Mid January News

Class News

We jumped right back into new topics and concepts this week after our long break. Our class has started a new behavior sytem which will hopefully help us to understand key ideas in economics that are part of our third grade standards. Each class member earns $5.oo class dollars a day for coming to "work" otherwise known as school. Dollar bonuses can be earned for great problem solving and participation while penalty dollars are paid back to our class bank for not being conscientiously on the job, such as incomplete homework or breaking class or school rules. We will each produce a product at home to sell at school the first week in April and hold a class market day where our classmates can spend their earned class dollars to buy their classmates prducts. We learn about supply and demand, cost production, persuasive writing in advertising and opportunity cost while running our class banking system. We will also fill out class job applications later this week and apply for a chance to earn extra class dollars doing class jobs, such as reading center specialist and computer assistant.

Fractions in the Peacock-Weaver math class are fun this week as we learn how to compare and rank fractions alongwith adding and subtracting them. We are eaning a fraction pizza bake off in our cafeteria by showing our best problem solving and on task behavior during math this week. Please remember that all of out classmates should continue to study the multiplication and division facts at home nightly.

Reading has kicked into high gear as we are reading two new novels in two of our groups and studying biograhies in another. We are reading a classic, Mr. Popper's Penguins in one group and The Littles in another. Both novels are helping us to understand the elements of fictional writing, including learning what makes up a plot and how character motives influence the plot.

Did you see the beautiful and informative new social studies text books that went home to help with an assignment this week? Please take a few minutes to reread chapter onw with your child. You may be surprised to see how well it integrates Georgia into the text. This week we are learning about urban, rural,and suburban areas and their characteristics. Acworth and Atlnata are used as examples.

This Week's Specials ( 12:20 to 1:05 daily )

Monday -Art

Tuesday - Music

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday (20th)-P.E. (wear winter coat and gym shoes)

Upcoming Events

Monday, January 19 - No School , MLK,Jr Holiday