Monday, February 24, 2014

Week of February 24, 2014

There is NO SCHOOL on Friday, 2/28/14.

Third grade ISAT tests have been determined to be given on dates listed below.  Please do all you can to ensure your child attends school on these days, eats a healthy breakfast and gets an adequate amount of sleep.  If you have extra healthy snacks at home, please consider sending them in for students who may have not eaten a hearty breakfast.
Tuesday  3/4
Wednesday 3/5
Thursday 3/6

Tuesday 3/11
Wednesday 3/12
Thursday 3/13

MATH
Students have a chapter 11 test on Wednesday, 2/26.  There WILL BE a study guide going home today.  We will then begin chapter 13 on perimeter and area.

READING
We just finished up our African American Snapshots projects.  During reading, we will continue building strong reading skills such as determining word meaning through context clues and affixes.  We will also focus on responding to what we read.

ENGLISH
We are going to begin our study of adjectives.

SPELLING
List 18:  changing y to i
Monday homework:  cursive worksheet
Tuesday homework:  ABC order or challenge activity  **Students can complete their activities on their google drive if they choose**
Wednesday homework:  10 sentences or challenge activity  **Students can complete their activities on their google drive if they choose**
Thursday:  Lesson 18 TEST

SOCIAL STUDIES
The Great Chicago Fire is our topic of conversation this week.

SCIENCE
Our study of Earth, the moon and the planets will continue this week.

Elizabeth Ide Library

Our new space is amazing!  We are working hard to emulate what our students might see at their public libraries - front facing books that a...