April Newsletter

Hello 3-203,

I am trying something new... Here it goes!

Dates to Remember:

• April 5-7: NYS ELA Exam
• April 13- 15: NYS Math Exam
• April 20: Awards Night (Students will be posted soon)
• April 22: Earth Day!
• April 25- 29: Spring Recess- School is closed
•  April 21 at 11:00 AM. Class trip to Cooper Hewitt
  Process Lab: Designing a Story Workshop
  Number of chaperones: Kayla (Dad), Rafa (Dad), and Kagan
  Fee: Complimentary, with generous support from Target
  Parents please meet at 9:15.

* Due date for permission slips are due tomorrow, April 14!!!  I am still missing 10 as of today.
Thank you.

What We Are Learning- Including Goals:

Reading:

• Having collaborative conversations by using text evidence to support ideas.
• Using context clues to figure out new vocabulary.
• Using graphic organizers to sort, classify, and organize information.
• Analyze character relationships and setting by focusing on character actions, thoughts and feelings.
• Interpret the theme by using details from the text.

Writing:

• Writing baby literary essays by stating your claim.
• Improving mechanics (spelling, capitalization, punctuation, and grammar)
• Continuing to work on 3rd grade grammar.

After we are finished with the baby literary essays, we will be working on Opinion Writing.

Math: 

• Geometry and 3 dimensional shapes

Science:

• Finishing up Energy
• Beginning Simple Machines
• Also working on our class science fair project

Social Studies:

• Finishing up Asia
• Beginning Europe