Week 30
Class Notes:
Happy Easter to those who celebrate! What a beautiful day.
It's Spring Conference time! I look forward to speaking with you and sharing your 3rd grader's portfolio of work.
This Wednesday is an Early Release Day; 12:15 dismissal.
The ELA MCAS test will be administered on April 10th and April 11th. We take a low key approach to standardized tests and encourage our students to just do their best work (just like any other day). As parents, you can cheer your 3rd grader on by helping your 3rd grader get a good night’s sleep, prepare a hearty breakfast, give some reassuring words and pack some awesome snacks!
State Fair Home Project is due next Wednesday, April 10th.
The actual State Fair for parents is on Friday, April 12th - 8:30-9:30:
Parents will start the morning in our classroom to view all of the student's state fair research projects. Then, at 9AM, parents will take their seats in the "cafetorium" to listen to the 3rd grade musical presentation.
Click here for everything you need to know about The Third Grade State Fair!
We will begin Fundations Unit 11 this week. I'll teach how to read and spell contractions. Unit 11 Home support
We will begin a new math unit on Measurement. Students generate and represent length measurement data in halves and fourths of an inch on line plots. They learn about and estimate relative units of measure including weight, liquid volume, and time, and use the four operations to solve problems involving measurement.
Science activities will continue to focus on electricty-- we will make a light bulb light up and learn about open and close circuits.
Repeat Annoucements:
Some students have asked me if they could access their school state fair notes from home--this is easy enough to do on any computer with access to Google. Student usernames are generally like this: first, middle and last initial and the number 331 or 332 (there are a few exceptions to these numbers--reach out if your child isn't sure of their email address numbers and wants to log in). The second part is @students.needham.k12.ma.us. So my email, if I were a student, would be: jer331@students.needham.k12.ma.us. Students all know their passwords because they are the same password they use to log into their Chromebooks every day. Their note-taking slideshow is located inside of Google Classroom. Reach out if you need any help with this! If all else fails, the public library is a great resource for books on the 50 states!
Great resource:
Our library has linked student friendly research sites here:
https://mitchell.needham.k12.ma.us/classrooms/library/research
PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next are great resources for information about states, animals, and biographies. Students utilize these resources to conduct research in their library classes, but they can be used at home as well! Please reach out to our librarian, Jennifer Guardino, if you have any questions.
Mitchell Email for Absences, Late Arrivals, and Dismissals
Please report an absence, late arrival, or early dismissal at this email address: Mitchell_Office@needham.k12.ma.us Our safe arrival line is still an option as well - dial 781-455-0466 and press 1.
Media
Our book swapping day is on Wednesdays--please help your child remember to return their library books.
Special Subject Schedule
Monday -- Spanish and Music
Tuesday -- P.E.
Wednesday -- Media
Thursday -- Spanish and P.E.
Friday -- Art
Important Dates
April 3rd- Early Dismissal Day
April10th & April 11th - ELA MCAS
April 12 - State Fair for parents, 8:30-9:00 (in rooms), 9:00-9:30 (concert in cafeteria)
April 13th - 21st - April Vacation
April 22nd - Classes resume
April 24th - Early Dismissal Day
May 15th & May 17th - Math MCAS
Created 4/2024
Jennifer_ramras@needham.k12.ma.us