THIRD GRADE OLYMPICS

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

Third Grade Olympics are taking place this week. Each student had the opportunity to sign up for four events of his/her choosing. Events include: egg toss, 50 yard dash, softball throw, team relay, wheelbarrow, long distance run, team obstacle course, shuffleboard, and tug of war. This is a chance for students to participate in some fun and low-key individual and team competition. Third graders look forward to the Olympics every year!

Students are to wear tennis shoes and appropriate clothing. A water bottle and suncreen are HIGHLY recommended.

SPELLING BEE RESULTS

Congratulations to Alex (center) for winning the Third Grade Spelling Bee! Well done! Emma (left) finished second and Emily (right) was third. This year's bee went 50 rounds! Lots of great spellers and lots of words! Congratulations to all twenty participants!

DATES TO REMEMBER

May 20: Last Spelling Test

May 21: Field Trip to Cook Forest

May 25: Lighthouse Awards

May 25-27: Third Grade Olympics

May 28: Last Day for Multiplication Challenge

May 31: NO SCHOOL

June 2: Awards Assembly

June 3: Last Day of School for Students!

SPELLING BEE PARTICIPANTS

CONGRATULATIONS to Jessi, Kami, Cameron, Dawson and Luke for qualifying for the Third Grade Spelling Bee! A spelling bee (using words from previous tests) was held in our classroom to determine the top five spellers, who then moved on to participate in our grade level spelling bee.

The Third Grade Spelling Bee will be held on Friday, May 14th at 1:30 p.m. in the elementary gym.

Great job ladies and gentlemen! HAPPY STUDYING!

MOVE IT OUTSIDE

Everyone at KES will be participating in PANA's "Move It Outside" schoolwide event on Monday, April 26th at the KHS track. It is scheduled from 1:40 - 3:00, weather permitting. Be sure to wear tennis shoes and be ready to move! Let's hope Mother Nature cooperates!

ACADEMICS (April 19-23)

READING

This week's story is Animal Fact/Animal Fable, a non-fiction selection by Seymour Simon. It is a collection of common beliefs about various animals that are presented in the form of a guessing game.

Skills include: Fact/non-fact/opinion, reading a newspaper, summarizing, and using context clues.

ENGLISH

After studying helping verbs last week, we'll be moving on to linking verbs this week.

MATH

To start off the week, we'll be working on time to the minute and elapsed time.

NATIONAL TV TURNOFF WEEK: April 19-25

National "TV Turnoff Week" is April 19-April 25. The purpose is to encourage children and adults to turn off the television and other screen devices and to promote a healthier lifestyle!

Yes that means computers and handheld games. You are encouraged to participate!