Greetings Parents,
As I'm sure you have heard, life has been hectic in the Naaktgeboren household. On Thursday night, at 11:23 p.m., Sarah Ruth (Ruthy) was born. She weighted 7 lb 9oz and measured 19 in. long. Thank you for your prayers and thoughts. I am blessed to have such a supportive class and parents. My plan, assuming nothing happens, is to return full time on Thursday.
As I'm sure you have heard, life has been hectic in the Naaktgeboren household. On Thursday night, at 11:23 p.m., Sarah Ruth (Ruthy) was born. She weighted 7 lb 9oz and measured 19 in. long. Thank you for your prayers and thoughts. I am blessed to have such a supportive class and parents. My plan, assuming nothing happens, is to return full time on Thursday.
General Announcements
Wednesday, February 3rd will be our mid-year benchmark test. We will be looking at your scholar's progression in reading and math since the beginning of the year. There is no studying necessary and this will not go in the grade book. The third grade team asks that you ensure your student gets a good night's rest, eats a healthy breakfast, and comes to school with a healthy snack for the day.
The first book report of the quarter is due Monday, February 1st.
Please sign your scholar's permission slip for the field trip via the online registration (click here)! I will announce chaperones on Feb11th, which is in line with what the rest of the third grade team is doing. Please reach out to me if you're interested in being placed in the drawing. Also, the school does ask that chaperones also pay for admission along with your student.
Lessons
Language Arts:
We will have 20 words on our Spalding list due to Galileo testing. The Trumpet of the Swan continues as we learn some really beautiful lessons about friendship from Louis and Sam. In writing we continue our look at Norse mythology, taking a look at some challenging names! Grammar is a review of diagramming and classifying imperative and declarative sentences. We will also begin our new poem for February, "The Children's Hour." As this is not in the Harp and Laurel Wreath, I will be sending a copy home. In the case of a lost copy of the poem, students will be asked to copy the poem in class to have a reference for poem practice.
Math:
We will wrap up our weight unit with an assessment on Tuesday. By the end of the week we will be exploring our capacity unit.
History:
We will finish the Vikings unit with an assessment on Friday!
Science:
Our exploration of sound continues with more activities and hands-on experiments to reinforce key concepts and vocabulary terms. We will also be taking a look at the ear this week.
Quizzes and Tests
Tuesday: Math Test
Friday: Spelling Test and History Test