Week 32
The “stuffed” animal reports were wonderful. They were full of information and the children did a great job presenting them to the class.
Mr. DeVries has been practicing lines with the students for our Spring musical. Please continue to practice the lines with your child at home.
Permission slips are going home this week for our field trip to Safety Town on Tuesday, May 14th. Please return them as soon as possible. No money is being collected for this trip.
Students who take instrument lessons need to remember to bring their instruments to school for both lessons and orchestra (2 times a week). The Spring concert in on Tuesday, May 7th.
Math
We are beginning our chapter on perimeter and area. We will be having a quiz on Tuesday May 7th.
ELA
Anchor Text: Sarah, Plain and Tall Historical Fiction
Wagons of the Old West Informational Text
Comprehension Skills and Strategies
- Target Skills
- Story Structure
- Point of View
- Target Strategy
- Monitor/Clarify
Target Vocabulary
- prairie
- slick
- fetch
- clattered
- sniff
- rough
- batted
- thumped
- buzzing
- rustle
Vocabulary Strategy
- Prefix non-
Grammar
- Adverbs that compare
Spelling: coming, swimming, dropping, tapping, taping, invited, saving, stared, planned, changing, joking, loved, gripped, tasted, making, stopped, freezing, and scared.
Social Studies
We are focusing on apartheid, homelands, and the first open election in South Africa.
Religion
This week we will focus on the Ark of the Covenant. We are having our memory test on the 10th Commandment and its meaning on next Wednesday. I have also included the link here for Third Grade Memory Work and due dates.
TEST and QUIZZES
Friday 5/3 Comprehension, Vocabulary, Grammar and Spelling Test
If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected]
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13-8