The Media Center will be open the following days and times for book check out and A.R. tests. The points earned will count next school year. Happy reading!
June 2nd & 4th 10:00 a.m. until Noon
June 9th & 11th 10:00 a.m. until Noon
June 16th & 18th 10:00 a.m. until Noon
Mrs. Latimer and Mrs. Black both want to thank the class for our wonderful birthday presents! We love them and appreciate the thoughtfulness. We also appreciate the help and support this year. It would not have been such a success without all of the help you gave us this year. We hope you enjoy your summer. Please click on "comments" and write about what you are doing this summer. Include any wonderful trips or books you've read, or all about swim team, great movies etc. I will check the blog every few days and post the comments. Check in regularly and see what everyone is up to. You can comment on your summer as often as you want. I can't wait to see what everyone is doing!
Out with the old and in with the new! On Wednesday we will have a book exchange in our classroom. Your child can bring in up to 5 books and trade them for different books. This is a great way to start a summer library and read new stories. We hope everyone will participate. Happy reading!
Refer to the paper sent home on Thursday for each day's theme this week. On Monday we will have pen pal day. Please encourage your child to bring stationary supplies to write classmates, other friends, and teachers a letter.
PAJAMA DAY: Our last compliment party will be on Friday.
All Accelerated Reader points for this quarter are due Friday, May 23. The requirement is 6 new points. The top reader in our class will receive a prize. This contest will be determined on Thursday, May 22. Any student with 40 or more points will also receive a prize. Books can no longer be checked out of the media center. However, don't forget that we have a basket filled with A.R. books and the Mountain View Library has a list of Garrison Mill A.R. books. Happy Reading!
Don't forget Celebration Night this Friday, 6:00-8:00.
Don't forget the banana split celebration is next Wednesday. There are only a few more chances to earn all ten parts. Just a reminder that your child can stay inside during recess to take extra tests as needed. I hope everyone earns the complete treat.
Don't forget that all library books were due last Friday. Please make sure your child returns all overdue books tomorrow. All lost books must be returned or paid for before report cards can be sent.
Tomorrow is field day. Please make sure your child wears the green class t-shirt. Hats and sunglasses are allowed and sunscreen is recommended. Please make sure your child also has a water bottle. I suggest writing your child's name on the bottle as there will be several water bottles outside. Please make sure your child is appropriately attired for the activities of the day. Thank you in advance for all who have volunteered.
Sitton unit 27 is the last spelling unit for this year. The tests will be on Friday. Continue to practice missed spelling words over the summer especially homophones as they will reappear again next year.
Thank You! We love our beautiful flowers. It was such a wonderful treat!
Math: We completed chapter 22 this week and the class took the test today.( M2N1.a M2N5.a) Our last two chapters are on multiplication and division. (M2N3.a-d)
Cursive: We are continuing to learn capital letters next week. We will finish the last week of school. It is extremely important to make sure your child practices cursive over the summer so the letters are not forgotten. The third grade teachers expect this skill to be mastered.
Reading: We finished the 11th Magic Tree House book today. Lions at Lunchtime is an A.R. book. Please encourage your child to take the test. Ask your child about the fairy tales and fractured fairy tales we read this week. The class really enjoyed them. Your child will be writing his/her own fractured fairy tale over the next few school days. I can't wait to hear them. The brainstorming session today yielded many interesting titles and ideas!
Social Studies: 
The class is learning about Australia. They have been working on map skills as well. See if you can translate some of the Australian words/terms your child has learned this week from Mrs. Sanders. This unit will continue next week. (PS7)
Spelling: Our last Sitton Spelling unit will be next week. Look for a Dear Parents homework assignment on Monday and the three tests (CLOZE, Skill, & Dictation) on Friday as usual. We have enjoyed listening to the spelling stories the last two weeks.
Science: As a part of our life cycles unit we planted seeds last week. (S2L1) I am proud to say that several have already sprouted! Hopefully the others will soon. The cups have been labeled so you will know what kind of plant your child is bringing home. We will send them home the last week of school.
Chic-Fil-A biscuit money ($3.00) is due tomorrow. Don't forget!
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!
Reading: Tonight is A.R. night from 6:00-8:00. Join Mrs. Haas in the Media Center for a night of reading and test taking. This is a great opportunity to get the rest of your required 6 points. Don't forget that reading logs are due the last day of school. This does count as a grade. Six Flag reading tickets will be sent home with the final report card. Everyone did a wonderful job on Honey Honey Lion last week. I think everyone had a great time making the instruments. Mrs. Huffman and Mrs. Satterthwait's class were really impressed with our interpretation of the sounds from the book. This week we will be reading fractured fairy tales and comparing them to the real ones. If you have any at home bring them in to read!
$3.00 is due this Friday for our last Chic-Fil-A breakfast. The biscuits will be served next Friday, May 16, 2008. Don't miss out on this delicious opportunity! Parents, just a reminder that you can order a biscuit for yourselves and make it a family event.
Our caterpillars are through dreaming. They have all become beautiful and active butterflies. We are enjoying watching them eat the watermelon.
Stay tuned for our upcoming release date!
Math: We are reviewing place value and practicing this skill with ones, tens, and hundreds. There will be an Exemplar on Tuesday as usual. Your child will receive a Math Rules button tomorrow if he/she passed both end of the year computation tests for addition and subtraction. The buttons will be proudly worn at school each day this week.
Mrs. Black! (May 6, 2008)
Wow, I definitely felt appreciated today! Thank you for the wonderful scrapbook. I LOVE it!
Congrats to Caroline, Justin, Ryan, and Quinn for passing the five minute subtraction timed tests and earning the banana split. The majority of the class is on the sixes or higher. Keep practicing every night as we will take at least twice a week until the celebration the last week of school. Anyone who would like to take an extra test during recess is welcome.
A.R. Celebration: There will be an A.R. celebration on May 1 for everyone who has taken and passed 6 tests since March 17. Please encourage your child to read each night.
Top Accelerated Readers:
1. Eva 42.2 2. Justin 39.7 3. Gibson 37.1 4. Milan 36.1 5. Miranda 32.5 6. Caroline 29.8
Wow, I bet we will have several students in our class with 50 or more points at the end of the year! Keep up the great work!
Ask your child to tell you about the lesson learned in the story we read today. We will reread the story again tomorrow and complete a comprehension worksheet. We will also continue to work on our musical instruments to accompany the reading of the story.
May 9, 2008: Career Day, VIE Brunch for all volunteers and Chuck E. Cheese auction
Reading packets from this book will be included in Thursday's packet of papers. The directions were to answer each question in a complete sentence. Half points were taken for not answering in complete sentences in one chapter only, not in all five. Each chapter was graded separately.
BLOG QUESTION: Did you know the top number in a fraction is called the numerator and the bottom number is called the denominator?
We are proud to announce that we are finished with the CRCT. First and second grades finished on Friday. Third, fourth, and fifth grades will continue on Monday and Tuesday. Because of the testing schedule for these three grades, our specials time has been moved to the first period of the day. We will resume our normal schedule on Wednesday.
You are cordially invited to Writer's Tea this Friday, May 2, 12:55-1:25. Please come see and hear the many different poems and stories written by your child this year. You will be impressed!
Our soon to be butterflies have all formed their chrysalis
. They have been moved from the jar to the pavilion as we wait for the beautiful butterflies to emerge. Everyone is anxious to meet our Painted Ladies! Once the butterflies are out they will be quite hungry. We will be feeding them watermelon each day. If you are willing and able to send in cut watermelon for our butterflies please let me know. All donations are greatly appreciated. The butterflies thank you!
This Week's Agenda:
Science: We will continue to learn about life cycles. We will focus on bees, mice, alligators, and plants this week. We will also review lady bugs and butterflies. Ask your child to tell you about the different stages.
Reading: This week we will be reading the book Honey, Honey...Lion by Jan Brett. We have several activities to accompany the book including making musical instruments to use while reading the book. Each instrument represents a different animal in the story. Musical instrument pieces are due on Monday. Check your child's assignment sheet to see what his/her requirement is. We will perform the story for our book buddies on Friday.
Math: We will finish fractions this week. Our final activity will be on Monday where your child will be creating a fraction town. The chapter 17 test will be on Wednesday. We will continue our yearly schedule of doing Exemplars on Tuesdays.
Letter Home Journals will come home this week. I know you've missed them!
Friday is Mrs. Verma's last day with us. Please have your child make her a card. We will really miss her!
If you need to schedule a large item pick-up to be donated to the Foundation Garage Sale,
Please call Patti Lavender: 770-552-1162
We are planning to schedule pick-ups for Sunday afternoon, April 27th, but we may be able to make other arrangements.
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