Mrs. Megan Wood

Week of May 14-18, 2011

Please look in your child’s book bag as important forms and announcements that need your attention will be placed in his/her folder often. Most graded papers will be sent home on Friday.

Homework is listed in bold, italic letters.

Tests and quizzes are listed in red.

Homework

· Spelling: There will be no spelling unit this week.

· Reading: We are doing a unit on Fairy Tales. We are performing Reader’s Theaters of different tales. We practiced our parts today.

· Phonics/Writing: The students learned what a homonym is. We are also writing our own fairy tales. Students may choose to come up with their own story or they can modernize an old fairy tale. Please finish writing your fairy tale and include an illustration or cover. The entire Fairy Tale is due tomorrow.

· Math: We are learning how to count money and make change. This is a tough concept for children. Please let your child be involved in this in the real-world, such as at the grocery store. We continued to practice counting money today.

Please continue to work with your child on basic facts. There are some great math websites, such as:

http://www.thegreatmartinicompany.com/Math-Quick-Quiz/division-quiz-50.html

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math.htm

http://www.helpingwithmath.com/resources/math_games.htm

http://www.coolmath4kids.com/addition/index.html or

http://www.funbrain.com/

· Health: We defined the vocabulary words from lessons 1 and 2 today. We also started reading lesson 3 about healthy grooming habits and lesson 4 about staying physically fit. We shared ways our families can stay active together, like riding bikes.

· Religion: We started reading Ch.20 about the last 7 Commandments. We talked about honoring your father and mother.

Other Announcements

May is 3^rd grade’s month to bring in personal care items (shampoo, soap, lotion, deodorant, etc) for the J.O.I.N. organization. The mini size bottles are more convenient for those without a home to carry with them. However, any contributions you can make are greatly appreciated!!

Technology: Mondays 10:30-11:15

Library: Tuesdays 8:15-9:00 (Students are allowed to have up to three items out from the school library at a time.)

Spanish: Tuesdays 9:00-9:30

Gym: Wednesdays 10:30-11:15 (Please send your child to school in athletic shoes.)

Music: Thursdays 10:30-11:15

Art: Fridays9:00-9:45

Tardy Bell: 8:10

Morning Recess: 10:00-10:15

Lunch: 11:50-12:10

Lunch Recess: 12:10-12:30

Dismissal: 2:45