Grade 3

We’re into the last few days of the school year!  We had an amazing end of year field trip at Dolphin Discovery on Monday!  Kappy, the dolphin entertained us with jumps, tricks and came and gave us kisses.  Each child got to take home a photo of them and the dolphin.

Here are some helpful things to remember for this last week:

• All textbooks that may be home must be returned to class.
• Children will be taking all their workbooks etc. home so please have them bring an empty backpack or plastic bags to help carry their stuff home.
• Please come out to our whole school awards ceremony this Thursday starting at 8:30am.  Every child will be given an award for their specific achievement during the year.
• Last school day for the year is Thursday 24th of June and it will be a half day. 

May you all have a wonderful, restful and enjoyable summer.  We look forward to seeing you back at FBCS for the start of the next school year!

Math

Children sit their end of unit Geometry test this Tuesday.  The tests will be sent home that afternoon and need to be returned to class with their parents signature.  The rest of the week, children will be doing Accelerated Math activities and working on individual objectives.

Science

Children will sit their Science test this Wednesday morning.  The Science test will be marked and sent home for parents to view and then sign before the test paper comes back to class.

Literacy

Children finish their book report work and present it to the class.  The children will be writing end of year evaluations, reflecting on their achievements through the year and looking at setting goals for next year.  They will also be given time for expressive writing either in their composition book or on our class blog.

Important School Events

Graduation Ceremony for the Grade 6 student’s is Tuesday 15 of June at 7pm in the school chapel.  The FBCS choir, of which 1/2 of grade 3 is in, will be performing two songs.  So we look forward to seeing as many of you there as possible.

Swim Gala is this Friday.  It will be held at the Lion’s Pool.  There will be no afternoon classes on Friday as it will be a half day.

End of Year Assessments

• We complete the End of Year Benchmark Literacy Assessment.  These booklets will be sent home shortly and will need to be signed by their parents and then returned to class where it will be kept in the child’s portfolio.
• Children are sitting their final STAR Math test.  A copy of this test will also be sent home with another copy being kept in the Student’s portfolio.
• Children are sitting their final STAR Reading test this Wednesday, 9th of June.
• Children will complete their Science Performance Assessment on Wednesday afternoon (an experiment) and their theory test next week, Wednesday 16th of June.  Revision work based on our Science unit will be sent home as homework at the end of this week.
• Our final strand assessment for Math will be Geometry.  This week we look at Motion and Congruence as well as symmetry.  The end of unit test will be Tuesday, 15th of June.

Novel Study

Children have completed their novels and are now working on their book reports.  Some students have chosen to do a diorama, Power Point or traditional book report.  The requirements for this report and what is expected for each grade is written in their Reading book.

Graduation night is this Tuesday at 6:30pm.  We hope to see you all there as we celebrate the achievements of the students during this academic year.

Literacy - Children will be completing the End of Year Storytown Benchmark Assessment during Reading and Writing class periods.  This booklet will be marked and handed back to both students and parents for review next week.

Math - We have started our final strand focus, Geometry.  Children have been revising their understanding of 2D shapes and learning the names for a variety of polygons.  This week we will be looking at identifying and naming 3D shapes.

Science - Children have been learning to identify different forms of energy.  This week we look at how we use energy and the importance of energy in our lives.

Math - After the Math test on Friday, I noticed there were some key concepts the children still had not grasped.  This was particularly so about finding equivalent fractions, comparing fractions and reading/writing decimals.  Extra revision work will be done in class this week with the children resetting the test at the end of the week.  For homework, children need to complete Chapter Review questions 6 - 26 and chapter test questions 1 - 16 found in the textbook on p438 - 440.  Children could also look at completing Mathletics tasks, Rainforest Math activities and accompanying activities in the Practice Workbook and Textbook.

Reading - Children will be continuing their novel study work.  Bookworms will be focusing on developing summarizing skills.  Word Sleuths will be completing a variety of activities focus on the comprehension strategies of questioning, analyzing and some word study skills. 

Writing - Children will be drafting their country report.  A particular focus will be made on structuring the report with a strong introduction and concluding statement.  A focus will aslo be made on writing paragraphs that answer their research questions, have topic sentences and are well sequenced.

Drama - our last skit will be presented in chapel on Monday 24 May.  The skit is called Who is the Greatest and will be performed by Allan, Dinara, Jessica and John.  As always, parents are welcome to attend our chapel services.

Grade 3 visited the National Gallery to learn about the traditioinal Caymanian Art form of thatching.  We had great fun and learnt lots.  Check out this clip from the Cayman27 News.

http://www.cayman27.com.ky/news/item/5336

Math - Final week on Fractions and Decimals.  There will be a test on Friday morning.  Revision work has been sent home and is also being done in class.

Reading - Children continue their novel study work in class.

Writing - Children have now completed their research about their chosen country.  We will be planning and drafting the reports during class time.

Field Trip- Grade 3 will be visiting the National Gallery on Wednesday, 12 May.  Please ensure all permission slips are signed and returned to class. Please let Miss Hurst know if you are able to volunteer you time to transport and help supervise the children.

READING WEEK at FBCS!  For this Reading week we will be having a particular focus on Narnia, the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.  We will be doing book reports, drawings from the books, acting out scenes and a variety of fun activities to do with the book.  This Wednesday, 5 May, is “come to school as your favorite book character”.  A great dress up time for children and staff alike!  On Thursday we will also be “kidnapping” a teacher(s) to read to the class,  This was great fun last year and we looking forward to another successful and fun week full of reading!

Math.  We continue to work with fractions.  For homework this week children will be using fraction strips to find equivalent fractions.  The concept of decimals will also start to be introduced to the children.

Writing (link with Reading and Social Studies).  Each child has now chosen their country for their research report.  This week they will learn how to effectively take notes and use their reading skills to research for information.  Most of the research will be done in class with some extra research done as homework over this coming weekend.

SAT.  Due to the AC not operating during the end of last week, it was decided to postpone the last SAT test (Science) till this week.  This test will be completed on Monday morning.  Children who have also missed a portion of the SAT tests will also be given a chance to complete them this week.

Drama.  These children will be performing in next weeks chapel service on Monday morning, sometime between 8:20 - 9:00am

Knights of the Square Table (Prejudice)May 10. Sara, Abigail, Heidi and Shennell

The Sword Drill (Practicing what you Preach)May 10.  Liam, Olivia and Nasim

Monday, 26 April to Friday, 30 April

Monday

9:00am SAT Word Study Skills

10:50am SAT Reading Vocabulary

Tuesday

8:30am SAT Math test (Problem Solving)

10:30am SAT Listening

Wednesday

8:30am SAT Math Test (Mathematics Procedures)

10:30am SAT Reading Comprehension

Thursday

8:30am SAT Language

10:00am SAT Spelling

Friday

8:30 SAT Science