Correction: spelling test will be on Thursday, March 21st.
Friday (March 22nd) we will start the day by going to Mass. When we return, we will take our Simple Solutions Quiz and the test on Lou Gehrig: The Luckiest Man. In the afternoon, 4th grade will be taking a science quiz and 3rd grade will be taking a social studies quiz followed by music class and health.
Although it will be a very big day for us, it does mean students will get only math for weekend homework.
Well, it’s not exactly March Madness in our classroom. Let’s call it March Illness (although it has been a bit maddening at times). It is has been a germ-filled month for third and fourth grade (and their teacher). Hopefully we are all on the road to stronger immune systems as spring promises to be right around the corner.
Next week is a four-day week for students as they do not have school on Friday. While students will be relaxing at home, I will be enjoying my first retreat day with the teachers! You should also know that I will be out on Wednesday as I am scheduled to go to Horseheads for training on how to administer the state math exams.
New spelling words will come home on Monday. The spelling test will not be until the following Friday (March 22). All the words will be on Spelling City (www.spellingcity.com) so students can play games as a way to practice.
In Math, we are moving on to fractions, but I will continue to send homework reviewing addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and story problems. This continuous review will help to better prepare students for the exams.
Fourth grade Social Studies is exciting with lessons on the Native Americans who settled in New York. It is so interesting, in fact, that the third graders have CHOSEN to join us for lessons after completing their own work on communities.
Science is all about forces. We are discussing friction, gravity, weight, pushes and pulls…all of which has led us to simple machines. We will be discussing a simple machine project later this week.
We finished Stone Fox, a story the students really enjoyed even though it had a bittersweet ending. We will take the test on Monday and then begin a story in the readers about Lou Gehrig.
Miss Atkins is on Spring Break this week. She will return for a final day on Tuesday, March 19th. It has been a pleasure having her in our classroom.
You children have been working incredibly hard. I cannot tell you how proud I am of the attention they are giving to their work during class. They are very focused during what is typically a difficult time of year for studies. I will be encouraging them to keep it up!
