Coming Soon…
Monday, March 1st
- Special Class: Media Literature
Tuesday, March 2nd
- No In-Person School/No Zooms
- Classwork will be posted on Google Classroom
- March is Reading Month (MIRM): Unplugged Night
- Special Class: Media Literature
Wednesday, March 3rd
- No In-Person School/No Zooms
- Classwork will be posted on Google Classroom
Thursday, March 4th
- Special Class: Media Literature
Friday, March 5th
- MIRM: Fashionable Friday: Pawsitively Wild about reading – Wear animal print
- Special Class: Media Literature
Reading Focus Wall
Our reading story for the week will be “The Albertosaurus Mystery”.
We will have a vocabulary quiz and comprehension quiz on Friday, March 5th.
March is Reading Month
This year’s theme: March Reading Madness!
Each week all grades will listen to the same three books in the tournament and vote for their favorite at the end of each week. The school’s weekly overall favorites, The Final Three, will move on to “compete” against each other, with students voting for their favorite book to be the winner of March Reading Madness! Please see the calendar below for other activities throughout the month of March.
Math
Last Friday, students started to explore the concept of fractions. In Chapter 14, your child will learn about fractions as parts of a region or parts of a set.
Some of the skills your child will practice are:
• reading, writing, and identifying fractions of wholes
• identifying equivalent fractions
• writing fractions in simplest form
• comparing and ordering fractions
• adding and subtracting like fractions
Mystery Science: Invisible Forces
Lesson 2: What makes bridges so strong?
We will continue our study of forces this week, this time by considering some of the forces involved in designing a bridge. In the activity, Paper Bridge Engineering, students will use their knowledge of forces to build a strong bridge that supports as many pennies as possible — using only paper.
One fun thing you can do to support this week’s learning is sit down together with your child and enjoy browsing through some of the world’s most intriguing and extraordinary bridges (see link). Based on what they learned in class, your child might point out to you where the bridge’s weight is supported. http://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/30-of-the-craziest-bridges-in-the-world
Empty Plastic Peanut Butter Jars
All the third grade classes are collecting clear empty plastic peanut butter jars with lids. These are for an upcoming science activity. All donated items will be quarantined for 2 weeks before use. Thank you!
Also, we are still collecting egg cartons and empty cereal boxes.
Asynchronous Days: Tuesday, 3/2 & Wednesday, 3/3
Both Tuesday and Wednesday will be asynchronous. This means that students will not report to Arno, but instead use Google Classroom from home to complete tasks and assignments independently. There are no Zooms scheduled for these days. Students are expected to have all work completed and ready for discussion on Thursday, 3/4. Below are the schedules that students should follow in Google Classroom:
NWEA Testing Results
All make-up testing is complete. Please look for your child to bring home their Winter NWEA results on Monday, March 1st. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have questions regarding the report.
Reminders
Students should…
- bring a water bottle each day.
- bring his/her charged chromebook to school each day.
- have 1 extra mask in his/her backpack.
- get a good night’s sleep to recharge for the next day.
Check on your child’s progress using Parent Connect…
This tool gives you an idea of how your child is performing academically. Missing assignments (if any) are also listed under each subject area. This information is updated daily and is available on Parent Portal through the Parent Connect app or by clicking on the link below.
https://sisweb.resa.net/ParentPortal/
Thank You!
Pictures from our Hopper Poppers Activity
