April 8-12

Hi Families,

April Showers, bring May flowers....I love a good late night thunderstorm in the spring, don't you?! 

We have officially completed our state assessments and the kiddos did fantastic!!  I will be letting them know how they did on the math portion today, and will send home the same information to you in Monday folders. 

Here is a peek at what's coming up:
April 19--Earth Day Scavenger Hunt
                Spirit Day- Color War Day-- 3rd graders need to wear YELLOW!
April 22, 23, 25-- Spring MAP Assessments
Arpil 24-- Ernie Miller Field Trip
April 29-May 3-- Science Week
May 10-- Science Fair
May 21-- Assessment Reward- walk to the park
May 23-- Field Day and LAST Day of School

Things will be returning to "fairly" normal this week with our regular learning and routines:
Reading-  We will be reading stories from Theme 16 which correlates with our science unit, recycling and natural resources.  They will also be working in reading groups.  The students have all transitioned into chapter books for their small reading group time. 

Spelling- The spelling lists this week will contain words that require consonant doubling.  The test will be on Friday.

Writing- Students will be doing some creative writing this week.  We will be reading several childrens stories aloud, such as The Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood.  They will be learning about Point of View as they re-write one of these stories from a different characters' perspective. 

Math- We will be learning more about fractions this week.  This week's focus is learning how to compare fractions using several different strategies.

Science- We will continue to learn about recycling and natural resources.

Have a super week!