Third Grade Rocks!!!!

Hello and Welcome to Third Grade!!!

My name is Aesha Johnson and I will be your teacher for Math, Science, and Social Studies during the 2008-2009 school year. I have been a teacher thirteen wonderful years all right here at the best school around Jacksonville Beach Elementary. I am very happy to be your teacher and know that we will have a fun great year together.

You are in for an exciting new year. During this year in Math, Science, and Social Studies you are going to learn lots of new things all while having lots and lots of fun.

In Math you will learn about multiplication, division, and transformations. At the end of the year you will get to design and build your very own Math Town.

In Science you will learn about the Moon, plants and animals, and rocks and minerals. You will also get to take fabulous virtual field trips to the Arctic and to the Grand Canyon.

And last but not least in Social Studies you will learn about the government, Native American Indian Tribes, and Ancient Civilizations.

Supplies for Third Grade

********** 3rd Grade Supply List for 2008-2009 ********
Please label all of the items below with student's name.
•One 2-inch, three-ring binder with zipper closure (trapper keeper)
•Two, 1-subject spiral notebooks (wide-ruled)
•2 composition books
•One blue, 1-inch three-ring binder with pockets
•One white, 2-inch three-ring binder
•One black, 1-inch three-ring binder
•Two zipper pencil pouches (no pencil boxes)
•Two packages of 10 dividers
•Three packages of wide ruled notebook paper
•One box of pencils (no mechanical pencils)
•Crayons •Colored pencils
•Two glue sticks
•Scissors
•One set of headphones (no ear buds)

No Names on these items
•One package of Clorox wipes
•Roll of Paper Towels
•Girls: One bottle of hand sanitizer
•Girls: One box of gallon size Ziploc bags
•Boys: Box of Kleenex
•Boys: One box of sandwich size Ziploc bags

The Latest Buzz for the Week of April 7th

I hope everyone had a wonderful and relaxing Spring Break!!
Coming home this week are book orders for April. If you would like to place an order please send in your order form and payment (checks only made payable to Scholastic Book Clubs).

Math News

We are continuing our work in Up and Down the Number Line. This week we will continue learning how to make a net change while taking more than one “elevator trip”. When we take our trips this week we won’t be given all of the information. For some trips we won’t be given all of the changes, and for some trips we won’t be told which floor the trip starts.

Science News

This week in science we will learn about energy. We will discuss heat energy, light energy and the differences between matter and energy.

Social Studies

This week in social studies we will learn about Mesopotamia and Sumer. We will discuss how because of irrigation villages and cities were possible, the move from drawn pictures to the use of symbols for communication, and the invention of the wheel.

The Latest Buzz for the Week of March 24th

A big THANK YOU to everyone for sending in snacks and treats for St. Patrick’s Day / End of FCAT Celebration. We had enough snacks to last for three days.

Math News

We are continuing our work in Up and Down the Number Line. This week we will continue learning how to make a net change while taking more than one “elevator trip”.

Science News

This week in science we will review and take the test for chapter 10. The test will be on Tuesday (3/25). When we return from vacation we will begin work on chapter 13 energy. And after that it’s to the moon!

Social Studies

This week in social studies we will begin learning about Early Communications and Ancient Civilizations. During this unit we will learn about early forms of communications including cuneiform and hieroglyphics. We will learn how the first farming communities of Catal Huyuk and Mesopotamia were settled. And we will also learn about Ancient Civilizations of Egypt, India, China, Greece and Rome. Wow get your passport ready!!

The Latest Buzz for the Week of March 17th

A big THANK YOU to everyone for sending in snacks during FCAT week.
Our schools annual Play Day will be on March 27th. I need for everyone to bring in their clean yellow field trip shirt, so that everyone’s name can be ironed on to the back. If you are in need of new shirt, shirts can be purchased at most craft stores (AC Moore, Michaels, and Joann Fabrics etc.) for not very much. All shirts need to be brought in no later than Monday March 24th.

Math News

On Tuesday we will be starting a new book titled Up and Down the Number Line. In this book we will learn about the “changes” that occur when we add and subtract. These changes result in a net change that can be either positive or negative. To help students visualize these changes we will be using the number line.

Science News

This week in science we will finish up our work on matter. We will review and take the test for chapter 10 on next Tuesday (3/25). We will then begin work on chapter 13 energy.

Social Studies

We have completed our work on chapter 2 Our Land and Resources. We will take the test on this Wednesday (3/19). After that we will begin learning about Ancient Civilizations.

The Latest Buzz for the Week of March 10th

A big THANK YOU to all those that attended JBE’s Fifth Annual Family Science Night. A good time was had by all. Homework passes are coming I have not yet received the sign in sheets but when I do those students that attended will receive a free night of no homework.
As you know we will begin FCAT testing on tomorrow morning. The testing schedule we will follow this week is listed below.

Day 1 – March 11th SSS Reading – Session 1 60 minutes

Day 2 – March 12th SSS Reading – Session 2 60 minutes

Day 3 – March 13th SSS Math – Session 3 60 minutes and SSS Math – Session 4 60 minutes

Day 4 – March 14th NRT Reading – Session 1 80 minutes

Day 5 – March 17th NRT Math Session 2 70 minutes

Students do not have homework this week. Instead I would like for them to relax as much as possible, go outside and play, spend time doing things that they enjoy. It is also extremely important for students to get a good night sleep and to eat a good breakfast.

I would also like to thank everyone for being so willing to provide snacks for the students this week. Below is the snack schedule that we will use doing testing. If your child has allergies you may want to send in a separate snack for them to enjoy.
Day Snack Drink
March 11th The Routzong’s The Hu’s
March 12th The Langham’s The Johnson’s
March 13th The Silva’s The Silva’s
March 14th The Johnston’s The Shi’s

Instead of having parents sign up for snacks for Monday March 17th, I would like to invite students to bring in their favorite green snacks. Things like green grapes, green jello, granny smith apples etc. The snack should be enough to share with the entire class. In this way we can not only recognize St. Patricks day but we can also celebrate the end of FCAT testing.

Week of February 25th

PTA’s 5th Family Science Night is this Thursday. I am encouraging everyone to attend. There are always many interesting and fun activities. From 6:30-7:30 is the activities session, and from 7:30-8:30 we will be entertained by the Blazing Science Show. All students that attend will earn a Homework Pass Certificate.

Math News
This week the students will once again be receiving FCAT Benchmark homework. These assignments are individualized based on items that the students missed on the December Math Benchmark tests. Please help your child as needed and let me know if they still seem to not understand the concept.

Science News
This week we will begin working on Matter. We will focus on the three main types of matter (solid, liquid, and gas). We will also have heavy emphasis on the properties of matter and measuring matter.

Social Studies News
This week in social studies we will begin a study of Our Land and Resources. In this chapter we will learn a little more about landforms. We will talk about the affects of climate and weather on a place. And we will learn about resources (natural, renewable, and nonrenewable).