Museum of Science and Industry Field Trip (Continued)

Museum of Science and Industry Field Trip

Weeks of 3/15/10 & 3/22/10

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Happy St. Patrick's Day! This week, students are wrapping up chapters in multiple subjects. There will be a lot of reviewing going on this week during and after school. Students have 2 tests on Friday: (1) science concepts such as matter, mass, volume, properties, chemical changes, and physical changes; and (2) social studies concepts such as national, state, and local governments, rules and laws, and taxes. These are fairly complex topics so students should spend multiple afternoons preparing for the test. In math, students just wrapped up the final multiplication chapter. We will begin division this week. Students will finish unit 5 in English this week as well. They will complete the review from the book on Thursday. They will have the entire weekend to work on this. It will be due Monday, and the test will be on Tuesday, March 23rd. We will have an all school mass this Friday.

Happy Spring! For the week of March 22nd, students will continue with chapters 18-20 of Because of Winn Dixie. There will be new vocabulary activities for these next chapters, so be on the lookout for these. Students will start Chapter 4 in Social Studies titled, "Communities at Work." This chapter will introduce subjects such as consumers, producers, profit, income, and many other economic topics. In English, students will begin the unit on pronouns. In Science, students will begin a chapter on forces, machines, and work. On April 29th, St. Sylvester will hold a school-wide science fair. All third graders will be expected to create a simple machine for this event. This chapter will help prepare students for this. More information regarding the science fair will be sent home at a later date.

Weeks of 2/1/10-2/8/10

Hello Parents/Guardians!

This week will be filled with fun and exciting events!  It is Catholic Schools Week, and we will have daily activities/events each day this week.  Monday is Pajama Day.  Students may also bring a pillow and blanket today so they can comfortably read during our designated D.E.A.R. time.  Our lunch will be later today, so students are welcome to bring a snack.  Tuesday is twin/triplet dress down day.  Students may partner up with one or more student(s) from the school and dress the same.  We will also be acknowledging the accomplishment of our basketball and soccer teams with a pep rally in Schwinn Hall today.  On Wednesday, families are welcome to visit classrooms between 9:00 am and 11:45 am.  Our class has lunch from 11:00-11:45, so you are welcome to eat with your child as well.  Thursday, we will have our school olympics in Schwinn Hall during the afternoon.  Students should wear their gym uniforms.  Friday we will have an all school mass in the morning followed by an awards ceremony in the basement.  One Peacemaker and one Effort Award will be given to two students from each class.  We will also be acknowledging the honor roll students from the junior high.  Families are welcome to attend the awards ceremony.

There will be a math test over chapter 5 on Tuesday this week.  There will also be a quiz over chapters 5-8 in Because of Winn Dixie on Monday.  Students should practice their 4s facts in multiplication this week.  They will have a timed test on Friday.

Next week, I will be gone on Monday, and there will be a substitute.  Students will have an English test on Tuesday this week over chapter 4 (Adjectives and Adverbs).  They will also have a Science test on Thursday over chapter C3 (The Solar System).

Parents, please make sure you go through all returned assignments in the Friday folders each weekend with your child.  This is a good way for you and your child to see where they may be struggling or excelling.  

Sincerely,

Miss Jones

Weeks of 12/14/09 - 1/4/10

This week, we will be attempting to wrap up as many units as we can. For English, students will be tested on Unit 3 - (verbs) on Tuesday. Students' Native Americans projects turned out to be fantastic! They are displayed in the hallway outside of our room. Please feel free to come by and check them out. Students will also have a math test over Chapter 3 - (Addition and Subtraction of larger numbers) on Thursday. Don't forget about the field trip to the Nutcracker on Horseback on Wednesday. Students will need to bring a healthy snack that can be easily eaten on a bus. They may also bring carrots and apples to feed to the horses. On Friday, we will have a classroom Christmas party. Feel free to bring food or drinks for the class. Since students have finished Charlotte's Web, we will watch the movie on Friday as well.

When we get back from break, students will complete one last Charlotte's Web assignment. This will be an in-school assignment that will incorporate the use of computers. In social studies, students will begin a new unit on the many cultures within our country. For math, we will begin a very short review unit on measurement. We will continue to learn about weather and the water cycle in science. Adjectives and Adverbs are the next topics of concern in English.

I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Weeks of 11/30/09 and 12/7/09

Parents/Guardians:

We have a busy stretch before Christmas break! We have started celebrating the season of Advent. We will have a prayer service each week to light the four candles on the wreath. This week, students will finish their Native Americans project for Social Studies. The projects will be due by Tuesday, December 8th. If students need more time after Friday, they are welcome to take their projects home over the weekend and get together to finish it. Students will get to present their projects to the class and share their expertise on their culture areas. We will hopefully wrap up Charlotte's Web before break. Be on the lookout for a project handout in the next few weeks.

We will be busy practicing for the Christmas concert this week. The concert is this Sunday, December 6th at 4:00 p.m. Following the concert, there will be a potluck dinner in Schwinn Hall. Those students who attend the concert will have a free dress down on the following Monday. I hope to see everyone there. Progress reports will be sent home this Friday, December 4th. Please sign and return them as soon as possible. Don't forget that we have a field trip on Wednesday, December 16th. If your child has not returned the permission slip or money, please make sure they do so by the end of this week.

Week of Sept. 7th

Back to School Night is this week.  Wednesday night will be the designated evening for our third grade class.  It is important that parents/guardians are able to attend.  We will be discussing the curriculum and classroom policies that are to be expected this year.  I know, personally, how busy and hectic schedules can be.  However, if there is a prior engagement that is scheduled at the same time that you are able to cancel, it would really be beneficial for your child's education.

There have already been severe issues with getting homework completed and turned in.  Parents, please make sure to check your child's assignment notebook every night.  Even if they have completed an assignment, it should still be recorded in their notebook and brought home with them for you to check it over.  Also, they should have a homework sticker chart taped into either the front or back cover of their notebook.  If a sticker is missing, that means they did not complete their work for that day.

This Friday, we will be doing an activity to remember those who lost their lives during the September 11th tragedy.