Dolphin Days

Let's Celebrate Writing with Chick FiL A

Thanks to Ms. Kindred, the Marketing Coordinator for Chick Fil A, our class gets to have their own backstage tour of the kitchen at the East Lake Chick Fil A.  At the end of the tour, your child will get to make his or her very own ice cream treat!  Feel free to bring your entire family and your friends.  I am sure that your family cow would love to be a part of the celebration as well.  This will be a fun time!  Don't forget to look for your child's Favorite Day page that will be displayed on the wall!  When you arrive, check off your child's name on the roll at the ordering stand and wait for the tour.  Students will be taken 3-4 at a time.  Feel free to eat while you wait or after the tour.

We are very thankful that Chick Fil A has helped us to be enthusiastic about writing by donating a cow to each student and allowing us to celebrate in this way!  Your child has written the times for the celebration in their agenda. 

Cow and Ms. Kindred came to visit this morning to listen to the Favorite Day page for each student.  You can see photos from the visit at the link below.  Click the album:  Visit 2/15.  See your child's agenda for the password.

Remarkable Expressions Photo Albums

CRCT Challenge

Today, students are bringing home the information about the CRCT challenge. This is just a reminder, that once your child has logged in, it is important to click on teacher assigned tests, or else the teacher will not be able to review what they have done.

 

 

Weekly Update

Let's celebrate!

 Thank you, Haleigh, for donating two balls to the class for recess. We are also excited to have the Geronimo Stilton books, too. We appreciate you thinking of everyone!

 We would also like to thank, John, for bringing snacks in for those busy mornings when we may forget own snack!

 This week, Carmen and Thomas were masters with using commas in their writing! 

 Leanne and Ivan went the extra mile on their math homework! They subtracted decimals to find the correct change and also showed the coins that would be used to count back the change. It was great to see them go beyond the expectation!

 Carmen, Noah, and Leanne showed their thinking by underlining evidence to support their answers and writing the paragraph numbers next to the comprehension questions on this week's reading comprehension assignment. Way to go!

 
This was an exciting week for us with science concepts. We were able to see several Raptores on Wednesday. Ask your child if he or she can tell you some of the adaptations the birds of prey have. We also discussed the habitats of Georgia when the experts from the Wright Center came. It was awesome to see a colorful, floor map of Georgia's habitat regions and place real soil samples on the map. We also got to see real samples of plants and animals that are found in those regions!

 
School/Family Writing Project
 A letter will be coming home, Monday, to explain a family history project that helps families work together in building a community of writers at Murdock.  Completed writing projects will be displayed on International Night.  Check your child's binder for this exciting information, Monday!

This weeks' skills: 

Cursive: capital Z,V,W and X

 Writing/ELA: Using commas continued, organizational structure continued, adding -ing to words with VCe and VVC patterns

 Spelling: This week's spelling test will be on the remaining frequently used words for 3rd grade. A few extra mystery words will be called out based on the patterns for adding -ing to words with the CC and VCC patterns. Students can practice spelling these words by going to spellingcity.com.

 Reading: review fact and opinion, Begin our study of the different ways to make inferences

 Math: We will finish measuring ourselves and converting from inches to feet to yards and then practice more with measuring to the nearest 1/4 inch, centimeter and millimeter. 
 
Social Studies: We continue to learn about American Heroes through research and informational writing
 
Health: We are working on creating a book page to show the causes, effects and ways to prevent the diseases we have researched.

 

Lollipops for Love

Send a special Murdock Mustang a sweet treat while helping our Relay For Life team raise money for the American Cancer Society!
 
Your message and a lollipop will be delivered to that special Mustang’s classroom on Monday, February 14th. Lollipops with message are $1 each. Please send cash or a check made out to the American Cancer Society, along with your message(s) in an envelope marked “Lollipops for Love Order” by Friday, 2/11.
*Need more message slips? Contact your child’s teacher for extras.

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Wednesday Reminder

 

Tomorrow is hat day in honor of kids with cancer who lose their hair from chemotherapy. Everyone can pay $1 to wear their favorite hat.