May 13th - May 17th

Important Dates:

 5/13/13 - No School - School Improvement Day

5/15/13 - Rescheduled Jump for Heart

Students will be jumping rope to raise money and promote heart healthy activities.

Reading - The Crowded House by Eva Jacob is a reader's theater play about a carpenter and his family who live in a crowded house.  The family continues to get into each other's way.  They decide to ask the advice of the wise man in the town, Bartholomew.  The story has a lesson, so we will focus on the author's purpose.  Will they figure out a solution to their cramped living situation?  Ask your child what happens in the story this week. 

Vocabulary - wits, wailing, faring, advice, dreadful, farewell

Writing - Students will be writing poetry in the month of May. Some types of poems we will write are: acrostic, haiku, cinquain, limericks, free verse, shape poems and autobiography poems. We will also practice reading poems and may even memorize one!

Spelling - This week the students will be tested on list #29. The pattern is words that end like ever. The test will be Friday, May 17th. 

Science- We will be beginning our last science unit of the year this week. Students will begin to learn about the Earth's moon. The concepts we will talk about are: our solar system (basic review); how Earth and the Moon are alike and different; the different movements of the moon; and the 8 main phases of the moon.

Math-

Third Grade Math -   The remainder of the year will be dedicated to solving word problems and a review of the standards.

Accelerated Math - Accelerated math is going to work on area and perimeter.  The remainder of the year will be dedicated to a review of the standards we have learned so far. Please feel free to look at the Accelerated Math tab at the top of the page.  We are adding explanations to some of the standards that we are covering.