March 16, 2017

Ms. Zurales' 3rd Grade News

March 16, 2018

ELA. We are began our final ELA unit which will focus on "standing up for what you believe in." We are reading the novel The One and Only Ivan. Students are completing a packet that addresses multiple reading skills. Our grammar focus will be on prefixes & suffixes.

Don't forget to read 20 minutes each night and record it in the March Reading Log.

SPELLING  New sorts will not go home until after spring break.

SOCIAL SCIENCE Social Studies:  We will continue learning about Chicago. We will have our first test on Monday, March 19. A study guide went home this week. Students were given time in class to fill it out. They will be able to use it for the test on Monday. Please review it with them and make sure it it filled out completely. Next week, we will be learning about the waterways in Chicago and making sailboats.

MATH  Ms. Zurales' math class:  Students are investigating area and perimeter and different ways to measure polygons. Our next Multiplication fact quiz on the 12's will be Wednesday. 

If your child should forget their Student Book or their Home Connections workbook at school, they can go into my google math classroom from a home computer and print the page they will need to complete for homework.

Important Dates & Announcements

On Thursday, March 22, we will be going to the Shedd Aquarium. Please send your child with a brown bag, throw away lunch, with their name clearly marked on the outside of the bag. These will be carried by our chaperones and then thrown away after our lunch time. 

Also, please make sure they are wearing comfortable shoes.  T

Also, no money is necessary.  There will be no time for shopping in the gift shop.  We also ask that student cameras and cell phones stay at home.

3/19 - Chicago Test 1
3/21-  Ms. Zurales' Math Class - x12s Facts Quiz
3/22 - Shedd Aquarium Field Trip - Bring a throw-away lunch