Grades 3 & 4 Newsletter Week of March 3, 2014 Students did a fine job on their animal reports. Hopefully students will be presenting them to the class this week. Today, Monday, 3/3 students will participate in the annual Book Swap. Students may bring unwanted books to school and have the opportunity to equally exchange their books for others. Our annual Cross Exchange will take place on Ash Wednesday, 3/5. All students need to bring a cross that they can exchange with another student on Ash Wednesday. Soft pretzels ($1.00) and orange drink ($.50) will be sold at lunch beginning on Friday, 3/7 and each Friday during Lent. The third and fourth grade Biography Book Reports are due Thursday, 3/14. Our tentative Academic Agenda is as follows: Math- Grade 3- continuing Chapter 6-More Multiplication/Division Facts Mid-Chapter Test, Lessons 1-8, Tues. 3/4 Grade 4- working on Chapter 8- Fraction Concepts Spelling- Working on Lesson 23, Grade 3- words containing “ar”sounds Grade 4- words containing “ur” sounds Reading- Grade 3 focused skill-text structure, Selection- Mom’s Best Friend Grade 4- focused skill-drawing conclusions, Selection- Marvin of the Great North Woods English- Grades 3 & 4- Creative Writing Assignment- Informative Description Religion- working on Chapter 7- The Beatitudes Science- continuing Chapter 4 – Light (Physical Science) Open Book/Note Test on Lessons 1& 3, pp. B93-B103, Mon.-3/3 Beginning -The Human Body- Chapter 1- The Digestive, Circulatory and Nervous Systems Social Studies- continuing study of Pennsylvania- Chapter 1- Geography of PA Open-Book Test on Lessons 1-3, pp. 10-25, Mon.3/3 Beginning Chapter 2- Natural Regions of PA God Bless, Candace A. Steffie