Wow! I cannot believe it is February already! Time definitely flies when you're having fun! With February here, let me go ahead and share that we are not allowed to have Valentine parties, however, we are allowed to pass out / exchange Valentine cards to the class. I am including a list below for their names. Also, please remember that the school does not accept deliveries to the front office (flowers, balloons, stuff animals, candies, etc). Please arrange for these to be delivered when your student is at home. Also remember that we do have Valentine smencils on sale each day at lunch for $1. Please also mark your calendars for a few upcoming events that you may need to arrange work scheduling for (if you choose).
This week in Science, we will finish up our unit on Earth's land and water. We will have a test on Wednesday. The study guide will be completed in class tomorrow, however, I am attaching it if you wish to begin studying. Students also have the trading cards that they can use to study. On Thursday and Friday, we will conduct a science experiment and record our project on a "mini-board". This will be great practice for those that plan to submit a science fair project. (Oh, by the way, if you ordered boards from the school, I will send them home as soon as they come in!) In Math, we will begin discussing capacity and mass. Students are required to estimate the mass and liquid volume of different items. For example, they should be able to look at a bathtub of water and know it would be measured in gallons, not cups...or they should know a paperclip would not be measured in pounds. This can be somewhat difficult for them, but we will work hard all week to work through any misconceptions they have. Learn Zillion has some great videos that help teach this lesson. Please feel free to allow your student to review with these from home: https://learnzillion.com/resources/72519-measure-and-estimate-liquid-volumes-and-masses-of-objects
This week's DREAM sheet looks a little different, but will reflect our classroom practice with mass and capacity.
There will be no test papers attached to the newsletter and Dojo report this week, as we are having to hold grades for the Interim reports being ran. Please return them signed on Tuesday. Interim reports will be sent home on Wednesday, these will need to be signed and returned by Thursday. Please let me know if you have any further questions -- the 3rd grade newsletter is attached below for more information. Have a great week!
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