Chandler's Class Chronicles

May 14, 2009

Dear Parents/Guardians,

 

      It is hard to believe that the last week of school is upon us.  We have had a wonderful school year and enjoyed working with each and every child in our classroom.  Next week we will celebrate the last week of school with some exciting activities. 

 

Monday:  Regular educational day

 

Tuesday:  Game Day:  Your child may bring a fun game from home (no DS, Gameboys or other similar games).

 

Wednesday:  Autograph Day:  We will get together with all of the other 3^rd grade classes for autographs.  With your permission, your child may wear his/her Blackwell t-shirt or another t-shirt and collect autographs on the shirt.  Yearbooks will also be distributed to those who placed an order.

 

Thursday:  We will picnic outside for lunch.  After lunch, we will enjoy fun in the sun.  Your child may bring in bubbles, sidewalk chalk or other outdoor games.  Please be sure to put sunscreen on your child or send it in for your child.

 

 

Friday:  Peachtree Brass Assembly, Ice Cream Party (thanks to the generous donations from the last ice cream party, we have all that we need!), Your child may bring in a can or a small bottle (no more than 20 oz.) of his/her favorite soda or drink. 

 

Backpacks may NOT come to school on Friday.   Children who bring lunches each day need to bring it in a disposable sack.  Nothing is allowed to go home on the bus on the last day of school! 

 

Don’t forget to send in a self-addressed envelope with 3 stamps for your child’s report card if you have not already done so.  Thank you!

 

As soon as we know anything about CRCT results, we will notify you!!  I know you are all anxious!!  We are too!

 

If you have any questions, please email us or write in your child’s agenda and we will get back to you!  Have a wonderful weekend!

May 8, 2009

Happy Friday!  We have had a lot of fun learning about poetry, data collection and graphing this week to name a few.  Career Day was a success!  The children learned about a bunch of different “careers on wheels.”  We enjoyed learning what the children would like to be when they grow up.  Many of the kids dressed up as their career of choice and had a great time.

 

Here are some dates to remember:

 

Field Day is now on Thursday, May 14^th:  Please have your child wear his/her Blackwell shirt. 

 

Due to the change in field day, we had to change our “fun-raiser”.  The new date for the fun-raiser is Monday, May 18^th at the end of the school day.  We have asked all of the children to donate $1.00 to participate in this fun filled afternoon with a movie, a special snack and to wear pajamas for the day.  Thank you to all of you who have already donated $1.00!  If everyone donates a dollar in the third grade, we will raise about $120.00 to go toward our Blackwell Foundation.  The Foundation raises money to help support Blackwell.  Right now, we are trying to raise enough to buy Smart Boards for every classroom.  Smart Boards are interactive boards that will benefit every child!   

 

Volunteer Tea is on May 13^th from 9:00 to 11:00 in our

Media

Center

.

 

May 19^th:  Yearbooks will be given out to those who have ordered one.

 

May 20^th:  Awards Ceremony at 8:30 am in the cafeteria.  We will notify you if your child is receiving an award for academics or attendance.

 

May 22^nd:  Last day of school!

 

Report cards will be sent home this summer.  Please send in an 8 ½ by 11 self addressed envelope with 3 stamps.  A lot of information may come home so we would love to have an envelope big enough to hold everything.  If a stamped, self-addressed envelope is not sent in, you may come to the school this summer and pick up your child’s report card.  If you have an outstanding balance (cafeteria, ASP, lost library book), you will need to come to the school this summer to pick up your child’s report card.

 

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mother’s and grandmothers!  We hope that you have a very special day!

April 30, 2009

We are so happy that the CRCT is over!  The students worked very hard and earned the sundae party that we had on Monday.  Thank you very much for all of the generous donations to make our celebration a success!

 

It is so hard to believe that we only have 3 weeks of school left!  Next week we will do the following…

 

Reading

: Chapter books and book club

Writing:  Narrative, Poetry

English:  Review

Math:  Interpreting information from graphs, collecting data

Science/Social Studies:  Review

 

We have several other things going on next week….

 

Wednesday, May 6^th ….Field Day

Thursday, May 7^th…….Career Day (your child may dress up in an outfit showing his/her favorite career or what he/she would like to be when grown up.)

Friday, May 8^th………Tall Tell Theater/acting class at Blackwell

 

The count down is on….16 more days of school!

March 20, 2009

Happy Spring!

We are really busy working on CRCT test prep skills.  We focus a lot of our day in small reading groups and math groups.  We have begun narrative writing and a lot of imagination is coming out from the children. 

We will have spelling words next week for your child to work on each night.  Please also have your child work on the multiplication facts up to 10 X 10.  In math we have begun to work on multiplying 2 digit numbers by a 1 digit number.  The kids are excited about it.  We are also learning about magnets which has been fun for the kids. 

Next Tuesday is picture day.  Please send in tennis shoes for P.E. if your child wears other shoes for his or her picture.

Another CRCT math practice packet is coming home today.  Please have your child do a little at a time so he/she does not feel overwhelmed.  It is due next Friday, March 27th. 

Have a safe and beautiful weekend!

March 16, 2009

We had a wonderful time on our field trip to Fernbank and IMAX!  The kids had a blast, and it was very informative.  The programs related to our standards so it was a great review!

A few things to know....

Report Cards come home this Thursday, March 19th.  Please sign the white card and send it back to school.

Tuesday, March 24th is Picture Day!

We have a new computer math program that we are piloting here at Blackwell.  As soon as the students are trained, they will be able to access it at home.  It is a wonderful way to work on math skills!  We are very excited.  The teachers actually pick the assignments for the children to complete and the assignments coincide with the Georgia standards!  Look for information regarding this program in the near future!

Have a wonderful week.

Donations needed!

If any of you could donate the following items, we would GREATLY appreciate it!!!!!!

Pencils

Ream of copy paper

THANK YOU!!!!

March 6, 2009

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!  Thank you for your generous donations.  The field trip is ON!  The children have been so excited; we were dreading the idea of having to cancel due to the sudden increase of money needed for the buses!  Thanks to all of you who donated extra money, we get to tell the children that WE ARE GOING!  I can’t wait to see all of the smiles on their faces!  The fieldtrip to

Fernbank

Museum

and IMAX Theater will be a wonderful experience for all of the students!

 

Next week we will continue with the following….

 

Spelling:  /u/

 

Writing:  persuasive and begin narrative writing

 

Social Studies:  Lyndon B. Johnson, Franklin D. Roosevelt

 

Science:  habitats and begin magnets

 

Math:  review of area/perimeter, fractions, decimals and measurement

 

Reading:  Fiction Texts, Cause and Effect

 

CRCT review!

 

Homework Packet:  Your child will bring home a CRCT review packet of math material today!  It is due next Friday or any day before then.  Please help your child divide the packet up so that he/she is not overwhelmed.  There are 48 review problems!  Please, please, please check your child’s work and help him/her with the problems he/she is struggling with.  Some problems will take longer than others! 

 

Dates to remember

 

Tuesday, March 10^th:  Math Night at Publix from 6:00 to 7:00 (Publix is located on Barrett Parkway in Town Center Prado), Stevie B’s Night

 

Friday, March 13^th:  Fieldtrip to Fernbank and IMAX (please have your child dress comfortably with appropriate walking shoes).  There is no need to bring money.  We will not visit any gift shops!  Also, if your child wants to bring a lunch from home, please put it in a disposable sack.  Those students buying school lunches will receive a sack lunch!

 

Have a safe weekend!  Enjoy some time outside in the beautiful weather we are counting on!

Read Across America Day

Monday, March 2nd is Dr. Seuss's Birthday!  We will celebrate in school with Read Across America Day.  Your child may dress up on Monday as his or her favorite book character!  Be creative, don't run out and buy anything!  If your child would like to wear pajamas to school instead, he/she may do so.  Your child may also bring a blanket or towel to curl up with during the day during reading time!  3rd grade is not participating in the parade this year.  It is only for K-2nd grade.  However, we will have our own parade among the 3rd grade!  We will also have a judging for the most creative costume in the class!  

Next week we will be busy with the following....

L. Arts:  Parts of speech, vocabulary, review

Reading:  Fiction texts, comparing fiction to non-fiction, Reading Comprehension, CRCT prep

Writing:  Creative Writing

Math:  Perimeter and area

Science:  We will finish our unit on Habitats and finish our habitat project

Social Studies:  Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson

Dates to Remember:

Monday, March 2nd:  Read Across America Day (Dress up- see above note)

Tuesday, March 3rd:  EARLY RELEASE (STUDENTS DISMISS TWO HOURS EARLIER)

Thursday, March 5th:  PTA  (3RD GRADE PERFORMANCE)

Tuesday, March 10th:  Math Night

Have a great and safe weekend! 

February 13, 2009

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!  100% of our students turned in permission slips and money for our fieldtrip to Fern Bank and IMAX!  We are very excited and are looking forward to this field trip on March 13th.

We also have a fieldtrip to see a Performing Arts program about Paul Revere next week on Thursday, February 19th!  We will leave Blackwell at 9:00.  The performance is at 10:00, and we will return to school before our scheduled lunch time at 12:00.

WE DO NOT HAVE SCHOOL ON MONDAY!  IT IS A TEACHER WORKDAY!

Dates to Remember:

Monday, February 16th:  No school for students

Thursday, February 19th:  Fieldtrip to Performing Arts

                          Chick-fil-A in morning carpool

Thursday, February 19th:  Skate Night

Thursday, February 26th:  Family Trivia Night sponsored by Student

                          Council

A look into next week

Reading:  Fiction, strategies for reading comprehension

Writing:  Persuasive, friendly letter

English:  Parts of speech, prefixes

Math:  Measurement, perimeter

Science: Habitats, Georgia Regions

Social Studies:  American Heroes

 

Have a wonderful Valentine's Day and a safe weekend!

January 23, 2009

I want to remind you all of conference week next week.  Students will be dismissed 2 hours early.  We look forward to seeing you and discussing your child's progress. 

February 4th is an Early Release Day!  Students will be dismissed two hours early.

Next week, we will continue working on the same skills we have been working on this week.  Please see the post below this one to review those!  Have a wonderful weekend.