Mrs. Burland's Bulletin

   January 14th to January 18th

On Thursday, January 17th, the third grade will be visiting the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago! Students should bring a sack lunch that is completely disposable. They should also wear comfortable shoes. It will be so much fun!

Spelling Bee:  We will have a practice Spelling Bee in our classroom on Wednesday, January 16th.  Our official class Spelling Bee will be on Wednesday, January 23rd. 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 30th.

The Upcoming Week:

Social Science: We will start chapter 3 in our Balancing Forces unit. Students will learn more about gravity,

Math:  We will begin unit 4, module 2 on reviewing regrouping with subtraction standard algorithm and students will also learn other subtraction strategies. Students will take a divide by 3 test on Wednesday, January 16th. We are taking this a day earlier than usual due to the Shedd field trip. 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 18th.  The activities will also be due on Friday, January 18th.

ELA: . 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 and personal connections! They will finish this writing piece. We will continue Daily 4 and discuss nonfiction text features!

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

Things to Remember:

Wednesday 1/16:   There will be a divide by 3 test. 
Thursday 1/17: We are going to the Shedd Aquarium!
Friday 1/18:   There will be a spelling test and the three activities are due.