Thank you, Third Graders!!!

Dear Grade 3’s,     

What a wonderful year it has been, being your teacher.  I will always treasure the memories of the past year in my heart and will take them to Qatar with me.

Thank you for being such lovely students, for having good manners, and for showing others respect.  Thank you for studying hard and for being energetic and enthusiastic, no matter what.  Every day was fun with you.  I will miss you a lot!

Remember:  “Refuse to be Average!”

Always be the best you can be!

Have a wonderful, prosperous future!

Keep in touch.

Blessings,

Ms. Anneloe Crous

Thank you, Parents!!!

Dear Parents,

What a great year I had teaching the Grade 3 students!  It was an unforgettable year and the memories of the past year will always be treasured in my heart.  I will take them with me to Qatar. 

I would like to thank you for the trust you have placed in me as your child’s teacher.  Thank you for letting me be a part of your child’s education this past year.

Thank you for all your help, all the treats throughout the year and for your indispensable cooperation.  It was a pleasure working with you in educating the Grade 3’s.  I truly enjoyed helping your children learn and grow, and I will miss them a lot next year.

Have a great summer and a prosperous future.

Kind Regards,

Ms. Anneloe Crous

Puppet Show 2013

A Great Memorable Year!

Dear Parents and Students,

I cannot believe the school year is starting to draw to a close.  There is only half a week left!  Third Graders, you have only half a week left in Grade 3!!!  Then it is summer vacation!!!  And then it is off to FOURTH GRADE!  Third Graders, I am very proud of you and I will miss you all dearly.  I had a GREAT, MEMORABLE year with you and I will be leaving Taiwan with a full heart and happy memories.

I have a few arrangements for next week:

Monday, June 17^th = Pizza and Movie Fun

I will provide everything for us to make our own pizzas for lunch.  Students, you may bring any age appropriate DVD of your choice.  We can vote on the most suitable DVD. 

We also have our last assembly for this school year at 2.00pm in the HIS Library.  Parents, you are very welcome to join us.

Tuesday, June 18^th = Water Fun and Buddy Fun

We will have some Water Fun in the morning.  Students, for Water Fun you need to bring your swim suit, sunglasses, sunscreen, a water gun or two (maybe you can share with a classmate who doesn’t have one), beach towel, and flip flops/sandals. 

Our Reading Buddies invited us for a last get together in the afternoon.  We formed a strong friendship throughout the year with these students.  We want to end the year with them on a high, fun note and want to join them for a party and movie in their class.  Students, please bring some yummy snacks to share with a few friends. 

Wednesday, June 19^th = Game Fun

Students, you may bring a game which you would like to play with your friends.  Again you can bring a yummy snack to share with your friends.  We will have fun together as a third grade class for the last time.  School will end after lunch.  Buses will leave school at 1.00pm.  Non-bus children should also be collected from school at this time. 

I am looking forward to making some last memories with the Grade 3’s!!!

Our Students of the Week is Dahyun Joo.  Dahyun has been making very good progress since she has join our class.  She is a very diligent worker.  Dahyun, well done on your hard work.  Congratulations!  You are a star!

To all the fathers, HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!  Enjoy the day very much! 

Third Graders, treat your dads very well and tell them how special they are and how much you love them.

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

Kind Regards,

Ms. Crous

Homework 6/11 + A Visit from Uncle Bug

Homework 6/11:
Math:  3 pages
Spelling:  write 4 sentences
English:  Puppet Show!!!
Happy Dragon Boat Festival!!!

A Visit from Uncle Bug:

Homework 6/10

Math:  3 pages
Social Studies:  p. 108, 110, 111

Matilda

Dear Parents and Students,

It has been an unforgettable week, a week filled with excitement and anticipation.  It has been the week of our Elementary production, Matilda.  You could feel the excitement throughout the school.  Students and teachers have been working very hard on this musical and I believe it will be the talk of the town for a very long time!

I am not only very impressed by the third graders who are involved with Matilda, but I am also very impressed and grateful for the third graders who stayed at school, did their work well and handed in homework assignments in my absence, while I was busy with Matilda at the theater.  Third Graders, you are making me very proud!  It is absolutely fantastic to see how you have matured and grown in independence!

On Monday, June 17^th, will be our last assembly for this school year.  All parents are welcome, like always, to join us in the library, at 2.20pm for our assembly. 

On Wednesday, June 12^th, there will be no school.  It is Dragon Boat Festival.  Enjoy this public holiday with all your families and friends!  And go cheer for HIS’s dragon boat at Nanlio!

There will still be clubs next week.  The last day of clubs will be on Friday, June 14^th. 

Curriculum Planning for Week 17:

Math:  We will start with Chapter 21, Multiply by 1-Digit Number.

Social Studies:  We will continue and complete Chapter 11.

Reading:  We haven’t finished activities based on Poppa’s New Pants in Week 16.  We will first complete these activities and then move on to activities based on Ramona Quimby, Age 8. 

English:  We will complete Unit 10. 

Spelling Words for Week 17:

7 Core Subject Words

consumers

product

producer

entrepreneur

consumer

wage

income

7 Frequent Used Words:

outside

anyone

anyway

o’clock

shouldn’t

weren’t

again

1 Challenging Word:

Interdependence

Our Student of the Week is Karin Okada.  Karin is making excellent progress and her scores are improving.  Congratulations, Karin.  You are a star!

Have a GREAT weekend, everyone! 

Kind Regards,

Ms. Crous

Homework 6/6

Math:  p. 564 (Textbook)
Spelling:  Test

Please return all library books by tomorrow.

Homework 6/5

Reading:  Read Romano Quimby, Age 8
               Complete p. 207 - 214 in Reading Practice Book

Homework 6/4

Reading:  Read Poppa's New Pants
               Complete p. 192 - 199 in Reading Practice Book

Homework 6/3

Social Studies:  Read Chapter 11
Spelling:  write 4 sentences
Reading:  p. 184 - 187

They Never Stop Working Hard

Dear Parents and Students,

What a great week it has been in the third grade class!  It has been a shorter week than usual for students, but all the third graders have been working very hard.  We also enjoyed our art exhibition.  I cannot believe it is over.  The year is getting to a close far too fast!

Next week is a very exciting week for all of us.  It is the Matilda week!  All drama club members will rehearse the whole of Tuesday and Wednesday. They need to be at the theater from 8.00pm until 5.00pm on both those days.  Matilda will be performed on Thursday, June 6^th, and Friday, June 7^th.  The curtains will open at 6.30pm. 

Not a lot of new work will be covered in classes next week.  We don’t want the Matilda cast to miss out on learning new facts and concepts.  We will, however, continue with classes, but my main focus will be on revision of various subjects and concepts.  Third graders, practice makes perfect, right?  So this will be a great week for practice.

Curriculum Planning for Week 16:

Math:  We will finish Chapter 20, Decimals, by the end of Week 16.  Revision of previous concepts will also be done.

Reading:  We will read and do activities based on our second selection, Poppa’s New Pants.

English:  A lot of revision of Grammar will be done in Week 16.  We will also work on our Puppet Show. 

Social Studies:  We will start with Chapter 11, Working in Our Communities. 

Spelling Words for Week 16:

(Third Grade level words… Third Graders, use your spelling rules!  J )

jump rope

junk food

experiment

government

minute

language

pennies

photograph

strawberries

returned

nickname

healthy

understand

whispered

vacation

Congratulations to Tom Lu!  Tom is a very talented ice skater and he took part in a figure skating competition on Sunday, May 26^th.  He came first!  It is great to have an upcoming star in our class!  J

Our Student of the Week is Jung Min Yoo.  Jung Min is working very hard and trying her very best.  She is reaching the 100 score invariably!  Congratulations, Jung Min!  You are a star!

Have a restful weekend, everyone!  Take care!

Kind Regards,

Ms. Crous

Homework 5/30

Social Studies:  TEST (Chapters 9 & 10)
Spelling:  Parents, please sign the test.  Students, do corrections.  

Homework 5/29

Math:  4 pages
Spelling:  Test
Handwriting:  p. 48

Homework 5/28

Math:  Parents, please sign the test.  Students, do your corrections.
Spelling:  Write 4 sentences.
Reading:  p. 17 2 - 179 (Reading Practice Book)

Congratulations to all the Graduates!

Dear Parents and Students,

First of all, congratulations to all the students and their families who are graduating today.  What a great milestone for each kindergarten and sixth grade student!  We are all very proud of you.

On Monday, May 27^th, there will no school for students.  All the elementary teachers will be at school, busy with their professional development.  On May 28^th is our annual Art Exhibition.  Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy our students’ talents.  It will be held in the library of HIS.

Everyone, don’t forgot to reserve your tickets for Matilda.  It is going to be the show of the year!  The Drama Club students are working very hard and have put in hours and hours of work.  You are very welcome to invite neighbors, friends, and family members.  Matilda will take place on Thursday, June 6^th and Friday, June 7^th.  On both evenings the curtains will open at 6.30pm.

Curriculum Planning for Week 15:

Math:  We will write a test on Chapters 18 & 19 on Tuesday, May 28^th.  We will start with Chapter 20, which is all on decimals.

Science:  We will finish Chapter 15, Force and Motion.

Social Studies:  We will write a test on Chapters 9 & 10 on Friday, May 31^st.  We will start with Chapter 11 in Week 16.

English:  We will continue working on our Puppet Show.  The Puppet Show is scheduled for May 13^th.  We will also look at Unit 10, Writing a Research Report.

Reading:  We will continue with activities based on Pepita Talks Twice.

Spelling Words for Week 15:

7 Core Subject Words:

decimal

vocabulary

tenths

hundredths

simple machine

wedge

pulley

7 Frequent Used Words:

purple

beautiful

exciting

favorite

hundred

color

able

1 Challenging Word:

cultural identity

Our Student of the Week is Yvette Coort.  Yvette is an excellent member of the group and a very good helper!  She is also working very hard.  Congratulations, Yvette!  You are a star!

Have a wonderful weekend, everyone!

Take care!

Kind Regards,

Ms. Crous

Homework 5/23

Science:  TEST (Chapters 13 & 14)
Social Studies:  p. 101
English:  bring special art supplies for Puppet Show to school
Spelling:  Parents, please sign the test.  Students, do corrections.

Homework 5/22

Reading:  p. 156 - 158; p. 160 - 161
Spelling:  Test
Science:  Review Chapter 13

Homework 5/21

Math:  2 pages
Social Studies:  p. 91 - 93 (Workbook); Read Chapter 9 in Textbook

Homework 5/20

Math:  3 pages
English:  p. 41
Spelling:  write 4 sentences

The End of IOWA 2013

Dear Parents and Students,

What a tiring week it has been for all the third graders, but they stayed positive and motivated throughout the tough week of writing IOWA tests every day.  Well done to all of you!  You can feel proud of yourselves!

Next Friday, May 24^th, is a very exciting day for all the Kindergarten and Sixth Grade students.  It is the day of their graduation ceremony.  Congratulations to all the kindergarten students, the sixth graders, and their families.  It is a huge milestone reached.

On Monday, May 27^th, there will be no school for all the elementary students.  Third graders take a good rest on this day.  All teachers will still be at school on May 27^th, as it is our scheduled professional development day.  The next day, May 28^th, will be our annual Art Exhibition.  This year we will hold the exhibition in the library of HIS.  Students, bring your families and friends to come and enjoy all the artwork.  I promise all of you that you will be surprised by the talents!

Our Elementary Musical, Matilda, will be performed on June 6^th and 7^th.  The curtains will open at 6.30pm.  All families and friends are invited.  Make sure to book your tickets at the Elementary office of HIS.  It will be the performance of the year!!! 

We celebrated Kitty Tseng's birthday on Wednesday, May 15th.  Kitty treated us with a very delicious cake.  Kitty, we wish you lots and lots of happiness, great health, and excellent scores! 

Curriculum Planning for Week 13

Math:  We will complete and review Chapter 18, Fraction Concepts.  We will then move on to Chapter 19, Work with Fractions. 

English:  We will start with Unit 10, Research Report. 

Reading:  In Week 13 we are going to start with our final theme, theme 6, Smart Solutions.  Our first selection is titled Pepita Talks Twice.

Science:  We will be focusing on Chapter 15, Force and Motion, which is our final chapter.  We will also write a test on Chapters 13 and 14 on May 24^th.  The test on Chapter 15 is scheduled for June 3^rd.

Social Studies:  We will continue with Unit 5 and do activities based on Chapter 9 in our workbooks.

Spelling Words for Week 13:

7 Core Subject Words:

position

motion

distance

direction

culture

literature

folktale

7 Frequent Used Words:

summer

travel

about

around

ahead

behind

between

1 Challenging Word:

Encyclopedia

Test Dates:

Science Test:  Friday, May 24^th (Chapters 13 & 14)

Math Test:  Tuesday, May 28^th (Chapters 18 & 19)

Social Studies Test:  Friday, May 31^st (Unit 5)

Science Test:  Monday, June 3^rd (Chapter 15)

Our Student of the Week is Wilson Tang.  Wilson is a very friendly boy and a good friend, not only to his classmates, but also to students from other grades.  Congratulations, Wilson!  You are a star!

Have a relaxing weekend, everyone!

Take care!

Kind Regards,

Ms. Crous