A Pickett’s Mill Pirate is:
Prepared Inquisitive Responsible And Totally Engaged
Beginning with the End in Mind!
Week of 2/27-3/1: The Book Fair is here!!! Come in and look at some books!
9 week Benchmark Testing in Third for Language Arts & Math
Friday, 3/2: Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! School Wide Pajama Day(See Below for more information)
Thursday, 3/8: Picture Day- Time to Smile for Spring Pictures and our class picture!
Sunday, March 11: Daylight Savings Begin
Wednesday, 3/14: End of 3rd 9 weeks!
Wednesday, 3/21: 3rd Nine Week Report Cards Go Home
Wednesday, 3/28: Kindergarten Registration
Friday, 3/30: Last Day before Break!
4/2-4/8: Spring Break!
April 12: PTA Kindergarten Program
April 28th-April 27th: CRCT Testing- Plan on being at school early each morning. Testing will begin promptly at 8am!
April 27 - Spring Fling 5:30-8:30
April 30 - Volunteer Brunch
May 9 - Field Day for 3 - 5
May 10 - Field Day for K - 2
May 14 - Career Day
May 23 & 24 - EARLY RELEASE
On May 23rd and 24th we will follow the early release schedule below:
High Schools: ALL Students released at 11:30 p.m. (no regular dismissal at 3:30)
Elementary Schools: Students released at 12:30 p.m.
Middle Schools: Students released at 1:30 p.m.
May 24 - Last Day of School
June 4 - Report Cards Mailed
On Friday, March 2nd, your child can wear their PJs to celebrate "Read Across America". Don't forget to wear tennis shoes since we have PE. You may bring in a pair of slippers to wear while you are in our classroom. We would also like them to bring their favorite Dr. Seuss Book if they have one at home! We have plenty in our classroom library if they need to choose one from there. Our day will be filled with lots of FUN Dr. Seuss Activities!
Our PTA has invited author/illustrator Chris Rumble to come and spend the day with us. (http://www.chrisrumble.com) He will be doing reading pep rallies to talk about the importance of reading and to get the kids excited about reading. He incorporates drawing and music to his program. Third grade's time is 9:50-10:35.
Curriculum Connection:
We have 5 full weeks until break! Every minute in our day counts.
Reading: Our goal is to read at least 120 minutes or more weekly! Make sure to record nightly their reading minutes in their agendas. This week we will be taking our third nine week benchmark this week for reading and language arts. You can not study for this test. It is a county assessment and covers all concepts that have been taught this 9 week period.
Math: We will be finishing up our measurement unit with customary units and metric units. The biggest thing they need to understand is the relationship between the units and which units are metric and which are customary. For example, your child should know that an inch is smaller than a foot and a foot is smaller than a yard. They should also be able to figure out how many inches are in 4 feet, etc- The same goes for the metric system. Your child has also been working with measuring to the nearest inch, 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4 inch as well as measuring to the closest cm. We have also talked about measuring in mm and how we can change cm to mm, etc We will take an assessment on measurement on Tuesday. This week we will also be taking our Math Benchmark. This benchmark will assess your child's understanding of the math concepts learned these 9 weeks-area, perimeter, counting back change, measurement, fractions, decimals, & problems involving the concepts listed.
Math Busters continues every Thursday! Your child needs to be working on multiplication and division facts at home as much as possible!
Writing: We will read Dear Mrs. LaRue and continue persuasive writing next week.
Spelling Sort 23: Plural Endings: Final –y
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+ -s |
+ -s |
-y to i + es |
-y to i + es |
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monkeys |
donkeys |
ponies |
families |
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valleys |
journeys |
babies |
parties |
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doorways |
boys |
ladies |
candies |
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pulleys |
turkeys |
berries |
armies |
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kidneys |
trays |
rubies |
fireflies |
Challenge Words: immigrant, tolerance, Dr. Seuss
Social Studies: This week we will be learning about our next Famous American Eleanor Roosevelt. In addition we will review the 4 types of productive resources (natural, human, capital & entrepreneurship) and identify some resources that are renewable and nonrenewable.
Did you know?
Eleanor was married to her cousin Franklin D Roosevelt in 1905. She was called the First Lady when he became president. In the 1900s many immigrants came to America and many had very little money and no jobs. Eleanor wanted to help the immigrants. She worked without pay to teach them to read so they could find better jobs more easily. She also worked for women’s rights. She, like Susan B Anthony, worked hard to get women the right to vote. In 1920 women were finally allowed to vote. Eleanor helped Franklin when he contracted polio so that he could stay serving in government.
Eleanor was not your typical First Lady. She moved furniture in the White House by herself and she drove her own car. When the King and Queen of England came she had a picnic and served them hot dogs to eat!
Eleanor was a very tolerant and caring woman. She once met at the White House with reporters. No other First Lady had ever done this. She did however only invite lady reporters to her interview! She also wrote a daily newspaper column. She was friends with Mary McLeod Bethune and wanted to help African-American women in their fight for Civil Rights. She supported all women no matter what the color. She also was the first “First Lady” to fly in an airplane. At a party Amelia Earhart was there and they both left the party to go flying. Eleanor was adventurous and brave.
In 1941, the United States went to war. This was World War II. During the way Eleanor traveled to the South Pacific Islands, Australia, Canada and England to meet soldiers, both men and women, to encourage them. This is when she got the nickname “Eleanor Everywhere”!
Franklin died in 1945 and by then he and Eleanor had been President and First Lady for 12 years.
Eleanor started the United Nations and helped to write the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. When she was 75 she started teaching at a college. Eleanor never quit working. Over and over during her lifetime she was voted “America’s Most Admired Woman.”
Authority: the right to lead and make decisions
Campaign: time in which those running for office try to convince people to vote for them
Cooperation: working together with others
First Lady: the wife of the President of the United States
Governor: person elected head of state in the United States
Human Rights: the rights, or freedoms, that all humans deserve to have
Immigrant: a person who comes into a country from another country to live
Issues: subjects voters make choices about
Respect for and acceptance of authority: obeying rules and expectations of adults and leaders
Tolerance: respecting the beliefs and practices of others
