Friday, May 13, 2016

May 13, 2016

Ms. Zurales' 3rd Grade News
May 13, 2016
ELA  This week we looked at story elements: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution, and applied it to The One and Only Ivan. We will continue this next week with a short story. In class during Daily 5, students will continue reading stories based on their reading level with Raz Kids and then take a short quiz online. 


Spelling  New words will be introduced and will go home on Tuesday. Please make sure your child has completed the 6 homework activities by Friday, May 27 , which is also the day of the test.

Math There will be a Unit 7 Test on Wednesday next week. A study guide went home today. Please make sure your child completes it and it is returned on Tuesday. We will go over it on Tuesday to review for the test.

We will begin Unit 8: Bridge Design & Construction using data collection and analysis.
A unit summary sheet will come home next week. For the remainder of the month, students will be researching, designing and constructing model bridges. Therefore, I'm reaching out to families for material donations. We are in need of:

  • uncooked spaghetti or linguini noodles
  • round toothpicks
  • paper towel tubes
  • toilet paper tubes
  • straws
  • foil
  • newspapers
  • manila file folders
  • fishing line
  • cotton string
  • copper wire
  • rubber bands
  • yarn
  • marshmallows
  • gumdrops
  • tape
  • paper clips
  • twist ties (like from the grocery store, produce section)

Please email me at szurales@ccsd66.org if you can donate any items. Thank you!!!



Science Next week we will continue our study of ecosystems. Student will complete their model of an ecosystem and make a pet rock for the animal they chose.

Important Announcements

Our class was the Box Top Pizza Winner for 3rd Grade! We had 2,277 box tops! Thanks to everyone who collected and sent in box tops. I will let you know the exact date of the Pizza party when I am contacted. 

Dates To Remember

MAY 18 - Math - Unit 7 Test
MAY 30 - Memorial Day - N0 School
MAY 31 - Bowling Field Trip
JUN 1 - May Reading Log due
JUN 3 - Last Day

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