choose three students' posters and essays to serve as entries for the MNEA poster/writing contest.  We will not hear about winners until the end of the school year.  One of my students won first place in the state last year.  I'm hoping for similar results this year as I am seeing some exceptional work from the students!

Special Events:
Monday - Spelling test for the Blue Group;
Wednesday - 7x fact test;