Updates (Field Trip Tomorrow)

Please remember we have our trip to Maple Street Park tomorrow! Everyone needs a bathing suit, towel, sunscreen, a water bottle and lunch/snacks. If you come dressed in your bathing suit, please send an extra change of clothes and underwear to change into after swimming. 

On Friday is our school musical performance at Fleming at 1:30. Third graders need to be dressed in black, blue, white and green. They also need a bandana for one of their dances. 

We had some 4th grade visitors from Fleming come to our classroom today and answer more questions about what 4th grade is like! Remember there will be a parent night at Fleming on June 8th. 

Fleming Tour

This morning, two students from Ms. Bergstrom's class came to tell us about an end of year project they are working on. They are collecting different writing instruments that can be recycled. They will be collecting mechanical pencils, markers, highlighters and pens. 

This afternoon we went for our tour of Fleming School! We will get to ask questions to some Fleming fourth graders next week! 

Walking School Bus

Please join us this Wednesday at the "Walking Wednesday School Bus" on May 25th. 

Joining us this week will be members of the High School boys & girls rugby teams and ultimate Frisbee team.

The starting point is the parking lot next to the "old" police station leaving at 7:40, but you can join in along the route.  

• Up Main Street crossing over Main St. at the Baptist Church
• Then to Grove St. 
• Central St.

We walk rain or shine.........just not during a thunder shower!

Last Four Winds

Today we had our last Four Winds! We learned all about how to use a compass! 

Thank you again to Erika, Aricha, Keelin and Beth for working with us this year during our Four Winds times! 

Student Led Conferences

Thank you to everyone that came to student led conferences today! I planned to get a picture of everyone but of course missed a few families with all the excitement! I'm so glad they got to share all of their hard work with you! 

Array Posters and Penpals

Some housekeeping: Remember NO SCHOOL tomorrow for student led conferences! They cannot wait to share all of their hard work. 

Friday (5/20) I will be out and Mrs. Macmillan will be their guest teacher! I am going to watch my brother graduate college in Connecticut! 

The current unit in math has been focusing on using arrays as a model to solve multiplication problems. The first step is to build a "skeleton" using the linear units (little blue pieces) to layout the dimensions of the problem you are trying to solve. Once you have done that you can fill in with the base ten pieces to come up with a product. 

We have had a lot of practice building the dimensions, then filling in with the base ten pieces. The last two days partners were assigned a specific multiplication problem and they had to make a poster showing the matching array and the different equations that helped them come up with a product! 

On Monday, our penpals from Hiawatha came over to play! 

Zones of Regulation

On Friday, Ms. Wageman (now Mrs. Cate) spent time making zone meters with our class during Guidance. Zones of Regulation is a systematic, cognitive behavior approach used to teach self-regulation by categorizing all the different ways we feel and states of alertness we experience into four concrete zones. The curriculum also provides strategies to teach students to become more aware of, and independent in controlling their emotions and impulses, managing their sensory needs and improving their ability to problem solve conflicts. 

Their zone meter shows which zone they are in, and on the back it provides different tools to help them get back into the green zone. They have had many conversations this year around the idea that different kids need different tools and strategies to help them get from one zone to another. They were taking some time to reflect on what would help them get to the green zone. It also lists the triggers that may take them out of the green zone. Again, these triggers can be different for different kids! This program ties in nicely with the read aloud, Inside Out, we have just finished.

Good bye!

Today we finished up SBAC testing for this year! Yay! We also said goodbye to Ms. G who has been working in our classroom since the fall. She joined us for our math block and writer's workshop. We know she is excited to be back with her family in Canada but we will miss her! 

Fleming PTO

The Fleming PTO would like to invite third grade parents to their next PTO meeting on Wednesday May 11th at 6:30pm. They will be starting to discuss the theater residency for next year and would like you to be included in the conversation!

Please remember we have SBAC testing in the morning! Rest up!

Bridges Unit 7

We have started to dive into Unit 7 in Bridges this month. It will be our last math unit of the year! In this unit, we will start to explore multi-digit multiplication as well as spend some more time looking at fractions.

End of Year Events

Hello Families! I have posted a calendar that lays out some of our end of year events. I will update it as other events come up. The last day of school will be determined at the May 9th Prudential Committee meeting. 

As always please email with questions or concerns! 

Thanks!