January is flying by....

Hello Friends,
  It's been a short week full of activity! Thank you for getting on board with Biblionasium! The students' reviews are awesome and I think they really enjoy tracking their reading electronically! We will have the laptops again tomorrow so that they practice using the reading log.

Curriculum Updates

Math: wrapping up area/perimeter and moving into Geometry. 
Science: wrapping up Rocks and Soil and moving into Social Studies 
Social Studies: We will continue with our Historical Figures. We still need to learn about FDR, LBJ, Mary McLeod Bethune, Eleanor Roosevelt, & Cesar Chavez. 
Writing: Non-fiction Booklets, then opinion writing.
ELA: Suffixes, Prefixes, Spelling Rules
Reading: Our read aloud book is The Mighty Miss Malone. We will be reading all about heat and magnetism for the next few weeks. 

* Curriculum Night is re-scheduled for Thursday January 29th from 5:30-6:30
Please join us to learn more about GMAS Testing and Compass Learning!


*We booked a field trip in March to the Dekalb History Center to learn about some of our key figures. We will be walking to Decatur Square for this trip and we plan to have lunch on the lawn after the presentations. More information will come your way soon.

DeKalb History Center's THIRD GRADE HISTORY DAY March 27, 2015 How were our rights and our freedom won? From the American Revolution to the Civil Rights movement Americans have struggled to make our country better. Join us at the Historic Courthouse in Decatur for a professional living history program about four great Americans: Paul Revere, Susan B. Anthony, Lyndon Johnson and Cesar Chavez. Also visit the museum's exhibits, especially our "Ranch House" exhibit which shows how people lived in DeKalb County when LBJ was president. (2 hours, $10).

Jenny Goldemund  Programs and Preservation Coordinator   404-373-1088, ext 20 goldemund@dekalbhistory.org www.dekalbhistory.org                                                                              STAY CONNECTED

Last week we determined the area of our feet and this week we practiced finding perimeter using paper clip chains. We also learned about how area and perimeter relate to one another.

We also practiced writing and spelling words with common suffixes. Next week we will work on prefixes as well as spelling rules for syllables and affixes. 

Today we talked rocks and soil and completed 2 experiments. We looked at how sedimentary rock is formed into layers using white bread, wheat bread, and Swedish fish. The students placed books on top of the "rocks" and stood on top of them. We also observed the attributes of three types of soil. 

Tomorrow we will shake up some soil and water and watch it settle and layer. 

  Thanks for being so supportive, you are fantastic! Please let me know if there is anything you'd like to see on the blog! I will be overhauling it over the February Break....I think we need a new look! :)