Happy May Families! Our students are working hard trying to soak as much knowledge as they can before their SOL’s this month! As we enter testing season, make sure your students are getting enough sleep to make sure they can perform their best on the test. Make sure they also get breakfast so their brains have energy to work!

Important Dates & Reminders

• May 9, 2023-Reading SOL for 3rd grade
• May 19, 2023-Poetry Celebration from 11:15-11:45 AM
• May 23, 2023-Math SOL for 3rd grade
• May 29, 2023-Memorial Day -NO SCHOOL

Language Arts

What are we learning?

• Poetry
• Independent Writing Projects

Home/School Connection

• Have your kiddo read poems out loud to you and your family. Maybe go to the local library and checkout poetry books for your family to enjoy.

Math

What are we learning?

• Probability
• Multiplication and Division

Home/School Connection

• Have your kiddo play card games and ask them questions about what chances they have of winning or losing.
• Have your kiddo practice their multiplication and division facts at home!  For example-6 x 3, 8/2, 2 x 6, 10/5, etc.​​​​​​​

Science

What are we learning?

• Simple Machines

Home/School Connection

• Take a trip to a hardware store, or a playground, and ask them about different types of simple machines they see: lever, pulley, ramp, seesaw, etc.

Social Studies

What are we learning?

• Empire of Mali

Home/School Connection

• Have your kiddo research Ancient African history, Mansa Musa, Sundiata (Lion King), and ask them what the most interesting thing they have learned about it is.