Weekly Update 3.21.23

By carrievaughan In News & Updates On March 20, 2023

Be on the lookout…

• 👟Our school fun run is THIS FRIDAY, March 24th. Our class runs at 10:30. This is also an early release day. Students will receive shirts to wear that morning. Please dress in sneakers and athletic wear. Sunscreen should be applied BEFORE they get to school! Please let me know if you are planning to come so I can look out for you!
• Our early release day has dismissal starting at 1:35. Please plan accordingly!
• 🍦Please check icecream sundae sheets in agendas every Tues and Thurs to see how your child is doing on their timed multiplication quizzes. Our icecream sundae party to celebrate our multiplication masters will be WED, March 29th in our room. 🍦🎉 Please visit the sign up genius to see how you can support this celebration here.
• The Single Subject Acceleration Test Request window will open Monday, March 20th -Friday, March 24th. Test requests will not be accepted prior to the Test Request Window opening. Please view the SSA Google Site link for all information relating to the Single Subject Acceleration program. If you have any questions after viewing the Google Site, please contact Kim Holland at kholland5@wcpss.net. 
• 🧙Our class is reading Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone this month. If your child has their own copy of this story or wants to get one, they are welcome to bring them in! We will celebrate “Harry Potter Day” on Tuesday, March 28th (this is a change from the 27th). Class activities will have a focus on that theme and students are welcome to dress up in Harry Potter attire or wear the colors of their chosen house! Please do not go spend money on this; it’s all optional and for fun.
• 🗓️SAVE THE DATE- Tuesday, May 16th will be our 3rd grade Food Truck Rodeo and Oakview’s Spring Fling. Please see the attached flyer for more info. 

This week in Literacy:

Reminder of this month’s reading incentive:
Reading passport- Students have until March 30th to “Read Across America”. Each 20 minutes of reading equals a new state stamped by me in class on their passport. If they reach the goal of 1000 minutes by the deadline, they will be invited to an afterschool Luau to celebrate their reading stamina! All YOU have to do parents is acknowledge the reading titles and minutes each night at the bottom of agendas. Students are of course encouraged to read over weekends too:) This is meant to be fun; please be sure your child isn’t stressing and staying up until midnight reading. Thank you for supporting your child as we push them to be voracious readers with improved reading stamina! 

This week in Math:

Students are continuing a lengthy, but exciting Fractions unit. Lots of vocab is important in understanding this concept. Here is a parent guide for helping you and your student understand our main learning outcomes 

Current vocab: numerator, denominator, unit fraction, partition, number line, visual model

Timed multiplication quizzes are in full swing!! Your child has an icecream sundae sheet in their agenda to keep track of their successes with these 90 second timed quizzes. There are 16 questions on each quiz and students pass with a 15/16 or better. If they do NOT pass, there will be a makeup opportunity each Friday during arrival. All quizzes will come home the day they are taken and will be located inside the plastic X sundae page. Please do what you can to help prepare your child for these fun and important assessments! QUIZZES WILL BE EVERY Tuesday and Thursday. Your child chooses which fact to quiz themselves on until they complete all! 

This week in Science:

3.E.2 Compare the structures of the Earth’s surface using models or three-dimensional diagrams. 3.E.2.1 Compare Earth’s saltwater and freshwater features (including oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, ponds, streams, and glaciers). 3.E.2.2 Compare Earth’s land features (including volcanoes, mountains, valleys, canyons, caverns, and islands) by using models, pictures, diagrams, and maps.

We are in need of 3 buckets of modeling clay to make our 3D maps. We have poster and paint materials, but if you are willing to donate a bucket or modeling clay, this kind (available at Target) would be great.word-plateau