March 9, 2018

Ms. Zurales' 3rd Grade News

March 9, 2018

ELA. We are beginning our final ELA unit which will focus on "standing up for what you believe in." We will read the novel The One and Only Ivan. As we read the novel, students are completing a packet that addresses multiple reading skills.

Leprechaun traps are due on Thursday, March 15th. Students should fill out the Leprechaun planning page in Google Classroom by March 15th as well. We will be writing a "How to" paper. I look forward to seeing the students' traps.

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

SPELLING  Three items on the menu, 1 from each column, are due on or before Friday, Mar 16, the day of the test.  If students are using their time wisely, they will be able to complete all 3 activities during centers. Ask them how many they have done.

SOCIAL SCIENCE Social Studies:  This was Mr. Blocker's last week in our class. We appreciate the time he dedicated to our class and all that he taught us about a city.We will continue learning about Chicago. Students will be working on answering text dependent questions about The First Chicagoans, The Founding of Chicago, and The Railroads. We will have our first test on Monday, March 19. A study guide will be coming home next week. Students should use the study guide and their Chicago packets to study for the test.

MATH  Ms. Zurales' math class:  There will be a Polygons & Quadrilaterals Checkpoint Quiz on Monday. A study guide went home on Thursday to help prepare for the quiz. We will continue with quadrilaterals: writing riddles and finding perimeters. Our next Multiplication fact quiz on the 11'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

3/10 - Ms. Zurales' Math Class - Polygons & Quadrilaterals Checkpoint Quiz
3/12 -  Ms. Zurales' Math Class - x11s Facts Quiz
3/15 - Leprechaun Trap and planning sheet (on google classroom) due
3/19 - Chicago Test 1
3/22 - Shedd Aquarium Field Trip - Bring a throw-away lunch