Week of May 6

Hello, families!

I recently sent an email regarding our station at the Bookman Blast - "Color Hairspray!".  If you are able to help out, please email me as soon as possible.  We only have two volunteers... and we need six!  I will be happy to resend the email - just let me know!

Our very last "Being There Experience" is Thursday, May 2.  Students will be reviewing much of the material they have learned about South Carolina at the State Museum.  There are no chaperones for this trip.  Please make sure your child brings his/her lunch on May 2, if that is the option you chose on the permission form.

Students will receive interims on Thursday.  Please review your child's interim with him/her.  It is a good time to re-evaluate academic and behavior goals for the remainder of the school year.  Please also note - There will not be as many graded activities in these last few weeks!  Encourage your child to do his/her personal best on every assignment!

Looking ahead:  Much of next week will be devoted to the preparation for PASS testing and students completing the standardized tests.  Students will also learn more about the Civil Rights movement with a study of Ruby Bridges.  As a third grade community, we will kick off a big project that we will be working on these next few weeks.

PASS TESTING INFORMATION:
The second round of PASS testing is coming up!  PASS testing will begin Tuesday, May 7.  Please be sure your child gets plenty of rest and has a great morning each day of testing!  We will have a small breakfast item and snack each day of testing, but please make sure your child gets a nutritious breakfast before coming to class!  We will begin testing as close to 8:30 a.m. as possible, so please have your child here on time. Be sure not to schedule appointments on PASS testing dates.

The testing schedule is as follows:

May 7 - English Language Arts

May 8 - Math

May 9 - Science OR Social Studies (we will not know until May 9)

We have worked hard all year and are very prepared for testing.  It is a very important test so students will be encouraged to do their best by putting forth personal best effort.  It is their time to shine and show all they've learned!

THERE WILL BE NO HOMEWORK THE WEEK OF PASS, OTHER THAN TO READ EACH NIGHT (no reading log), GET A GOOD NIGHT’S REST AND TO COME IN ON TIME WITH A GOOD ATTITUDE AND THINKING CAPS ON!

Students will not have quizzes or tests the week of PASS testing, either.

Again if at all possible, please have your child here on the testing days so they do not have to be pulled out and given the test separately.

I hope you have a wonderful rest of the week and a great weekend with your family!

Mrs. Spangler visited our third grade community and gave the children a PASS "Pep Rally!"  Students reviewed ways to be prepared for the test through her "Test First Aid Kit!"

Week of April 29

Hello, families!

Thank you all for joining us for the kids' PTO performance Monday night!  They were so excited!  They hope you learned a bit more about Earth Day and the importance of taking care of our great state.

Looking ahead:  Students will be wrapping up their last two social studies units of the year!  They will study changes in the 19th and 20th centuries.  Students will not be tested on those units.  As scientists, they will wrap up their study of heat and matter with a test on Tuesday, April 30.  They will also be exploring the world of motion and have a vocabulary test on motion on Thursday, May 2.  As readers and mathematicians, students will review all of the skills and strategies they have learned this year in preparation for PASS testing, which will be the week of May 6.

Our very last "Being There Experience" is Thursday, May 2.  Students will be reviewing much of the material they have learned about South Carolina at the State Museum.  There are no chaperones for this trip.  Please make sure your child brings his/her lunch on May 2, if that is the option you chose on the permission form.

PASS TESTING INFORMATION:
The second round of PASS testing is coming up!  PASS testing will begin Tuesday, May 7.  Please be sure your child gets plenty of rest and has a great morning each day of testing!  We will have a small breakfast item and snack each day of testing, but please make sure your child gets a nutritious breakfast before coming to class!  We will begin testing as close to 8:30 a.m. as possible, so please have your child here on time. Be sure not to schedule appointments on PASS testing dates.

The testing schedule is as follows:

May 7 - English Language Arts

May 8 - Math

May 9 - Science OR Social Studies (we will not know until May 9)

We have worked hard all year and are very prepared for testing.  It is a very important test so students will be encouraged to do their best by putting forth personal best effort.  It is their time to shine and show all they've learned!

THERE WILL BE NO HOMEWORK THE WEEK OF PASS, OTHER THAN TO READ EACH NIGHT (no reading log), GET A GOOD NIGHT’S REST AND TO COME IN ON TIME WITH A GOOD ATTITUDE AND THINKING CAPS ON!

Students will not have quizzes or tests the week of PASS testing, either.

Again if at all possible, please have your child here on the testing days so they do not have to be pulled out and given the test separately.

Report cards were sent home a couple of weeks ago.  Please review the report card with your child and discuss academic and behavior goals for the last nine weeks, if you have not done so already.  You will need to sign and return only the report card cover.  You may keep the report card!

I hope you all have a happy weekend and enjoy time with your family!  Thank you again for your never-ending support!

Check out some snapshots of our time spent with Fossil Frank!  We learned all about his fossils found right here, in South Carolina!  Students were able to do a little digging of their own and keep the fossils they found!  Way to go, third grade paleontologists!

Week of April 22

Hello, families!  I hope you are having a wonderful week and enjoying time outside!


Next Tuesday is a half day.  Students will be dismissed at 11:30.  Please make sure you send a note should your child's transportation change.  Lunch will be served.

We will celebrate our multiplication facts with our Trail Mix get together Tuesday, April 23.  Students will enjoy a healthy treat for all of their hard work!

Students will finish MAP testing Tuesday, April 23.  Please make sure they eat a healthy breakfast and get plenty of rest Monday night!

We will preview the book fair toward the end of this week, if student would like to bring money!  The book fair begins Thursday!


Please make plans to join us for our PTO performance on Monday, April 22!  Students have been busy practicing.  Please have your child to our school no later than 6:45 (as the performance starts at 7:00 that evening).  You may drop your child off in the music room.  We are asking the children to wear blue jeans and a green OR blue shirt.  Please sign and return the note regarding this performance (it is going home in communication folders), if you have not done so already.

Looking ahead:  Students will begin a PASS review in reading.  In your child's communication folder this week, please check out the reading terms to review with your child at home!  Students will kick off a unit on heat and matter.  They will focus on the three main types of matter and the processes they go through to changes states.    As historians, students will wrap up a unit on Reconstruction with an open-book test on Friday, April 26 (a study guide will be sent home on Friday, April 19).  Students will also wrap up their last unit in math!  They will test on Wednesday, April 24.  The children will then kick off a PASS review in math.  

Report cards were sent home in last week's communication folders.  Please review the report card with your child and discuss academic and behavior goals for the last nine weeks, if you have not done so already.  You will need to sign and return only the report card cover.  You may keep the report card!

I hope you all have a wonderful rest of the week and enjoy your weekend!

Check out some snapshots of our "Being There Experience" to the State House!

Some students made "hard tack" this week.  The class enjoyed it while collaborating on products during social studies!  The class learned how Civil War soldiers ate this tough biscuit on the battlefield.

Week of April 15

Hello, families!  I hope you had a wonderful spring break and found time to rest!  I know spring fever is truly setting in around our halls, but please continue to encourage your child to do his/her personal best in all aspects of school this last nine weeks!

Report cards will be issued in Thursday's communication folders.  Please review the report card with your child and discuss academic and behavior goals for the last nine weeks.  You will need to sign and return only the report card cover.  You may keep the report card!

Looking ahead:  Students will wrap up their study of The Drinking Gourd with some final activities that focus on summarizing, vocabulary and character descriptions.  Students will also create a product to go along with the story.  The children will also finish up their atlas and almanac skills with Ms. Sease in the media center.  Students will complete their unit of measurement and test on Tuesday, April 16 (a study guide was sent home on Monday, April 8, and will be reviewed on April 15 in class).  They will kick off their last unit in math on probability!  As historians, students will finish their Civil War study and test on Wednesday, April 17 (a study guide was sent home on Monday, April 8, and will be reviewed on April 15 in class).  Students will then begin studying Reconstruction in South Carolina.  They will also enjoy a "Being There Experience" to the State House on Tuesday, April 16, to review our branches of government.

Please make plans to join us for our PTO performance on Monday, April 22!  Students have been busy practicing.  Please have your child to our school no later than 6:45 (as the performance starts at 7:00 that evening).  We are asking the children to wear blue jeans and a green OR blue shirt.  Please sign and return the note regarding this performance (it is going home in communication folders).

Thank you again for all of your continued support!  I hope you have a wonderful rest of the week - enjoy this beautiful weather!  

Check out some fun snapshots of our Field Day!