The Green Meadow Gazette
March 15, 2012
Upcoming & Important Events:
· Friday, March 16th – Dismissal at 12:30
· Friday, March 16th – Book orders due
· Wednesday, March 21st – MCAS testing
· Thursday, March 22nd – MCAS testing
· Friday, March 23rd – Dismissal at 12:30
Classroom News:
Hunter: Last week we had Library. I checked out a Star Wars book. It is good so far. We left the library after we checked out books.
Joseph: In Math we played a game! The game was about figuring out what shape our partner has. It’s a math game because it had to do with geometry. How to play the game: 1. Reach into the bag. 2. Describe the solid figure (explaining the number of faces, edges, and vertices) to your partner. 3. Guess the shape. 4. Keep the shape if the answer is right.
Morgan: In Math we are learning about lines. There are lines, line segments, rays, intersecting lines, parallel lines, and points. There are five types of lines and the point.
Thomas: Last week we learned about faces, edges, and vertices in Math. All the shapes have different names. A sphere is a shape that has no corners, no faces, and no edges. A cylinder has 2 faces and no edges or corners.
Alonso: Last week we read a book called The Big Orange Splot for an MCAS practice test. Next week we will take the real MCAS test. I hope I pass MCAS. I feel very ready and determined to pass.
Hannah: Lately in Math we have been studying polygons. Polygons are closed shapes that have three or more corners like a triangle or a pentagon. Some of the polygons we learned about are triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, and octagons. We learned a lot about polygons in one day.
Samantha: On Monday, Mrs. Grundstrom (my mom) came in for Yoga. We made relaxation hands. To make them you wrote all the good things about you on your paper hand. We also did some yoga poses we already know. She taught us to take 5 breaths. That’s when you count down from 5 and you breathe.
Kate: We have been reading a book called The Tale of Despereaux. Despereaux is a mouse that has big ears and can read. So far Despereaux is in the dungeon for standing at the foot of the Princess Pea and the King and for letting the Princess Pea touch him. Right now the characters we have heard about are Despereaux, the princess, the king, Gregory, Botticelli, Roscuro, and the queen.
David: Last week we went to Ms. Burns’ room for Reading Buddies. My buddy and I read There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Snow. We also read a pirate book. Then my buddy and I read a Diary of a Wimpy Kid book.
Vinny: Yesterday we went to Gym. We went bowling for healthy snacks and we played a warm up game. We also did our relays and played Rock Paper Scissors Fit.
Dorinda: Last week we read the book called Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus. When Ms. Little was done reading we told our writing workshop partner reasons why the pigeon should not drive the bus. I liked the book because it was funny.
Brianna: We filled up the marble jar! Then we got to have Friday Free Time. Friday Free Time is when we have extra recess inside. Some people played board games. It was a lot of fun and everyone enjoyed it.
Aiden: This week in Cursive we learned lowercase g and o. Lowercase g looks like a plain g. Lowercase o looks like it has a tail. Now I know how to spell “go” in cursive.
Henry: Lately in Writing Workshop we have been doing theses. A thesis is something that you want to stand up for. It’s also about being persuasive. My thesis is that it’s important to be a good sport. Ms. Little had us write three good reasons why you should. My reasons were that you should be a good sport because it helps you make friends, being a good sport makes the game fun, and being a good sport will make you happy for being a kind person. The most important one I think I did was that if people see that you are being a good sport, people will tell their mom good things about you or bad things if you are a bad sport. And that’s what we’re doing in Writing Workshop.
James: Last week we created essay ideas in Writing Workshop. Mine was: “You should get a dog because…” It was exciting. I sort of liked it.
Lindsey: Last week our class had Music. We played Hide and Find. We used a jump rope for the game. How you play is a person hides the jump rope and another person finds it. My friend Henry begged the music teacher if he could jump rope.
Kyle: Sometimes our class receives postcards from different places. We have already received a postcard from each state, but we are still receiving them. The most recent postcards were from St. Croix and Honduras
Graham: Last week in Art we made masks of what our name means. My name means I was from a grand home. I did a castle. Then we went back to the classroom.
Cara: We were at meeting when we got a phone call. When Ms. Little got off the phone she told us that we were going to have an assembly. The assembly was called Poetry in Motion. We heard some poetry. The guy also acted like a mime. It was cool.
Kyleigh: A couple weeks ago Lindsey and I went to Mrs. Messina’s room to read a story to her kindergarten class. It was called The Quilt Maker’s Gift. We only read our favorite page. Reading a story to kids made me feel so confident and proud because I helped them learn.
Rory: Last week we changed seats. We are in groups of four. I sit next to Lindsey. Joseph is diagonal from me, and Kyleigh is across from me. My table is in the middle of the room.
Reese: Last week Mrs. Copley came in from Middlesex Savings Bank to teach us about money. It’s called the “Savings Makes Cents” program. The first thing she taught us was how to open a bank account. Then she taught us about the “Fun Club.” It’s for 4 – 13 year olds. When you bring in money you could win a prize. Then she told us about the vault. The vault is a small room where they keep all the money. They have to keep enough money in the vault for all of the people who have accounts there. Say if I needed $2,000 and I had $2,000 in my bank account, they would need to have enough money in the vault to give it to me. Then she taught us about the ATM. When you use the ATM it gives you money, but you don’t get it for free. If you take money out of your bank account that means there will be less money for you for important things. Pretend I had $10,000 in my bank account. If I wanted to take out $11,000 I couldn’t. But if I want to take $5,000 out that’s ok. It’s like subtraction.
Ms. Little: All third graders will be taking the English Language Arts MCAS test Wednesday and Thursday of next week. Please make sure your child goes to bed at a reasonable time, eats a good breakfast, and arrives at school on time each day next week. There will be no homework given next week; however, please encourage your child to continue reading each night for at least 15 minutes. Enjoy the weekend. J
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