Room B6 Chronicle

Mrs. Light and Mrs. White’s 3rd Grade Class
Dates to Remember:
 It’s Read Across America week (into next Monday). See what to
wear daily in the column to the right.
 Our Vacation on Mars performance is on Wed., 3/11, at 1:15
p.m. in the MPR. Students with major singing and speaking roles
should be spending extra practice time at home. Scripts have
been going to and from home. Thank you for your support.
 March 31—2nd Trimester report cards come home.
 Wed., 4/8, is the TL Science Night from 6-8 p.m.
 Spring Break is April 13-17. School resumes Monday, 4/20.
 Open House is on Thurs., 5/28.
February 24, 2020
Other Important News
 Welcome back from the break. We hope it was wonderful!
 In honor of Dr. Seuss, and starting tomorrow, Tues., Feb. 25
through Mon., March 2, we will celebrate Read Across America.
 Tuesday: Cat in the Hat Day – wear stripes
 Wednesday: The Lorax – wear a mustache
 Thursday: Wacky Wednesday – wear mismatched clothes
 Friday: One Fish, Two Fish… wear Red/Blue
 Monday Hats off to Dr. Seuss: wear a Cat in the Hat or Crazy
or Favorite Hat – also, bring a towel and hat to read under
the sun 1:30 -1:50.

Curriculum News
 LANGUAGE ARTS: As we focus on Common Core listening and speaking skills with our upcoming play and
speech tournament/class assignment, we will review the last unit from our adoption, Advancements in
Technology, this short week. We have postponed our unit 5 assessment to this week, on Friday, to allow for more
in-depth review. In lieu of our regular story, we will emphasize expository text as we read and explore our science
textbook and a variety of books that delve into the solar system. Language Arts homework is enclosed and
due this Thursday. NO SPELLING THIS WEEK. In Writer’s Workshop, we will be crossing over to social
studies as we work on our president reports. We will be writing solar system cinquain poetry to correspond with an
upcoming art project. We are continuing with mini-lessons in figurative language AND writing with strong, “super
hero” words (e.g., inquired vs. asked, strolled vs. walked).
 MATH: Today we worked on the Exit Ticket Review for Module 3 – lessons 16-21. Homework tonight is to review
the Exit Tickets for a test tomorrow. On Wednesday, we will begin Module 4 – Geometry focusing on area.
Students should keep practicing their facts at home nightly!!!!
 SOCIAL STUDIES: Students have been assigned a president to research and write about in class. For the next
two weeks, students will research and take notes using a variety of resources at school as they begin to write their
research reports.
 SCIENCE: Over the next few weeks, we will wrap up our study of space. Our next science unit will be on Living
Things as we introduce different ecosystems and biomes.
 ART DOCENTS: Thank you our art docent parents, Mrs. Woolf and Mrs. Law, who kicked off our program before
the break. You will see many of our students’ creations at our Open House on Thurs., May 28.

Planet Trivia
 Jupiter is known as the “King of Planets”. It is the largest planet and is fifth from the sun. It is covered with colorful clouds. Jupiter
has four large moons and many other small moons.
 Earth is made up of 97% water & has one moon. It is the only planet in our solar system that is known to host LIFE. It’s our home!
 Venus is the second planet from the sun & has no moons. It is called Earth’s twin planet because they are about the same size.
 Mars is known as “The Red Planet” because of its color. It has two moons. Mars has seasons similar to those of Earth.
 Saturn is yellow and gray in color. It is known for its rings. It is the second largest planet. It is the least dense of the planets; its
specific gravity (0.7) is less than that of water.
 Pluto is the smallest planet--so small it was deemed "not a planet, but a dwarf planet" by 424 astronomers from the International
Astronomical Union who convened and voted on Pluto's change of status on August 16, 2006.