A note from Mrs. Freebern  

*Thanks to our special visitors last Thursday for coming to the Mother's Day Tea.  The children really enjoyed sharing that special time with you!

*STUDY ISLAND, STUDY ISLAND, STUDY ISLAND!! 

I would love for you to send me a quick e-mail so I have your address! Please note my new e-mail address.

This website will serve as my weekly "newsletter."  I update it weekly with classroom happenings and other important information.  If you ever need to get in touch with me, e-mail is the quickest way.  I will TRY to check it twice a day, once before school (about 8:00) and once during my planning time (after lunch).

**Check out our classroom wish list often!

*If your child is absent, PLEASE notify the office by 10:00 a.m. to request work. It helps them not feel so “bogged down” when they return.

Weekly Assignments/Schedule

**Please be sure to check your child's homework and sign their planner each night.   Please remind them that homework is THEIR responsibility and they need to come to you to have it checked and signed.  "Be Ready Notebooks" will come home with your child nightly.  Please expect to see this as it will serve as a vital part of their homework organization.  Independence is something we work at in third grade!  Please help foster this life skill at home! 

Related Arts Schedule:

Day 1 - Music

Day 2 - Library

Day 3 - Art

Day 4 - P. E.

Day 5 - Music

Day 6 -Computer

Day 7 - P. E.

*Lunch is from 12:10-12:40.

*Guidance is on Thursdays.

*Spelling lists are sent home on Monday, tests are on Friday. I expect the students to keep their lists in their "Be Ready Notebook" for use in class. There will be some spelling homework during the week.  ALL homework is due the next day, unless otherwise noted.

Upcoming Tests, Projects, and  Educational Links  

Go to these websites for great support for our textbooks!  They are VERY cool!

Reading:  Story snapshots (it's not the whole story...just an "extended" summary), vocabulary practice, glossary, practice questions,  and so much more!  Be sure to keep your child's username and password in a safe place! They must have it to log in!

Science:  Summaries and practice questions for the lessons.

**Click here to see what we are learning this week.**

*The chapter 11 science test is on Thursday, May 15.  Click here for a copy of the study guide.  It is an open book test.

*Make your own wordsearch for spelling practice. It's easy and fun!

*Check these websites out for great learning opportunities:

multiplication.com

funbrain.com

*Click here to check out Jack Anderson's list of AR books!

*The movie theatre reward is on Thursday, May 15 in the AM.  Those students who qualified to attend have already received their permission slips.  The money is due by Tuesday, May 13.  Those children who met their goal two times (over the past three times) will be watching a movie at school that day.  Those children who met their goal less than two times will have a "study hall" during that time.

Activities/Field Trips

**The second big field trip is to Kentucky Down Under on May 16. 

*On May 20, we will be going to Moss Wright Park for our end of the year picnic. 

*We will be signing yearbooks with all of the third grade classes on Monday, May 19.

Pictures

Lady Liberty Visits Jack Anderson!

What a cute class!!

We're silly too!  

Click here for pictures from our Book Report Dress Up Day.  Can you guess our characters?

Contact Me

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me at 264-5830 or kara.freebern@sumnerschools.org .  E-mail is the quickest way to get in touch with me!!

Kara Freebern

**The Secret Word for this week is "matter."  The first four students to tell me the secret word will get five extra credit points on their science test.   Remember this is a SECRET.  If I hear students sharing it, I will not give them the reward.