Happy Spring!

Important Dates:

3/25-3/29: Spring break

Tuesday, 4/9: No School

Friday, 4/12: Young Author's Breakfast

Thursday, 4/18: Volunteer Luncheon
 

Note: Last day of school has been changed to Monday, June 3rd because of the snow day!

 

Reading

The story we will read next is called Rocking and Rolling. It is a nonfiction piece that talks about the earth and how earthquakes shift our world. It goes well with the writing research project we will be doing.

 

Writing

The students will be researching and writing about natural disasters. They will be creating a poster about the information that they learn and then will present it to the class.

 

Spelling

We will take our Unit 23 spelling pretest on the Monday we come back from Spring Break. Then we will have a spelling test every Friday until the end of the year. Please make sure to help your child study before every test. If you need a copy of the words, they are posted on the third grade blog.

 

Science

We had so much fun learning about matter, but it is time to move on. We will be moving on to our Simple Machines Unit after break. The students will learn about the 6 simple machines and how they make work easier.  During the 2nd week of April the third grade will be going on a field trip to the DuPage Children's Museum to explore the different simple machines with their hands-on learning lab.  Each teacher will need 4 parents to go with. If you are interested, please contact your child's teacher via email ASAP. All parent chaperones have to pay their own way ($13.00- sorry).


Math
Both third grade math and accelerated math will be working on fractions after spring break. 


Hot Lunch Choices

It has been brought to our attention that the kids who are ordering hot lunch are chosing something in the morning and then changing their mind at lunch time. The rule is that whatever the child picks to eat in the morning is what they have to have at lunch. Please help your child make up his/her mind by viewing the menu on our school website. Thanks!

Young Author's

The Young Author's Breakfast for all participants will be on Friday, April 12th before school. Manuscripts and certificates will be passed out at that time. Watch for the permission slip to come home soon. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners were announced in school and will be posted to the Edline LMC page.

LMC Book Exchange Coming Soon!

Our 5th Annual Book Exchange will be held the last week in April. More information will come home soon.

Volunteer Luncheon

Volunteering is a gift from the heart! Thank you for the gift of time that you have so generously given our children and our school. Please join us for a dessert reception in your honor on Thursday, April 18th. This wonderful event will take place in the multi-purpose room between 2:00-3:30. We hope to see you there!