The week of March 13th through 17th, 2017

No Spelling list.  Since we will be gone for over a week we will wait until April 3rd to start the next one and we will review in class the words we have had over this quarter.

Reading and Language Arts:

• Parts of Speech Grammar Packet- Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Article Adjectives, adverbs and types of sentences. 
• Working on Prefixes and suffixes and defining what they mean and how they change a root word.
• We started our next book today, E.B. White's Trumpet of the Swan.  We also started our comprehension and vocabulary packet that we will use with the book.  I hope the kids have as much fun reading this book as I have reading it ! 
• Working on vocabulary word of the week:  justify:  To prove something is right or reasonable.

Math:

• Math 4 Today. 
• Reviewing third grade math skills
• CCSS:  Lesson 10  Compare unit fractions by reasoning about their size using fraction strips.

Homework:

• February Reading calendars were due on March 3rd.  If you misplace the calendar, a note or an email will work as well. (100 points)
• Monday: Students have a quick math paper using the number line. Should only take 5 minutes.
• Tuesday:  No homework or IXL- Music Program night
• Wednesday:  Students will have Lesson 10 paper homework that is due the following day. (5 points)
• Thursday: students will do 30 minutes of IXL on Fractions. Look for the yellow stars on W.20 and W.21.  
• Reading on MyOn is always a choice and can be recorded on your reading calendar for minutes read.  

Dates to Remember:

• Order pizza on Tuesday to eat pizza for lunch on Wednesday. $1 a slice for pepperoni or cheese.
• Second and Third grade Music Program is on Tuesday, March 14th at 7:00 pm in the high school gym.
• Students are allowed to dress up nicely or dress up in a music era like 1950's rock and roll, country, Motown,etc.
• Krew's Crew tshirt orders are due to the school no later than Friday, May 17th. An order form is attached to an email I will send.
• Hoop Dance registration forms and money are due no later than Friday, May 17th.  You can choose Monday or Tuesday as Mrs. H Evans will have a beginners group and an intermediate group going on both days.  She did a demonstration for us and it was so awesome! 
• These are the days we have left to make up from the snow days
•  April 21st and May 5th.
• Spring Break is March 20th through 28th, 2017.  Back to school Wednesday, March 29th.  
• Please remind your child to bring a snack each day as we take a short break at 10:30 am to keep us going until our lunch time at 12:40 pm.