1. Weekly News Aug. 17-21, 2015 Notes From the Teacher: Don’t Forget! Using materials found at home, create a 3-D model of an Ancient Greek temple or building. Instructions should be in your child’s binder. Have fun and be creative! These models are due on Monday, August 24! August 17: Picture Day August 31: PTSO membership due September 7: Labor Day Holiday Volunteers and Lunch Visitors after this date. September 30: Early Release Day Tinney Specials: M:Art T: PE W: Computer Lab Th: PEF: Music News: Dates for Your Calendar: Starting on Monday, August 17 th, Students that are dropped off at the school between 7:05 and 7:30 will be sent to a holding location. At 7:30, the students will be released to their classrooms. The students should report to the following locations: Grades Pre-K-1 st : Cafeteria Grades 2 nd -5 th : Gym PTSO Membership Drive: ​ Membership dues are $5.00 per family. Please make checks payable to MES PTSO. -The class with the most participation by August 31st will win an ice-cream party! We are entering week 3 of 3 rd grade! Several students have brought in dividers. There is so much to learn in 3 rd grade! So, it is probably a good idea to place dividers in your child’s binder to start organizing all of their resources. Thank you!

2. Math: Numbers & Operations Reading: The Olympic Games: Where Heroes are Made Unit: The Influences of Ancient Greece Learning Topics ELA: Regular Nouns Earned: gained as a result of effort Record: the best performance of a competition Ceremonies: formal acts preformed in honor of an occasion Medals: small, flat pieces of metal given as awards Ancient: very old Host: one who provides a place for an event Stadium: an arena or building with rows of seats built around a field Compete: to take part with others in a contest of skill Architecture: the art and science of creating buildings Citizen: a resident of a city or town, especially one entitled to vote and enjoy other privileges there. Columns: a rigid, relatively slender, upright support composed of relatively few pieces. A decorative pillar most often composed of stone and typically having a cylindrical or polygonal shaft with a capital and usually a base. Democracy: a system of government where the people of a country have power Direct Democracy: a government in which people vote directly to make their own laws. Olympics: a group of international athletic contests held as separate winter and summer competitions every four years in a different city. The Parthenon: the chief temple of the goddess Athena built on the acropolis at Athens and considered a supreme example of Doric architecture. City-State: a capital consisting of a city and its surrounding territory. Coliseum: a large amphitheater for public sports events, entertainment, or assemblies. Representative Democracy: a government in which the people elect officials to represent them. The officials then vote on important issues “The honey is sweet, and so is knowledge, but knowledge is like the bee who made the honey, it has to be chased through the pages of a book!” – Patricia Polacco