Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Early Release Mondays

There will be no early release Mondays in June.  School will end at 3:23 on the last two Mondays of the school year.

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Weekly Multiplication Tests

We will continue to have multiplication quizzes on Fridays.  They will be a mixture of factors from 0 - 11.  

Please use the links on the right hand side of the blog to link your child to multiplication games that will help prepare them for the rest of the year.  This week's factors focus on multiples of 9.  Please click on the following link to help your child study: Schoolhouse Rock!

Social Studies Game

Here is a link that reviews the concepts that we talked about in our social studies class.  In incorporates both economics our current study and Michigan history.  Click Here!  It's called Frontiers to Factories and explores the history of Detroit.  It will also be located in the Links for Students and Parents!

Monday, May 5, 2014

Field Trips

We have two field trips taking place next week.  On Tuesday, May 13th we'll be at the Ferndale Police department reciting the pledge for a ceremony. There is no cost for this trip.  We will leave school around 9:15a.m. and will return before 10:45a.m.  On Thursday May 15th we'll be traveling to the Detroit Historical Museum and seeing many exhibits that deal with the 3rd grade history curriculum.  On the 15th we will be departing around 9:30a.m. and returning around 2:00p.m.  Students will need to pay a $5 fee and bring a lunch from home or they will recieve a school provided bag lunch.  We still have room for one more chaperone for the historical museum trip.  Contact me A.S.A.P. as it is 1st come 1st serve.     

Multiplication Facts Test (9's)

Please use the links on the right hand side of the blog to link your child to multiplication games that will help prepare them for this week's test.  This week's factors focus on multiples of 9.  Please click on the following link to help your child study: Schoolhouse Rock!