Field Trip Postponed!

Our Bowling Field Trip has unfortunately been cancelled due to the Swine Flu going around. As soon as the date has been rescheduled, I will let you all know.

Thanks for going with the flow during this time! The end of the year is always a bit stressed, and the flu is just adding to it! Luckily, we made it through the TAKS tests!

Thanks a bunch, as always.

3D's How to Multiply Video

Please check out this video our class made together that shows us how to multiply 2 digit x 1 digit numbers AND 3 digit x 1 digit numbers! We had a lot of fun trying out our awesome SmartRecorder!

Field Trip Reminders

Paper copy will be coming home tomorrow, but here are a few reminders for Friday's bowling field trip:

*We'll leave the school around 8:45 am.
*We will have lunch and recess at Kid Kountry from approximately 12:00-1:00.

IMPORTANT:
***Your child needs a sack lunch, a drink, and a snack (disposable items are preferred). The snack must be separate from the lunch, as these things will be traveling separately. =) Also, please CLEARLY LABEL each of your child's pieces with his or her name.

***Your child should wear a Lakeside shirt or a red shirt if possible.


I think that's it for now! Thanks so much, and we will get some fun field trip photos posted when we can!!

Multiplication Practice

Students: please check out this fun tool for practicing your multiplication facts!



It is so important that you keep up with these over the summer so that you're super prepared for 4th grade math next year!

Week of April 27th

Hello there!

Here are a few reminders for this coming week.

***Please have your child VOTE using the Poll on the right sidebar of this blog. They just need to click on their answer, then click Vote. Thanks!

Monday we will begin Spelling groups again. Our Spelling test will be on Thursday this week, as Friday we'll be on our Field Trip.

Tuesday is our Math TAKS Test! One down, one to go! I know our students will do amazing on the test if they remember to use all of their helpful strategies and check over their work CAREFULLY! We will have breakfast in the cafeteria again (sausage biscuits) for those who want it. Otherwise, students should have a healthy breakfast at home!

Friday is our Bowling Field Trip with Mrs. Bladl. We will be having our sack lunches at Kid Kountry after bowling (around noon), and parents are welcome to visit with their children at the park if they'd like.

Friday will also be Jackie's last day with us, as her family is moving to Frisco. She will be missed very much, and we wish her the best of luck at her new school! We are so glad she was part of our class this year.

You will soon be receiving information about our upcoming 3rd Grade Field Trip, which will be on May 15th. We will be going to the Ballpark in Arlington, and parents are welcome to attend with us. More information on this soon.

Thanks for everything, and have a great weekend!

Test-Taking Tips from Dr. Brad Schwall

http://www.coolkidschannel.com/parentingtips/test_prep

Please check out the above link to view some advice on how to help prepare and de-stress your child for a day of test-taking. There is also a video you can watch of an interview Dr. Schwall gave on Channel 8.

The need for technology in education.

This video is a little long (7 minutes), but well worth it. (You will want to scroll down & click the pause button on our Music Player so you can hear the video.)

Have a great Tuesday!

Activities & Reminders for the Week of April 20th.

Parents,



Don't forget: Tomorrow, April 20th, is Group Picture Day! I have only received money from 2 students to order pictures, so don't forget to send yours in if you'd like to order some this time around!


This Tuesday we will be taking our final TAKS practice, a released test from a past year. Please encourage your child to work as hard as he/she will on the actual test next week and to use ALL of the strategies we've learned in class. This is the only way we'll get a true picture of how they will do on the actual test.

Wednesday: Charlotte's Web projects are due!

Wednesday is EARTH DAY! Students are encouraged to either walk, ride their bicycles, or carpool to school that day. We would also like them to wear green that day!

Wednesday we will begin a week-long Investigation in Science using mini-sprouters and various seeds. Ask your child about this Wednesday night! I will try to get some pictures and post them on the class website.

Friday morning we'll have our Spirit Assembly for the month of April. Please feel free to join us in the Gym!

Friday we will have our final quiz over Charlotte's Web, which will include a cumulative review of all of the vocabulary words we have studied. Please look for a Review Sheet to come home Monday night that will help with studying the vocabulary. I would recommend studying 10-15 words each night this week. The students seem to be very familiar with certain words and not with others, so you may give them an "oral quiz" to see which words they need more work on, therefore eliminating the need to study words they already know.

I am looking forward to a wonderful week in 3D!

Earth Day Links

Please find some fun links to websites to celebrate and learn more about Earth Day, which is coming up soon on Wednesday, April 22nd.

Friendly reminder that our Charlotte's Web projects are also due the 22nd.

If your child has a project that is computer-based, and you would like for me to print it at school, I am happy to do so if you will email it to me.

Thanks, as always!

http://www.scholastic.com/actgreen/

http://www.seussville.com/main.php?section=home&isbn=&catalogID=&eventID=

http://www.seussville.com/lorax/

Welcome to our class blog!

Dear Parents & Students, Welcome to our 3D Class Blog on blogger.com! This blog will be a means of communication between school & home, and I hope it will be a helpful & informative tool to keep everyone in the loop about what is going on in our classroom. Please visit often. Coming soon are directions for how to set up an account on bloglines so you will be alerted to new posts on our blog & where you can also keep track of ALL the blogs you read in one place. I am very excited about this new opportunity for learning!