Pennies for Patients

Friday May 4th - If the school as a whole, collects $1000 in the first week, teachers will wear Star Wars gear on Opportunity Day! May the 4th Be With You!

Also, on Friday, May 4th students will "Donate to Joke" during lunch on Opportunity Day! To help raise money for Pennies for Patients, if students are interested in telling jokes during the lunch hour then they should bring a $1 donation along with this SHEET.  This sheet and $1 is due BY THUR. MAY 3rd.  

If the school reaches its goal of $3500 by May 11th, then students will have the opportunity to "Duct Tape Mr. Jordan to the Wall."

We will be collecting everyday! Student council members are visiting classrooms to drop off donation boxes for students to collect their donations in.  They can then bring the box to school to dump their change/cash/checks into the classroom donation box! Online donations are also accepted. Collection boxes will also be out near the office on Opportunity Day and 4th/5th grade concert day!

Thank you for your support.

Discovery World: Thursday May 3rd

Just a friendly reminder that the Discovery World field trip will be on Thurs. May 3rd. Your child will explore the simple machines and attend a hands on class. Your child should bring a disposable bag lunch & drink. Your child should also wear gym shoes. We will leave school at 9:00 and return towards the end of the day. Chaperones, please remember to park on Harrison Ave. and bring your lunch as well! Thanks!

Cedarburg's City Hall

Thank you to John Czarnecki, City Council member Jack Arnett, and the various departments of Cedarburg's City Hall that welcomed our 3rd graders.  Students enjoyed a tour and learned about the various roles and responsibilities of our local government and departments!   Thank you to all our parents that were also able to join us.

Opportunity Day 5/4/18

Dear Parkview Families,

Opportunity Day is almost here!  We hope your kids are excited as we are.  Your child(ren) brought home their schedule for that day. Please take the time to review this schedule as some of the sessions require permissions slips to be signed.  This year, we are collecting them electronically.  This is not only quicker but less chance of it going missing. 

2nd and 3rd Grade

If your child signed up for Tye-Dye or Small Aquariums click HERE.

4th and 5th Grade

If your child signed up for Rock Climbing or Archery ABC’s click HERE

Thank you for taking care of this by May 1st and we look forward to a great Opportunity Day… May the 4^th be with you all!

Nature Ninjas- Ms. Kendra

The third graders loved learning about watersheds and how they connect to the pond biome. They also learned how other parts of nature can slow down water going into the pond. They became engineers and had to slow down the water (marble) and try to have the slowest time going from the top of the watershed to the bottom. Nice teamwork!

Hershey Bar

Thanks for the Hershey Bars! The kids loved learning about fractions and finding the various fractions for 12/12 pieces.

City Hall Field Trip

Third grade students have been learning about local, state, and
national government.  On Wednesday, April 25th, Cedarburg’s City Hall
and former City Council member, John Czarnecki, will be giving
Parkview students an informative  tour of our
local government offices. If you are intersted in chaperoning this
field trip, please contact your classroom teacher.

Date: Wednesday, April 25th
Time: Depart Parkview at 12:50 (walking)

Tour Time:  1:30-2:30

Return to school: 3:00 ish

**This is a walking field trip.  Please make sure your child is
dressed to walk downtown based on weather conditions
that day.  
Thank you.
Third Grade Teachers

Crime Committed

#1 suspect

Crime scene

Third graders kicked off our Mystery Chapter Book Club with solving "real" crimes that were commited in our classrooms.  Students gathered clues, collected evidence, and generated suspect lists.  Mrs. French's class solved The Great Hershey Bar Mystery, Mrs. Moldenhauer's class solved the Missing Turtle Taz, and Mrs. Studer's class identified where their missing Firebella was hiding!  Great job to our 3rd grade detectives on solving their first case.  We hope this inspires and generates excitement for our early readers and a new                                                     appreciation for "Mystery" genre books.

Arcade Game-Simple Machines

The third graders are beginning to explore and understand Simple Machines in science class. Your child will learn about several simple machines and the purpose of each machine in our daily lives.

We would like your child to design and create an arcade game using recycled & re-purposed materials implementing the different simple machines. Various grocery stores usually have extra boxes available. This project can be done with a partner but we are leaving that up to parent discretion, as parents will have to coordinate times for your children to work together on this project.  If your child is interested in working with another student please email your teacher.

The arcade project is due Tuesday, May 8th.  Your child will be able to view other third grade projects on display that day.  Our K4 buddies will also join us to see what their buddy created.

Parkview’s Science Fair is Tuesday, May 8th from 6:00-7:30. Each student/group will present their project at the Science Fair that night. Attendance is not required but we are encouraging participation.  Please let us know if your child is unavailable that evening. On the night of the Simple Machines Arcade, please have your child ready to explain his/her machine to the visitors! The arcade should be functional, fun, made from recycled materials, and use simple machines as part of the project! Your child is required to stay by his/her game throughout the hour and a half.

*Please have your child’s project at school by the
morning of May 8th.
Your child can bring his/her project in at 8:45 on
5/8 or bring his/her
project in at 3:45 on 5/7.

PLEASE DO NOT HAVE TICKETS OR PRIZES to give away

associated with your arcade game!

Junior Achievement

A special thanks to all our JA volunteers who helped teach 3rd grade students about our communities. Some key topics included: developing a city, balancing a budget, check cards, debit cards, and becoming an entrepreneur and starting a business! Thanks again, Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs, Eickberg, and Mrs. Hotchkiss!

Hershey Bar

Dear family~

As a culminating project for our fractions unit, the third
graders will be using Hershey Chocolate bars. We are asking
each student to bring in their own bar for the project.  Please
send a full size chocolate bar by Wednesday,April 18th.  
If you are able and willing to contribute more than one that
would be appreciated!  
Thanks for your help.

Sincerely,

Parkview Third Grade Teachers

March Reading/Math Calendars DUE Thurs.

Just a friendly reminder that your child's march reading/math calendars are due on Thursday. On Friday, your child is invited to dress in rainbow colors for our reading/math celebration. This will be a “Reading Under the Rainbow party!” Come dressed in as many rainbow colors as you can! The party will take place at the end of the day, so bring any extra items in your backpack!  
                                    

Opp. Forms

Yellow Opp. Forms went home. Please have your child write their FULL name on the form, and rank the presentations that most interest them. This form is due by Thurs. April 12th. If you have questions, please let your child's teacher know. Thanks!

Personal Narrative Item

We hope you had an amazing spring break! We will be circling around to personal narrative writing this quarter.  This would be a great opportunity to write about a small memory from our recent time off on spring break. Students will write personal narratives about real experiences focusing on one “small moment” and stretch that moment with specific details. They will also learn writing  techniques from other authors and apply it to their own writing. Finally, students will focus on the writing process to thoroughly plan, edit, revise and publish their writing.

To help inspire this writing process, we would like students to bring in either an item or picture from their break that is associated with a memory. If the item is too big or expensive, we suggest to take a picture and bring that in instead.  Some items may include: a small shell, a keychain, or t-shirt. Remember that these items should inspire your child to write about a small moment in detail from a special time. *This does not need to necessarily be from a trip. Any special momentum or experience would be appropriate.

Please send this item or picture in by Friday, April 13th.

Thank you,

3rd Grade Teachers