Third Grade

March 20, 2015/29 Adar 5775

Gev. Lansing
Tele: 414-254-6720
Email: jlansing@mjds.org

READING
Shira: We just completed The Hundred Dresses. We enjoyed reading the story and learning from the book.
We learned about what can happen when someone gets bullied, and we learned what a bystander is. We
learned that a bystander is someone who stands by and does nothing when someone is getting bullied or
teased and does not help even though they know what is happening is wrong. Maya: We played a Kahoot
game about the book The Hundred Dresses. It had true and false questions, vocabulary questions and
questions about what happened in the book.
Elle: We just got to pick a historical fiction book to use in our next reading unit. Everyone has their own book
about something that was interesting to them.

KATYS KLOSET
Sarah: We have raised $477 so far for Katys Kloset. This money has come from donations made by families
and businesses. Sami: We sold key chains at school on Friday, March 20. We will sell them again on Tuesday,
March 31. The money we make will go to Katys Kloset. Hanna: We made a box for the friends in our class to
donate their change for Katys Kloset. If you or your child would like to donate coins, please send them in to
our class. Rebecca: We are hand writing thank-you notes to people who have made donations. We are
sending them out as fast as we can!

CURSIVE
Ethan: We have finished our cursive book and now can take it home. Maya: We are now writing everything
in cursive! Gev. Lansing: Cursive books went home at conferences! Please remember to encourage your
child to write in cursive at home as well!

MATH
Hannah : In math we are learning to round up and down! For some, it is pretty tough. For others, it is easier.
Maddie: We are reviewing addition and subtraction. Gev. Lansing: We are also starting to work on adding
and subtracting larger numbers that require carrying and borrowing. Rebecca: We are learning how to
draw a proof drawing with a subtraction problem and with an addition problem.
If you are looking for computer games, please check out:
Fraction Action: Number Line Mine, Level A
They can be found on the Think Central website. There is a link on my webpage.

SCIENCE
Rachel: We are learning about food labels. We also learned about how much sodium, sugar and fat you
should eat. :-)

HEBREW
Beni: Gev. Bachars group is having a quiz on FRIDAY! Rebecca: We started to learn the song I Want a Dog
in Hebrew. Gev. Lansing: Adon Blumin started leading the other Hebrew class on Thursday.

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JEWISH STUDIES
Rebecca: We just finished Avrams seventh test, and now we are studying about Pesach. Rachel: We had a
packet about Pesach where we had to fill in the blanks in the sentences about the story of Pesach, and we
had to write the plagues in English under the Hebrew. The story part was rhyming. The pictures were silly.
Everyone was laughing when we saw them on the SmartBoard.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Rebecca: We are learning how to play speedball. Neta: We're playing badminton and ping pong with a
ball that has holes in it. I dont know the name of it.

MUSIC
Rebecca We learned a new version of Hineh Mah Tov. Rachel: We learned how to sing London Bridge is
Falling Down in Hebrew. Itamar and Shani taught us. It was fun to see them and to learn the song. Neta: I
think we all know the words in Hebrew. Or is it just me?

COMPUTERS
Hannah: We finished our comic strips. Rachel: They were about someone who was cyber bullying a person
and a super hero digital citizen who stopped the person cyber bullying.

ART
Beni: We are getting ready for the Art Show, which is on March 30. Rebecca: We started stitching on fabric
for the Art Show.

LIBRARY
Rebecca: We are reading Fribble Mouse and the Secret of the Key. Maya: The book is about a chest. The
chest has a secret compartment. The secret compartment has two envelopes. One envelope has two
stamps. The other envelope has a newspaper from long ago (1877). The mice in the story are trying to find
out about the postmaster that owned the chest.

CALENDAR
Tuesday, March 24: Author in residence, Margaret Peterson Haddix, program
Thursday, March 26: Lower school play, 101 Dalmatians, 6:45 p.m.
Monday, March 30: Art Fair, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 31: Key chain sales at the Star Door
April 2-12: Passover break
Wednesday, May 13 - Discovery World field trip

TEACHER NOTES
If you have any other friends or business connections who you think would be receptive to a letter about
donating to Katy's Kloset, please email me their name and address.