February 21st

Hello parents,
I know that you have all been enjoying the long weekends and beautiful weather.  It certainly makes February more enjoyable!  Here's what we will be doing in 3rd grade over the next couple of weeks.

Chapel/Religion
Our class is presenting chapel on March 15th.  I am planning to have the kids help write and present the chapel service.  Therefore a large chunk of our religion time will be dedicated to that.  Please join us on March 15th at 8:30 am!

Math:
We have been working on perimeter and area.  As we finish up area, we will move on to volume.

Reading/Writing:
Our language arts time is currently being dedicated to 2 things:
1. Reading the books for March Book Madness.  This is a bracket style tournament for books that is modeled after the NCAA tournament.  Voting begins March 1st on the 16 books.  Each day we read a book, choose vocabulary words from the book, and write a book review for it.  Check out our purple wall downstairs that is full of all the new words we are learning.  
2. Black History Month - We are learning about our nation's history with slavery, and working our way up to the Civil Rights Movement.  As we move into the month of March, we will be focusing on how we can make a difference in our community just like Rosa Parks, MLK Jr., and so many others did.

Science:
We are still talking about Force and Motion.  I have been trying to get the kids in the habit of reflecting on our lessons and experiments using Seesaw.  This way, you can get a good sense of what we are talking about and if your child needs some more time to grasp the concepts.

Social Studies:
Mr. Fishburn is now beginning to discuss the Judicial Branch of the United States government.

Important Dates:
March 15th - Chapel Presentation by 3rd grade

March 20th-24th: Spring Break, NO SCHOOL 

April 14th: Good Friday - NO SCHOOLApril 17th: Easter Monday - NO SCHOOL
April 27th: Grandparent's Day and Operetta

May 1st-5th: Standardized Testing Week
May 19th: Field Day
May 26th: Last Day of School - Closing Chapel at 8:45 a.m. - please join us
                 Dismissal at 11 a.m.