Third and Fourth Grade News
May 2, 20014
Hello, Parents! May is here!
Wow! There are only a few weeks
left of school, and we have so much to do!
Below, I will give you a rundown of what the rest of our school year
looks like. Here is what we accomplished
this week:
Religion- We have been discussing Jesus and his miracles,
as well as being tempted by the devil.
We talked a lot about our own temptations and ways to overcome them with
the help of prayer and Scripture.
Reading/Spelling- Both grade levels finished up our last reading
stories in our reading books! We will
continue with spelling words, reading, and writing, but will incorporate this
with our Missouri History. Our spelling
words and vocabulary words will be words form the Missouri text, and we will
begin studying and reading about famous Missourians. By the end of today, your child will have
picked pout a Missourian to study. This
research will be completed primarily at school.
Fourth graders shared their biography rugs on Wednesday. They are fabulous and hanging in the
hallway! As 3rd graders
finish these up, they can bring finished products to school to share. They have until May 15th.
Fourth graders learned about their last book report this
week. They are to pick out a picture
book, read it, study it, and complete a book report form. (Many are already finished with this
step.) Then, in class, they are going to
being to write a picture book of their own.
They will go through all of these steps of planning, drafting, revising,
editing, and publishing. We are excited
for the final product!
Math- We have several more students (5) on their way to Winstead’s! Yeah! Thank you for working with your child on their facts. We will take our trip to Winstead’s after school on May 14th. They children will have until the 13th to “qualify!” Third graders began learning longer multiplication this week, and began working on mental math. Fourth grade is working on long division with two-digit divisor. They are doing well!
Missouri History
As I said above, we are
studying famous Missourians. Your child
will have one to research, write about, and then portray at our Famous
Missourian Living Museum on May 12th here at school. I will be sending you a formal invitation
later today! The only part that I will
ask you to help with is to help your child find something to wear that may
portray that character. Please don’t
spend money on anything…whatever you have around the house will work! In the past, I have had kids wear dad’s suit
jacket, paint on mustaches, wear dance costumes, mom’s dresses, etc. Please ask your child tonight who they are
studying! Thank you for your help in
this! They are learning so much and are
excited to share… J
Here is a super-fun site
I found to learn all you can! I had fun
browsing this the other night:
http://shs.umsystem.edu/historicmissourians/name/index.html#tname
We have finished up chapter 4 and will have a test over this next Friday,
May 9th. Please see the
attached study guides. I have printed
these off for your child too. Study
guides are coming home and there is also a link to a jeopardy game below:
We will have our final Missouri quiz on Monday, May 19th. Study guide is attached. Thank you.
A
Trivia Night auction item this year was “Principal for the Day”. We will
celebrate this day on Monday of next week. Our “principal” will be Jimmy
from first grade. He will have lots of special treats in store for all of
us on Monday, which we’ll keep a secret for now, but one of his perks is
picking the dress code for the day. Students are supposed to wear
BLUE. We’re excited for this fun change of schedule on Monday!
Special Classes:
Art-Moms, we created cards and gifts for you
and are excited to bring these home to share!
Writing – We shared some of our biography rugs, and worked on our letters
to Mom.
P.E.- We played Dr. Dodge ball
this week—a voted favorite! (Thanks,
Linus!)
Music- We were back into the swing of things with
Music this week! We met with Mrs. Krekel
and reviewed notes, and listened to some Louis Armstrong, as we studied the
trumpet.
Please remember:
We have our Missouri
End-of-the-Year field trip scheduled for May 14th. You should have received the invitation. Here is the link:
Our
all-school Fun Day is getting
near! We need lots of parent help this day. Here’s the link to the sign
up:
Upcoming Events:
MAY
3-Track Meet –Alma, MO
5-Wear BLUE to school
9--Chapter 4
Missouri History Test
10-Track Meet—Lutheran
High Meet at Center High School
12-Living History Museum
14-End of the year Field
Trip—(Truman Library Fort Osage,) and Winstead’s--after school
15-3rd grade
book report due (biography rug), 4th grade book report due (Picture
book)
16-Fun Day/Athletic
Banquet 6:30
17-Track Meet—Hope Relays
at Bishop Miege High School
18-8th grade
graduation 2:00
19-Missouri History
final quiz
21-Last Day of School
Blessings to you,
Kim
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