Third Grade
Thoughts
Phew! We made it through. State testing
went very well. Thank you for your
support. You will be able to view your
child’s scores on Skyward Family Access
and they’ll be mailed to you this summer.
Math Highlights:
We’ve learned several methods of
multiplication: traditional, lattice, box,
and partial products as well as positive
and negative number awareness. Students
should continue to spend 5-10 minutes a
night drilling multiplication and division
facts.
Our final math unit is on measurement and
data. We will review length and cover
volume, weight, capacity, mean, median,
coordinate grids and frequency
distributions.
Language Arts Highlights:
We have one more benchmark test. I
hope to see the test taking skills we
practiced carry over to this test. These
are the skills we are concentrating on:
generalizations, main idea, cause and
effect, fact and opinion, sequence,
May 1, 2015
author's purpose, genre, character,
compound words, unfamiliar words,
synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms.
We are working on two plays, “April’s
Rebellion” and “The Great Vegetable
Crisis.” A performance date will be sent
home soon.
Writing
Students are working hard
on their persuasive writing.
They are anxious to give
their speech and see if
they can convince their
audience in order to make
a change.
Wax Museum: This month students will
write biographies. A detailed letter
explaining this project is coming home
today. The only task that needs to be
completed at home is creating a costume
and gathering props.
Our class will open our very own wax
museum for one day only on May 20th
from 8:15-8:35 a.m. in the Media
Center. The students will be required to
memorize their speech, dress up as their
hero, bring in props and become a ‘waxed’
statue of their person.
The Great Body Shop
Our May health unit is called “When
Bodies Have Problems.” The focus of this
unit is on learning about people who face
serious physical and cognitive challenges
in their daily lives, such as hearing
impairment or a learning disability. When
the pamphlet comes home, please look it
over with your child and ask him/her to
explain some of the things he/she has
learned.
send a beverage and bag lunch with your
child on Thursday, June 4th for our end
of the year celebration. Thank you to Ann
Empkey, who has generously volunteered
to take the lead in planning this day. The
success of this day is dependent on
parent volunteers. Please contact Ann if
you would like to help out with this fun
and memorable celebration.
Ann Empkey
empkey5@comcast.net
May Birthdays:
May 7
May 19
May 20
June 3
Social Studies:
We are wrapping up our
study of Ancient Greece,
the well-known birthplace of democracy.
Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt, when
compared along side each other, as well as
with our lives today, make for very
interesting class discussions. Next, we’ll
turn to the important aspects of Ancient
China, another great and interesting
civilization.
Science
In The Physics of Sound,
students will learn about volume, pitch,
and vibration as well as the sources and
receivers of sound. In the middle of this
month, students will receive information
about creating a musical instrument at
home, which changes pitch. These
instruments are due at school on June 1st
and will be presented in class.
In-House Field Trip
Students will participate in a parent led
track and field day. Please remember to
Emmit (4)
Shreya
Sanna
Matthew
Dates to Remember:
May 1
May 18
May 20
May 25
June 1
June 4
June 5
Movie Night: Big Hero 6
Bring your Costume to School
Wax Museum @ 8:15-8:35
No School
Instrument Due
3rd Grade Party in the Fields
Last Day of School
Please feel free to contact me with any
concerns, question, or comments!
Genelle Weinbrenner
genelle.weinbrenner@wayzata.k12.mn.us
763-745-5576