Field Trip-

On Monday May 16 the third grade classes are going on a field trip to the Henry Ford Museum.  Students brought home the permission slips today.  The cost for the trip is $10.  Please return the permission slips by Wednesday, May 11.

Class Privileges-

We are using a point system to earn end of the year privileges.  A note went home about this on Tuesday.  Students can earn three points a day, one for homework completed and planner signed, another point for classwork completed, and a third point for being on green.   They need to earn points to be able to go on the field trip, attend the teachers vs. fifth graders kickball game, and to attend field day.  I stapled a calendar in the front cover of their planner where I am recording their points each day.    Please check this every night to encourage your child.

Multiplication-

We have been taking timed multiplication tests daily.  Students should be bringing these home.  When students pass one number, they go on to the next number.  On June first, Geer Park 3-5 graders will be having a math competition with Salina and William Ford schools.  Third graders will be competing in multiplication facts.  Students will need to know up to their 12s.

Today is Chef’s Choice.  First choice for third grade will be bosco sticks. Second choice is grilled cheese.

This week the students will be taking the math portion of the MStep test on Tuesday and Wednesday.  It is important that they are well rested and eat breakfast in the morning.  Students can also bring in a snack on the testing days.

The spelling words for this week are:

1. splash
2. spider
3. speak
4. sports
5. splinter
6. speed
7. spiral
8. space
9. split
10. splatter
11. liquid
12. liter
13. milliliter
14. gram
15. lumber
16. Michigan
17. mining
18. green
19. natural
20. farming

We are beginning the language arts part of Step this week.  Students will be testing on Tuesday and Wednesday.  The students need to eat breakfast in the morning and be at school on time.  Students may also bring in a healthy snack on the days that they are testing.

The spelling words for this week are:
knife
knives
leaf
leaves
child
children
tooth
teeth
wife
wives
wolf
wolves
scarf
scarves
shelf
shelves
goose
geese
loaf
loaves

NWEA Testing

This week we will begin NWEA testing.  Students will do math and reading this week.  We will be testing on Tuesday and Thursday.

Spring Concert

The spring concert is Friday, April 22 at 2:30

Spelling

The spelling words for this week are:
1.  penny
2.  pennies
3.  cherry
4.  cherries
5.  story
6.  stories
7. family
8.  families
9. copy
10. copies
11.  candy
12. candies
13.  pony
14.  ponies
15.  worry
16.  worries
17.  spelling
18. sentence
19.  cousin
20.  went

First choice will be nachos and cheese.  Second choice is peanut butter and jelly. 

1.  tickle
2. able
3. giggle
4. wiggle
5. candle
6. riddle
7. country
8. without
9. beautiful
10. silver
11. question
12. citizen
13. pollution
14. numerator
15. denominator

Lunch Menu Change- Monday’s first choice will be shrimp poppers instead of hummus and pita.  Second choice is cheese pocket.

World Fair- Geer Park’s World Fair is on Tuesday from 1:00-3:00.  Each class researched a country and will be presenting their country at the world fair.

Spelling Words-

/air/ and /ore/

1. stairs
2. repair
3. airplane
4. ignore
5. explore
   Sight Words
6. sometime
7. brought
8. people
9. learn
10. hungry
    Content Words
11. similar
12. alike
13. different
14. renewable
15. energy

Dear Parents,

On Thursday, March 24 at 9am there will be an informational parent meeting in the media center.  This meeting will go over M-STEP formatting, expectations, and schedules.  There will also be time for questions.  Please do your best to attend this meeting.

cashier
earlier
anywhere
interfere
crier
banana
press
something
world
leaves
plant
stem
leaf
roots
oxygen