Sunday, May 5, 2013

Week of May 6th!

Important Dates:

 5/6/13 -Volunteer Appreciation Dessert Reception
Mark your calendars volunteers.  The Volunteer Dessert Reception has been re-scheduled for Monday, May 6th from 2:00-3:30.  Please come and be our guests for some yummy desserts.  It's our way of saying "thanks" for all you do to help the May Watts community.  May Watts wouldn't be the great school it is without the time and talent of all our fabulous volunteers.
The third grade students will be preforming a special "thank you" about 2:45pm -- don't miss it!
 
5/9/13 - Jump for Heart
Students will be jumping rope to raise money and promote heart healthy activities.

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

Reading - This week we will be reading the poem I'm in Charge of Celebrations by Byrd Baylor.  The poem is about a girl who shares her love for desert life as she tells of treasured experiences such as dancing in the wind on Dust Devil Day or sleeping outside on a hot summer night.  This story will lead into our writing unit on poetry. 

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 #28.  The pattern is contractions.   The test will be Friday, May 10th.
 
Social Studies - The students have been learning about immigration through Ellis Island and Angel Island in the early 1900's.  We will also discuss the Great Migration when many African Americans moved North from the South to have a better life.  A study guide will come home soon.  The test should be this week sometime!  

ScienceWe 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 -  Currently third grade math is learning about volume and capacity.  The students are learning how to measure weight in grams and kilograms and how to measure liquid capacity in liters and milliliters.  After we complete this short unit.  The remainder of the year will be dedicated to solving word problems and a review of the standards.
Accelerated Math - Accelerated math is continuing to study fractions.

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