Spring Pictures

Spring Pictures will be made on Friday, March 27, 2009. Next Tuesday information sheets and collection envelopes will be sent home. Students are to put money in the envelopes for CLASS PICTURES ($10) to be turned in on March 27th, the day of the pictures. There will be a place on the envelope for you to choose the background choice for the INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS. Parents are not to turn in money for INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS. You will get proof packages for INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS and we will collect that money after the INDIVIDUAL PHOTOS COME BACK. The photos to the side will be the background choices!

News from the Zelmer Zoo

Third Grade News

March 16, 2009

Important Info:



Chick-Fil-a Spirit Night will be this Thursday, March 19. Come if you can!!!



Relay for Life Campaign has begun. Let your teacher know if you want to participate.



Field Trip: All Field Trip Money is due by March 24! We are going on April 7…!!Yippee!!!



MAP Testing Dates:

Reading- Tuesday, March 24

Math- Tuesday, March 31

Language- Friday, April 3



Spring Pictures will be made on Friday, March 27



Jump Into Kindergarten- April 21- 4:00-5:30 and 5:30-7:00 (call the school for an appointment). Children who will enter public kindergarten in August 2009, will be able to meet the principal, kindergarten teachers, and future classmates. They will also tour the kindergarten classrooms at their new school. The sessions are free, but you must call the child’s elementary school to register. Come join the fun, learn with your child and jump into kindergarten



*The school store will be open on Wednesdays and Thursdays before school.



Upcoming Dates:



March

20- End of 3rd 9 weeks

23- Student Holiday

27- Student Pictures

31- Report Cards go home



April

7- Field Trip to Columbia

10- Snow- Make-Up Day

13- Spring Break Begins



Units of Study:



Language Arts: Poetry, Figurative Language, Review for MAP Test



Math: Geometry



Science/Social Studies: Colonial SC, From Colony to State, American Revolution

Celebrating Dr. Seuss' Birthday

In honor of Dr. Seuss and Read Across America Day our school celebrated Reading this week. Each day had a different theme using a Dr. Seuss book. Here is how we celebrated:

Tuesday: Fox in Socks Day - We wore crazy socks!
Wednesday: My Many Colored Days Day - We wore our favorite color!
Thursday: Cat in the Hat Day - We wore hats!
Friday: I Am Not Going to Get Out of Bed Day - We wore our most comfortable clothes!

Our class got creative and designed a fabulous door for the door decorating contest. The class chose the theme of Oh, The Places You'll Go! They all worked together to create a masterpiece. Their hard work paid off because we WON!!! Our prize was a cake just for our class.

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And you are the guy who'll decide where to go." ~Oh, the Places You'll Go! By: Dr. Seuss

News from the Zelmer Zoo

Third Grade News
March 6, 2009
Important Info:

Snow Make-Up Day will be Friday, April 10.

State Wide Writing Tests will be Tuesday, March 10th and Wednesday, March 11th.

Relay for Life Campaign will kick off this week. Letters will be sent in folders on Monday.

Field Trip Update: The second payment of $20 per person will be due by Tuesday, March 24. The field trip is scheduled for April 7th.

Jump Into Kindergarten- April 21- 4:00-5:30 and 5:30-7:00 (call the school for an appointment). Children who will enter public kindergarten in August 2009, will be able to meet the principal, kindergarten teachers, and future classmates. They will also tour the kindergarten classrooms at their new school. The sessions are free, but you must call the child’s elementary school to register. Come join the fun, learn with your child and jump into kindergarten.

*The school store will be open on Wednesdays and Thursdays before school.


Upcoming Dates:

March
8-Daylight Savings Begins
10 & 11 P.A.S.S Writing Day
20- End of 3rd 9 weeks
23- Student Holiday
27- Student Pictures
31- Report Cards go home

April
7- Field Trip to Columbia
10- Snow- Make-Up Day
13- Spring Break Begins

Units of Study:

Language Arts: Using Thesaurus, Writing to a Prompt, Using Writing Rubric, Writing Invitations, Friendly Letters, Compound Sentences

Math: Geometry: Naming Polygons: Hexagon, Pentagon, Octagon, Quadrilaterals, & Triangles,

Science/Social Studies: Colonial SC, From Colony to State, American Revolution