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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
March 7—Paper Packets go home March 16—Report cards March 17—Mustang Derby March 23—Paper Packets go home
March 28– 3rd grade Spring Picnic March 29– 4th grade Spring Picnic March 27-31 —Book Fair March 28-Star Student-7:00am April 10-17th—Spring Break
FROM THE PRINCIPAL MARCH 2017
STAR STUDENTS
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LUNCH WITH YOUR CHILD
Parents—your child must have a note if they want to eat in the
atrium with an adult other than the guardian or parent. Thank you
I hope you had a nice break. My family went camping at a state park. My thirteen-year-old daughter came along with the goal of catching her first fish. She had a new fishing pole and a few fishing lures (I had purchased for her), to
achieve her goal. After the first day the fish had successfully eluded her. I sat and watched her fish (being close by for safety) but preferring to read or just be a spectator. My older brother stopped by our camp for a visit. He is retired
and loves to fish. Upon his arrival, he gathered his fishing gear from his truck (along with my daughter) and off they went to the lake. I grabbed a chair and went along to spectate. As he readied her line with all new gear, another child showed up with a fishing pole (minus the hook). When my brother finished my daughter’s line, he went to work on the
child’s line that joined us. Within fifteen minutes, he was working on the fishing lines and poles of two additional children who had come with broken lines and missing hooks. When the kids (three of which I did not know) were all
fishing (and out of ear shot), I apologized to my brother. “I know you didn’t drive over here to run a community fishing program”, I said. He responded by simply saying, “If more kids were fishing there would be fewer kids in trouble”.
I had heard similar statements applied to sports, hunting, and dozens of other things. I learned that day that it really has nothing to do with the activity of the child. It is the activity of the adult that really makes a difference. The activities that are really meaningful to children are the ones where parents and other adults are actively involved. I was missing an opportunity to mentor my child by limiting my involvement to safety monitoring. When my daughter caught her first
fish, I was there (not sitting and reading but with a fishing pole in my hands). I was there to smile with her and photograph the moment. But the real “catch of the day” was the memory that we created together. I guess my older
brother is still teaching me how to fish and do a few other things!
Jack Ezell
Tycen Smith
Aaron Clark
Lillian Funk
Gracie Engels
Coen Hoffman
Ryker Sherman
Paige Smith
Luke Hernandez
Madison Lea
Janine Royal
Emily Doerr
Sage Turner
Isabella Leake
Natalie Ricketts
Grace Dunaway
Mikaylah Minor
Katelyn Beardon
Haidyn Kling
Naja Jenkins
Jayla Lewis
Anna Liza Washington
Desiree Blount
Trey Wallace
Rachel Albert
Zander Rigney
Drew McGehee
Karsyn Rish
Leila Alexander
Tina Nguyen
Uma Waran
Elizabeth Cox
Kalyca Gresham
Bryce Von Kanel
Terralexus Lee
Jayla Barber
Lola Granger
Allen Morris
400 Point Club Huggins, Daniel
Varnado, Claudia
300 Point Club Barton, Andrew
Dilney, Tessa
Scelfo, Mackenzie
Venable, Ryan
200 Point Club
Bradford, Lauren
Delee, Chloe
Dilney, Cameron
Mayes, Fuller
Mccrary, Katie
Vargas, Alyssa
100 Point Club Bassett, Joseph
Batiste, Rashad
Bell, Peyton
Burrell, Brady
Castleberry, Parker
Cook, Auna
Deroche, Evelyn
Derouen, Lillie
Detre, Ella
Easterly, Kade
Engels, Gracie
Fannin, Phoebe
Garg, Daksh
Godbold, Eva
Goudeau, Will
Gray, Lilah
Huang, Selina
Johnson, William
Kimich, Ellia
Masterson, Ava
Mcdavid, David
Mcgehee, Drew
Melder, Charles
Merritt, Hayden
Naquin, Sebastian
Nwabueze, Amara
Peterkin, Isabella
Price, Cambren
Rushing, Ross
Schulze, Luke
Silva, Luke
Sowa, Luke
Thompson, Margaret
Weatherspoon, Kade
Wiley, Evan
Williams, Camryn
Willson, Kameron
Woodside, Sa'Lynn
100 Point Club 50 Point Club Alexander, Leila
Anderson, Reginald
Anthony, Gabrielle
Augillard, Nadia
Ballard, Braden
Basden, Mckaiya
Bell, Henry
Belt, Amya
Blackledge, Isabella
Boudreaux, Jules
Boyd, Ian
Brown, Ally
Brown, Amaree
Brunson, Carter
Burns, Ryan
Campbell, Shane Carey, Aidan Carls, Emma
Carter, Noah
Cassard, Cal
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3rd GRADE NEWS MSS This month in Math, we will be concluding our unit
on area and perimeter. The students have been
working diligently on both of these skills and their
hard work is showing. Next, we will move into our
unit on fractions. Fractions can seem difficult at first
but there are many ways you can help your child at
home with simply daily activities. Fractions can be
found almost anywhere in your daily life. Food is a
great example of how you can easily help your child
with fractions. A pizza, carton of eggs, sandwiches or
fruit can be used to discuss and learn more about
fractions with your child.
In social studies, we will soon be starting our unit on
government. To culminate the government unit, stu-
dents will be able to participate in a field trip to the
Louisiana State Museum and the New State Capital
at the end of March.
ELA In reading, we are finishing up Unit 3 Book Clubs. Our students really enjoyed our Read Aloud novel, Because of Winn-Dixie. On March 2, we will celebrate Read Across America Day where the students will participate in activities that will incorporate the novel, Because of Winn-Dixie. In March, we will begin our poetry unit. The students will be analyzing and writing poetry. In writing, we are gearing up for writing our opinions on many different topics. The third grade teachers would like to thank all of our parents for your continued support in your child’s education.
In reading, our little historians are wrapping up unit three in Reader’s Workshop. They have been conducting research on famous Civil Rights leaders such as; Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, Harriet Tubman, Nelson Mandela, and Abraham Lincoln. The students found information on several different sub topic areas, examined primary and secondary resources, taught the class about their leader, and even held a classroom debate. Soon we will be moving into our third writing unit and focusing on the American Revolution as we “Bring History to Life” in our informative writing. Please continue to encourage your child to read each night and continue to fill out their reading log daily. Thank you for your continued support! March is all about fractions in math! Students will be
converting improper fractions to mixed numbers
along with both adding and subtracting mixed
numbers. Later in the month, students will begin
multiplying fractions by whole numbers using
models and repeated addition formulas. Please
continue to work on fractions, multiplication, and
division facts at home!
Fourth graders are being electrified in the spring
with our unit on energy. Students will describe
different forms of energy. We will be traveling with
the current through heat, light, electricity, and
sound. We will also study in social
studies: innovations and change with immigration,
inventions, and civil rights. Students will
investigate causes of mass immigration and
inventions that shaped the immigration patterns
across the landscape. Students will discuss how
immigration patterns impacted the culture of the
United States. Happy Spring!
AR CLUB 4th GRADE NEWS
Zachary Elementary “Lunch in the Great Outdoors”!
3rd Grade-Tuesday, March 28 4th Grade-Wed, March 29
Chatelain, Madelyn
Collins, Kaleb
Concienne, Amelia
Cook, Kristen
Cornette, David
Daigle, Charles
Davis, Charlton
Davis, Kinley
Delagarza, Reece
Devaux, Camden
Duggan, Chandler
Dunaway, Grace
Durapau, Abrianna
Durapau, Gwendoline
Ealey, Precious
East, Dillon
Edel, Mae
Elkins, Joy
Evans, Katie
Foreman, Jamyrea
Forest, Trent
Fudge, Joshua
Gaines, Elizabeth
Gomila, Nathan
Guidry, Rylee
Hanchey, Connor
Hogan, Sophia
Hollinquest, Zane
Holtman, Emma
50 Point Club 50 Point Club
Jackson, Jermaine
Jaime, Amador
Jaksic, Porter
Jenkins, Myra
Johnson, De Quincy
Johnson, Kamren
Jones, Sarah
Jones, Yutoria
Joosten, Micah
Kirklin, Keilon
Knight, Alexander
Lampton, Sara
Landreneau, Gracie
Lea, Madison
Lee, Aniyah
Lloyd, Ella
Macarthur, Savannah
Martinez, Emma
Mason, Jackson
Melius, Anna
Messer, Kale
Minor, Mikaylah
Mitchem, Audrey
Moak, Fenn
Moffett, Avery
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Necaise, Wyatt
Nelson, William
Nixon, Kenjaylen
Perkins, Recardo
Perry, Jeanavis
Perry, Makenzie
Prejean, Jack
Puckett, Willia
Rayburn, Ethan
Ricard, Kedrick
Rish, Elli
Roberts, Wyatt
Rojas, Mason
Ross, Kendrea
Rupnow, Isaac
Sanders, Samantha
Sasser, Ryland
Scelfo, Spencer
Shobamowo, Deborah
Smelley, John
Smith, Tycen
Snyder, Madelynn
Station, Wayne
Thai, Dillan
Thomas, Bailey
Turner, Sage
Vargas, Evelyn
Vo, Van
Walters, Cole
Walters, Jacob
Waran, Uma
Williams, Cory
Williams, Janyria
Wilson, Adam
Wolf, Keirstyn
Woodard, Amelia
Wright, Marleigh
Wunsch, Jacob