Grade 3 Weekly Update Week of May 14, 2012

Unit Unit We will have our end of unit water demonstration/protest this week and begin our final unit. Our new unit is Should I Stay or Should I Go? and looks at migration. The central idea is that human migration is a response to challenges, risks, and opportunities. The lines of inquiry include: the reasons why people migrate, effects of migration on communities, cultures, and individuals, and migration throughout history. If you would be willing to come in and share your own migration story with the students we would love to have you. Also, please talk to your child about their own personal experiences with migrating. We are planning a trip to Kreuzberg in June to become more familiar with some of the immigrant communities to Berlin. Language Arts We will be writing about our time in Arendsee and incorporating pictures to make individual movies. Book Talks, Teasers, blogging, literature circles, and word study (for some classes) will continue like always.

Math

We will begin a unit on 2D and 3D shapes. We will be looking at lines, line segments, rays, angles, faces, edges, vertices, perimeter, and area. We will continue to practice addition and subtraction with regrouping. Some students use counting on as a way to avoid regrouping in subtraction problems.

Andi Jamet andi.jamet@bbis.de

David Sexsmith david.sexsmith@bbis.de

Erika Victor erika.victor@bbis.de

Grade 3 Weekly Update Week of March 5, 2012

Notes from Specialists A request from Mr. Shrom in the art department: I am looking for some parent volunteers to help build the brick foundation for a pizza oven and grill sculpture that we are building on the BBIS boarding school campus. No prior skill required! If you (and your child?) would like to get your hands dirty and help with this fun project, please contact me @ nathan.shrom@bbis.de I would need help on Saturday and/or Sunday, June 2nd/3rd Thank you, Nathan Shrom For more information on this project and other art information please see the website: http://www.rootedvisions.com/bbis-earthworks.html password: lehmbau Wednesday, May 16 is the PTA Bake Sale- please send treats for purchase and money for the day!

Other

Looking Ahead

Reminders

The Elementary Spring Concert will take place on June 7 at 1:00 Summer Fest is coming up quickly on June 9. We need parent volunteers to help run the booths, so talk to your classroom teacher for more information. Jackets are still useful at recess. It is still quite chilly, especially in the morning.

Andi Jamet andi.jamet@bbis.de

David Sexsmith david.sexsmith@bbis.de

Erika Victor erika.victor@bbis.de