Field Trip Wed. 4/28, International Night Friday 5/7

We will be walking to the East Valley High School (Main and Sossaman), leaving about 9:30 from Legacy for a 10:00 show of The Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe (put on by the high school) we will return after the show by foot. There will be sack lunches upon return to school. It is hat day, they may wear their hats to and from the play. Also comfortable walking shoes and a water bottle are good ideas.

This is going home Tuesday afternoon (with a May lunch calendar) Please respond if you can help!!

We’re going to Italy!

Dear Parents,
Third Grade will soon be participating, along with the rest of the school, in International Night – A Trip Around the World! It will be taking place at Legacy on the evening of May 7th along with the Science Fair (for those who choose to participate). You will receive more information on the times, places, and procedures in the next few weeks.
Please plan for your child to help us teach their fellow students about the region of Rome and country of Italy. It is one of our major Core Knowledge History and Geography subjects studied in 3rd grade. Our class Miss Bond’s will be presenting Rome while Mrs. Tengei’s class is presenting Tonga)
We will need your help in making this a very special learning experience for your child. Please sign up below in your area of expertise or special talents that you can lend us for this fun event!
I look forward to an exciting evening and thank you for your help,
Miss Bond.

_____ Pita bread (Esp. from My Big Fat Greek J )

_____ Kalamata olives (heard they are best from AJ’s?)

_____ Mozzarella balls (can get these at AJ’s)

_____ grapes

_____ Loan us costumes: White or close to solid sheets to wear over clothes for togas

______props/art from Rome/Italy or that have an Italian theme/flair.

_____ Help decorate on the afternoon of the event.

_____ Help at International Night by stamping student passports as they visit Rome (Miss Bond’s classroom!)

_____ Help at International Night by serving food or helping students work at their stations/displays.

_____ Teach students beforehand about Rome/Italian culture, art, music, historic sights, famous people, etc.
Note: Please schedule this with me!!!

_____ Donate poster board and glue sticks for student work.

Parent/Volunteer Name __________________________________________________

Student’s Name _________________________________________________________

Spirit Week Guidelines

Spirit Weed April 26-30th: a purple flier went home in their packets on Friday, but in case that was misplaced, here is a list :)

Monday: Stuffed Animal Day- Big enough to enjoy but small enough to be safe (small enough to carry without blocking students' vision or dragging on floor)

Tuesday: Crazy Hair Day- Long enough to enjoy but short enough to be safe! Get creative! Have some fun! Any wigs worn cannot block students' vision or drag on the fl0or. Washable hair color is approved.

Wednesday: Hat Day- Appropriate language, pictures and signs on hats worn! PLease, no fish hooks or spikes on hats!

Thursday: Dress Olden Days (through the 1970's)- Appropriate dress for elementary age students, no masks

Friday: Pajama Day: Age appropriate PJ's and slippers for the day

Science Center pictures

No math homework Thursday

Just an FYI- we will not have time to do morning math on Thursday before the field trip so I will not be collecting math homework Friday morning (unless it is old work from the week)

Week April 19-24 (Sat= Family Appreciation Day!)

Monday the 19th: AIMS #3 (the LAST part!) I hope they are all getting lots of sleep tonight, breakfast will be served, cereal, tomorrow morning at school.

Thursday the 22nd: This is also Earth Day! I will be doing a demonstration on Wednesday in school about what happens when oil (vegetable oil) spills into a river (Tupperware bowl of water) and how hard it is to clean up. We will be going on our field trip to the Arizona Science Center, we have 4 parents going but should have 1-2 more. Let me know ASAP if you are interested. It is $8 for parent/ family helpers. We will be gone all day, 8-2. Please make sure the students are at school ON TIME!

All week: we started a science experiment with an egg in vinegar. It is called The Naked Egg.
From the website this is what is happening: Let's start with the bubbles you saw forming on the shell. The bubbles are carbon dioxide gas. Vinegar is an acid called acetic acid - CH3COOH - and white vinegar from the grocery store is usually about 5% solution. Egg shells are made up of calcium carbonate. The vinegar reacts with the calcium carbonate by breaking the chemical into its calcium and carbonate parts (in simplest terms). The calcium part (free ions of calcium float around in the solution) while the carbonate part reacts to form the bubbles that you see. I wanted to use this to teach the class about the Scientific process (question, hypothesis, materials, collect data, test, draw conclusion...) so they all wrote their hypothesis. I wanted to show them that they need to have a test egg as a steady factor. I started worrying however that as they were talking about doing this at home- the plain egg in water would go bad. I kept ours in the fridge... They are excited to watch what happens even if the water egg is not a good representation of a real experiment.

Saturday the 24th: Meet at Red Mountain Park for a BBQ and games. Bring the whole family and friends!

This Week April 12-16th

Monday: Board votes on Legacy School's status for next year 9:30am, 1:45pm AIMS Pep Assembly (Moto: "Show them what we know!")
Spelling and math homework will go home as usual.

Tuesday: Normal day, math homework will go home. Gets a good nights rest! :)

Wednesday: Hot breakfast is provided after morning assembly, students will get to earn tickets for being on time to school, not leaving school early, and working hard. In 2 weeks they will be able to cash these in for a school movie afternoon. Reading test #1 in morning, Math test #1 in afternoon. Math homework will go home as normal

Thursday: Breakfast will be provided (cereal) after morning assembly. Still able to earn tickets. Reading #2 in the morning, Math #2 in the afternoon. Math homework as normal (spelling packet at home)

Friday: A re-coop day. Only a spelling test (Spelling packet, math sheet due). No breakfast provided- eat at home!!!


Monday the 19th: Reading test #3 in the morning, Math #3 in the afternoon

Thank you, let me know if you have ANY questions!