June 7th from Ms. Luria

June 7, 2011

Dear Families,

Calendar:

June 11: Walking field trip to Hydro Park at 12:30  - please feel free to come along and walk with us

June 12: Talent Show – 1pm

June 13: Jet Boats (3^rd grade only)

June 14: Summer birthday celebrations 1pm

June 14: Last day of school for students

Homework: There is no homework this week.

Walking field trip: We will be going with our kindergarten reading buddies to Hydro park on Tuesday afternoon. Students will leave at 12:30 in the afternoon. We will share a snack at the park and play with our buddies. Students will then walk back to the school with their buddies. If you would like to come, you are welcome to accompany us on the trip. Please make sure your child has sunscreen and wears clothes for the weather.

Summer Birthday Celebration: We will celebrate summer birthdays on the last day of school at 1:00pm. If your child has a birthday in June – August, feel free to bring something to share with the class.

Science: This week we had a guest speaker and were able to look at plants through a microscope. We started comparing the life cycles of plants and animals. Students found many similarities between both plants and animals.  

Writing: This week we are finishing up our writing portfolios. Students are working hard to put all of their writings in order and to make books to take home. You should see them on the last day of school.

Ms. Luria

Class song written by the students

Over in the forest

Over in the forest,

hiding from the sun

lived an old mother bat

and her little bat one.

Hide little bat.

I hide said the one.

And it hid in the forest

as it hid from the sun.

Over in the forest

While hunting for some food

Lived an old mother bobcat

And her little bobcat two.

Climb said the mother.

We climb said the two.

And they climbed in the forest

While hunting for some food.

Over in the forest

In a big hollow tree

Lived a furry mother fox

And her little foxes three.

Pounce said the mother

We pounce said the three.

And they pounced in the forest

in the big hollow tree.

Over in the forest

Pecking at a sycamore

Lived an old mother woodpecker

And her woodpecker four.

Eat said the mother

We eat said the six.

And they ate in the forest

At the old sycamore.

Over in the forest

near lots of bee hives

lived an old mother newt

and her little newts five.

Crawl said the mother.

We crawl said the 5.

And they crawled in the forest

near lots of hives.

Over in the forest

in a den full of sticks

Lived an old mother coyote

And her little coyote six.

Howl said the mother.

We howl said the six.

And they howled in a forest in a den

Full of sticks.

De'Corey

Kitty and De’Corey

Kitty, the T-rex, was 9 months old and he lived with De’Corey.   In a house that De’Corey built.  Shhh, Kitty has a secret.   He hates De’Corey, but like me.  De’Corey plays basketball well.  Kitty plays with a little plays with a little basketball hoop.  De’Corey is really good at it.  Kitty never likes tag, tag is for babies.  He has a bad habit, farting too much. 

Kitty has a friend. His friend is a dog.  He lives next door.  One day the dog missing.  Kitty knows he likes trees.  He looks in the trees but the dog is not there.  He looks by the dead spiders.  That’s where he found the dog hiding.  He was playing hide-and-go-seek.  He felt happy that he found him.

Marquis

One day MarQuis and ChaQuinn went to the desert. They also took their dog Sasha. Sasha’s color is black and tan.

          They were hiking in the dry desert. We see cactus that are green and not that many.

          After a while we got thirsty. We stopped and got snacks and water. I see a snake. It’s green. Its tongue is like a fork the color is brown.

          The snake is rattling. It’s tired and slithering to a cactus to have some shade.

          Sasha runs after the snake. It sees it from the corner of its eye. It turns its head, opens its mouth, gets a little bit closer, closes its mouth on Sasha’s neck. Now Sasha is very hurt.

          ChaQuinn is worried that Sasha is not going to be okay. Sometimes Sasha will start twitching.

          I tried to catch the snake. Then it bit me. Ouch! “Are you okay?” ChaQuinn asked. Then she dragged me the whole way.

          Finally we seen a guy. ChaQuinn asked “Can I get some water?” Then he drove off. I woke up but I couldn’t walk so I crawled.

          Finally a helicopter saw us. They dropped the ladder. When we got up we got water. They took me and Sasha to the doctors to get cured. After we got cured we never went to the desert again.     

Update from Ms. Luria 5/31/2013

May 31, 2011

Dear Families,

Calendar:

June 3: All library books due
June 4: Final P.B.I.S. assembly 2:15 in the auditorium

June 5: Rose Parade 3^rd grade only

June 7: Field Day in the afternoon (contact Ms. Timms if you are available to help)

June 12: Talent Show – 1pm

June 13: Jet Boats (3^rd grade only)

June 14: Last day of school for students

(3rd grade only) On Parade Day, please send a lunch in a totally disposable container as we have no way to transport lunchboxes back.

 

Also please remember you need to pick your child up or have made arrangements to have them picked up at the flagpole at Grant High School at about 2:00 on parade day. We are marching group number 49 in the parade.

Homework: There is no homework this week.

Reading: Students are continuing to read their own books and keep a response journal during reading. We are also continuing our read out loud. 

If you child is wondering about what book to read next, I recommend using this website: http://www.whatshouldireadnext.com/ You can type in the name of a book that your child enjoys and then find other books that might also be of interest.

   

Science: This week we learned more about seed germination. Students discovered that sometimes old seeds, past their expiration date, do not germinate. They also worked on planting a pumpkin patch in the garden for next year.

For animal life cycles, we studied the life cycle of frogs. Students learned about the four stages of a frog’s life cycle and wrote about their learnings.

Writing: The imaginative writings were wonderful! Keep an eye on the blog for the next few days. I’ll be posting the stories as soon as they are typed. Students are also working on poems for spring. They used dictionaries to find interesting words about spring and are finishing up their final drafts this week!

In the last week of school, we will be creating a writing portfolio for each student to take home. This will have many of the essays and stories they have worked on throughout the year.

Ms. Luria

Daisy

        My favorite Holiday is Mother’s Day because you give your moms stuff and because you have fun with your mom.  My other favorite holiday is Father’s Day because you give your dad cool stuff like your mom.

        My favorite holiday is Mother’s Day because you give your mom stuff and because you have fun with your mom stuff. You have fun to play with your mom and you get flowers to your mom. You got to Oaks park and you get the thing free for your mom.

        My other favorite holiday is Father’s Day because you give your dad cool stuff like your mom. You go to Oaks park and you get your thing free for your dad. You have fun with your dad.

Elena

“Street”

        I like the street I live in and the people in my street. There are nice people in my street. There are lots of kids in my street.

        In my street there are nice people. They are nice, because when we moved in they introduced themselves. One family made cookies for us. Across the street, a neighbor plays basketball with my brother.

        In my street, there are lots of kids. I have met some of them, though we don’t play with them very often. One girl goes to Sabin. She is a first grader in Mrs. Mode’s class.