End of Year Events

Important Reminders for next week

Tuesday, May 16th- 3rd Grade Field Day!

• 12-2 PM on playground
• Students will need to wear tennis shoes and sunscreen.  They are also welcome to wear hats and bring water bottles.  
• Students should wear clothes that are okay to get wet to school (no swimsuits).  They will need to bring an extra change of clothes including undergarments.  

Wednesday, May 17th- TN Aquarium Field Trip!

• Students need to be in the classroom at 7:30 AM for breakfast.
• We will leave promptly at 8:00 AM.
• Students who returned signed permission slips regarding electronic devices may bring them, but devices will be left on the bus.  There can be NO pictures taken of classmates and parents are only allowed to take pictures of their own children.
• Students will wear field trip shirts given to them the morning of the trip.  They also need to wear comfortable shoes.
• If you indicated that your child is bringing his/her own lunch, please make sure the lunch is with him/her that morning.  This will be used as a snack for the ride home.  
• We will be eating lunch at the aquarium during our IMAX movie.  ONLY students, chaperones, and teachers will be receiving this lunch.  Any parents who are meeting us there are responsible for their own lunches.  The aquarium has concessions available for purchase.
• We will return to the school at 4:30 PM.  Please be here to pick up your child at that time.  Students will need to be picked up in the classroom so they can be signed out by a parent/guardian.

We are very excited about these upcoming events!

Math- Homework and Multiplication Testing

Please remember to turn your homework in by Friday!☺

Multiplication Facts are winding down for the first go around.........

We are finishing up with 4's, 7's and 8's!

SO THANKFUL for the Commutative Property of Multiplication because that means we already know pretty much all those facts already!!!!

4's-  new facts to learn:   4x4    4x7   4x8    **(already know 1,2,3,5,6, 9, 10's =)

Strategy- double your doubles

for 4x4 think 2x4 is 8 and double the 8=16.  

7's-   new facts to learn: 7x7   7x8

We have jingles for both of them!   

Evan and Kevin rang the chimes, 7x7 is 49.

Numbers line up in a row, numbers line up, ain't it great, 5, 6, 7, 8;    56= 7x8.

(We also know Jess and Sue got the flu, 6 x7 is 42.)

8's- the ONLY fact left-    8x8

JINGLE-   I ate and I ate and got sick on the floor, 8x8 is 64.  

Test on these facts will be next Monday!

Class News:

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* Finishing up with Area and Perimeter-  FRACTIONS are in our VERY near FUTURE!  

I've been encouraging the kids to volunteer to help with recipes that involve measuring and using fractions at home.  Hands on/Real World application make Fractions come alive and MAKE SENSE!  

Thank you SO MUCH for helping to make your child's 3rd grade year AWESOME! 

-Mrs. Cook

Thank you......

Just wanted to take a moment to simply say, "Thank You."

I am humbled and blessed to work and live in a community where people still truly care about each other.  The passing of my father-in-law last Friday morning left us shaken and hurting, but the love and outpouring of prayers and support gave us strength during such a difficult time.

May peace and love abound in and around your lives, in your homes and families!
Love,
Mrs. Cook