Our last blog....

May 21st-25th and May 28th-June 1st

Thank you for the wonderful Teacher's Appreciation week!  We all felt very special.  Students wrote beautiful letters to us and the PTA did an outstanding job all week.

Important Dates

** Turn in any registration packets to the office ASAP.**

Thursday, May 24^th – February’s Reading Incentive prize …Kane County Cougars May Watts Night (Students received the tickets via backpack that participated).
Friday, May 25^th – All LMC materials are due.  Return all books checked out to you, please!
Monday, May 28^th – No School: Memorial Day
Friday, June 1^st – Last day of classes, Report cards sent home

***If your child is leaving prior to June 1^st, please let us know.  Thank you!***

LMC NEWS:

Library Books – Please return all books that belong to the LMC by Friday, May 25^th.  Any books that your child has checked out from the library or any textbooks borrowed for the year need to be returned.

May Reading Incentive – Keep reading and putting the minutes in Reading Star!

Culver’s Ice cream coupon

Summer Reading 2012 – Keep reading over the summer!  It is important to practice the skills and strategies used in reading when the students are away from school.  The Naperville Public Library has great programs for summer reading.  Check it out!

Reading:  We will be working on Reader's Theater for the remainder of the year!  The students have gone over The Crowded House, by Eva Jacob as a practice.  Reader's theater is a repeated reading activity that creates both excitement and enthusiasm about reading.  The students will use only their expressive voices to create the emotions, beliefs, and attitudes of the characters.  This research-based activity is not meant to be a memorized play.  It does improve reading comprehension, expands vocabulary, and increases fluency.   We will discuss the importance of fluency and reading out loud.  Reader's theater builds confidence by developing oral skills, listening skills, tracking skills, and social skills.  Above all, it helps the students feel good about their reading. 

Writing:  We will be wrapping up our Expository unit this week.  As the students finalize their papers, we will have them continue writing about their favorite third grade memories.  It is a fun way to review the year and all of the things that we have enjoyed together.

Spelling:  Our last spelling test is this Friday, May 25th!  The pattern is words that end in -al or -le.  Please help your child study for the test.

Social Studies:  We are concluding our unit on immigration and migration.  The students really enjoyed the Oregon Trail game.  The Great Migration was another large movement in American History.  Many African Americans moved from the South to the Northern states.  We will also discuss how Ellis Island played an important role in immigration.  The students will also learn how immigration helped our country by bringing more cultures, food, languages, furniture, and other things to America.

Math -  This is our last week of math!
Third Grade Math:  The unit 9 study guide is due on Monday, May 21^st.  The test will be on Tuesday, May 22^nd.  Friday will be the last day of math and we will review key concepts from the year.  We will be sending home the math materials at the end of the week.
Accelerated Math:  We will be concluding our math lessons this week.  Math materials will be sent home this week.  We will review concepts from the year.