Week of 4/29/19 - 5/3/19

Happy “almost” May!!  Thank you to all the families who came to

our Open House Wednesday; we had a wonderful turnout! I was listening

to some of the students present their work and it really touched me.

They are so proud of their accomplishments!  

We are celebrating our students today with another marble party!  

The marble jar has been filled and we are starting the process again!!

Coming Up Next Week:

Spelling: New spelling words and the homework menu will be coming home

today. Homework will be due on or before 5/10.  

Reading & Language Arts: We continue to read The One and Only Ivan.

We’ll also be working in our Ivan packets.

Reading Logs for April will be due on or before Wednesday, 5/1. The

May log will go home on Wednesday. It will be our final one of the year!

The students have been working on completing their cursive workbooks

Since the beginning of the school year.  They will be due on or before

Friday, May 24.  Many students have chosen not to work in their books

during the school day.  I fear there will be a lot of pages to be done!

Social Science: We are almost finished with our Chicago unit. There will

be a quiz covering the third portion of our Eyewitness Chicago packet

on Thursday.  Please make sure your child completes his/her study guide

and tucks it back into his/her Social Science pocket (binder.) They will

go home on Tuesday.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class: We’ll continue Unit 6, Geometry, this week.

I am looking at Tuesday, May 7, as our final test date.  There will be

A study guide/pretest coming home on Thursday, May 2. Please make sure

your child completes it.  We’ll go over it on Monday, May 6.

There will be a Divided by 6 quiz on Wednesday.  

Important Dates:  

5/17 - Early Dismissal

5/24 - Cursive workbooks due!!!

5/27 - Memorial Day (no school)

Have a great weekend!!

Week of 4/22/19 - 4/26/19

Today marks the halfway point of the third trimester of 3rd grade.

Unbelievable! Please make sure to check your child’s grades online.

Open House and Book Fair is Wednesday from 6:30 - 8:00.  There

are so many exciting projects to behold; I hope you can all come to room 105!!

I hope you all have a wonderful Easter weekend. Monday is officially

Earth Day and we will celebrate our beautiful, fragile Earth on that day!

Bring the Change Spirit Week- April 22nd- April 26th!
We are raising money for the Leukemia/Lymphoma Foundation while raising school spirit! Bring change for a great cause and wear something fun!  
Monday- PJ Penny Day (wear your pajamas and bring in pennies)
Tuesday- Neon Nickels Day (wear bright colors and bring in nickels)
Wednesday- Dazzling Dimes Day (wear something shiny or unique and bring dimes)
Thursday- Crazy Quarters Day (wear crazy socks or a hat and bring quarters)
Friday- Team up for Leukemia (wear team jerseys or colors and bring all coins) 

Coming Up Next Week:

Spelling: Homework will be due on or before Friday, 4/26. The test will

also be on that day.

Reading & Language Arts: We continue to read The One and Only Ivan.

We’ll also be working in our Ivan packets.

Acrostic Spring poems will be written this week.

Social Science: We will continue our Chicago unit this week.  There will

be a quiz covering the second portion of our Eyewitness Chicago packet

on Tuesday.  Please make sure your child completes his/her study guide

and tucks it back into his/her Social Science pocket (binder.)

We’ll then continue our Chicago reading, focusing on Politics in Chicago

and the Jazz Age.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class: We’ll continue Unit 6, Geometry, this week.

There will be a Geometry Checkpoint Quiz on MONDAY!!   Furthermore,

A divided by 4 quiz will occur on Wednesday. We’ll then focus on

perimeter.

Important Dates:  

4/19 - Day off

4/24 - Open House & Book Fair from 6:30-8:00

5/17 - Early Dismissal

5/27 - Memorial Day (no school)

Have a great weekend and a Happy Easter!!

Week of 4/15/19 - 4/19/19

We have been so busy in Room 105 preparing for our upcoming Open House

AND taking the IAR tests!!   We rocked the tests and are so glad we can

continue with the fun stuff :)   

Here’s what coming up; remember, it’s a short week!!

Coming Up Next Week:

Spelling: New words and a homework menu will be coming home on Monday.

Homework will be due on or before 4/26.

Reading & Language Arts: We continue to read The One and Only Ivan.

We’ll also be working in our Ivan packets.

Social Science: We will continue our Chicago unit this week.  Our focus will

be on the Great Chicago Fire and the World’s Fair. Students will also

be

creating a brochure this week focusing on one of the wonderful places

to visit in Chicago.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class: We’ll continue Unit 6, Geometry, this week.

On Wednesday, students will be tested on their division by 3.   

Important Dates:  

4/18 - Early Dismissal

4/19 - Day off

4/24 - Open House & Book Fair from 6:30-8:00

5/17 - Early Dismissal

5/27 - Memorial Day (no school)

Have a great weekend!

Week of 4/8/19 - 4/12/19

We will take our Reading/ELA IAR tests on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Please make sure your child’s chromebook is fully charged. They will

also need their headphones. Students should get a good, healthy breakfast,

have a healthy snack here at school, and get a good night’s sleep before

these important tests.  

Coming Up Next Week:

Spelling: The menu homework will be due on or before Friday. The test will

also be on Friday.

Reading & Language Arts: We have begun reading The One and Only Ivan.  So

far, the students are loving it!

New reading logs for April have gone home.

Social Science: We will continue our Chicago unit this week.  Our focus will

be on the Industrial Boom and the Great Chicago Fire.

Mrs. Klacza's Math Class: We’ll continue Unit 6, Geometry, this week.

We’ve completed our IAR tests!  

Important Dates:  

Week of 4/8 - IAR Testing (ELA)

4/18 - Early Dismissal

Have a great weekend!