January 17, 2019

Can you believe that third grade is half way over?! Encourage your 3rd grader to finish strong by:
ü  Giving their best effort
ü  Completing homework assignments neatly and correctly
ü  Practicing multiplication facts daily
ü  Checking spelling and punctuation when writing sentences

Jan. 21      Holiday! No school!
Jan. 22-25 Spirit Week (more info below)

Jan. 27      FPD Preview Day 3pm-5pm - Invite your                                  family, friends, & neighbors!

Jan. 29      Chapel 

Feb. 12      Chapel - 3rd Grade leads! Please join us in the Fine                   Arts Auditorium at 12:05.

Feb. 18-19 Holidays! No school!

Feb. 21     Capitol Field Trip to Atlanta (More info soon)
Feb. 27     Author Visit - Carmen Deedy
March 1    Mixon-Fincher Celebration 8:15-9:00 in your child's classroom

Next week (January 22-25) is Spirit Week at FPD!!! “Elementary Dress-up Days” are listed below:

 Tuesday theme for Elementary: Favorite color Head to Toe… ( No face paint, masks, or full face covering bodysuit.) If students wear athletic shorts they must be to the knee or wear leggings under them.

 Wednesday- WaCKy Tacky DaY

Thursday- Favorite Team Day

Fri- SUPER VIKING SPIRIT Day..  red, black

 ***Elementary’s Spirit Week Collection and Donations will benefit The Campus Club Ministry here in Macon.***

Items needed include:

crayons, notebooks, glue sticks, markers, pencils, journals, etc.

LIBRARY NEWS:   Our visiting author, Carmen Deedy, will visit us on Wednesday, February 27, during our Mixon-Fincher Young Author and Illustrator week.  See the flyer from last week's signed papers for more information about her visit and the opportunity to pre-order an autographed Carmen Deedy book.

 **Forms/money are due by Friday, Feb. 1 for pre-ordered books.**

Unit 5 relates fractions to visual and symbolic representations, including drawings, words, and standard notation, and explores equivalent fractions. We will also develop multiplication fact strategies using known facts to find unfamiliar products using arrays, area models, and properties of multiplication.
PRACTICE MULTIPLICATION FACTS FOR A FEW MINUTES EVERY DAY!
We have begun a sweet story in reading called The Hundred Dresses.  It is a wonderful old story about the hurtfulness of making unfair judgments.  It reminds us all to follow the “golden rule” and to be kind and compassionate to everyone.
Our 3rd quarter AR goal is set! Each student should pass at least 6 AR tests before the end of the quarter on Wednesday, March 6. This should include one biography and one chapter book. These books must be pre-approved by your student's teacher. Biographies will all be selected in February during our weekly library time. Remaining books are student's choice. 
In Social Studies we have begun a fun unit on Native Americans in North America. We will study the heritage, customs, shelters, etc. of several different tribes.
In Science we will investigate States of Matter - solids, liquids, and gases. So fun!
PLEASE REMEMBER TO SEND PICTURES YOU TAKE OF FIELD TRIPS AND CLASSROOM EVENTS TO YOUR CHILD'S TEACHER!