Week of February 25

Happy four-day week, families!  I hope you all had a wonderful four-day weekend with your kids.  Did you get to play in the snow?

Thank you so much for the sweet and thoughtful Valentines Day goodies.  Your families were too kind to think of me!  We had a great Valentine card swap!

Interims are going home this week!  Please take a moment to review your child's interim with him/her.  It is a good time to review goals that were set at the beginning of the nine weeks.  The third nine weeks tends to be a difficult time of the year in third grade, as historical trends show... the kids are feeling a bit of spring fever!  Please remind your child to make good choices, both academically and behaviorally.  Please sign and return the interim, after reviewing it with your child.

Cookies!  Please continue to encourage your child to sell cookies for our fundraiser.  The money will go toward UV shades on our playground and a brand new school marquee.  The fundraiser ends on February 21.

Let's get moving!  Students are encouraged to fill out their Active Gamecock forms each day through February 25.  We ask students to jot down their 30 minutes of daily exercise (or more!).  Students who complete a log will receive free tickets to USC softball and baseball games.

Stuffed with Love:  We are still collecting one new or gently used stuffed animal, as our grade-level charity.  These stuffed animals will be donated to the children at Sister Care.  The charity ends February 28.

Looking ahead:  Students will continue learning about folktales and tall tales.  They will test on the three types of tales March 1.  As writers, students will continue practicing elements of good prompt writing, in preparation for our first round of PASS testing (March 19 and 20).  Students will also learn about fun and useful test-taking strategies.  As mathematicians, students will enjoy learning about equivalent fractions and ordering fractions.  As scientists, students will be introduced to our sound unit.  They will complete various hands-on experiments that test their sound discrimination and introduce them to the idea of vibrations creating sounds.

Please continue to have your child practice his/her multiplication facts on a daily basis.  Students need to be able to correctly answer multiplication questions in a very short amount of time, as this will prepare them more for the upper grades.

Thank you again for your never-ending support and enthusiasm!

Kathleen and her family recently visited Fort Moultrie and sent in this picture.  Kathleen shared what she learned on her trip and related it to our American Revolution unit of study!  As always, please feel free to send in photos of places your family may visit that pertain to our units of study.  It is so excited for the kids to share what they learn!