Today is last day of March -- RQ is due today.
If you haven't turned in any of your paragraphs for March Madness, they are officially late. It's 10 points per day. Please get your paragraphs turned in.
Permission slips and order forms for the class book are due tomorrow.
March RQ is due tomorrow.
March Madness paragraph: Setting
March Madness presentations for those in Round 3.
Permission slip and/or order form the 3G class book is due FRIDAY.
March Madness paragraph due Thursday: Setting (everyone must write a paragraph about the setting in their book).
March RQ is due Thursday
Permission slip/order form for the class book is due by Friday.
Get some rest and eat a healthy breakfast -- or ice cream!!
Does ice cream make you smarter (comparative adjective)?
Our first ITBS test is tomorrow. Rest up, my scholars! Eat a good breakfast, too.
Permission slip/order forms for the class book are due.
March Madness - paragraph about the stories main character(s). Those who moved on to round 2 will do their presentations tomorrow.
March RQ is due Thursday.
We watched some of Pope Francis' Consecration of Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and spent time in prayer.
Permission slips are due Tuesday.
March RQ is due Thursday.
Weekly IXL is due Monday.
The next March Madness paragraph, which is on the main character, is due Tuesday. Those who advanced to round two will have a presentation due on Tuesday as well. Good luck!
ITBS testing starts next week!!
Spelling - test
Grammar - test over pronoun-subject agreement
Handwriting - due
March Madness - Round one summary and presentation due
Permission slip to publish (due Tuesday)
How are your cabbage plants doing? Be sure to fill in the data on the graph that is on the back of your growing guide. You can turn it in for a 100% participation grade in Science for Q4.
Work on your March Madness project -- written summary (8 sentences) and your presentation. It's due Friday.
Math - HO
March RQ is due in a week.
Work on weekly IXL
Spelling - pretest
PERMISSION SLIPS and order forms for All Around the US by 3G. Please give the permission ski/order form to a parent or grandparent to sign. Ordering a copy of the book is optional; however, the permission slip is not. It must be signed, or I cannot submit your story and illustration to be published in our class book. Forms are due by Tuesday, March 29th.
Will your favorite book dominate the rounds and take home the championship?
Choose your FAVORITE book and get ready to persuade (convince) your classmates why your book is the BEST!
You will complete THREE assignments AT HOME during March Madness. See due dates for each round below.
1. Round 1: Write a summary of your favorite book. Your summary should be at least 8 sentences. Everyone must prepare their presentation. Due: Friday, March 25th
2. Round 2: Write a paragraph about your favorite character. Due: Tuesday, March 29th
3. Round 3: Write a paragraph about the setting of the story. Due: Thursday, March 31st
Each person will present their first assignment to the class in round one. If you win in round one, you’ll move on to the second round. Even if your book doesn’t advance to the next round, you must still complete the assignment. Only the winning teams will present their information.
For your presentations (no more than 2 minutes), you may do any of the following:
1. Make a video (have a parent email it to me)
2. Create a poster board
3. Write a summary and read it
4. Do a skit
5. Write a song or rap
6. Book report in a bag (optional)
7. Be as creative as you can! Am
Grading: All three assignments will equal one Reading grade for March Madness.
MARCH MADNESS ROUNDS
Round One: Friday, March 25th SUMMARY (beginning, middle, end)
Present a summary (at least 8 sentences) of your book along with book report-in-a-bag. Be sure to tell us about the beginning, middle, and end of your story.
After the each “game,” we’ll vote on which book you liked best. The book with the highest number of votes wins and moves on to round two. Remember, even if your book doesn’t advance to the next round, you must still complete the assignmen
Round Two: Tuesday, March 29th CHARACTERS
Present information about your favorite character in the book (only if you move on to round 2. However, everyone must submit a paragraph).
Think about:
§ Character Traits
§ Why your character is important to the story?
§ What is special about your character?
After the each “game,” we’ll vote on the books. The book with the highest number of votes wins and moves on to round three. Remember, even if your book doesn’t advance to the next round, you must still complete the assignment.
Round Three: Thursday, March 31st SETTING
Present information about the setting in the book (only if you move on to round 3. However, everyone must submit a paragraph).
Think about:
§ Where does the story take place?
§ What is unique about the setting?
After the each “game,” we’ll vote on the books. The book with the highest number of votes, wins and moves on to the CHAMPIONSHIP!
Championship: “Go Big or Go Home!” Friday, April 1st
Think of something major in your story – a turning point, a problem/mystery that gets solved, something interesting that happens, or something unique about the story. Present it in a creative way to the class for the win!
Math - p. 164-165, even
Reading - March Madness. Choose your book for March Madness. Start working on the first round: a summary (beginning, middle, end). Refer to the project sheet for ideas and specific instructions. Round One presentations and summary are due Friday, March 25th.
Reminder: Spring pictures tomorrow
Math - HO (dividing by 6)
Grammar - Subject and Object pronouns HO
Study division facts 6 & 7
Weekly IXL
March RQ
Since we'll be jumping around in the SS books over the next 3 to 4 weeks, here is the list of topics and page numbers.
Social Studies: Map Skills & Charts and Graphs
Intermediate & Cardinal Directions: p. 10 & 11
Map scale: p. 26 & 27
Time Lines: p. 68 & 69
Hemisphere: p. 76 & 77
Longitude and Latitude: p. 138 & 139
Road Maps: p. 212 & 213
Reading a Map: p. GH8 - 9
Political & Physical Maps: p. GH14-17
Bar Graphs: p. 84 & 85
Line Graphs: p. 170 & 171
Flow Charts: p. 204 & 205
Thursday - pre-test
Friday - Spelling test and Grammar test (pronoun-verb agreement)
We have had many students come to school wearing tennis shoes on non-PE days. Please remember that tennis shoes are not part of the school uniform and are only to be worn on PE days. I have given students many reminders, but going forward, they will be sent to the office so that they can call you to bring the correct shoes.
3G PE days are Monday and Wednesday.
We started working in a new program today — Happy Numbers. Students have their class code and password. They will be reviewing 3rd grade skill, starting with place value. After their assessment, the program started them in specific skills based on their data. Some students like it, some don’t. Regardless, it’s a good review for the skills we’ve learned in 3rd grade (and good prep for 4th grade). Once they’ve mastered 3rd grade, they can move to 4th grade skills.
They will access to this account until June, 2022.
