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The Countdown to Summer Vacation has Officially Begun!

It's hard to believe the end of the school year is upon us! Our class has been working very hard to prepare for 4th grade. Here are some of the subjects we are learning about:

Math: Multiplication & Division/Statistics

Reading:  Poetry

Writing:  Narratives/Cursive Writing

Health:  Diseases: symptoms, causes & prevention

UPCOMING EVENTS: 3rd grade Field Day is

 

LUNCH MONEY UPDATE: No charges will be allowed in the cafeteria during the last two weeks of school.  It is important that you send in money for meals daily or through the end of the school year.  All extra items will be cash only unless account balance reflects an excess of more than enough to cover breakfast and lunch thru the last day of school. 

Report Cards and Graded Papers

It's hard to believe that we have already made it through another nine week marking period. Report cards will be sent home on Friday, March 20. On another topic, graded papers will be sent home on Mondays instead of Fridays for the remainder of the year. Happy St. Patrick's Day!  

What Book Should I Do My Book Report On???

March 30th is only two weeks away! If you haven't selected a realistic fiction book for your report, now is the time to get started. The following links provide some popular titles and/or series of realistic fiction books suitable for 3rd graders. Happy reading!

http://www.bartlesville.lib.ok.us/goodreads/booklists/3rd%20realistic_fiction.htm

Use this link to find realistic fiction stories from our Literacy Anthology collection. (Students may see me if they would like to borrow a copy to take home.)

http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/teach/curriculum/la/documents/harcourt%20lexile%203.pdf

Varner Upcoming Events...

This Friday, March 13 at 6:30 is Movie Night

April 2 at 6:30--- Health and Fitness Fair

April 3 ---- 5th grade sponge toss (money raised goes towards 5th grade day)

April 17 at 6:30----- School Wide Dance

April 30 at 6:30--Evenings of the Arts

May 15th--5th grade day!!!!

Can you please help?

We have a few class projects coming up that require magazine clippings. It would be great if you could send in your magazines from home when you are through with them.  Some suitable examples are: Family Circle, Good Housekeeping, Southern Living, Parents. Many thanks!

Thanks for Making Teacher Appreciation Week So Special~

Thank you so much for the gift cards for Target and the Texas Road House.  We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves on Friday night… After a delicious meal, we headed to Target where we found the perfect bathing suit for Lucy for our upcoming “Mommy and Me” swimming class.  What a thoughtful, generous gift!  I am blessed to have such a great class this year, and I am grateful to you for making me feel so appreciated.

March Book Report

It's that time again! Our March book reports are due on Monday, March 30th. Let the reading begin!

Book Jackets Select and read  a REALISTIC FICTION book. Then, create a book jacket book report. Fold a large sheet of construction paper like it's a hard cover book book jacket. On the 'cover', illustrate a cover for your report. Include the title and the author. On the inside flap, write a description of the main character. On the inside back flap, write a description of the setting. Include plenty of details! On the back 'cover' write a summary of the story. (Be sure to include S-W-B-S in your summary!)

Along with your Book Jacket, use a dictionary to create a ten word glossary of challenging words found in your book.

Be prepared to present your Book Jacket to the class. Don't forget to practice your presentation with a family member or in front of a mirror!

EXTRA CREDIT:  You shared a summary of the book you read with us... now, create your own ending! Write a new solution to your character's problem and share it with the class.

 

And the winner is...

A huge congratulations to Amaiya Green! Her writing piece was chosen from our class to be submitted for the Varner Writing Fair!! Let's wish her luck!

Check out these great online resources! Who said homework can't be fun?

Math Resources

http://www.hbschool.com/index.html Click on the math link, Go to Harcourt Math, and click on the top section. Click 3rd grade to access learning exercises and games related to every unit we teach in 3rd grade. If you need a password, type Andrews.

Our Online Math Textbook- Check out the link below to access your child's textbook and related resources at home. Username: DRIBEIRO1  Password: d3s8

http://www.mathplayground.com/wordproblems.html Great site for finding word problems for your child to work on.

Reading/Language Arts Resources

Fact vs. Opinion

Tutorial, Reading Exercise, and Game

Game! http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/term/matchgeneric2.asp?filename=kderittefactsp

Quiz! http://www.teachingandlearningresources.co.uk/factoropinion.shtml

Interactive Powerpoint! Download Factopinion

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Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, and Antonyms

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All About Nouns!

Lots of Powerpoints on Nouns

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Punctuation and Capitalization Games

Printable activity sheets

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Third Grade Sitton Spelling Website

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Reading tests/practice sites

 http://www.jmckearney.comze.com/1_8_Interactive-Tests.htmlScroll down to find Interactive Tests. There are some great ones that follow the same format as the CRCT!

Third Grade Curriculum

www.georgiastandards.org

February News & Happenings...

CRCT Online Testing

The CRCT is right around the corner. Don’t

forget to check out the Georgia State Department

of Education’s online CRCT practice site at

https://www.georgiaoas.org! (Instructions and

a password were sent home with your child.)

Please let me know if you have any issues or

questions.

        

     

February Dates to Remember…

                       Feb. 15^th            Six Flags Reading Logs due

                       Feb. 16^th            President’s Day/ Teacher Work Day     

                       Feb. 17^th            Performing Arts Field Trip

                      

                       Feb. 26^th           Biography Book Report Due

                      

                      Feb. 27^th           Spirit Day- Wear school colors or Spirit Wear!

 

Important Reminders

• Language Arts packets are sent home on Monday and are due the following Friday.
• If your child is absent, a written excuse must be submitted upon return.
• RAH (Reading Logs) and student planners should be signed nightly.
• Your child should read 30 minutes nightly.
• Graded papers and your child’s weekly behavior report are sent home on Friday. Please sign and return reports the following Monday morning.

Keep Practicing

ü       Multiplication and Division Facts

ü       Telling Time and Counting Money

ü       Working carefully, not carelessly

ü       Writing sentences and paragraphs with correct capitalization and punctuation

 

Now Showing…

 

• Math: Measurement

• Readin: Fiction Reading

Writing: Persuasive Writing

Social Studies: Mary McLeod Bethune

Science: Habitats and Organisms

 

Coming Soon…

• Math: Multiplication and Division

• Reading: Narrative Text Reading

Writing: Narrative Writing

Social Studies: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Science: Magnets