Thank You

Dear 3W Families,
  Thank you so much for your generous gift certificate to West Marine. My husband is very excited about it too. As many of you know who own boats, there is always something breaking down so this will really come in handy for that or some other boat item. The special flag that was made was a wonderful surprise too. I plan on going to the boat this weekend and seeing if I can get a picture of it to send to you. What a treasure for me to see all the kids names as well as the dates that I have taught in Stratham all together.  It has been a great year filled with so many touching memories. As the kids know I will always have a soft spot in my heart for them and their amazing families.
  Please have a terrific summer with your kids. Time goes by too quickly, so enjoy every minute you can with your families. I hope to see you all sometime again. Thank you again for the gifts and for sharing your children with me all year.
All the Best To You
Fondly,
Cathy

News from 3W

3W Update

Thank you to:

• Dr.Guiler, Liam's dad, for an amazing presentation to the class all about robots, drones and space

• Chaperones to the Science Museum and Planetarium on Tuesday! What an amazing show!!

• Parents who helped at yesterdays Field Day, your were so appreciated and the kids has a blast

Reminders:

• Tuesday is our picnic at Stratham Hill Park all students need to bring a lunch and walk to the park with the class. Everyone is invited for all or part of the picnic
• Monday is Space Day in 3W-we will play Space Jeopardy as well as games students have designed about the planet they have researched. 
• Monday is also bring in your favorite stuffed animal, please help remind your child, this is optional
•  Wednesday will be our own class Ice Cream Party in the afternoon. I will get the ice cream if you want to send in a topping that would be fine.We will have plenty so don't feel you need to.
• Wednesday is also Wacky Hair day if your child wants to participate
• Thursday last day is a full day! 

3W News

Did You Know?

• Sunday will be a solar eclipse called "ring of fire". This is when the sun is eclipsed by the moon. It is called an annular eclipse and the last one was in 1994.
• Only states west of the Mississippi will be able to view it. It actually begins in Asia on the morning of May 21 when it will be visible in southern Japan and southern China. Please find time to check the web for photos of this with your child. We talked about it during class and it fits into our unit on the solar system.
• ALSO- Today the first of its kind of commercially owned rocket call Falcon 9 was launched at Cape Canaveral headed for the International Space Station to deliver cargo. Two NASA ships which have been docked in Portsmouth, NH and now are in the North Atlantic will be taking high-definition video and thermal imagery of Falcon 9 and its Dragon capsule climbing through the atmosphere en route to the ISS. These two ships will then return to Portsmouth to transfer this data back to NASA officials. Kind of a cool connection for us!
• Your child is researching a planet and will soon develop a game to teach other classmates about what they have learned.

3W News

We are: . Learning different multiplication strategies . Focusing on the ou and ow spelling pattern . Researching planets . Getting ready to make a Space Game that teaches others about their planet . Reading Non fiction and learning how authors display information in books . Working on lower case m and n in cursive . Reading with terrific independence!! 3W Earned a No Homework Pass tonight!!! They are bringing home the new spelling list to study however. Remember Wed. is an Early Release Day! Dates to Remember June 6 Boston Field Trip ( chaperones please send in your money) June 7 Field Day June 12 Stratham Hill 3rd Grade Party......everyone is invited! I hope you all had a wonderful Mother's Day and enjoyed your child's photo and poems.

Things we are doing: . Beginning our unit on Space . Learning about extending multiplication facts . Sharing group author projects with class (ask your child about their author) . Working on completing lower case cursive letters . Preparing slides for a project on the computer about space DATES TO REMEMBER May 6 Mother/Son Bowling 4-5:30 May 9 wellness walk May 10 Mainly Stars program for grade 3 May 16 Early Release June 4 Grandparents Lunch June 7 Field Day June 12 Grade 3 End of year party at Stratham Hill Park (more info soon) June 14 Last Day TOMORROW IS PAJAMAS DAY IN 3W This is a class reward celebration and wearing pj's is optional!!!

Have a great Spring vacation everyone! Please return the permission slip sent home tonight for our trip to Boston by May 9th! Thank you!

3W Reminder

Families remember you are invited to see the performance of our play from 12:45-1:15 on Thursday, March 29 in our classroom. The play is called The Theft of Thor's Hammer which is a Tale from Norse Mythology.Please let me know if you can make it. It will be fabulous!!