December 5-9

Hi Families,

The 3rd grade presidential election has concluded!  Our class is thrilled to announce that our very own Cole Knappen will be not only our class president, but the 3rd grade president as well!  Congratulations Cole!  We are all so proud of you!

We have a chilly week ahead of us, and a busy one too!  Please make sure your child has a jacket with them for recess.  Until the temperature drops below 20 degrees, we will be taking the students outside. 

The 3rd grade music performance is this Thursday.  Your child needs to be at school on Thursday evening by 6:40 to get ready for the 7:00pm performance.  They should be dressed in their Christmas best.  For the school performance they are expected to wear a red, green or white shirt. Please email Mrs. Ronchetti if you have any further questions. KRonchetti@usd232.org

Reading
We will finish up our theme about Recycling on Friday with a Theme Test.  This theme has been used simultaneously with social studies so that we can learn about reducing, reusing, and recyclying in more detail.  On Wednesday, there will be a special presentation given to the entire 3rd grade by Mr. Miller.  He works for Deffenbaugh and has some great information he can teach the children about helping our environment.

Spelling
The patterns for the week are:
Rigby list-  syllables
Prefix list- "un-" which means 'not'.

Writing
We will be reviewing friendly letter writing this week and will begin drafting special letters to Santa.

Math
We will be completing our geometry unit this week with the final test on Thursday. We will begin the week by practicing problem solving strategies and play a fun jeopardy review game to practice for the aseessment.

Science
Inventions have made our world a better, easier place to live.  We will spend these last two weeks before winter break learning about special inventions and inventors. 

Have a great week and stay warm!!