Mrs. Burland's Bulletin

   January 15th to January 19th

Remember that on Monday, January 15th there will not be school due to Martin Luther King's birthday.  Please plan accordingly.  

Scientist Visit:  The students had a great time doing experiments with a scientist visitor from High Touch, High Tech this week. One experiment they conducted was making a cloud by adding dry ice to water.  

Spelling Bee:  We will have a Spelling Bee in our classroom on Wednesday, January 17th.  This year students will not be given a list to practice from.  They will use their prior knowledge to spell words. The winner and runner-up will compete against the winners in the other third grade classrooms on January 24th.  

The Upcoming Week:

Social Science: We will focus on social studies. Students will read Chapter 3, lesson 3 in our Social Studies textbook about immigration. They will take an online tour of Ellis Island. 

Math:  We will finish unit 4, module 2 on subtraction strategies and students will take a subtraction checkpoint.  I attached pictures of posters that feature the addition and subtraction strategies that students have been learning in the Math Google Classroom. Then we will begin unit 4, module 3 on measurement. Students will have a divide by 6 timed test on Wednesday, January 17th.  They will have two minutes to complete 26 problems.   

Spelling:  Students have received a spelling list and should complete three activities using the spelling menu.  The test will be on Friday, January 19th.  The activities will also be due on Friday, January 19th.

ELA: . Students read about Martin Luther King and watch, Our Friend, Martin. We have read, What if You Had Animal Teeth? Students have decided which type of animal teeth they would choose and started writing a persuasive paragraph using text evidence! They will finish this writing piece. We will continue Daily 4 and finish our study of verbs!

Students should continue reading 20 min. each night while filling out their January reading log. 

Things to Remember:

Monday 1/15:  There will be no school due to Martin Luther King's birthday.
Wednesday 1/17:   There will be a divide by 6 test. We will have a class spelling bee.
Friday 1/19:   There will be a spelling test and the three activities are due.