READING/LANGUAGE

We will be reading a story called One Grain of Rice.  It is about a clever girl who tricks a greedy raja.   Ask your child to tell you how she tricked him.   We will also be learning about possessive nouns and capitalization.

We have been learning about Question-Answer Relationships (QAR).  This is a reading strategy that teaches students about 4 different types of questions that are asked when reading.   Two can be found "In the Book" (Right There and Think and Search).  THe other two can be answered "In My Head"  (On My Own and Author and Me).   For more information on this, see the hand-out attached to my wedpage.

For March student will need to read Bible stories.  They will then do an oral report on the story that they liked the best.   Reports will be due on March 31 and Approval forms will be due on March 12. 

MATH

Our next unit is on multiplication on division.  We will be multiplying by 10's and 100's,   solving story problems, and writing number models with parentheses.  There is a test scheduled for Thursday, March 18.   A study guide will come home on Monday or Tuesday.

We will then begin our unit on fractions.

Remember to practice for the multiplication timed tests!

RELIGION

We have started the season of Lent.  Last week I sent home an activity called "Growing Closer to Jesus."  Students were asked to take this home to help remind them of the things they are going to work on this Lenten Season.   Also, ask your child about the Lent Project that we are doing here at school. 

SOCIAL STUDIES and SCIENCE

We are learning about the three branches of our government and the roles of our local, state, and national government.  We are also learning about our nation's capital--- Washington D.C.

OTHER NOTES

We are done with IOWA Testing!   Great job class.  

For Casino Night, the third grade class will be putting together a Scrapbooking basket.  We will need items such as paper, glue, tape, stickers, and ribbons.  Please see the note that went home for more ideas.   Your donation is appreciated!