Third Grade News March What We Have Been Learning: In math, we have been wrapping up fractions and beginning work with telling time, elapsed time, and calculating area. Students should be gaining fluency with their 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 10 multiplication and division math facts by practicing them for 15 minutes every night. In the upcoming weeks, we will be introducing the x9 / 9 facts. We have started our Economics unit in social studies! Students will learn about supply and demand, creating a budget, production of goods, and natural, human, and capital resources by planning, creating, and running a store in their classrooms. See Third Grade Marketplace for more information. In reading, we are reading our novels. Your students will be writing Poetry. They will also work on writing their speeches for Bio-Wax Third Grade Marketplace On Thursday, March 26th we will be opening our Third Grade Marketplace for business for the entire day. Your student will be responsible for planning, creating, and running a real store. Students will purchase merchandise and services using tickets on market day. SAVE The Date: Bio-Wax Museum Due to inclement weather, the Bio-Wax Museum will open on Thursday, April 30, 2015 from 2:15-3:15. Forest Ridge planned to open a Wax Museum on April 30, 2015 but our shipment of wax statues were accidentally left in the sun by FEDEX and melted! Third Grade decided to solve the problem and the students are going to “fill in” as the wax statues for the museum opening! Students are required to complete the research sheet, write a paragraph, which they will memorize, and create a simple, inexpensive costume based on their famous person. The costume should be made at home. Students will be given time in class to write their paragraphs. Don’t forget to save the date! Your child will be participating in the Forest Ridge Bio-Wax Museum on Thursday, April 30, 2015 from 2:15 P.M. to 3:15 P.M. We hope you can stop by and visit with all the famous people! Important Dates: Tues, March 2-Thurs. March 5 ‒ PARCC ELA Tues. March 10 and Wed. March 11 ‒ PARCC Math March 20th ‒ PTA Online Auction Opens March 20th ‒ PTA Movie Night Thurs. March 26th ‒ 3rd Grade Marketplace is open for Business! Thurs. March 26th Chick-Fil-A Night Fri, March 27th Teacher Work Day ‒ Schools close 3 hours early Wed, April 29th ‒ Bio-Wax Museum Dress Thurs., April 30th ‒ BioWax Museum (2:15 ‒ 3:15)