March 10-14

Wow!!  What gorgeous weather we are finally having!  I sure hope it is here to stay!

Upcoming Reminders:

• March 13--End of the 3rd Quarter
• March 14-23-- Spring Break-- No school

Here is the 3rd grade assessment schedule for the Spring:

• April 7-8 Reading State Assessment
• April 16-17 Math State Assessment
• April 28-30 MAP testing

Writing-
Students will be completing their Auto-Biography this week.  They are turning them into a published book. The books will be mailed-in later this week.  So, if you have not returned your signed order form, please send it in immediately.  Signing the form and returning it to me will allow your child to receive a FREE book.  If you would like to order more, just follow the instructions on the order form.

Math-
Students will continue their practice of telling time this week.  The problems will focus on units of time, elapsed time and the problem solving strategy will be to work backwards.  We will have a brief quiz on Thursday.  Also, students will be given addition, subtraction and multiplication timed tests this week to check their progress for the 3rd quarter grade card.

 Spelling-
 The topic is government and civics.  The final test will be on Thursday, March 13.  Here is the link to practice the words and their meanings: 

http://www.classtools.net/mob/quiz_82/Government_Vocabulary_yuxD5.htm

Social Studies- 
Students will  learn about citizenship and what it takes to be a good citizen.

Reading-
The students will practice finding the main idea and supporting details in a text.

Have a great week!