News and Classwork

Information
- We will begin our group research papers next week. Thank you to the parents to are willing to pick out library books!
 
Repeats
- As our math concepts become tougher, it is important that students have the multiplication facts memorized. Please encourage extra practice at home! Click here for some ideas that could be tweaked for multiplication facts; a website that we often use in class is this one.

- Save the date: Third and fourth graders will sing at Zion's 11:00 a.m. church service on Sunday, April 21. 

- Instead of an April reading calendar, students should complete The Littles book report project, which will be due on Tuesday, April 30.

- Third graders are leading prayer during Zion's morning announcements. 

- Keep up with Zion's "Second Mile" campus expansion plans at www.facebook.com/BuildingTheMission.


Class Work

Memory

Tuesday: [Jesus said], "These things I command you, so that you will love one another." John 15:17

Friday: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts, Romans, I Corinthians, II Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, I Thessalonians, II Thessalonians, I Timothy, II Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, I Peter, II Peter, I John, II John, III John, Jude, Revelation.

Religion

We will continue our unit- God Works in Me to Follow His Ways- by learning about the sixth and seventh commandments.

Spelling
Words with Silent Letters: 
Silent B: thumb, climb, doubt, plumber

Silent K: knuckle, knight, knowledge

Silent L: sidewalk, stalk, salmon, Lincoln

Silent T: whistle, listen, ballet, castle

Challenge: section, leaves, circle, formula, capital  

Math
We will focus on right, obtuse, and acute angles, measuring in millimeters, "Multiplying by 6" facts, and geometric solids. Our next test will be on Thursday, April 18. 

Grammar
We will learn about pronouns in contractions (like "I'm" and "he's").
 
Health
We will review what we have learned in Chapter 2- Staying Healthy- and test on Wednesday, April 17.