Education Quote of the Week:“Life is a school. There is something new to learn wherever we may be, wherever we go, wherever we turn”. – Walter A. Witt

Next week, your child will be learning and/or reviewing the following…

Reading comprehension concepts and skills: 

- making inferences

- theme

- figurative language

Social Studies concepts: 

- natural features of different states 

- why people live where they do within a state

- reading a population map

Math concepts and skills: 

- measuring mass

- solving word problems involving mass

- solving word problems involving liquid volume

Writing concepts and skills:

- contractions with not

- contractions with pronouns

- poetry

EXTRAS  

**Please read the Palisades School Newsletter at https://pes.gpsne.org/ for important school-wide announcements. Thank you.

**Palisades third graders are going on a field trip on Thursday, April 25th. Most of the students have turned in their signed slips. Your child will need to bring a lunch from home for that day. Please let me know if you have any questions. 

**Starting Monday, my class will be doing an ABC countdown to the last day of school. The details were sent home today in your child’s Friday Folder. I also emailed them to you. Participation is optional. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you.

**No school on Friday (4/26).

Parents,
Each Friday, I do an "Estimation Jar" activity with my class. I put a certain number of little items in a jar, the kids each estimate how many items they think are in there, we count the items, and see who came the closest. Whoever comes the closest gets to choose a party that the entire class gets to enjoy on the following school day.
Today, Sailor and Advaith tied for the closest estimate! Sailor estimated that there were 65 items in the jar. Advaith estimated that there were 67 items. The actual number of items in the jar was 66. I rolled a die to see who won the right to choose the party, and Advaith won! The party this student chose was:

• Blanket Day (Bring a blanket to class for the day to keep warm and cozy!)

• Stuffed Animal/Action Figure Day (Bring a small stuffed animal or action figure to class for the day to keep you company!)

• Pillow Day (Bring a pillow to class for the day to cuddle up with or sit on!)

• Pajama Day (Be comfy wearing your pajamas at school!)

• Hat Day (Wear your favorite hat!)

• Gum Day/Lollipop Day (Bring gum or a lollipop to have in class!)

• Read in the Dark Day (Bring some books and a flashlight, and we’ll read in the dark!)

• Fun Worksheets Day (I will provide fun worksheets for anyone to do when their work is done – crossword puzzles, connect-the-dots sheets, word searches, coloring pages, and mazes!) 

• Toy Day (Bring a favorite toy, and we will set aside some extra play time – no electronics, and no playground toys, please.)

• Silly Sock Day (Wear mismatched or silly socks!)

• Crazy Hair Day (Come to school with a crazy hairdo!)

• iPad Day (The kids can choose to use their iPad for a “Learning Choice”!)

• Lunch in the Room (It’s just like regular lunch, but in the classroom, and we’ll get to watch cartoons while we eat!)

• Extra Recess (We’ll set aside 10 minutes for some extra recess!)

Participation is optional.

Please let me know if you have any questions. Have a great weekend!

Mr. Kimnach