North Portland Field Trip

 

 Because of field day being postponed to Monday afternoon, we’re shortening our field trip to Cathedral Park.

 

We'll still have lunch there and walk across the St. Johns Bridge, we just won't explore St. Johns

 

When: Monday, June 14^th 9:30am-12pm

Where: Cathedral Park (Under the St. Johns Bridge)

Why: We’ll explore Cathedral Park, eat lunch and walk across the St. Johns Bridge.

** Please remember to bring a lunch, water and wear sunscreen. We’ll be outside most of the day!

Mill Pond Picnic - Tuesday June 8th

Dear Families,

Originally we planned to go to Mill Pond Park for our picnic on Wednesday June 9. In looking at the forecast for the week it looks like rain, AGAIN! To make sure the kids still get this opportunity, we would like to change the picnic to TUESDAY June 8 instead.

Kids will need to pack a sack lunch, if they have a football or frisbee to throw around that would be terrific. We also plan to allow time for end of the year autographs, so if they have their year books they can take those along. As a treat, we will have juice pops after lunch.

Slather them up in sunscreen and pray for sun!

Happy Days!

Your third grade team

Homework Week of June 1-4, 2010

Download Rose festival float homework

In the downloaded file is homework that is coming home today. This is the last project - we promise!

In addition, there are spelling words and a spelling test on Friday.

The words are:

farmer, reader, player, visitor, sailor, artist, finalist, painter, waiter, hunter, actor, inventor, violinist, tourist

Challenge words are: announcer, governor, manager, scientist

As always, any questions should be referred to your teacher.

Happy Days!

 

 

Spelling Homework Week of May 24

The only homework this week is spelling and of course, to read.

The words are:

wagon, open, garden, sugar, paper, travel, animal, lemon, dollar, another, brother, squirrel, nickel, final

Challenge words:

Oregon, character, calendar, cardinal

Any questions, please contact your teacher.

Happy Days!

Third Grade End of Year Events

Third Grade End of Year Events

• Friday, May 28^th Read Across the Playground 1:30pm
• Friday, May 28^th Ms. Daley’s Walking Field Trip
• Monday, May 31^st Memorial Day /No School
• Tuesday, June 1^st Volunteer Ice Cream Social 2:30pm
• Thursday, June 3^rd Ms. Weekley’s Class Play 1:15pm
• Friday, June  4^th Ms. Daley’s Class Play 1:15pm    
• Wednesday, June 9^th  Mill Pond Picnic 11-1pm
• Friday, June 11^th Field Day
• Monday, June 14^th North Portland Field Trip
• Tuesday, June 15^th Last Day of School

Homework Week of 5/17 -5/21

Dear Families,

This should be the second week of reading biographies and beginning work on posters. Remember, beautiful neat thoughtful work! Posters are due 5/24. We'll begin preparing for speeches the following week.

Spelling words for the week are contractions, the list follows:

I'm, it's, he's, that's, didn't won't, let's, haven't, doesn't, aren't, I've, they've, we're, you'll, needn't, you've, should've, that'll.

There is no math, but please do encourage your children to read every night.

Happy Days!

Your Third Grade Team

Homework

Parents,

Your children should have come home with a large biography poster and a 1/2 sheet explaining the homework for the next few weeks. Essentially, they are to choose a biography to read and then complete the biography poster after reading. Many students have chosen "Who Was..." books from the classroom. If not, you may need to visit the library to support this project.

The final work on the posters should be thoughtful and careful with colored pencil or crayon to create the art. There should not be any computer copies or photo's inserted, the child's hand is encouraged. Please keep the posters in a dedicated spot so they are not lost, extra copies may be difficult to come by.

Spelling words for this week are compound words, there are no bonus words. The list follows:

afternoon, anyone, backyard, bedroom, butterfly, everybody, everyone, everything, grandfather, grandmother, himself, homework, outside, popcorn

Challenge words:

lamppost, nickname, nowhere, reindeer

As always, if you have any questions, please contact your teacher.

Happy Days!

 

Upcoming Events in Third Grade

Your child may have told you that we have been learning new dances in our Dance Residency through Run for the Arts. We have been practicing different dance techniques and are preparing for our upcoming performance.

Mr Wade's class is dancing the Son Jarocho de Veracruz, a folkloric dance and song that originated from the coastal state of Veracruz.

Ms. Daley's class is dancing La Danza de los Viejitos, a native dance from the state of Michoacan which is danced trhoughout Mexico.

Ms. Weekley's class is dancing the Macuele which is a dance that originated with African stick fighting and was brought to Brazil by slaves from Africa.

 Our performances, along with the second grades, will be next Thursday, May 13th from 6:30-7:30pm. We look forward to seeing you here!

  Walking field trips are quickly approaching. Below is the permission slip and information on our upcoming field trips. We will be sending a paper copy home soon.  We'll be driving so we appreciate hearing back from you as soon as possible if you'd like to join us so we can make travel arrangements. Thanks!

Download Walking Field Trip

Homework Week of May 3-7, 2010

Download Homework due 051010

Dear Families,

Please see the homework for the week of May 3-7, 2010. This is Portland paragraph week. This time the focus should be on a notable Portlander. A list of possibilities is enclosed for your reference.

Upcoming dates: May 13th Evening Performance for grades 2/3

  May 14th Wade Walking Tour

  May 21st Weekley Walking Tour

  May 28th Daley Walking Tour

Your teachers will need drivers for these events and will be contacting you soon.

As always, if you have questions or concerns, please contact your child's teacher.

Happy Days!

 

Homework Week of Apr. 26-30,2010

Dear Families,

In the attachment is the homework for the coming week. Rather than a Portland paragraph, this time we are supplying a recipe for making crystals at home. There is also a page to record the hypothesis, observations and what students have learned from the experiment. The crystals and recording pages are due on 5/3. Hopefully this will allow enough time for your family to obtain the materials and begin the experiment.

As always, please contact your teacher with questions or concerns.

Happy Days!

Download Homework due 050310