April 29th - May 3rd

April 29th - May 3rd

Week 32

Upcoming Events:

Monday, April, 29th - Homework/Reading Log Due Today, M-Step ELA Testing

Tuesday, April 30th - MSTEP ELA Testing

Wednesday, May 1st - LATE START

Thursday, May 2nd - 3rd Grade to Sarett Nature Center

Friday, May 3rd - French Students visit from HS, MSTEP

End of the Year Check-in

Spring is definitely in the air! With all the year end events, students are certainly beginning to get excited. However, we still have five more weeks of school left and much testing still to complete. We'd appreciate it if you could have a conversation or two about school and learning expectations as we close out this year. Please encourage your child to continue to stay focused on doing his/her best work, persevering through difficult challenges socially and academically, and staying the course through the end. We thank you for your support in helping your child finish the year strong.

END OF YEAR EVENTS UPDATE:

Sarett Nature Center - This Thursday, May 2nd 10:00am-12:30pm 

(Parents may attend by meeting us there and pay when you arrive.)

Track Meet- Wednesday, May 15th at St. Joseph High School 11:10am-2:30pm

-Look for a link on Mrs. Knuth's Blog for volunteer opportunities soon! You may come watch as the kids compete in events.

Potawatomi Zoo - Friday, May 17th 

Chaperones notes were due back April 26th. 

Reading Camp- Monday May 20th in the courtyard at Lincoln 

-Click here to volunteer for the day OR to volunteer your tent or canopy for the event.

Field Day/Lincoln School Picnic- Thursday, May 23rd 

-Click here to volunteer.  

Kiwanis Park - Thursday, May 30th 9:30-11:30

-We do not need parent volunteers for this, but you are welcome to join us at the park.  We will be celebrating our ice cream multiplication and division learning at the park.  Please sign up to donate items here for the celebration.  

M-STEP Testing

Technology issues have been fixed and we are set to get back to Third grade M-STEP testing on Monday. Here is our schedule for testing this week and next week. If possible, please schedule appointments around these times.

As we prepare for our M-STEP  tests to begin this week, we would like to make you aware of important information regarding technology. Please note that during the M-STEP testing, all electronic devices, including cell phones, smart watches, and Bluetooth headphones (or any headphones not used for testing), must be turned off and stored away from the work area. 

Because of this, we encourage you to keep phones and smart watches at home on testing days. If your student brings one of these devices to school, the device should remain in the backpack and be powered off. Any devices that are not in backpacks will be collected by the teacher and stored in the teacher's area until testing is completed.

Thank you for your assistance with this matter.

There is really no way students can "study" for these tests, but you can help your child be ready for these by:

• Making sure your child has a good night's rest.
• Making sure your child eats a healthy breakfast.
• Providing a positive send off to school in the morning.
• Not scheduling appointments on these days.
• Encouraging your child to try his/her best!

Multiplication and Division Facts...ICE CREAM!

Our next multiplication and division challenge continues...ice cream!  Please have your child continue reviewing their multiplication and division facts.  The ice cream challenge will be very similar to the pizza challenge we did in January, but instead of slices, students will earn ice cream scoops and toppings. We will celebrate everyone's hard work learning their multiplication and division facts with an ice cream party at the end of the year. :)

Weekly Specials Schedule

Bacolor	Monday No Special	Tuesday P.E.	Wednesday Library/Media  Center	Thursday Music	Friday Art
Ettinger	Art	Music	P.E.	Library/Media Center	No Special
Peek	P.E.	Art	Music	No Special	Library/Media

What we are learning this week!

Reading - M-Step

Math - Unit 7: Section A: Shapes and their Attributes
Writing - M-Step

Science- Forces and Motion

Need another homework sheet?  Blank Homework Sheet

Interested in Volunteering?

If you are wanted to help in our classrooms in anyway throughout this year, you must complete the background form. 

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Technology Support Site for Students and Parents

Our media team has created a resource site for students and families to help them navigate district technology.

Click on the link below to access this resource:

SPS Student/Parent Digital Handbook