Happy March! Spring is just around the corner and so is the final quarter of third grade. We are ready to enjoy some warmer weather at recess. The sun is always welcome and we are beckoning it to come out and play with us at recess. During the month of March, the weather is so unpredictable. Students need to bring a hoodie even on days when the weatherman says the temps are expected to soar. Sometimes the weather is still deciding if it is going to cooperate when we go out around eleven. We are all looking forward to running around in the sunshine. March looks like it is starting off with a roar with a lion’s share of activities. Look what’s coming up: Important Dates to Remember
Our February Character Word of the Month was Kindness. Congratulations to our very own Lexi Papenfuhs for being selected as a student who exemplifies kindness every day in the classroom and around the building. Lexi has a ready smile and a helping hand for everyone! She encourages her classmates and celebrates their successes. She is a true friend who sees the good in others. Her classmates appreciate her willingness to think of others before herself. Lexi, you are a joy! Thank you for demonstrating kindness in our classroom! Read-In Day BIS students will celebrate Read Across America by having a read-in during ELA class on Monday, March 2. Students are invited to wear pajamas, bring a pillow, blanket, and stuffed animal buddy to share in the fun of reading. We will have our popcorn party for winning the February Door Decorating Contest along with other snacks. It will be a fun-filled literacy day! Mrs. Martin’s Class Play Our class has been invited to see Ethan, Emmaline, Mason, and Wyatt from the Endres’ Explorers along with Childers’ Champions Bella, Leo, and Shyanne perform a play in the TAG room on Monday, March 2. We are excited to see our classmates perform! Third Grade Concert This Thursday, March 5 at 7:00 p.m. is the third grade concert. Students are to wear their western wear and prairie dresses. Please report to BHS at 6:40 pm. Third grade teachers will be there to assist students to their warm-up location. Our class is meeting in the drama room across from the band room. This Wednesday and Thursday afternoons, the entire third grade will walk over to BHS to practice as a large group in the auditorium at 1:30. The audience is in for a treat! BIS Spring Showcase BIS will celebrate learning from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10. It will be a come-and-go opportunity for the whole family to come see what we’ve been learning. The Scholastic Book Fair will be open in the library. Families are invited to enjoy a free meal in the cafeteria. Report cards will be handed out in the classrooms. If you would like to schedule an individual conference, please drop me an email and we can visit privately another day this week. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone! This week in the classroom: Reader’s Workshop This week in reading we will conclude our Character Studies Unit. We have already completed our mentor text, Because of Winn Dixie and have moved on to our second text, Dyamonde Daniel. We finished comparing/contrasting these two independent, sassy girls and will compare/contrast the lessons both characters learned as related to theme. We’ve enjoyed getting to know these characters as friends and following them on their journeys over the story mountain. Since both mentor texts have had girl main characters (there were boy secondary characters—friends or challengers), I’ve chosen another text to read aloud with a male main lead. The Endres’ Explorers are currently reading The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs by Betty G. Birney, the author of the Humphrey series. It is an excellent book set in the 1920’s in rural Missouri. Eben is an eleven-year-old boy who yearns to travel and see the wonders of the world. His dad challenges him to find “wonders” around their farm community. If he can find seven wonders in a week, his dad will pay for a train ticket to visit a relative in Colorado. We are enjoying Eben’s adventure as he learns about the unusual secrets held by various country folk in his community. This Wednesday we will review for our unit post-assessment and then take the test on Thursday. We’ve done quite a bit of work on determining character traits, watching characters make changes as they resolve conflict, analyzing author’s craft, noticing how the parts of a story create the whole, and retelling/summarizing stories. We will be ready to show what we know on Thursday! Friday will be our end-of-unit celebration viewing the movie, Because of Winn Dixie, with snacks from Opal and Gloria’s party in the book. Writer’s Workshop We are nearing the end of our “Changing the World” persuasive writing unit. It has been challenging but we are rising victorious! Students have written persuasive speeches and will move on to writing an editorial, persuasive letter, or petition this week and next. Several students are finished with their final copy and have them mounted, ready to share next week at the Spring Showcase. Following spring break, we will begin writing fairy tales! Have a great week! Thank you for your continued support. You have wonderful children! See you Thursday at the concert. Blessings, Mrs. Endres |
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